Diplomático / Botucal Single Vintage

Sherry-forward, smooth sipping rum

Sherry-driven fruit
Smooth sipping
Good value
RumX community voice

Sherry-led dried fruit, vanilla and caramel over soft oak. Smooth, balanced and enjoyable neat; some find it a bit sweet with a medium finish. Well-liked and considered good value.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Sherry character takes center stage in this Venezuela 2005 Single Vintage, with dried and red fruits, vanilla and caramel wrapped in gentle oak. Reviewers call it smooth and well balanced, a very good sipping rum often enjoyed neat. Some note good value and complexity, though a touch sweet for some with a medium, sometimes short, finish. The sherry profile even appeals to whisky lovers. Popular with 115 RumX reviews.

    Aroma

    Dried fruit Sherry Vanilla Sweet

    Taste

    Sherry Vanilla Woody Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    8.0/10 115 reviews
    Top 23% Venezuela
    Top 22% Destilerías Unidas S. A.

    Tasted it together with my last glass from a 2004 and I think it’s slightly better than that one cause it’s not as sweet as the 2004 but on the other hand it’s also feels thinner. The fragrance is quite complex with clear barrel character, hints of muscovado sugar, raisins, arrack, marzipan, dark chocolate, orange and vanilla. In mouth and palate it’s also complex with some sweetness and clear barrel character, hints of raisins, muscovado sugar, orange, chocolate, arrack, nuts, cinnamon, Sherry and vanilla fudge. The finish is medium long and tastes more or less the same.

    The latest release of the single vintage. A bit more alcohol burn than the previous versions and also a bit sweeter. The sherry really kind of dominates this rum and I think whisky lovers would like it as well. Well balanced, oaky and sweet and it may make you want to go for seconds. My favourite is still the 1997 release.

    Getting ready for a really tough marathon with friends! A little test of these famous vintage diplomaticos. Very surprisingly, they're really more fruity and well-balanced. Less dark, fatty and sweet than the basic ones. A good time, even if it's a bit simple and too straightforward to go above 8.

    A Diplomatico I tasted at a tasting at my parents place in 2021. First of the "year single vintage" from the company, I've tried. I sense a nose of coffee, and I found some notes of chocolate, vanilla and fruits. Good price to quality ratio, when it was released

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    RumX ID
    RX462
    ABV
    43%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2005
    Bottled
    2018
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    13 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Destilerías Unidas S. A. 2005 &nbsp; 13yr &nbsp; 43% Diplomático / Botucal Single Vintage

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    About the Destilerías Unidas S. A. distillery

    The Destilerías Unidas S. A. distillery is located in Venezuela. Rums from Destilerías Unidas S. A. have been reviewed 2,955 times with an average of 7.4/10.

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