Aroma visualization from community tastings
Corman Collins Diamond 1996
Sipped neat, this 25-year Diamond pours out dark and gourmand: dried fruit, prunes, chocolate, coffee and burnt caramel, with a licorice-and-oak backbone and a whiff of old varnish. Almost everyone calls it beautifully balanced and easy-drinking. The recurring gripe is the dilution — at 46.6% several tasters wish it had a few more percent to carry all that flavor.
The community says- Rich Demerara profile
- Beautifully balanced
- Feels a bit thin
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How does Corman Collins Diamond 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 46 community reviews.
Rich old Demerara, slightly too diluted Loved for its rich Demerara profile — dried fruit, chocolate, coffee, burnt sugar — and its balance. The one steady complaint: it tastes a touch watered-down, thinner than the flavors deserve.
Fans of dark, gourmand Demerara sippers
Those wanting full cask-strength punch
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How is Corman Collins Diamond 1996 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
9% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 46 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Maxence
Incredible Diamond profile. Its only weakness is dilution which is not perfectly executed (alcohol pic). Besides this, clearly my favourite kind of rum 💘
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un joli Diamond de 1996 sélectionné par Corman Collins, qui démarre sur un nez expressif et parfumé pour son voltage. Les fruits secs et exotiques virevoltent avec les notes boisées, épicées (vanille, réglisse, clou de girofle) et sombres (cuir, chocolat, cacao, café) du style Demerara. La lourdeur des arômes fruités et sucrés (caramel, sucre Demerara) et le voile de fraîcheur donnent le sentiment d’un rhum gourmand et riche après aération. Une belle première approche. En bouche, on retrouve un rhum étonnamment vif malgré la dilution notable. Raisins secs et pruneaux s’allient avec le chocolat, le café, le cuir, les noix, le côté fumé, boisé et les épices (réglisse, vanille) pour donner du corps au rhum au palais. C’est gourmand, mais aussi délicat et extrêmement gouleyant. L’alcool est bien intégré. La finale est longue, sombre, amère mais collante, presque visqueuse, tapissant le palais de notes de fruits noirs et de fruits secs, de notes sombres et sucrées, caractéristiques du style Demerara. Un rhum de grande classe, fin, complexe et gouleyant à souhait.
Review by cigares
Un rhum très foncé d’aspect avec un nez de vieux bois vernis, du cuir, du fumé. La bouche est moins sombre avec des herbes, de l’amer (artichaut ?) et du caramel. La finale est longue, avec toujours un peu d’amertume. Elle oscille de façon très intéressante entre les notes d’amertume et de caramel. Le verre vide fait penser à un vieux fumoir anglais très classe avec des meubles en cuir et bois vernis.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is complex and greedy. Sweet, dried, ripe fruits are at the head of the pack. We find oranges, prunes, raisins, dates ... But other fresher fruits are also part: cherry-raspberry. All completed by a nice dose of solvent varnish that make this olfactory bouquet more than interesting. In the mouth, there is some pep but the alcohol is perfectly integrated. It's less fruity than the nose, but it's quite greedy thanks to the caramel and coconut notes. Some oak pushes from the shoulders into the pack and the tobacco gets a little acceleration. The finish is nice, long and dry on chocolate/coffee. My goodness, it is really concentrated this Dark Demerara, and it does not leave indifferent at all (in a good way!).
Review by Basti
Relatively sweet on the palate with caramel, dried fruit and spices and slightly floral notes. Quite drinkable due to the low ABV and yet not too flat. Good daily sipper, unfortunately a little expensive.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Very tasty and pleasant rum. Umami in the mouth, full and yet very balanced. I like it very much. Wood and old molasses notes in the form of licorice. Overall a little too thin for a higher rating.
Review by Johannes
Too bad that the Diamond was diluted! Taste-wise, I like the Corman a little better than the Rome de luxe 2 batch. It is very nicely balanced and easy sipping due to the dilution.
Review by gali jo
Très classique mais un peu léger
Review by Oliver
Relaxed Diamond. The dilution takes some of the soul out of it, otherwise it would be a real killer rum.
Review by Josip
Klasse Nase. Dabei bleibt es aber auch.
Review by Jakob
Why did they have to dilute this rum so much? The sweetness of caramel and milk chocolate is a little too dominant, along with vanilla, coffee and spices... unfortunately it remains a little too sweet, it simply lacks expressiveness - and even if I can only assume the positive influence, of course, a few more percentages would have been good for the distillate.
Review by Leo Tomczak
Tolle Nase. Hervorragendes Profil, aber leider sehr schwach auf der Brust. Mit 5-8% mehr wäre hier sicher eine Spitzennote möglich gewesen. Unglaublich rund und ausgewogen, im Abgang gar komplex. Für das Alter ein angemessenes PLV.
Review by Vinsdorf
So delicious but,.. watery. Too much water
Review by Cédric Meyers
Final longue, à tendance à anesthésie le bord des lèvres
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Expert reviews
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Beautiful dark aromas with a slight freshness that resonates in the background to burnt muscovado sugar. Unfortunately, a bit thin.
Details about Corman Collins Diamond 1996
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Corman Collins, at 46,6%.
Community purchases
26 bottles logged by 23 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What does Corman Collins Diamond 1996 cost?
Community paid 277–347 €.
Current best price: 656.20 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
26 purchased · 47 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of
About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,310 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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