c7d22e30-70fa-11ef-bdba-7f980185ad7fGuyana Diamond Dead Reckoning Rum
Dead Reckoning Rum Diamond Dead Reckoning Rum The Black Pit (EHP <VSG> PM) 2016 70cl bottle
Aged rum · 7 years 6mo · 50%

Dead Reckoning Rum Diamond Dead Reckoning Rum The Black Pit (EHP <VSG> PM) 2016

For curious explorers, this 50% Diamond Demerara is a rich, sweet-leaning sipper with caramel, dark dried fruits and gentle oak. RumX members love its smooth, oily mouthfeel and easy sipping despite the strength.

The community says
  • Sweet dried fruits
  • Smooth at 50%
  • Limited availability
Currently no offers for delivery to Germany.

The look inside the bottle

How does Dead Reckoning Rum Diamond Dead Reckoning Rum The Black Pit (EHP <VSG> PM) 2016 taste?

Aggregated from 6 community reviews.

Sweet, smooth Demerara crowd-pleaser Highly praised Demerara with sweet dried fruits, caramel and soft oak. Smooth, oily and easy to sip at 50%, delivering impressive enjoyment without big complexity.

Perfect for

Those who enjoy sweet, smooth Demeraras (think El Dorado style) and want a slightly higher-ABV, richer, limited independent bottling.

Less suitable for

Drinkers who prefer very dry, complex, challenging rums or who dislike noticeable sweetness in their glass.

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4 of 6 left detailed tasting impressions

How is Dead Reckoning Rum Diamond Dead Reckoning Rum The Black Pit (EHP <VSG> PM) 2016 rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.9 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 →

Community voices

What does the community say?

17% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 6 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Jack M

Jack M
Jack M
Mar 2025189 reviewsUnited Kingdom
8.9/10

Great rum! The nose is dominated by dates/ prunes/ raisin notes which are followed up by some sweetness (marmalade). The palate is both sweet and smoky. It has the dried fruits, wood, leather and licorice. The finish is sweet and oaky.

Review by Leslie Haigh

Leslie Haigh
Mar 202565 reviewsUnited Kingdom
9.3/10

Very good port mount rum Taste of dark chocolate Fresh roasted coffee caramel Vanilla toffee and raisins The rum is 5 years tropical age bourbon cask 1 years Australian dry age muscat cask 50% Avb Very nice rum only 66 bottles available to the uk rum club Excellent

Review by paulgi86

paulgi86
paulgi86
May 202566 reviewsUnited Kingdom
8.0/10

Well this is bittersweet - this tastes like DDL (what I imagine a high ABV version of El Dorado 12 to taste like) Caramel, Demerara sugar and toffee like sweetness but with more dark red fruit notes coming out to play This has opened up nicely! I can actually smell different notes and most of them carry over to the palate - feels thick and oily in the mouth Just a shame this sold out practically as it launched - if anyone has bought this, don’t keep it to sell on! Open it and you’ll forever thank yourself you got own and try this little cracker. Not quite 9/10 or above but damn close

Review by Scottyg

Scottyg
Scottyg
Jan 202610 reviews
8.6/10

Very suttle flavours of fruit and sweet. Easy sipping and not very complex but flavours are there. Finishes with a cola taste and feel on the tongue. Smooth and no after burn.

Review by skamaria

skamaria
Jan 20261 reviewsUSA
9.0/10

This is the best Guyanese rum I have had. It is smooth, sweet and sips easy. It is wild that I do not see it talked about so much.

Expert reviews

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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

Instead for comparison focus on my reviews of past Velier bottlings and other Independently bottled Demerara. A comparison with those old Velier Demerara bottlings may seem a little like hyperbole. So I won’t say that. I’ll just give it 5 stars instead. It really is that good!
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Details about Dead Reckoning Rum Diamond Dead Reckoning Rum The Black Pit (EHP <VSG> PM) 2016

A rum from Guyana, bottled by Dead Reckoning Rum, at 50%.

CountryGuyana
DistilleryDiamond
ABV50%
Volume70cl
Age7 years 6mo
Vintage2016
Bottled2024
Limited edition180 bottles

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Community purchases

8 bottles logged by the RumX community.

A drinker & collector.

25% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.

6 sealed 0 open 2 emptied

8 purchased · 6 tasted · 1 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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