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Diamond
Founded
1670
Region
Guyana
Status
Operational
Company
Production type
Pure Single Rum,
Single Blended Rum,
Traditional Rum
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Diamond is the last remaining rum distillery in Guyana from what was once a densely populated industry around the Demerara and Berbice rivers. It is located on the east bank of the Demerara river and is operated by Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL). Having consolidated the production of a number of former distilleries (namely Enmore and Uitvlugt), Diamond is home to what it refers to as Guyana's "heritage stills," among which are the only operational wooden stills left in the world.
The distillery's metal and wooden pot and column stills produce a variety of different marques which are mostly blended to produce DDL's flagship El Dorado label. Single marque or single still rums are also occasionally bottled following the success of the DDL collaboration with Velier in the 2000s and 2010s.
Given that its proprietary label is the El Dorado brand, the Diamond name is more commonly seen on independent than official bottlings however it does occasionally appear on single still or single marque bottlings. The most notable of these were the Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) collaborations with Velier between 2005 and 2014.
Although not as a standalone brand, the Diamond name has also been used on various El Dorado releases, including its Blended in the Barrel range.
1983-present
1976-1983
1975-1976
-1975
Demerara Distillers Ltd
East Bank Public Road
Diamond
Guyana
Active Stills
Two-column metal Coffey stills
1950s-present
Tri-Canada still
1980-present
ICBU Four-column Savalle still
2000-present
PM Double wooden pot still
2000-present
SVG Single wooden pot still
2000-present
John Dore double retort pot still
1950s-present
EHP Two-column wooden Coffey still
2000-present
Multi-pressure rectification still
2011-present
Two-column vacuum Coffey still
2011-present
Active brands
Various