Diplomatico Mantuano

Rum did not surprise but tasted good, good drink at reasonable price. Bought for 19 eur.

Fajn rum na delsi piti, vyvazena chut bezy vytaznejsiho ocasu...

interesting rumbut so young, harsh me.
It's nice but nothing special

I had the opportunity to taste Diplomatico Mantuano at a celebration recently. If you haven't tried it yet and would like to compare it with e.g. Diplomatico Reserva Exlusiva (RE), here are a few observations:

1) Colour - I would say it's the same for both, although it seems to me that the Mantuano is a little darker.
2) Smell - Mantuano is more smelling of alcohol (some kind of spirits), which is probably due to a little less ripeness. The rest of the smell is similar to RE. In my opinion, the aroma is dominated by dried fruits (plums).
3) Taste - this is probably the most important thing for everyone. After the first sip, it first occurred to me that it was so "thinned/diluted". RE is more dense after drinking. Mantuano is so called "watery". It's also a little sharper than RE, but over time it calms down and by the end the taste is not so different compared to RE. Mantuano is also a little less sweet.

To sum it up, Mantuano seems to me like 2nd quality of RE. Is it worth paying extra money for RE? The price difference is approx. 300 CZK (12 EUR). Personally, I prefer to pay the extra money.

Overall rating: 6,5 from 10

Just open the bottle and... wow... nice surprise...I was not expecting such nice full taste... not sharp... will go for one more...

The first time I had it, didn’t love it, so was hesitant to try again years later. Can’t find my Diplomatico so working through some other brands. I seem to have trouble with the Caribbean rums. This was fine and I would buy again if on sale. lol. On sale in Canada, ya, no such thing.

Nice smooth, light in wood, high in vannila, fruity

Dobrý rum, ale na samotné popíjení mi nechutnal. Do drinků ideální.

Smooth.. thick.. I liked it. I got a.. slight banana? I’m new to liquor tasting but this is one of my top 5 aged rums. Worth trying.

I don’t have a wide collection of expensive rums. Mainly around 20€. But for this price this is for me one of the best to buy and available at a lot of liquor stores.

I have given it away as a present a couple of times to people who usually drink Bacardi or similar and they really liked it.