Rum Nation 2005 Diamond Guyana 11-Year

barva : tmavě jantarová
vune dřevo kakao citrusy
chut: lehce sladší a ovocný
zaver : komplexní závěr
hodnoceni 8,4
koupit ano z 70%
Alcohol 59 %

Abv: 58.3%
Bottles: 252
Cask: 112

Nice and typical Enmore nose with raisins, molasses/coffee, dried fruits, cocoa and caramel. There are also some herbs, wood and earth. In the background is some sherry or cherries and some smoke. Very dark flavors and overall a beautiful nose. I'm very satisfied but not surpriced.
It seems to be almost something like a REV.

The taste starts with smoke, I never knew this one had an island finish. Then raisins and burned sugar, molasses, some dark stone fruits and at the end wood with tannins. The middle taste starts with tannins, then cigaret ash or call it cold smoke. There is also burnt sugar and wood. The smoke is dominant, maybe too dominant if you do not like it. The cask was very active, for just 11 years. The finish starts with spice then dry fuits, again tannins and burned sugar, cold ash.

Nose: raisins, molasses, cocoa, coffee, dried fruits, cola, caramel, herbs, wood, earth, sherry/cherries, smoke
Taste: smoke, raisins, burned sugar, molasses dark stone fruits, wood and tannins (bitter note)
Middle: tannins, cigaret ash, molasses, burnt sugar, wood
Finish: spice, dry fruits, tannins, burned sugar, ash, molasses
Aftertaste: ash, some sherry, burnt sugar, raisins

It's overall a very complex rum and a very good one. If you do not like smoke, it would be too much for you. But otherwise, if you are an Islay Whisy, this one is perfect for you. Because such a rum is quite seldom (I do not know many Enmores with Islay finish) and I don't mind the smoke I would rate it with 90 points.

Sweetness: 2.5/5
Fruits: 2/5
Spice: 3/5
Mildness: 3/5
Complexity: 4/5
Value (140€): 4/5

Dark color and high viscosity without additives is promising. I'am not disappointed. On nose wood, cacao and citrus. Taste very fruity, caramel and tabaco. In the end some sherry comes. Very complex and very long. Unusual characteristic I would say. Diamond is really special.