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Dictador bestseller. Dictador 12 Years Old is aged in American Oak ex-Bourbon barrels, then finished in Sherry casks. Your everyday companion. Beautiful in cocktails.
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Posted
almost 9 years ago
You should try this Dictador 12 on the ice, it is better this way IMO. For me there is too much coffe and oak tones.
Anyway this is one of the better products from Colombia which owned investors from Poland ;-)
This very smooth rum is well-balanced. Not too sweet, one might even say a bit dry.
A lovely oak smokiness with honey, spices, coffee and some dry fruit.
Has a nice finish and aftertaste.
I personally recommend this as one of the starter rums and have noted that so far the Dictador 12 has pleased all whisky drinkers that I know. Combine this with the fact that this rum comes in one of the best looking bottles and I would categorize this rum as an ideal gift!
Posted
almost 9 years ago
un vrai sentiment de café et du coup on se demande d'où vient ce parfum...
sinon, très plaisant, rond et gourmand...
un de mes premier achat pour ma "cave", que je consomme toujour avec plaisir meme si ce n'est pas le plus grand des rhums
Posted
9 years ago
enorm smaak pallet heerlijk om puur te drinken. heel kruidig.
Posted
9 years ago
...but inside is a bit chemical aftertaste and harshness. I expected something more (according bottle).Not cold is even worse.
Posted
9 years ago
Sugar: 0 to 5 gpl. This rum smelled good but it was too harsh for my liking. Too much tobacco and oak for me. I also detected a chemical aftertaste. As I don't like rum with ice, I finished the bottle by mixing it with eggnog at Christmas. I would not buy this again as the price was too high for the taste.
Posted
9 years ago
denne rom er afviger fra mængden, med sin ret så dominerende næse og smag af tobak. herudover opleves karamel og en lille tilpas tørhed. sjov og anderledes.
Posted
9 years ago
Au nez sa sent le tiramisu, le gateau opera, En bouche leggeremen vanille, chocolat, cafe, et surtout reglisse, il est beaucoup moin fort en charpente et en gout franc que sont grand frere le 20ans maintenant il me parait ideal en fin de repas derrier un cafe
Posted
9 years ago
Amazing nose on this one. Was very smooth on the rocks. Sampled it at the rum club in Portland. I'd highly recommend this to any rum fans.
Posted
over 9 years ago
This is a great into for those curious about sipping rums, good price, nice depth of flavors with a smooth finish. On the sweeter side.
I intend to always keep a bottle in the collection for those times I don't want to be challenged, like a comfort food.
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This now completes having rums from every country in South America that borders the Caribbean. I tend to forget about those because cruise ships rarely dock there.
The aroma and taste is of toffee with no after burn. The box describes many more flavors, but that is stretching things a bit at first. Give it time and it becomes a gem! This one exceeded my expectations because I was not prepared to like it at all. It was initially rated by me as a 7 because I would not admit to myself that a $38 bottle of aged Columbian rum could not only make it to my top ten, but also become a new all time favorite with all of it's exotic flavors. A wonderful rum that is now in my top five and also has no added sugar!!!
As for a lot of complaints on the coffee taste, this company also sells coffee and stores the beans in these barrels. They also use these barrels to age aguardiente, which explains the sweetness with no added sugar. There is nothing artificial here. This rum also inspired me to try their 20 year solera as well as their XO Insolent. Both of those rums are even better than this one. However, if you hate the taste of coffee, then stay away from Dictador rums. With the USA's obsession with Starbucks, I don't see how anyone can hate the taste of coffee. As for me, I like my own very strong Central American Arabica coffee, which is pretty darn close to Columbia in distance. Columbian coffees are just too tame for me, so this explains why it makes great flavoring for these rums.
Update August 10, 2019: I now have all three of my favorite rums from Dictador for side by side comparisons. This one is still rated as a 9, but it now also reminds of the very best from Angostura, which is their 1919. It only remotely compares to Dictador 20 and is a long way from comparing to Dictador XO Insolent. Since this one is only $38 US, it could also be used to keep from dipping into it's two more expensive brothers.
Update May 11, 2022: I just got the brand new bottles of the 12 and 20 year the other day, without the solera designation. Since I could no longer tell them apart liked I used to, I moved my rating of the 20 year down from a 10 to a 7. I now have no choice but to lower this one down from my rating of a 9 to an 8.