Botucal Reserva Exclusiva

Tonight’s Rum, Botucal Reserva Exclusiva Rum from Venezuela. Does that bottle look familiar? Well, it should, it’s reported to be the same as Dimplomatico but branded for the German market… So is this a new Rum? I’ll let you decide.
In the glass it’s a light copper color, lighter than it should be for a 12 year; but then it’s a blend and not 100% 12 year. So that makes sense. The nose is of orange, apricots with an under current of almond and brown sugar. It’s not a demarara bouquet as I expected.
My first sip impression finds it easy to start with some heat building over 15 to 20 seconds. It’s Pleasant. It’s not too sweet; I’ve had worse (sweeter). A couple more sips in, the heat subsides and it’s replaced with a bit of warmth in the tummy.
Flavours include orange, caramel or toffee. Some vanilla makes an appearance and the sweetness is just about right. More sips, and the toffee comes out even more. It’s rich and well balanced.
The finish is mild after those few sips and long lasting. It smacks a little dry but the essences of soft butter and brown sugar offset the slight dryness for sure. If you can find this one, I put it at a 9/10 and number 370 of my 500 Rum. Best served neat! If you can’t find Botucal get the Dimplomatico (That too is one of my faves) Cheers!

One of my favourite rums ever!!! Great balance of sweentness with tones of chocolate! One of the best spanish-style rums.

Sweet, but not too sweet - just a good balance. Most people I know mention it as one of the best they tasted (under certain price). Feels natural, not artifically sweetened, which is a good for me.

Je l'ai acheté vu les bonnes cotes (7.9 lorsque j'écris cette note) mais je suis déçu. Le nez, s'il ne sent pas le solvant de peinture, s'en approche un peu et n'est pas agréable. En bouche les aromes le sont plus mais il n'est pas aimable pour autant lorsqu'il s'agit de passer le gosier.
EDIT 9 mois plus tard: finalement je remonte de 6 à 7, à la fin de la bouteille, il me semblait assez bon finalement :D

The Diplomatico Exclusiva Reserva has a stupendous bouquet. The smells and aromas coming from the glass are rich and luxurious. There is a strong indication of caramel with nice accents of cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and walnuts.The oak push from the barrel aging lies alongside the other scents and smells. I am finding myself wishing the oak was perhaps just a little stronger such tat it would dominate the breezes rather than the caramel.
All the scents and smells from the nosing come through in spades when I taste the rum. There is a nice underlying nuttiness (walnuts and hazelnuts), some sweet caramel and some very delicious baking spices (vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar). As the glass breathes, The richness of the rum builds and I taste even more brown sugar and cinnamon with butter.

Great tasting sweet bottle of sipping rum! One that everyone meeds to try at least a few times.

Jak na razie mój ulubiony rum do picia solo. W swojej półce cenowej jeden z najlepszych wyborów, słodki, aromatyczny, idealny do cieszenia się nim solo lub w bardzo dobrych drinkach, szkoda go do coli. Świetna robota!

Very nice. Smooth (blended). Can't really place the taste tho

Talvez bom para os menos experimentados, mas não passa de razoável +

This is not my favourite one. I miss the tropical Sweet vanilla taste and every sip was hurting my esophagus after 3 seconds. That’s why I give a 5.