Dictador Solera Distillery Icon Reserve 20-Year

There has been a change in Dictator recently, their basic range rums, i.e., 12 and 20 yo started to be bottles in a version aged without Solera system. The 20yo is now called "distillery icon reserve". I liked very much the old, opaque bottle design so I'm lucky to have the non-Solera version but still in the classical design.

The aroma is warm, typical to Dictador rums: marzipan, coffee, cocoa powder, salted caramel, a dessert notes in general. Further sniffing brings secondary scents, nail polish remover and dried fruits: raisins and apples. The intensity of the aromas is quite strong, considering this rum is only 40%.

Despite its dessert flavor pattern, in the mouth the rum is dry. I like the interplay of chocolate and woody notes, accompanied with coffee and almonds. Copper and sour fruits are present in the background but the finish covers it all again with taste of coffee, dry wood and chocolate.

Dictator 20 is a fantastic basic range rum: not too complex but nice and coherent flavor profile, widely available, not sweetened (to my knowledge), and matured in ex-coffee barrels, which is unique. It would be interesting to try the high-abv version, if they issue it one day.

Alright, let’s get down to it. This is an amazing rum. Granted it my first experience with Dictador, I am very thrilled. Beautiful amber coloring. The nose has very distinct notes of caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, and sherry. Very smooth on the tongue with chocolate, nutmeg, and vanilla. Smooth and dry finish with little to no burn on the finish

The first thing that I found when shopping this fine rum was how rich and sweet it is, it reminded me of Courvoisier XO. The same vanilla walnuts combined with raisins taste. It is a wonderful sipping rum, not at all dry. It is far better than the lesser dictadors.

Very Good taste and color, this was my 3th dictador and made me buy the perpetual because I realy loved the 10-12-20ys

... řekl bych, že je to rum pro námořníky. Je opravdový, ale nevím vlastně po čem chutná. lehce je cítit sud, ale jen lehce. je spíš jak whisky. Nevýrazný. To je to slovo.

Cítím kávu a také třešeň.
Chuť štiplavá, výrazná.

... so you know what you get: there is this very unique dry aroma that goes well together with dark roasted coffee and extra dark chocolate. The 20 year old is more mild, smoother and harmonized than it's two younger brothers and therefore the best choice if you are into the Dictador rums.

good um, great flavor - good on ice or with tonic.

Gave it recently to a friend of my who works as a sommelier. I’m not a connoisseur myself but he liked it very much. Recommend as a gift

Igazából én nem találok nagy különbséget a 12 és a 20 éves dictador között maximum az árát, mindkettő egy magas szintet képvisel.