Diplomático Mantuano (70cl, 40%)

Diplomático Mantuano is a dark golden rum from Venezuela, blended from rums aged for up to 8 years in oak casks. It is bottled at 40% and suits sipping as well as mixing. The rum is made from the distillery's own sugar cane strain, Caña Diplomática. The blend draws on three distillation methods: 40% pot still, 20% batch kettle and 40% column still. Ageing takes place in oak casks that previously held bourbon or malt whisky. Blend Master Tito Cordero puts the final blend together. On the nose there are dried fruits and oak with a delicate spicy twist. The palate is balanced and complex, with dried fruit, wood and vanilla, ending with a lightly dry touch.