Diplomático Planas Rum

Lovely smooth.

Neat the taste is non-descript, and is incredibly brutal in the finish. It’s like drinking a glass of fire! Things don’t really improve much when mixed with Coca-Cola either. Yes of course it becomes easier to get along with when mixed with coke, but it still tastes rather bland. I’d say Diplomático Planas tastes a little bit like Reserva Exclusiva but nowhere near as good. The only positive I can say about this Planas, is that at least I can use it as a base rum in cocktails that I wish to create. In fact for cocktails this rum will be perfect. Every cloud eh!

A great wine shop recommended this to me.
I asked for a white rum for cocktails that was good enough to sip. Now, personally I find this too fiery and rough to enjoy neat, but it's become a benchmark as a mixer fro me.
Sweet, though not ridiculously so; it's complex with some age evident in there.
I've taken to mixing two rums together in cocktails, and this works great with Clairin Communal in a pina colada!