Vanilla & caramel
Orange zest
Dark chocolate

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Diplomatico Res Exclusiv

Name: Diplomatico Res Exclusiv 700ml
SKU: 108038
Price: 79.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Rum · Venezuela · 700ml · 37.5%

$79.99each

What it tastes like

A smooth, sweet Venezuelan rum with toffee, orange peel and chocolate flavours.

Vanilla & caramel
Orange zest
Dark chocolate

Additional information

Rum
Style: Venezuela
Origin: 700ml
Size: 37.5% ABV
Alcohol: 2.1 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Diplomatico Res Exclusiv

Diplomático is a Venezuelan rum, made by Destilerías Unidas, usually shortened to DUSA. The distillery sits at the foot of the Andes in Venezuela, close to Terepaima National Park. It was built in 1959 by Licorerías Unidas, a company set up under Seagram's to supply the local market. In 2002 it was bought by a group of Venezuelan families, along with five rum brands including Diplomático.

Reserva Exclusiva is aged for up to 12 years in ex-bourbon and ex-malt whiskey casks. The spirit is made from sugar cane honey, the thick, sugar-rich juice from the first pressing of the cane, and molasses. Most of it comes from copper pot stills, with a smaller share from column and batch kettle stills. DUSA runs column stills, pot stills and a batch kettle on the one site, so the blenders have a wide range to draw on.

The result is soft and sweet. Toffee and orange peel lead on the nose, followed by dark chocolate, fudge, baked banana and gingerbread spice, with oak, vanilla and a trace of orange zest in the finish. Sip it neat or with a single ice cube. It also stands up to an Old Fashioned with orange bitters, or a Dark and Stormy built on ginger beer.