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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.

jru 🇺🇸 | 113 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Unfortunately the taste isn’t exactly what you expect.. & then it’s fairly sweet. Some heat
Raisins… I do like it. But it’s very pastry like.

Olgo94 🇭🇺 | 6 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Illat: kávé , kakaó , dohány , bőr de ezek együtt és nagyon brutál mód és valahogy ennek ellenére is minden levegőnél kicsit más jön elő belőle. Alkoholnak szinte semmi nyoma.

Íz : édeskés , olajos , kávé és csokoládé de valahogy mégis száraz kicsit de kellemesen. Alkohol szinte sehol csak pont amennyi kellemes.

Hatalmas meglepetés volt nekem és csak tisztán !

Drinkia 🇨🇿 | 394 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Nějak mě ničím neoslovil, jako u všech Dictadorů vůně i chuť vlašských ořechů, pokud zrál v sudech po sherry, tak je to v pořádku.

firsthuman 🇩🇪 | 36 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Good and with full body. Spicy. Interesting bottle. Could be cheaper.

Majes 🇵🇱 | 4 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

First aged rum I've every tried, still one of my favorites. I sense fudges, oakiness and burned sugar. A bit harsh in the aftertaste.

Eisberg4499 🇩🇪 | 19 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Delicate taste, notes of datk Chockolade and cinamon

SIKK 🇸🇰 | 30 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Príjemný rum, ktorý sa dobre pije. Cítiť hlavne orechy, čokoládu a kavu

160 🇬🇷 | 15 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Well I wasn't expecting to be that good. Personally I will place this similar to diplomatico but a better aftertaste. Just entered the top 3 for me (1. Diplomatico sellection de famillia, 2. Diplomatico reserva exclusiva, 3. This one!).

bighead 🇭🇺 | 16 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

after a lot of sweet rums it was a pleasant surprise.i think that there is no addes sugar in it, but a recognizeable barrel taste.

Posted over 1 year ago

Really smooth. Dark brown. Really good choice. You can drink with ice.




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 Led Rum: No

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