The winner: Diplomatico Mantuano
Diplomatico Mantuano wins this one. It rates higher across both our sources and lands in a similar price range, so there's no real tradeoff to justify picking Pyrat XO instead.
Taste & craft
The ratings gap is the real story here. On RumX, Mantuano's 7.0/10 sits right at the category median of 7.1, while Pyrat XO's 6.2/10 falls noticeably below the 6.9 average. The Fat Rum Pirate agrees: 2.5/5 for Mantuano versus 2.0/5 for Pyrat, both below that source's typical scores but Mantuano clearly the stronger of the two.
