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Diplomático Single Vintage 2002
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Opinion lands in the middle here: decent, but not the complexity some hoped for. Expect caramel, vanilla, toasted oak and a bit of chocolate, with a noticeable sweetness. The gentle 43% makes it an easy sipper, though one taster met "pretty sweet" edges and sharp alcohol up front before the wood settled in. Pleasant rather than deep.
The community says- Easy sipping
- Vanilla and caramel
- But: Pretty sweet
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How does Diplomático Single Vintage 2002 taste?
Aggregated from 49 community reviews.
Sweet, roasty caramel-and-oak easy sipper Most find it enjoyable but a touch too sweet and less complex than expected. Nice roasty vanilla-caramel and oak; a couple wanted more depth for a vintage bottling.
Aroma profilePeople who like sweet, easy-going caramel-vanilla sippers
Anyone wanting a dry, complex vintage rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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49 community reviews
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Review by Don Grisu
Most helpful positive review
A unique piece, unfortunately almost empty.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
Yeah, you can really bring this one well, especially the fairly low ABV makes it an easy sipper. Taste-wise we have here, besides some wood, a lot of roastiness and vanilla as well as a chunk of caramel.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Not too bad but pretty sweet in my mind.
Review by heckto🥃
On the nose rather unspectacular: woody-smoky oak. On the palate you are greeted by sharp alcohol, then oak, chocolate and a woody-smoky aroma come through. I expected a bit more complexity, but this rum is not bad.
Review by Tomáš Bourek
Not worth the money.
Review by Anonymous
Chocolate wood, spicy full-bodied
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Community shelf
280 bottles logged by 206 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
22% opened, 18 emptied.
What does Diplomático Single Vintage 2002 cost?
Community paid 69–323 €.
Current best price: 366.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 183 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
280 purchased · 55 tasted · 18 wishlist · as of
Details about Diplomático Single Vintage 2002
A Pot Still Rum from Venezuela, distilled by Destilerías Unidas S. A., at 43%.
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