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75B34297-C971-4504-8A62-738F7224D67AVenezuela Destilerías Unidas S. A.
Diplomático Single Vintage 2004 70cl bottle
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Sweetened · 13 years · 43%

Diplomático Single Vintage 2004

8.0/10
Rated by Daniel, Roman Staroń & 55 more ↓

Chocolate, raisins and warm baking spice lead here, with the sherry finish coming through clearly and a swirl of orange and candied fig underneath. Members call it more complex and less sweet than the standard Botucal, with roasted, spicy depth that pairs beautifully with a cigar. Still on the sweet side, but the 43% keeps it from getting cloying.

The community says
  • Complex and layered
  • Clear sherry finish
  • But: Contains added sugar
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How does Diplomático Single Vintage 2004 taste?

Aggregated from 57 community reviews.

Spiced, sherry-finished Venezuelan sipper Well-balanced and layered, with sherry, chocolate and spice most tasters enjoy. The recurring catch: it still reads a touch sweet, and a few wished it hit harder.

Perfect for

Botucal fans wanting more depth and sherry character

Less suitable for

Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a bold, dry rum

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Top aromas · nose & palate
Vanilla60%
Caramel47%
Raisin40%
Brown sugar · palate only40%
Chocolate · nose only40%
Milk chocolate · nose only40%
Spice · palate only40%

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How is Diplomático Single Vintage 2004 rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 85% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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What does the community say?

51% rate it 8 or higher. 6 selected write-ups from 57 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Daniel

Daniel
Daniel
Dec 2019238 reviews
8.3/10

Unverkennbar Botucal, aber mit extra zituseinschlag und komplexer sowie weniger süß.

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson
Mar 2024680 reviewsSweden
7.8/10

Have had this one for a while together with three other of the single vintages and this is the first one I open. I think it has a nuanced, complex and a elegant taste of almonds, nuts, chocolate, yellow fruits such as orange, arrack and with a hint of candied figs. The Sherry finish is also clearly recognizable. The finish is quite long. Unfortunately I think it’s a little too sweet even though the ABV of 43% balance the sweetness to a certain grade.

Review by Roman Staroń

Roman Staroń
Roman Staroń
Feb 202154 reviews
8.5/10

Dobrze ułożony rum w stylu hiszpańskim.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20225,612 reviewsDenmark
7.9/10

This is a very well balanced rum from the single vintage releases. I have almost all of these vintages and I like them a lot. Like the others, this one is lightly sweet, but not as sweet as the 2005 version. The nose is wonderful and the palate is well balanced between sweet and bitterness and spices.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
crazyforgoodbooze
Oct 20212,484 reviewsGermany
7.3/10

exciting exception Venezuelan! strong, dark, spicy, barrel bitter and light herbal and dark chocolate notes! very good only it could be a little milder.

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Review by Oliver

Oliver
Oliver
Nov 20221,197 reviewsGermany
7.4/10

Pleasant Diplomatico without too dominant sweetness. Beautiful spice and roasted flavors. Fits the balance wonderfully to the cigar.

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Market value

Avg. community purchase price 176 €

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Details about Diplomático Single Vintage 2004

A Pot Still Rum from Venezuela, distilled by Destilerías Unidas S. A., at 43%.

CountryVenezuela
DistilleryDestilerías Unidas S. A.
BrandDiplomático
CategoryPot Still Rum
StyleAged rum, Sweetened
DistillationPot Still
ABV43%
Volume70cl
Age13 years
Vintage2004
Bottled2017
Limited edition4,000 bottles

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Community purchases

266 bottles logged by 184 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

15% opened, 15 emptied and repurchased.

225 sealed 26 open 15 emptied

What did the community pay for Diplomático Single Vintage 2004?

Community paid 79–218 €.

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Destilerías Unidas S. A.

Distillery

Destilerías Unidas S. A. 

Avg Rating 7.0/10 45 Rums

Destilerias Unidas, better known by its brand Diplomatico, is one of the largest and most versatile rum distilleries in the Caribbean. From molasses and cane honey it draws three different distillates on pot stills, batch kettles and columns, ages them across hundreds of thousands of casks, and blends them into a soft, rich style. Some expressions are openly sweet, but its dry, pot-forward bottlings are the ones the RumX community rates highest.

Country Venezuela From sugar land to oil state, and back to rum 
Style Aged rum What counts as aged rum 
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Diplomático Single Vintage 2004
Diplomático Single Vintage 2004
Venezuela · 43% · 70cl

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