Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva

I drink a range of spirits, but mainly rum or gin. This was a birthday gift so can be quite unbiased in my view. The rum hits the pallette with a sweet and light hint of caramel to the taste. A fantastic drink for when you want to sit down and watch the world go by. Will definitely be buying another bottle to add to my collection.

20th March 2021

Amazing rum, love it with black currant cordial ansome

4th February 2021

Too sweet -- and not in a good way. Drank it neat and it tasted like flat rum and coke. Really quite awful.

Obviously has sugar and coloring added. The fact that it's only 40% alcohol doesn't help. Life is too short for bad spirits. This bottle will sit untouched in my bar.

30th January 2021

I'm sorry to say this is not a (RUM) this is more like a brandy had a really horrible taste if you like Brandy that's the one you can go for i supposed i was not impressed

23rd January 2021

An excellent rum for sipping plain at room temperature, no ice, no water. I never had the urge to adulterate it in cocktails. It's complete in itself. A bit too sweet, maybe. Sugar added? Another thing, how long was it matured? There is no mention on the bottle I bought. One vendor mentioned 12 years, another, 8 years. Normally, this is a big point of pride. Not finding it on the bottle, as well as in the presentation here, throws a shadow of suspicion. Maybe what I drink is not the same rum that got the gold medal. Is it the one judged good enough for us "hoi polloi"?

18th January 2021

Tried this while on holiday in St Lucia Xmas 2020,really liked this rum was a recommended accompaniment to a chocolate fondant dessert lovely caramel smell and taste nice smooth rum, just ordered a bottle

14th January 2021

I’m not overly keen on this truth be told. Don’t get me wrong it’s not vile, by any stretch. I just believe it does not live up to all the hype that comes with it. The main reason for my negativity, is the fact that when drinking this, it reminds me of drinking Jack Daniels. It even smells like a cheap whiskey! Drank neat, it is velvety smooth with some sweetness, and the alcohol burn isn’t to harsh either, to be fair, which is all positive. But after experiencing the initial delights of Diplomático, your tastebuds are then assaulted by a strange smoky, woody aftertaste, which is not so positive, the part that reminds me of the JD. Diplomático can be enjoyed as a sipping rum for sure, but for me personally, I enjoyed this better when I mixed it with Coca-Cola. Then that oaky, whiskey aftertaste isn’t quite as dominant and of course, it becomes much sweeter.

2nd January 2021

Can’t fault this rum, from the packaging to the finish. Simply superb and a must try

28th November 2020

I own 154 different runs and all wind up being compared to this one, it’s that good. The standard of excellence for a sipping rum.

26th November 2020

I have tasted and sampled many rums -
a lot is totally dependant on your circumstance/s
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is absolutely necessary
Terence Geddes

13th September 2020