Diplomatico 2002

This 2002 version is smoother than the 2001 version. Climate conditions are certainly the reason . Notes of honey , caramel, vanilla and exotic fruits. Super sweet , very long finish. It is closer to the vintage 2000. Another very good rum from Diplomatico.

Needs time in the glass as it gently wakes up. I'm not qualified to discuss this rum properly, I only know I've found a special rum. I poured myself a small sample, made the most of it and now I feel almost nervous pouring myself more. It's as though this drink frowns at you for disturbing it without a valid reason. You're pouring me into that glass for no special reason?? How dare you.

Rum cognac. Proud owner.

Spicy, but sweet finish.It's a bit pricey, but well worth it.

This was not really what I expected. It's nice but I think even the simpler, cheaper Reserva Exclusiva is tasting better. It's elegant and a bit more demanding, some cognac tones to the usual Diplomatico taste of vanilla and bitter orange zest. Good but not my choice

Tried Diplomatico 2002 Single Vintage in Caracas last year and it is an amazingly smooth rum, but the reality is that Reserva Exclusiva is less than half the price and offers you 95% the same experience. In its own right, this is a spectacular rum. Try it out, you won't be disappointed. Single Vintage 2002 has a very nice high end bottle. Toffee, light oak and sherry are clearly identifiable to the nose and palate.

And not just the bottle. I'll have to come back and edit this review, but for now I can say it's quite quite good. I might prefer it to the ambassador even. It tastes a little cleaner but you still sense its cask aging.

This is seriously NOT a great rum. The sherrywine + sugar added (premiumisation by more sugar) is NOT impressive at all. Diplomatico's base spirit in this sucks. And no amount of coverup helps. Sad to see how easily others buy the storyline of a "fine spirit". It is a far cry from that.

Sherry flavor is most apparent, if you pay attention the plumes on the background become apparent in the after taste. Interesting experience, but a bit pricy for that.

Nice sweet, complex tastenotes, fantastic scent, and a good long aftertaste, one of my favorites.

The tropical fruit is definitely there, along with the toasted oak. Long lasting finish.

Diplomatico Single Vintage 2002 comes in a very nice package and a beautiful bottle (picture). High class presentation.
 
This rum needs time to breathe in the glass, you get so much more aromas if you let it rest in the glass for about 15 minutes. At first you sense some sticky alcohol but after a while you get smooth sweet aromas of toffee, vanilla and oak. You can also smell a bit of sherry from the barrel.
 
In mouth you get sweet flavours of toffee and vanilla. But you also get some spice and oak. It´s very smooth in the throat with a long aftertaste with sweetness and some spice.
 
A very nice sipper, a personal favourite. I drink it neat.

This is a must have for any serious rhum collector. Smoothe almost like a cognac on the tongue. Hues of vanilla and honey. A sweet tasting rhum with no burn. I bought what was the last bottle in the store. Havent opened my bottle but bought a taster as well which i thoroughly enjoyed. This rum is not to be drunk as you wud water. Its a special rhum that should be opened on special occasions. Wonderful.

Daa... Excellent! In marele stil Diplomatico un rom deosebit... Cu de toate!

I drank this side by side with the Diplomatico 2000 and 2001, which are some of my all time favorite rums. The bottle was identical with the exception of the vintage. Smell and taste were nearly identical. If fact, I tried to distinguish them in a blind tasting, and struggled to tell them apart.

Has an amazing smell of rich butter toffee, caramel, and butterscotch, with a light sherry taste that isn't strong enough to detract from the rum. Taste is an amazing follow up to the nose. So good, the 43%abv strength is perfect. Simply an amazing rum!

Au nez, le Diplomatico vintage 2002 dégagent des arômes de café, de vanille et une légère note de caramel . Viennent ensuite des notes subtiles de bois. Pour finir, des arômes d'épices douces se font senties en arrière-plan.

For this in Chi-town at Binnys and it was great buy. All around amazing rum - one of the next I own.

Very elegant bottle and great sipping rum, very spicy finish.

What a delicate rum. Toffee. vanilla buttery goodness.

I wish I had gotten my hands on a bottle of my own, fortunately my dad has one. So smooth and complex. Sweet with notes of caramel, vanilla and orange. Looong finish that makes you long for more. Top, top rum

Stuff of legends as a sipping rum! Really awesome with a block/2 of ice in front of your wife/lover/girlfriend/both!

Very smooth, but the sherry is not so much present.
Not too sweet. Reserva Exclusiva is tastier.
For the high value, I expected more .... which leaves El Dorado 15 years old a cheaper and better option.

Yet another great offering from Diplomatico!! This one gets better the longer it sits in the glass. Lots of depth and character. Needs a little more sweetness to make it to my 10 list. Overall a very good quality rum that is very enjoyable.

Not as sweet as the diplomatico Reservas exclusiva, but with all the complexity and a lot more. Delicious, honey, baking spice, vanilla, caramel, oak, but without the overly sweet/thickness of the exclusiva. Exceptional

Goes in very smooth, tastes as good as the bottle looks.