Aroma visualization from community tastings
Nobilis Diamond No. 45 SV 2005
People who love old, dry Demerara and don't mind cask strength will feel at home here. Nineteen years in the barrel gives dark chocolate, coffee, dried apricot and plum, plenty of wood and molasses, and a bitter-caramel turn on the finish. Give it 30-45 minutes in the glass to open up — several tasters said it needs the rest.
The community says- Dark fruit depth
- Long roasted finish
- Bitter tannins
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How does Nobilis Diamond No. 45 SV 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 39 community reviews.
Woody, dried-fruit Demerara at cask strength Most find this a heavy, woody Diamond with dark fruit and a "cool cappuccino" finish. The tannins lean bitter, and a couple felt the 61.2% wasn't fully tamed.
Fans of old, dry, woody Demerara
Anyone wanting sweet, easy sipping or sensitive to bitterness
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How is Nobilis Diamond No. 45 SV 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 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?
5% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 39 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
What a great bottling 🥹 Awesome nose with some delicious notes of various fruits, floral, tobacco and chocolate, cherry wood notes. On the palate: A perfect mix of mint, black tea, apricot, sour cherry, anise. Finish: Quite long delicious with a cool cappucchino note 😏 The alcohol is integrated very well.
Review by Thunderbird
This is a very strong and intense Diamond. In addition to subtly perceptible red fruits, spice, wood and herbs dominate first and foremost. This also leads to some bitterness, but this is still acceptable. Overall a good Diamond, but unfortunately the alcohol is not so well integrated. That just costs points
Review by Basti
Quite heavy and spicy both on the nose and on the palate. Wood, molasses, licorice, caramel + malt. Quite dry overall. Fruity notes are only subtly present. I like it and it reminds me of the bottling for Bar1802.
Review by Michael Schou
01-03-2025 - Rate 8.6 Nobilis is one of my favorit brands and Guyana one of my favorit countries. This is a really good rum. Age and high ABV. Well integrated. Love the taste of old Guyana with high ABV 06-02-2026 - Rate 8.9 13-03-2026 - Rate 8.9
Review by Mentalo
Fruity, dark chocolate, coffee, dark, slightly burnt caramel. In addition, a marmalade sweetness and some wood. The rum then turns to bitter caramel in the finish. Nevertheless balanced with well-integrated alcohol.
Review by Johannes
I like it very much! Lots of molasses, wood, apricot, plum, tobacco, wood, nice balance.
Review by Chrischi78
Auf dem 14. German Rum Festival probiert: rote Früchte treffen auf Röstaromen, dazu grüne Kräuter. Spürbar tanninig, aber nicht bitter. Vielschichtig, ausgewogen und absolut empfehlenswert. Sehr angenehm
Review by Lukas Jäger
A beautiful, middle-aged Diamond. A good cask, dark red fruits (especially in the nose) and a hint of molasses create a rather bitter impression overall, but this is well integrated into the rest of the aroma and therefore does not interfere, but rather delivers a rum that reminds me of the (moderate) KFMs. Of course, this Diamond is a different house number, but it is still a good rum in its own right!
Review by SaibotZtar
Leckerer Diamond. Braucht mMn mindestens 30 eher 45min im Glas um sich zu entfalten. In der Nase dunkle Trockenfrüchte Leder Tabak Schokolade und etwas Johannisbeeren. Alkohol sehr gut eingebunden. Am Gaumen Schwer Ölig Süß so der erste Sip. Trockenfrüchte Kandis Aprikose Haselnüsse und Melasse... etwas Kaffee und dunkle Schokolade.
Review by Christian Rudt
Auf dem German Rumfestival mal als sample mitgenommen. Es dominiert rote Frucht dazu gesellt sich eine ausgeprägte Röstaromatik. Ergänzend kommen am Gaumen ein paar Eindrücke von grünen Kräutern hinzu. Das ganze ist ordentlich tanninig wird aber keineswegs zu bitter. Schöne Aromenvielfalt. Gelungene Auswahl die zu empfehlen ist.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5542 09.08.2025 Relaxing with a few samples while my wife is at the gym 😊 Nose Fresh, wood, light roasted, fruity, light vanilla, light caramel, light chocolate, faint mint, light plum. Palate Round, wood, fruits, light prunes, light tobacco, light mint, warm, light coffee. Finish Medium to long, wood, light roasted, light prunes, faint chocolate, light mint. Empty glass Vanilla, light chocolate, prunes, light caramel, Needs to rest for a good while to really open up. ABV integration is pretty good.
Review by Serge
Messeverkostung … Schöne Überraschung: ein leckerer Savalle. Schmeckt mir gut. Viel Melasse, Tabak, getrocknete Früchte (Aprikose), dunkle Beeren. Etwas verbrannt im Abgang (positiv gemeint). Toller Savalle.
Review by Jakob
Heavy caramel sweetness, molasses, wood, allspice, dried fruit. Finishes slightly bitter. Dense aroma profile in the style of the old Demeraras. Very good.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Great new Diamond! Super nice intense cassis note on the nose, which continues on the palate and is complemented by dark chocolate, apricot, mint, smoky and umami notes. Another great pick from nobilis!
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Woody notes and dark chocolate notes. Tobacco and spices notes are there too. Quite dry . The abv is there but surprisingly mild for a high abv rum Taste: Now the high abv is present and it can be too much for some. Woody, roasted and coffee notes. Herbal and nutty notes in the body. Finish: First cappuccino notes with some bitterness. Then it opens up to menthol notes. Finishes off with dark chocolate notes and its dry. Long finish. I would say that the finish is where its at with this rum. Not a instant fan but after a few sips, i think its a great rum for sure.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Velmi dobrá Guyana! Ta barva je extrémně tmavá. V chuti sušené ovoce, datle, švestky, oříšky, čokoláda, dřevo. Moc kdobře integrovaný alkohol.
Review by DeMaddin
Würziger, holziger Diamond,. Die Tannine im Fass arbeien hier sehr ordentlich, was ihn sehr intensiv rüberkommen lässt, leider zieht der ABV nicht ganz mit, eine unterschwellig Bitterkeit ist wahrnehmbar, aber nicht störend.
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Details about Nobilis Diamond No. 45 SV 2005
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Nobilis Rum, at 61,2%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 40 tasted · 13 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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