Diplomatico Selección de Familia

Diplomatico Selección de Familia is very similar than Reserva Exclusiva. Not so big difference just small nuances of taste. But I like Reserva Exclusiva a lot so this one is good one too. :)

Very complex and rich rum, undoubtedly Diplomatico style! If you like the Reserva Exclusiva, you are going to like this limited edition from Venezuela!

A bit too sharp for my taste. Aftertaste very good!

Nice dark caramel color. Vanilla, toffee, cinnamon are notable on the nose. Similar notes on the tongue with chocolate and additional spices. Nice, smooth finish with little burn. Overall, nice sipper that good either neat or on the rocks.

About 4 months ago, I happened upon the "last" bottle of this on the shelf of a nearby store, so I eagerly grabbed it. I rated it as an 8 in my spreadsheet, but never bothered to write a review for a rum that I may never find again. Well, three days ago while stocking up on rum favorites, I found several more bottles of this one at the same store and bought two of them. Now it is time for my rating, which remains the same.

I had it classified as Semi-Dry, which means that the added sugar was estimated to be between 10-19 gpl. Now I see that Earl Elliot has estimated this amount to be a little higher, and I can agree. It gets classified again to just plain Sweet. Imagine a much less sweet version of their popular DRE and you can get an idea of what this mildly spiced smooth tasting rum tastes like. It is worth the few extra bucks!

And if you are hell bent in finding the best Sweet rum without going into Sugar Bomb territory, this is the best one that I have found other than Vizcaya VXOP 21.

It is light years better than their overly priced and overly sherry casked Ambassador, whereby much of that cost had to go into that extremely fancy bottle. I wisely kept that bottle after finishing off the rum in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in 2022. That is when I realized that a MUCH cheaper Louisiana rum was light years better and that I had been severely ripped off with the Ambassador. I now keep my cost per bottle of rum down to just $50 US max, thanks to that Ambassador episode.

Much like everyone else on here says, it’s everything the Reserva Exclusiva is but amplified. A little more baking spices, a touch less sweet, and more caramel

Unfortunately I wasn't able to compare with anything, and neither was I able to write my opinion within a few days, so this time my opinion is weak. I liked it very much, and rated it a 7 or 8. That means I liked it a little bit less than the cheaper Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva.

Great rum, much dryer than the Gran Reserva and much more potent aromas and very smooth. Reinforcing my attraction to Diplomático rums.

Nagyon pozitívan csalódtam ebben a rumban, nem túlzottan édes, karakteres és a lecsengése isteni. Nagyon ajánlom!

A nice rum. Smooth like most diplomatico but a bit less sweet than the core rum. Better for it I think.