Dictador Solera Distillery Icon Reserve 20-Year

DICTADOR 20. Another bottler I just finish from Cartagena Colombia . I will begin by stating for the record that a wonderful rum like this 20 Year Old SOLERA SYSTEM may easily be drank neat at room temperature this would be my recommendation for anyone who is trying this rum for the first time. Is very complex and is easy to taste the waltnut flavoring if sipped. Very enjoyable.

Greate taste.......................................

For every rum I've tried up to this point, whether I personally enjoyed it or not, I can understand why one may like or dislike it. Even my top picks, what I consider to be hallmark rums. Phraya is earthy. Perfeccion is medicinal. The very reason I like may be the reason someone else dislikes it. But this one... is just so lovable! The nose gives you cocoa, coffee and sweet mukhwas (those pallette-cleansing seeds you have after an Indian meal.) In the mouth there's flavors of chocolate, vanilla and honey, and a big ol' finish of maple! The flavors are strong. The sweetness is gentle. The alcohol does not burn at all. How this rum does harm by anyone is a complete mystery to me...

smooth and enjoyable sipping neat or with a splash or water.

You know some would say this is to sweet or not rum like at all but I guess I’m not one of them this Dictador 20 is first class the aroma is out of this world I pop the cork now and then just take it in makes me want to Drink the whole bottle right there and then , smooth vanilla , coffee , caramel just a fine fine sipping rum niiiiiice !!

On the nose, notes of tangerine. On the palate some sweetness, old wood, burnt molasses, raisins and a lot of depth, . Similar depth to Pampero or K&S 18yo and a flavor profile mid-way between Pampero and El Dorado 12yo but not as sweet.

I think this rum is very good. I don't like my rums to be very sweet. This is a very nice non sweet rum

Big caramel! A little heat on the back end. Yum! Mad crazy about this one!

The wonderful oak and caramel syrup. Long aftewards, I can taste coffee and chocolate. Is extremely well crafted and balanced.

This rum kinda grew on me. At first I wasn't sold at all. Nowadays it's a safe option for sipping.