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Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012
Guyana Demerara fans who like the drier, Versailles-still side of the island will find their groove here: chocolate, licorice, roasted nuts and a sharpened pencil-shavings note, with caramel arriving late. A few tasters flag a Rossana candy (milk-caramel) note on the palate. The oily, dry finish is long. At 55% the alcohol reads sharp on the nose but settles once you sip.
The community says- Chocolate and licorice
- Long oily finish
- Alcohol bites on nose
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How does Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Dry, chocolatey Versailles Demerara sipper Most tasters rate it a genuinely good Versailles — chocolate, licorice and dry oak done right. The common gripe: the 55% alcohol isn't fully integrated and bites on the nose.
Demerara and Versailles-still fans who like dry, roasted rum
Anyone wanting sweet, easy sipping or a well-tamed 55%
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How is Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 92% 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?
19% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#5666 14.09.2025 Tasting in Copenhagen with good friends. Nose Medium intense, fresh, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light pencil shavings, light plum, spice, light anise. Palate Warm, wood, roasted, oily, light polish, light pencil shavings, light plum, citrus, light anise, faint chocolate. Finish Long, oily, wood, dried fruit, anise, light herbal, light chocolate. Price to quality is very good in my mind.
Review by Martin Spooner
Most helpful critical review
The nose has a decent amount of caramel, slightly biting. On the palate, a mix of pencil, licorice, and allspice. Not my thing at all. Absolutely not my thing. Unfortunately, it has a somewhat longer finish.
Review by Galli33
Classic great Daimond Versailles at a great price! The alcohol is clearly perceptible and very pungent on the nose, but this subsides on the palate. All the usual flavors come through from start to finish. The finish is long, dark chocolate, coffee, very dry, but delicious 🤤
Review by Happy Oner
Burnt leather Versailles reception
Review by Martin Augustin
A really good Versaille. You get what you expect from both the nose and the taste. Nice chocolate notes, a bit of licorice, very light pencil, and slightly bittersweet. In the finish, you get a nice caramel touch. Really very good. It's a pity that the alcohol isn't better integrated though. Also convincing is the excellent value for money.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Overall a very rounded thing. The dark roasted woodiness that you love so much in Demerara rum is not necessarily in the foreground here. The wood and spice come across more young and fresh. A spicy licorice toffee.
Review by rbfsnow
Very good tasty Diamond Versailles Still 😋. Chocolat, rosted nuts, peanuts, toffee and licorice.
Review by Fuwi
Blindkauf, kommt im Glas heller rüber als gedacht, wirkt in der Nase leichter als erwartet. Schöne Einflüsse von Fass, Vanille und Früchten, im Hintergrund frisch angespitzter Bleistift, leicht bittere Anklänge. Am Gaumen dunkle Früchte, gebrannter Zucker mit leichter Bitterkeit, bisschen Keksteig und im Abgang Kräuter, die Richtung Lakritz abdriften.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Velmi dobrá Guyana, Versailles. Oříšky, sušené ovoce, lékořice a čokoláda. Moc dobrý poměr cena/výkon.
Review by Righrum
A really nice Versailles (or a blend with mainly Versailles?). The most interesting thing, the persistent Rossana Candy (milk+caramel) note on the palate
Review by Filip Heimerle
Intense oil, herbs, long finish but heavier than Detour, less sweet. Lighter body
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Details about Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Cadenhead‘s, at 55%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
41% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012 cost?
Community paid 74–84 €.
Current best price: 84.90 € – 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+ →
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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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