Cruzan Estate Diamond Dark

I love the flavor profile. More complex than most other rums.

This is a nice step up from the basic Cruzan gold rum that won't break the bank. It held up well for all four of my taste tests: neat, neat w/water, chilled and on the rocks. Slightly prefer this chilled or on the rocks. Cruzan seems to be changing lables and product names but the bottle and label shown match what I tried.

Picked this one off the shelf at Total Wine to leave at my daughter's house. I remember that it wasn't expensive. I'm no connoisseur but I drink a lot of aged rum on the rocks. Turned out to be a pretty good option. Good taste and pretty smooth. I'd buy it again.

Very nice sipper for the price. I have to admit it was a surprise.

Tonight’s Rum, Cruzan Estate Diamond Dark Rum from St Croix. Picked this one up from Total Wine & More in Washington. I’ve had quite a few of the Cruzan family of Rums including the Single Barrel. Honestly, I was not too impressed with that one, however, the Estate Diamond is a blend of 5 to 12-year-old Rums and I have higher hopes for this one. It starts off with a true Rum bouquet having hints of orange, walnut, and vanilla. Nice. On the lips it’s mild. Sitting still on the tongue it starts to develop a sweetness. Overall in the mouth, it turns a bit peppery, notes of orange, apricot, caramel, and chocolate, but following the pepper, it subsides back to the sweetness detected at that start. The throat it does not burn as I’ve seen some other Rums do; the finish is a bit dry and that dryness surprises me. Everything leading up to the final vapors would lead you to think otherwise. Think it’s a nice Rum and will enjoy the remainder of the bottle served neat. It’s a good 8 out of 10. My number 163 of 500. Only 337 to go! Cheers!

Excellent all around rum. Easy to enjoy neat (though not top shelf), on the rocks or mixed. Makes a great Cuba libre. A rum I recommend to anyone given it only has a $20 price tag.

Though not a preferred brand, Diamond Dark is a good rum. Not a sipper, best as a mixer - but a winner in the Cruzan lineup.

You'll still know you're drinking rum, but this has a really nice flavor, smokey and bitter. Good stuff.

I really like cruzan, it just fits my pallet. Opening it you get the vanilla oak flavor with some spice in the back. Very nice smell. Drinking it straight isnt the greatest idea. It has a very harsh skunky taste. Drinking it with coke is good choice. Little dry with a good oak taste and some cinnamon after taste. To be honest its not that flavorful, just makes a good generic rum and coke. The price wasnt bad nor was the bottle to the collection.

Bon rhum pour le.prix, se boit très bien seul ou sur glace