Rum

Abelha Organic Silver Cachaça is a premium hand-crafted white cachaça which is `rested` (descansada). Resting the cachaça for a few months in open steel tanks allows some of the less desirable compounds to evaporate or oxidise into phenols, which give the cachaça its characteristic bouquet.

Mantuano is the replacement for Diplomatico`s Reserva rum. `Mantuano`, meaning `nobleman`, reflects Don Juancho`s status and his passion for travel and the discovery of new spirits, mainly rums. Don Juancho is present on each of Diplomatico`s rums.

Trois Rivieres Cuvee de L`Ocean is made using sugar cane grown in the south of Martinique next to the Atlantic Ocean. The result is a maritime rum, with hints of sea spray added to the classic agricole notes of grass and sweet fruit. This works especially well in a Daiquiri.

Produced at the Foursquare Distillery in Barbados, Veritas is a collaboration between three industry greats: Richard Seale’s Foursquare, Hampden Estate and Velier. A blend of traditional Coffey Still and Pot Still rums from Foursquare and Hampden, Veritas challenges perceptions of what a ‘White Rum’ is, and how it can taste.

Due to Venezuelan law, rum cannot be bottled until it is as least two years old. However, in this case some of the rums are aged up to six years. The blend is then charcoal filtered up to six times, removing all colour and creating a very refined, smooth white rum, perfect for mixing a mojito or daiquiri. A very unique white rum.

Named after the world’s rarest stamp, Penny Blue is a small batch Single Estate Mauritian Rum distilled at Medine. Doug McIvor from Berry Bros. & Rudd and Jean Francois Koenig, Master Distiller at Medine, handpick casks for maturation. The rum is amber with golden highlights.

An exquisite sipping rum that is made almost entirely from sugar cane honey. This fine rum is blended from 80% pot still rum and 20% light rums aged for up to 12 years. The end result is a truly exceptional rum showing characteristic fruity and sweet flavours to a level of concentration that is even higher than its family members.

This is a blend of casks from two distilleries in Jamaica. Monymusk and Hampden. The latter distillery has Scottish roots, and is one of the oldest sugar plantations in the country. It has always been known as a rum distillery of high calibre, making spirit for blending.

The nose is distinctively nutty with a full, smooth and well - rounded body and hints of fig and floral spice. The palate is a delicious butternut taste with light vanilla and dried fruit. There is a lingering finish, with hints of roasted almonds, cinnamon and toffee—very elegant.

Rumbullion! Navy Strength is crafted using the same recipe as the Rumbullion! But it’s a full-bodied variation with a higher ABV, which means it has even bigger flavours in every sip. Made with Caribbean rum, Madagascan vanilla, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, it really does pack a punch - in a good way.

Among the Trois Rivières rum collection, VSOP Réserve Spéciale is especially appealing. Though faithful to the Trois Rivières style, the perfect smoothness and delicate fullness of this rum make it outstanding. Trois Rivières VSOP is the result of a harmonious blend of rums aged for an average of 5 years.

North of Haiti’s capital; Port-au-Prince, in Saint Michel de l`Attalaye region, Michel Sajous built the Chelo distillery in the same place where the family has been since 1960. The small distillery is located in the middle of the plantation and spans 30 hectares which are planted with different varieties of organic sugar cane.

Dominus is a limited bottling from Barbados Distillers Foursquare. Aged for ten years in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Cognac casks.

The Batch Kettle Still was brought to Diplomático’s La Miel distillery in 1959. This semi-artisanal distillation system is originally from Canada, where it was employed for the production of American whisky.

The Barbet Column Still was brought to Diplomático’s La Miel distillery in 1959. This continuous distillation system is originally from France. Using high quality sugar cane molasses, the distillate is aged in American white oak barrels until it reaches its optimum maturity, resulting in a unique rum.

Diplomatico Vintage is a limited edition created by Master Blender Tito Cordero and the result of blending carefully selected reserves laid down in the year 2001. During this year, a number of factors contributed to rare conditions for sugar cane growth.

Diplomatico Ambassador Selection has been created by Rum Master Tito Cordero, only the 3rd Rum Master in the history of DUSA. Crafted from 100% heavy pot still rums and aged for a minimum of 12 years, the rum is aged in ex-bourbon casks and then finished for an additional two years in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.