Diplomatico doesn’t need much introduction as a brand, many of us, including yours truly, were introduced to the category via their Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva which was often described as “smooth”, “sweet” or “easy to drink”. Some moved away from it due to its sickly sweet profile, others remained adamant fans, and so, Diplomatico managed to … More Review: Diplomatico Planas
MOB33 is a new spirit brand on the block coming from the (also new) UK distributor, Legacy Brands – it was literally announced around a week ago. The MOB33 theme revolves around the American Prohibition with the “Mob” (gangsters) being the ones who were responsible for selling/making alcohol on the black market at the time … More Review: MOB33 Gold Heist Rum
Recently I have reviewed the Pampero Anejo Especial which wasn’t bad at all, and today I’m having a look at their “white rum” version, Pampero Blanco. As mentioned in the Anejo review, Industras Pampero Distillery was founded in Venezuela in 1938 by Alejandro Hernandez, the son of a fisherman from Margarita Island and it’s today … More Review: Pampero Blanco
Pampero is a Venezuelan rum bottled in Italy. Dived as deep as I could on google, but couldn’t find as much info as I would’ve liked. Industrias Pampero Distillery was established in 1938 by Alejandro Hernandez and his friend. Pampero was the very first Venezuelan rum to be given the “Anejo” denomination by the Venezuelan … More Review: Pampero Anejo Especial
I reviewed a sample of this a while ago and I decided to “reboot” the review today complete with a pretty picture. Santa Teresa Estate (Hacienda Santa Teresa) was founded, unsurprisingly, in 1796 in Aaragua Valley, in Venezuela, where they were growing cocoa, coffee and, of course, sugar cane. Santa Teresa 1796 was born in … More Review: Santa Teresa 1796
From 40g of sugar (??) per litre to 0g/litre is quite the jump, and Diplomatico managed to release a (limited) range of unadulterated rums. The Distillery Collection has three releases, each distilled in one of the three stills used in blending Diplomatico’s core range: – No1 is distilled in a Batch Kettle Still – No2 … More Review: Diplomatico Distillery Collection No1 (Batch Kettle Still)
Most of you know Diplomatico from their flagship Reserva Exclusiva, which while it’s… well… very sweet, it’s also one of the bottles that made me have a closer look at rum. The Diplomatico brand hails from Venezuela, more exactly from DUSA (Destillerias Unidas S.A.) which is also involved in the production of a couple other … More Review: Diplomatico Distillery Collection No3 (Pot Still)