Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

I've really enjoyed - and reviewed here - the lesser Diplomatico rums (Reserva and Anejo). For some reason I've waited a long time to step up to the Exclusiva, but now that I'm here I'm not disappointed. At this level, the heavy pot-still component (a full 80%) dominates, especially given its long aging, and lovers of such rums should be ecstatic. However, the column-still component brings this rum back to Earth, keeping it, I think, out of "Robert Parker" territory (meaning too much stress on the viscous, chewy, woody overtones at the expense of subtlety). There's plenty of sweetness (perhaps too much for the whiskey drinkers out there) but delicious flavor complexity added by the oak, and a wonderful heady aroma, to boot. And the color - divine!

I'd strongly encourage anyone to try a vertical tasting of these core Diplomatico products. That's a great way to understand the taste implications of Diplomatico's precise blending and aging strategy. Like its siblings, the Exclusiva is a top-flight sipping rum, and a tremendous value to boot. Highly recommended.

This beauty is actually the bottle that introduced me to the rum world some four years ago, and I lost my rum virginity to it. I never regretted since the first sip. An excellent choice for a beginneer, tasty, sweet and colourful. I've found some since, that I personally prefer more, but Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva is still fairly close to perfection, and my cabinet wouldn't be complete without it.

It is very good before a little nap! Wen you will wake up you will be another men :)

A good rum with some initial bite when drinking straight up.

Realy good taste. You should try it. Don't suit everyone but I like it.

I'm a dark rum drinker for about a year, butt mostly bacardi and Havana or matusalem so a friend of my also a fine taster on this ratings app, and he recommended this rum and my tongue loved the tast of this rum. My fist real good rum!

Une bonne entrée en matière pour qui veut découvrir le(s) rhum(s)

First taste is a smooth smokey/oakey flavour, then once you swallow you get a hit of warmth and rich flavour. Lovely aged rum.

Carmel, smoke and a little on the sweet side. Great neat.

Un bon gout de caramel.... sur glace seulement.....