Diplomático / Botucal Reserva Exclusiva 12yr 40%

"With this rum, many have discovered their love for rum. By the sweetness and complaisance the ideal entry. Meanwhile, however, it is clearly too sweet and one-dimensional for me. Nevertheless, a recommendation for all who want to collect their first steps in the pure enjoyment of spirits."

"In mouth this rum is very velvety with a small hint of spice at the end. The taste is full of vanilla, cacao and orange. The finish is long, mild and sweet with a little bit of spice. A sipper that also goes well as a blender."

"Once again made a detour to the beginners and it is very sweet.... It dominates and covers a lot. I am curious how this rum will change with the new EU laws on added sugar. According to the manufacturer, there should be a new recipe."

"I was allowed to try it at a friend's house. So I expected it to be much worse. Tastes yet quite still after rum."

"So yes this is very sweet. but it has some nice rum notes to it, too, like fruit and wood. the aftertaste almost seems similar to some kind of liqueur. I've heard that the sugar content has been reduced now, so I'm curious to try a new bottling."

"solider Durchschnitt im süßen Bereich und für Einsteiger ideal."

"Back to the roots! We didn't have anything in the past. If you searched the web 10 years ago for the 10 best rums, you got a list that I would give a wide berth today. First and foremost the Botucal, at that time still Diplomatico. It was one of my first rums. And I liked it at the time. Nice and sweet. So that's how rum must be. Today it's clear: no way! Please no sugar or other additives. And please with significantly more %%. But good. Let's see how the rest from the bottle tastes to me now.Nose: spicy, slightly woody, lots of caramel, vanilla, milk chocolate and some nutmeg. Gets sweeter with time, candied, still removes some orange. Goes even.Palate: oha, 41% sugar is heavy. Way too sweet. Behind it vanilla, dissolved sugar pearls, caramel. Artificial, nothing else. 10🫣"