{"product_id":"diplomatico-reserva-exclusiva-rum","title":"Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiplomático Reserva Exclusiva Rum. Ron Diplomático Distillery, La Miel, Venezuela — Wine Enthusiast Spirit of the Year 2018, a richly complex Venezuelan rum built on a pure batch kettle pot still base matured up to 12 years, blended with column and continuous still rums and finished in small, select oak casks for a sipping rum of exceptional sweetness and depth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRon Diplomático is produced at the Hacienda Saruro in La Miel, Andes region of Venezuela, on a sugar cane estate that grows its own cane at altitude. The estate encompasses the entire production process from field to bottle — growing the sugarcane, producing the molasses, distilling across four different still types, and aging in warehouses on the property. The four still types — batch kettle pot still, batch copper pot still, hybrid copper still, and continuous column still — each produce a different distillate with different character, giving Master Blender Tito Cordero and the distillery's technical team an unusually broad palette from which to create each expression.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReserva Exclusiva is built primarily on the batch kettle pot still distillate — Diplomático's most characterful and complex spirit base — blended with smaller proportions of the other still types for balance. The blend is matured for up to 12 years in small, select oak casks (smaller casks increase the spirit-to-wood contact ratio, accelerating maturation and imparting more oak character per year). The result is a lush, rich rum with an exceptionally sweet profile: fruit cake, cocoa, dried ginger, baked banana, fudge, toffee, and vanilla oak, with a vivid orange zest finish. Its sweetness is one of the highest in the rum category — a characteristic Venezuelan rum style that has won it enormous popular acclaim. Spirit of the Year, Wine Enthusiast 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aromatic bouquet of fruit cake, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, and dried ginger. Rich and inviting with honeyed sweetness upfront.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lush and sweet — baked banana and fudge harmonize with creamy vanilla oak, toffee, and hints of gingerbread. Dried fruit throughout. Luxuriant and full-bodied.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e A vibrant orange zest note appears in the finish, cutting through the sweetness with brightness and lingering gracefully. Long and warming.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ron Diplomático, Hacienda Saruro, La Miel, Venezuela\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venezuelan Premium Rum\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Primarily batch kettle pot still; blended with continuous column and hybrid still distillates\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 12 years in small, select oak casks\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wine Enthusiast Spirit of the Year 2018; multiple international gold medals\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40% (80 Proof)\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBrowse our full selection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/rum\"\u003erum at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva taste like?\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and lush — fruit cake, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, and dried ginger on the nose. Baked banana, fudge, toffee, and creamy vanilla on the palate. A vivid orange zest note in the long, warming finish.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhy is Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva so sweet?\u003c\/strong\u003e Venezuelan rum has historically used sweeter flavor profiles than most Caribbean styles. Diplomático also uses a batch kettle pot still distillate as its primary component, which produces a richer, heavier, more flavorful spirit that carries more of the sugarcane's natural sweetness through distillation.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a batch kettle pot still?\u003c\/strong\u003e A batch kettle still is an unusual type of pot still that retains more of the raw material's flavor compounds than conventional pot stills. It produces a heavy, flavorful spirit similar to what very old-fashioned Caribbean rum producers used historically — very few distilleries in the world still operate them.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIs Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva good for cocktails?\u003c\/strong\u003e Its sweet, rich profile works in cocktails that can accommodate it — a Rum Old Fashioned is excellent. However, its complex, premium character is primarily designed for sipping neat or on a single large ice cube where the full flavor profile can develop.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Diplomático range hierarchy?\u003c\/strong\u003e The range moves from Mantuano (the entry-level, column-still dominated blend) to Reserva Exclusiva (the flagship, primarily pot still) to the top-tier Diplomático Ambassador — each progressively richer, older, and more pot-still-driven in character.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e {   \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",   \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",   \"mainEntity\": [     {       \"@type\": \"Question\",       \"name\": \"What does Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva taste like?\",       \"acceptedAnswer\": {         \"@type\": \"Answer\",         \"text\": \"Rich and lush — fruit cake, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, and dried ginger on the nose. 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