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Diplomatico Reserva rum

Diplomatico Reserva

Venezuela | Aged | 40% ABV

Diplomatico Reserva rum is distilled from molasses using both copper pot and column stills. The rum is then aged in small oak casks for between 2 and 8 years before blending and bottling.

the Diplomatico distillery is located on the northern slopes of the Andes mountains in Venezuela. The area has a rich rum history dating to 1896,

6.6/10
374 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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Dr. Brittlebone 🇸🇪 | 17 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Diplomatico Reserva 8 40% (Venezuela)

Eye: Amber with copper tones

Nose: Opens with pronounced elements of grapefruit, old dry wood and molasses. It continues with weak honey, cotton and a hint of orange-zest, fat fish oil, and cheap praline that reminds me of light cooking chocolate. It is no immediate love, I can tell you that. It is so obviously colored, forced and juvenile. To me it smells like drink base.

Mouth: Could I be wrong? No, it even taste like drink base. It has that thin eau-de-vie taste that I dislike so much in a sipping rom. It is young and light and carries few own flavors. It is also short which is actually a forgiving feature in this case. The sweetness comes crawling after a while as do the vanilla. A weak buzz on the palate from the alcohol burn which is neither good or bad. Then a little caramel, honey and melted white sugar with faint hints of pear. That´s it folks! (30 minutes in some soot enters but it really doesn´t add anything.

Reaction: For some reason I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, there is no hope and it can´t be compared with anything I have rated so far. It doesn´t even evolve in the glass which is a first. It actually degrades in the glass which is a trademark of any bad product. As sipping rum it has to be the worst yet but that does not mean it isn´t great in a drink. I know nothing about that as I don´t usually enjoy rom based drinks.

69p

Price: 335 SEK
Tasted: 2016, in a Riedel Sommelier Cognac XO glass at room temperature.

mistercoughy 🇺🇸 | 239 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Somewhat more boozy and brash than the mellow Exclusiva, but still worth sipping straight up or in a better cocktail. Not top shelf, but a definitely solid back-up.

Gwawr 🇬🇧 | 27 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

A tasty sip, not as smoky as its bigger brother but still a mighty fine one.

Juraj 🇸🇰 | 44 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Velmi dobry rum s ktorym sa rad podelim s kamaratmi.

F_a_r_a_b_a_c_k 🇸🇪 | 31 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Stor besvikelse, den här gick inte åt snabbt. Inget jag rekommenderar

Jonte Json 🇸🇪 | 109 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Nice and tasty, without being impressive. Sweet and fruity.

Michael Loggies 🇳🇱 | 52 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Nice, smooth rum with a sweet vanilla taste. Still prefer the reserva exclusiva.

Demno 🇨🇿 | 92 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

From the affordable Dipllomatico rum offer, the best price/value choice is for sure the "green bottle" Reserva Exclusiva. This Reserva rum is missing the smoothness, the aroma richness and the nice feeling of the Exlusiva rum... it is simply too harsh for my apetite.

On the other hand compared to other younger/cheaper rums (5/8 years old) it may be a good choice. But in that case I would suggest something like Plantation Barbados...

Titomm 🇨🇦 | 86 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Tasted the diplomatico Reserva and his big brother Reserva Exlusiva side to side. Surprisingly different. While good and worth it, the Reserva exclusiva was better, more complex, with caramel notes, while this one had more "alcohol" notes and a relatively strong cigar notes.

Ai goûté le diplomatico Reserva et son grand frère Reserva Exlusiva côte à côte. Étonnamment différents. Bien que bon et en vaut la peine, le Reserva Exclusiva était mieux, plus complexe et plus rond, avec des notes de caramel, alors que celui-ci la sensation d'alcool et d'assez fortes notes de "cigare" étaient plus présente, avec une texture plus mince. Reste que ce rhum demeure très agréable et seul, sera très plaisant !

KristofB 🇧🇪 | 32 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Did not know what to expect, just saw it in the store and bought it, but it is really nice. Makes me want to buyt the more expensive brother, i read it is even better, and as this one is allready great quality, i can only imagine...

radu steolea 🇷🇴 | 4 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

un excelent mix cu arome de vanilie si caramel, cu usoara tenta de migdale.... superb




Brand Details

Name: Reserva
ABV: 40%
Type: Diplomatico
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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