Liquor Brands in Venezuela

Diplomatico Rum Reserva Exclusiva is a complex blend of Copper pot still rums aged for 12 long years, has a characterful nose, showing fruit cake, rum'n'raisin ice cream, cocoa, dried ginger, cinnamon and clove. Develops baked bananas with fudge sauce and chewy toffee notes alongside vanilla oak and a deeper note of syrupy gingerbread, with hints of orange zest. The palate evokes chocolate sauce and the sweet toffee, fudge and tropical fruit flavours from the nose. Flakes of Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange sprinkled over melted vanilla ice cream. Deep, vivid and extremely seductive flavours.

Santa Teresa 1796 is a super premium rum for which every step of the production process occurs at the Hacienda Santa Teresa in Venezuela. The culmination of five generations of rum-making expertise that pioneered a uniquely complex production process, employing the traditional Spanish Solera Method to produce a rum with a RICH, REFINED and UNEXPECTEDLY DRY taste that evolves in every sip.

Mantuano is an excellent blended rum aged for up to eight years in white oak casks, which previously served to age bourbons and malt-whisky. It combines Column, Batch Kettle and Pot Still distillates elaborated from sugar cane molasses and honeys.

Diplomatic Planas rum is an elegant and rich blend that is surprisingly intense for a white rum. An unexpected explosion of favors and aromas that are balanced by this rum's delicate smoothness. The rum is fresh and tropical with notes of coffee and coconut that lead to slightly fruity and creamy flavors. The extraordinary balance of this exquisite rum provides a delicate and pronounced finish. Best served neat or on the rocks. Can also be an excellent main ingredient for delicate cocktails like a rum martini.

A delicious premium, continuous-still golden rum from Venezuela. Full-bodied and highly fruity, with a terrifically smooth, persistent finish.

Mantuano is an excellent blended rum aged for up to eight years in white oak casks, which previously served to age bourbons and malt-whisky. It combines column, batch kettle and pot still distillates elaborated from sugar can molasses and honeys.

Santa Teresa Araku is a delicious blend of rum and coffee. It is the result of combining Santa Teresa anejos, aged for two years in white American oak barrels, with a refined yet powerful coffee infusion. The nose offers the bold aroma of roasted coffee beans, while the sweet, full bodied palate displays rich flavors of freshly brewed coffee and vanilla, complemented by a hint of oak.

This Distillery Collection No. 2 Barbet Rum was first introduced in fall 2017 as one of two limited edition rums from Diplomático. This collection is named for the various types of stills used by the brand to produce its rums. The Barbet column still is a continuous still first brought to the distillery from France in 1959. This rum matured in American oak barrels which previously held bourbon and whisky. Each bottle is numbered with the date of distillation listed.

Diplomático Blanco is a super premium rum, designed and formulated carefully to achieve an extraordinary body, balance and softness. Only aged rums have been used in the formula, as in Venezuela by law the youngest component must have been aged in white oak barrels for at least 2 years. In Diplomático Blanco´s blend the rums used are aged up to 6 years old. To achieve its balanced and special body, the rum master blender combined light and heavy rums distilled in copper potstills. Finally, the rum is carefully filtered and treated with charcoal to achieve its brightness and transparency; additionally this treatment gives it an incomparable softness. Diplomatico Blanco has already won the coveted title of 'Rum Master' in the White Rums category at the Drinks Business Spirits Masters awards 2009.

Batch Kettle Rum was first introduced in fall 2017 as one of two limited edition rums in the Distillery Collection from Diplomático. This collection is named for the various types of stills used by the brand to produce its rums. The Batch Kettle is a semi-continuous still first brought to the distillery from Canada in 1959. It previously made whisky. This rum matured in American oak barrels. Each bottle is numbered with the date of distillation listed. This would be a good "sipping rum."

The Claro is a molasses-based rum that is created by blending rums that have been aged for an average of three years in used American oak casks. The rum is blended and then bottled at 40% abv. Light on the palate in the entry, the first thing you taste is sugar – almost cotton candy-like. The entry very quickly dissipates and the astringency from the nose finds its away across your tongue and down your throat very quickly. This rum is not a sipper. Once you get past the initial shock of ethanol and go back for a second or third sip, you start finding very pleasant notes of toasted coconut, banana, and raw cane. There is a sweetness throughout the tasting experience that makes a valiant effort to combat the ethanol burn, but ultimately loses out.

Venezuela- Rich brown rum distilled from molasses. Aged in used whisky and bourbon barrels to create a smooth-sipping anejo that is spicy and medium-bodied. Finishes nutty and spicy.

Brown rum distilled from fermented molasses. Blend of aged rums up to five years. Often overshadowed by Santa Teresa's flagship 1796, Gran Reserva is a great mixing rum that can be enjoyed on the rocks as well. This blend of rums aged up to five years in used American bourbon and whisky barrels, is one of the classic Caribbean rums that should be on every bar. Often overlooked by bartenders due to the plastic pourer that is required in many countries to ensure that the bottle is not refilled with a lesser product, the closure is being replaced which will make this rum much more accessible to consumers and the trade. The aroma of caramelized fruit sugars and dark fruit is consistent with the initial taste. The body is characterized by cinnamon and nutmeg spices followed by the underlying smoky oak finish. Bottled at 40% alcohol by volume.

A blend of Santa Teresa rum aged between 3 and 9 years in oak casks. Versatile, working well as a sipping rum as well as the core of a mojito.

Discover Ocumare Aged Rum Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Diplomatico Single Vintage Rum Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

"Rum that is aged,but no specific type or size barrel required. No set time required for length of aging, but will often carry an age statement (which should be taken with a grain of salt). Often thought of as "sipping rums." -Distiller

Diplomático Reserva is an extraordinary blend of rums aged for up to eight years. It is a great balance of complex pot still rums and light column still rums, with all the pot still rums being distilled from sugar cane honeys.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum is an elegant and complex sipping Rum, carefully crafted from the purest of sugar cane honeys. It is delicately distilled in ancient copper pot stills and aged in small oak casks for up to 12 years, resulting in a unique body with excellent balance. This rum is complex and characterful, with notes of maple syrup, orange peel, brown sugar and liquorice.

Ambassador is matured in ex-bourbon barrels before finishing for a couple of years in Pedro Ximénez casks to give a big, rich and fruity rum.

Ron Carupano Oro 12 year old rum was sampled last year while vacation in Caracas, and this rum was quite a disappointment. Strong alcohol smell, no flavors clearly identifiable and very strong burn at the end. There are easily 50 better aged 12 year old rums out there for you to explore than Carupano.