I thought Diplomatico was Venezuela whereas Dr. Bird was from Jamaica and not a Diplomatico product? I do agree that some of the Dip. products are easy to drink as an entry to rum, after a while they do seem rather sweet (and in fact are heavily adulterated, depending on the actual bottle) and I gravitate to other rums for my easy sippers, whether it be Appleton 15 or a Foursquare product. And ya, I get all the bottles as I as well am in to Tiki as well as sippers, although trying to cut back on the latter when they start costing a couple of hundred and more per!