Launched in 2017, "The Distillery Collection" showcases Diplomatico?s diverse distillation processes and wide range of styles.
The batch kettle still was brought to Diplom?tico?s La Miel distillery in 1959. This discontinuous distillation system is originally from Canada, where it was employed for the production of whisky.
The batch kettle rum is mainly produced from sugar cane honeys and aged in American white oak barrels, that previously served to age bourbon and whisky, for 6 years.
Fruity and sweet aromas, wild flowers and vanilla notes. Its elegance continues in the palate where delicate wood tannins are complemented by notes of toasted caramel and ripe red fruit flavors, ending in a soft, sweet and lingering aftertaste.

47% ABV

This second release from Diplomatico's 'Distillery Collection' comes from the Diplomatico's Barbet column still, which is filled with sugar cane molasses and continuously distilled. Aged entirely in American white oak barrels, this is a golden rum with notes of tropical fruit, toasted oak and fresh citrus fruits. The finish is slightly drying and long lasting. A welcome new limited edition to the Diplomatico range, with just 5,000 released worldwide.

"The third rum in Diplomatico?s Distillery Collection, No. 3 is a full-bodied, complex spirit made using high quality sugar cane honey. Matured in ex-bourbon barrels, this limited-edition rum combines tropical fruit aromas with toffee and vanilla. The palate offers rich oak notes alongside dark chocolate and dried fruits, before a rich, lingering finish full of warm spices.

This rum was made solely in the Copper Pot Still that was brought to Diplomatico?s La Miel distillery in 1959. This discontinuous distillation system was originally used in Scotland to produce whisky. The Distillery Collection showcases the individual distillates behind some of Diplomatico?s world-renowned rums, highlighting the distinct personalities created by using different stills."

Alc 47%

Planas is an extraordinary blend of pot still, column and batch kettle rums. Aged for up to 6 years, it is elegant, rich and surprisingly intense for a white rum. The complex charcoal filtration process carried out prior to bottling gives this rum its crystal clear appearance and smooth finish.

Plana is best enjoyed neat, on the rocks. It can also be an excellent main ingredient for delicate cocktails like Hemingway Daiquiri

An excellent blend of rums aged for up to 8 years in white oak casks that previously held scotch whisky and bourbon. Dried fruit and spice on the nose leads to a plate of further dried fruits and vanilla.

A complex blend of 12 year old Venezuelan rum, it has sent rum aficionados into catatonic states of pleasure. Definitely not the sort of rum you would blend with coke, but one that you would sit sipping and contemplating the pleasure that life gives. 

this is life changing rum .  Drink with: Dark chocolate and orange ice cream Simply put, one of the richest, sweetest and smoothest rums you will get a chance to try. It's distilled then had a little sugar cane juice back blended into the rum.?

The No. 1 source for rum reviews on the internet, the Rum Howler blog, rates this a 94.5/100, and he certainly knows his stuff. Check out his review here.

Resulting from a careful selection and blending of rums aged for 12 years in ex-Bourbon casks and ex-whisky casks, this Diplomatico Single Vintage has benefited from a 12-month refining in ex-Sherry casks Oloroso.

The 2007 Diplomatico Single Vintage rum offers an aromatic profile that is both complex and unique.

On the nose, coffee, vanilla and ripe fruit take over. In the mouth, flavours of bitter chocolate evolve on notes of blond tobacco to finish on red fruits.

Disaronno Originale unbeknownst to most is not actually amaretto which is why it has been removed from it?s label. It is amaretto flavored, with a characteristic bittersweet almond taste. Disaronno claims its ?originale? amaretto?s ?secret formula? is unchanged from the year 1525, and claims the Luini tale as its own particular history. Its production remains in Saronno, but the product is sold worldwide. The company describes its amaretto as an infusion of ?apricot kernel oil? with ?absolute alcohol, burnt sugar, and the pure essence of seventeen selected herbs and fruits?; the product does not contain any almonds or other nuts.

Perfumed digestive liqueur from Haute-Provence, the Farigoule (which means thyme in Provence), is the very spirit of the scents of Provence. The digestive virtues of thyme make it possible to finish the meal on a light, fragrant and sweet note.

- La Farigoule is an authentic and original product that is used in digestive, iced.

- It is also appreciated in a coffee background at the end of a meal.

- It can also be used in cooking on a grilled chicken, or to enhance the flavors of a pan fried Gambas, or deglazing a sauce accompanying a rabbit.

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Old bush vineyards grown on weathered granite and sandstone are selected in cool areas of Stellenbosch with a good exposure to cooling sea breezes. Fruit is allowed to ripen to optimum ripeness and generally harvested once the fruit has attained a light yellow hue.

Green apple, apricot, peach, hints of honey and floral aromas characterize a fresh and upfront nose. The palate is rich and well integrated with a lingering aftertaste.

Doctors Flat Pinot Noir is a full bodied, dark and age worthy take on Central Otago Pinot Noir by winemaker Steve Davies, who used 22% whole bunch fermentation in this wine, which is made entirely from his three hectare vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago, where schist sub soils, clay and fine silt all provide Pinot Noirs with depth and weight. This full bodied, dark Pinot Noir was made from three Dijon clones of Pinot; 115, 777 and 114 and aged for 12 months in French oak, 24% new.

Drinks well now and can definitely age for at least five to six years, and then some...

Dog Point Vineyards Chardonnay is one of Marlborough's great dry, full bodied, creamy whites made by Ivan Sutherland and James Healy, who are two of the most talented winemakers in the country. 

Their vineyards are 100% certified organic and their winemaking is second to none. Barrel fermentation, creamy, nutty flavours are complimented with a freshness that sees these wines last for the long haul.

This drinks well now and can age for up to a decade. A delicious taste sensation and a keeper. Win win.

Dog Point Vineyards has the largest amount of certified organic vineyard land in New Zealand, thanks to its visionary founders, Ivan Sutherland and James Healy, who grow grapes for themselves and sell to a number of other winemakers in this country. 

The Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc is one of Marlborough's best, thanks to high quality grapes, post ferment lees aging and the result is a dry, medium bodied white from one of the world's biggest Sauvignon regions. This is an iconic wine from an exceptionally dedicated winemaking team.

Section 94 is one of New Zealand great white wines, made from a small portion of vineyard land that was named Section 94 on the country's original lands and survey map. It's the brainchild of the highly experienced viticulturist-winemaking duo, Ivan Sutherland (one time Olympic medal winning rower) and James Healy, the grapes are 100% barrel fermented in new French oak followed by aging in oak. Complex, great and long lived maverick wine.

Layers of depth with nutty aromas and full bodied with dry flavours. Drinks well on release and can also age, as this example shows. It is 100% Sauvignon Blanc but is not labelled with the varietal as Sutherland and Healy want to highlight what's possible from the land first and foremost.