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Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-Year rum

Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-Year

Colombia | Aged | 40% ABV

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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Tasty, but not quite great
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464 Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-Year Ratings

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Paul B 🇺🇸 | 472 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

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.

Adamek 🇵🇱 | 13 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Like it and will buy it in the future for sure. Classic one.

Evadovec 🇨🇿 | 81 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Good rum, smell like cofffe. Taste very good balanced.

VikingXO 🇩🇰 | 169 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Not as complex like 20y, but it is a fine sipper with nose of karamel, coffee and wood. Good rum for a good price.

František Pavelka 🇨🇿 | 45 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Tento rum je dobré nechat chvilku odstát, pak se zintenzivní vůně ořechu a kávy. Plusem je také to, že není tak sladký, ale spíše sušší.

Hefron 🇨🇿 | 116 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Výborný rum, který není přikrášlen přidaným cukrem či melasou. Velmi lehké kávové tóny, které se vám budou plížit po jazyku ještě dlouho po napití. Moc dobrý rum!

Marijke 🇳🇱 | 25 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Lekker kruidig, zit een smaakje in wat ik herken, maar niet kan benoemen. Nummer 4 tijdens ons Lama avondje, wat nu een Exploding kitten avond is geworden.

Richard 🇸🇪 | 80 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Smells promising with lots of dried fruits. The taste is disappointing with too much alcohol

Mirjamvdbg 🇳🇱 | 29 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Heerlijk! En zeker op de avond dat ik weer jarig werd.

Nu de 4e op onze lama avond na de Don Papa en dan is het verschil groot. Hierdoor minder lekker

felix31x 🇨🇱 | 35 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Very decent, very dark one of my favourite ones so far

Gastovski (PREMIUM) 🇨🇿 | 417 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Rum zraje systémem solera minimálně 12 let v dubových sudech. Z panenského třtinového sirupu probíhá destilace kolonovou i kotlíkovou metodou.
Rum zraje systémem solera minimálně 12 let v dubových sudech a později ještě v sudech po portském.
Aroma: Velmi těžká silná vůně hořké čokolády, tabáková zakouřenost, káva, v pozadí stopa alkoholové ostrosti
Chuť: Kávově čokoládová
Dozvuk: o poznání sladší čokoláda, opět káva s trochou dřeva. Středně dlouhý
Sladkost: 0/3
Porovnával jsem přímo s Dictador 20 yo a překvapivě vzešla jako vítěz 12-letá verze. Oproti 20 yo působí neotesaně, přímočaře, ale o to výrazněji ve všech složkách. Škoda jen relativně krátkého dozvuku, ale momentálně je Dictador 12 yo můj nejoblíbenější rum.




Brand Details

Name: Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-Year
Years Aged: 12
ABV: 40%
Type: Dictador
Raw Material: Cane Syrup
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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