Tasting Notes by Brand: Diamond

Rating 6/ 10
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Diamond 2005/2016 58.3% Cask #112 for Rum Nation LMDW 60th

Nose: Sandalwood, patchouli, leather sandals. Smells like the college coop I tried working at for a couple months. Slow long-smoked meats. Brown sugar rub. Latakia pipe tobacco.

Palate: Incense, beets, grilled caramelized red bell peppers, brown sugar cumin & mustard seed and black peppercorn rub, turnip. Smoked semi-curado… or gouda. Latakia pipe tobacco on the palate too.

Rating: 6 / 10 – uniqueness off the charts. Hella fun. The perceived smoke is off the charts.

Rating 5/ 10
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Diamond 2002 (Port Mourant) 14 Year 2002/2017 Cask #90 53.8% for Duncan Taylor

Nose: Some barnyard funk, green olive, epoxy resin from making plane models with dad, fresh cut grass, tropical fruits (mango, pineapple).

Palate: Fleeting notes of the barnyard funk and tropical fruits, rubber industrial bent, old tires, swimming in a small harbor with diesel boats, overripe mango

Rating: 4 (Ryan) 5 (Shane) / 10 – wonderful engaging nose. The more I sip this the more I like it, and the fruit comes out, but it is an industrial start.