Dictador XO Perpetual

Mennyei finom rum, mesés lecsengéssel, ki kell próbálni.

One of the best rums I've tried. My personal best as of beginning of 2022. Way greater that their 20yo. Just perfect. Slightly oily in consitency, very smooth with deep coffee notes. I've tried it in a row with couple other rums... when I've reached it was like: damn it's worth it price ~90€, you can feel the difference, the patience and craftsmenship behind its preparation.
Just truely superb!

Both rums come from Colombia and are bottled at 40% ABV.
Insolent: Virgin sugar cane honey was used for production and the spirit was then stored for up to 25 years in bourbon and then port wine barrels using the solera system.
Perpetual: Virgin sugar cane honey was used for the production and the spirit was then stored for up to 25 years in bourbon barrels and then sherry casks using the solera system.

Bottle: Insolent is in a silver shade, Perpetual in a gold shade. The packaging design varies slightly, so more variations are possible to find. The bottle is packaged in an opening cardboard box.
Colour: Dark Amber (both variants).

Nose: Insolent: Beautifully sweet, varied and incredibly harmonious. Honey, caramel, fruit (cherry), walnut, vanilla and oak wood. It doesn't sting at all on the nose.
Perpetual: Pleasant sweet and woody, molasses, vanilla, sherry, caramel and baked apples.

Flavour: Insolent: More intense, but not pungent. It is pleasantly sweet. As with every Dictador, walnuts dominate the taste, followed by caramel, cherries and quite a lot of wood.
Perpetual: Oddly strong, rather drier and a bit more pungent. Similar to a slightly sweeter whisky. The palate is quite woody, caramel-vanilla with dried red fruit flavours. It mellows out over time and becomes slightly sweeter.

Finish: Insolent (medium-long), Perpetual (long).

Summary: These are both rums with a classic 'dictador' taste, but they are much more refined in flavour compared to the 12 and 20 year old versions. The aroma is slightly more interesting than the taste, but these are both superior rums. I personally found the Insolent to be a better fit in terms of profile.

Overall rating: Perpetual (9/10), Insolent (8/10)

Very tasty, not so sweet rum. Taste of wood, smoke, coffee, honey, caramell, nuts.

Very solid sipper. Dry, complex, well balanced. It’s not exceptional but still good choice.

RO: cele 2 romuri de serie supreme de la Dictador le am incercat din monstre de 50 ml si le am pus alaturi de ultimul pahar din sticla mea de dictador 20 pastrata special pentru acest eveniment )
din ce am observat eu baza pare a fi la fel la toate 3 diferentele tinand de finisaj

de indata ce le am desfacut mirosul ce mi a lovit narile nu a fost deloc o surpriza : cafeaua )

se simte la toate un miros dulceag care vine probabil de la fructe uscate (probabil pruna) iz ciocolatiu si inbinat cu finete de migdala , cafea si cacao , zahar brun , poate ceva vanilie , si ceva cu iz floral dulceag, care acum realizez ca era si la 20 si era fix acea nuanta pe care nu reuseam sa o disting, nici acum nu mi e clar ce e )))) dar macar am reusit sa realizez ca e un iz floral si asta mai ales datorita lui Insolent )

aromele sunt foarte bine echilibrate iar alcoolul bine integrat, cu greu inteleg de ce se spune despre dictador ca e mai aspru din punct de vedere al acoolului, poate putin mai barbatesc , dar aspru in niciun caz

diferenta dintre perpetual si 20 este ca , excluzand faptul ca perpetual pare putin mai bine finisat , este ca la perpetual imi pare ca aroma de cacao este putin peste cea de cafea, in schimb la 20 este invers.

chiar daca sunt mai bine finisate este foarte greu de spus daca aceste romuri merita sa platesti un plus de minim 50% , probabil ca nu avand in vedere ca diferentele nu sunt atat de mari, dar sunt fara discutie niste romuri superbe .

Am incercat 5 tipuri de romuri dictador pana acum si mi au placut toate, e clar ca aceasta firma stie ce face cand vorbim de romuri si recomand cu tarie )
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EN: the 2 rums of the supreme series from Dictador I tried from 50 ml samples and I put them next to the last glass of my dictator 20 bottle kept especially for this event)
from what I noticed the base seems to be the same for all 3, a subtle addition of finesse for perpetual and insolent

as soon as I opened the smell that hit my nostrils it was not a surprise at all: coffee)

all of them smell sweet that probably comes from dried fruit (probably plum) chocolate flavor and combined with fine almonds, coffee and cocoa, brown sugar, maybe some vanilla, and something with a sweet floral scent, which I now realize was in 20 to, and it was that shade that I could not distinguish, even now it is not clear to me what it is)))) but at least I managed to realize that it is a floral scent and this especially due to Insolent)

the aromas are very well balanced and the alcohol well integrated, I can hardly understand why it is said about the dictator that it is rougher in terms of alcohol, maybe a little more masculine, but harsh in no case

the difference between perpetual and 20 is that, excluding the fact that perpetual seems a little better finished, it is that at perpetual it seems to me that the aroma of cocoa is a little over that of coffee, instead at 20 it is the other way around.

even if they are better finished, it is very difficult to say if these rums are worth paying an extra 50%, probably not considering that the differences are not so big, but they are without question some superb rums.

I have tried 5 types of dictator rums so far and I liked them all, it is clear that this company knows what it does when we talk about rums and I strongly recommend)

Nice rum, but not as smooth as the Insolent, still easy to sip. This one is more like the 20 year old from Dictador, but better. Can definitely taste the distinct Dictador coffee influence which is quite nice.

Tasted alongside El Dorado 15 (new 2020 version) and Mount Gay XO Triple Cask.

Nose is extremely sweet, all I’m getting is vanilla, caramel, and ethanol. Maybe some port in there. On the palate it is round, silky, and heavy. Oak is present, but dominated by sweet fruits and caramel. Finish is extremely smooth, almost concerningly so. I have, however, confirmed that there is less than 12 g/l of added sugar. Burnt brown sugar, coffee, and a hint of smoke follow.

At first I was very disappointed with this rum, but it improved after I let it breath for around 20 minutes. It’s certainly of the sweeter dessert rum style that is common in solera rums, but not overwhelmingly so. I would ALMOST recommend this to people who are new to rum and like the sweeter, gentle stuff; however, the price tag of $96 is just absurd to me. There’s simply no way for me to justify this price tag when there are so many cheaper (and better) options out there.

A good rum with a slightly sweeter character than its Cuban brothers. It unfolds well and has a good aftertaste of caramel and honey.

Very nice aroma with vanila, orange, chocholate, medium alcohol, sugar with long aftertaste. For me very good balanced clasic rum,