Diplomatico 2004

Je to dobrý rum, ale mám jiné chuťové preference. Při ceně do 2500,- Kč asi odpovídá poměr cena / kvalita.

These rums are definitely better than the reserva exclusiva. Still I wish they were a bit punchier, but incredible for a latin style rum.

Detta är en av de bästa rumen jag smakat. Mycket smak,lite sötma och ingen spritsmak.

Not gonna repeat the same things people comment all around this. Sherry, sweet, lasting body etc. Was the first premium I ever got and I was amazed by the chocolate taste of it. It is a fascinating combination coming from the sweetness and the wood.

Very nice, but i expected more of it costing double the limited exlusiva.

chutnal..............................................ANO

This rum was one of my biggest disappointments. I enjoy the Diplomatico rums and this is the first which I did not like - though the standard Diplomatico Reserva (now retired) was only so-so.
Ok, so let's get into why I did not like it:
Nose: very little there. A faint alcohol, some wood, very faint molasses. I pushed my nose to the limits, sniffing and sniffing away...very little.
Taste - a bitterness hits your tongue - very much like walnut, but more bitter than most walnuts and without the slight hint of pleasant nutty-sweetness in that otherwise typically bitter nut. There's a bit of sherry, but more bourbon/whisky - fair enough, the barrels have done their job - but I heavily prefer the Abuelo special barrels, Dos Maderas, or (for the bourbon) Mount Gay Black Barrel. All seem to have more from start to finish and more depth. After the bitterness, you get a sharpness - and I did not find it a pleasant sharpness, personally. There's a bit of burn but not a warmth with it.
Aftertaste-wise - the bitterest of walnuts and a burn.
Give me most of the other popular Diplomaticos over this.
I'll give Diplomatico this though - this is an interestingly different rum from their usual offerings.

Very strong full carmel flavor. I love the affordable Reserva Exclusiva, so thought I would try a premium bottle. Perfect.

Super nice smell, great taste, but it needs to breathe and get som temperature.
Lots of vanilla with a long sherry finish.
Yum !

Tried it next to the 2005, 2002 and 2000 (unfortunately not the 1997), and the 2004 is my favorite. I'm normally more into heavier styled rum, but for the Spanish style, this is one of the one i enjoy most. Doesn't beat Zafra 30 though.