Category: Venezuela

Santa Teresa 1796

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Santa Teresa 1796

Price: $35 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Santa Teresa

Region: Venezuela

40% ABV

Distillate: Molasses

Aged For: NAS, Solera

Cask Type: American white oak and French Limousine oak

Chill Filtered: Undisclosed, likely

Additives used: Yes

Color: Tawny

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Sweet maple syrup, coconut, tropical fruit, vanilla, butter

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: creamy, butterscotch, dried banana, oak, coffee, and citrus

Finish: Warm, medium length, oak tannins, pepper, vanilla, and dried fruits

Thoughts: Less sweet than Diplomatico, but in a similar style. If you enjoy dosed rums it’s a good buy, but if you don’t like El dorado or Diplomatico I would steer clear.

Score: 80 out of 100

 

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

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Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Paid: $30 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Diplomatico / DUSA

Region: Venezuela

40% ABV

Distillate: Molasses & sugarcane honey

Aged For: NAS (up to 12 years)

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon

Still Type: Copper pot-still

Chill Filtered: Yes

Additives used: Yes

 

 

Color: Mahogany

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Rich molasses and brown sugar, chocolate and raisins, very sweet

Mouthfeel: Light bodied, syrupy

Palate/Taste: Vanilla, muscavado sugar, maple syrup, banana, and caramel

Finish: Shorter, little warmth, fruit flavors and brown sugar with a slight artificial sweetened note.

Thoughts: If very sweet rum is your thing, this is very easy to sip as a dessert. The overt sweetness may turn off hardcore rum fans who prefer rum without added sweetener. That said it’s still much better than the dozens of bottles of Bacardi and Captain Morgan on the average store and bar shelf.

Score: 80 out of 100