Dictador Solera Distillery Icon Reserve 20-Year

Dark caramel flavours and sweetness. Still a bit sharp like most middleclass rums

I had heard many things about this South American rum before trying it, with a lot of people saying, that whether you like it or not, then it is a rum, that you should try for yourself at least once.

Nose: Roasted coffee, caramel and a hint of oak and figs
Taste: Soft and round taste of cocoa, caramel and hints of toasted honey. Aftertaste is very short.
Overall: There is no doubt, that this a rum with a special and distinct style. You can easily taste, when you are having a Dictador rum. With that being said it has some good special notes, but the lack of aftertaste and the 40 abv hurts the overall rating.

Libi se mi vune - toffee, marzipan, vanocni koreni.
Chut je sucha a suche rumy mam rad. Bohuzel je dokonceni "ploche" a ocekaval jsem trosku vic. Verim ale, ze lahev stoji za koupi a mozna bych v chuti objevil neco vic.

pri tomto rume ma zaujala jemnost v zavere. co pri jeho 12 rocnom braskovi sa povedat neda. 20 rocny dictador nepatri medzi sladke rumy ale aj tak svojou jemnostou zaujal a bez problemov chutil.
co mi pride este zaujimave, je ze niektori v nom citia kavu. u mna prevladali skor chute kakaa a jemneho karamelu. ak ste este neochutnali tento rum a nechcete moc sladke pitie, potom odporucam. tak ako je flasa jemna na dotyk je aj rum vo vnutri.

po dlouhé době ochutnán a nějak se asi více přikláním k 12y variantě, která má výraznější chutový profil po kávě atd..
decentní pálení, lehká vůně, ale nejak mi něco chybělo.

I was very impressed by the black box and mysterious black bottle, very sexy. The color was a dark amber, darker than I would have expected. Since I knew this was partly a pot still distillation, I was looking for a floral nose, full of esters, but it was not there. I did get the earthy, slightly moldy, grassy nose that I expect from a sugarcane syrup wash. I also got some nice vanilla and a hint of banana in the nose. The initial mouth feel was soft, as I would expect from a aged rum, but it did not last long. I got a burn in the middle of my tongue, and light sugar along the sides. It was not particularly complex, and faded to bitter in the end. The addition of a splash of water helped to smooth the whole thing out. Overall, it was not bad, but I had better and expected more.

Rum se vyznačuje svou neobvyklou chutí s jasným kávovým nádechem.

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The toffee syrup is not as strong as in XO Insolent, but you can taste more of the alcohol instead. All in all, it is still far removed from any semblance of decent rum to get any positive review.

Bought a sample of this from www.masterofmalt.com (Drink by the Dram) for around £5-6 to try it a bottle usually retails at the 50-60 mark. The packaging and lool of the liquid in the glass are inviting. I let it breathe in the glass for a few minutes before sampling.

On the nose definite oaky woodiness and fruit, a little smokiness, sweet.

In the mouth, it's smooth with the tiniest touch of smoky warmth, no harshness but slightly dry. There are subtle sherry flavours coming through but not overpowering, there are hints of tobacco too.

It is simply a delight to sip.