Diplomatico Mantuano

Purchased for $22.99 in Pittsfield, MA. Interesting bottle. I wondered if this rum was as sweet as the other higher end Diplomaticos. Deep amber color, but not too dark. Light on the nose. First sip has a little strong alcohol in the front end, overall good flavor with lighter finish. Not very complex. Overall good for the price - recommendable.

This is a low budget rum. Not suitable for sipping. But an ok rum for a rum coca cola. Add some ice for a better effect.

About four months ago, I tried my first bottle of Diplomatico, which was their Reserva. Slowly but surely, I wound up hating it and swore to never buy it again. Well that Reserva has now been replaced by this Mantuano. Rumors were also running that it was going to replace their Reserva Exclusiva, which would be absolutely foolish on their part. However, we all need to back off on rums with added sugars, so I reluctantly bought this bottle today.

Cut most of the spice and all of the sugar syrup from their Reserva Exclusiva and you can get a pretty good idea what this one tastes like. Is it an enjoyable sipper? Hell no! Some have complained of harsh alcohol burn. Just let it breathe for a while! So what is it good for? As others have already said, it would probably make a good Cuba Libre, but I am out of cola for now.

This is also the dry replacement for their discontinued semi-dry Diplomatico Reserva. This one has only 8 gpl of added sugar and so did their discontinued Diplomatico Blanco. Their Reserva had 12 gpl of added sugar.

Honestly I hated it... Absolutely not my type, but I must say that it is a well constructed rum.
Quite balanced between oaky bitterness and caramel sweetness...

Culoare frumoasa, gust intens dar fara acel iz placut de dulceata, miros tare de alcool. Nu cred ca-l voi mai incerca.

Good rum. Not very complex and good use a few more years. Little alcoholy

good enough for dry and not oversweet taste, good enough for sipping, gives pleasure

One of the first rums I ever tried on the rocks. At first, I was quite impressed. But the more rums you try and your taste develops, this rum becomes quite normal. Nothing exceptional but still tasty.

Aroma, sticky and small sweet.
In this price range its not he best but still ok.

Too young, not enough pleasant taste. Sharp taste. Aroma is with vanilla. Similar to Diplomatico Reserva, but not so good.