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Pyrat XO or Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva? We compare ratings, price, and flavor to help you pick the better sipping rum.
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum wins
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The winner: Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is the better rum to drink neat, rated higher by both a large crowd sample and a critic. Pyrat XO is only worth grabbing if you need something cheap for a punch bowl.
The ratings gap tells the real story. On RumX, Pyrat sits at 6.2/10 against a category average of 6.9 and median of 7.1, meaning it's landing below the middle of the pack. Diplomatico's 7.0/10 sits right at that average, backed by a much larger sample of over 3,000 ratings. The Fat Rum Pirate scores both below its 3.0 median (2.0 for Pyrat, 2.5 for Diplomatico on a thin two-rating sample), but Pyrat still comes out the weaker of the two everywhere it's been scored.
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This comparison currently favors Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum. The verdict is based on the evidence shown on this page, including source ratings and current offers.
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