The Old Love’s and Diplomático cocktail recipes

by Andy Young Aug 27, 2025

Old Love’s and Diplomático Rum have called time on the rum and cola, with this exciting range of cocktails, and we have all the recipes right here.

The collaboration kicked off at Old Love’s last night, and these four cocktails will be rotated weekly over the next four weeks.

Cafe Venezuela

Ingredients:

50ml Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva rum
30ml high-quality cold brew coffee
15ml brown sugar syrup
10ml avocado oil
2ml mole bitters
Fresh lime zest, to garnish

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for about 10-15 seconds until well chilled.
Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish but grating the zest of half a lime on top of the cocktail. Enjoy!

Love Boat

Ingredients:

40ml Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva rum
25ml Passionfruit & Lemongrass Syrup
10ml falernum
20ml lime juice

Directions:

To make your cocktail, add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake well and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.

Jungle Fever

Ingredients:

45ml Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva rum
10ml Campari
5ml Pimento Dram
30ml pineapple juice
25ml fresh lime juice
10ml Spiced Pineapple Syrup

Directions:

To make your cocktail, add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake well and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.
Pineapple fronds & fresh cherry, to garnish

Monte Exclusiva

Ingredients:

Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva
D.O.M Benedictine herbal liqueur
Peychaud’s bitters
orange oil

Directions:

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