Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-Year

(Revised) I revised the rating from a 7 to an 8. You can definitely get some coffee and nuts like some previous reviewers mentioned but honestly it seemed a little harsh for the price and age. However, with just a SMALL splash of water the edge is taken off but the taste remains. Also I found that once it got a chance to breathe the taste improved immensely. The coffee taste really is fantastic and different. Definitely do yourself a favor and pick a bottle up if you can find one.

Two shots ahead of me. One 12 and one 20 y.o. Both are fine. Both are well distilled rums. But which is better? Sipping from 12, then from 20. 20 appears to have more rounded taste. But 12 is more sharp. I like those, but here? Really can't decide, maybe 20 is better by tiny little bit?

Aroma of roasted nuts and honey.
Taste with nuts again with hints of oak and smoke.

First old-aged rum i tasted and need to say the chocolate and coffee notes are really awesome. In taste it little burning (maybe too much), but as i said im starting my rum adventure :)

Strong coffee taste which follows through on the initial taste.

Light golden colour.

Aftertaste is just like a Jamaican coffee, nice alcohol burn and lingering notes of smooth coffee (combined with some great demerara sugar notes).

This is a really great rum and in my opinion better than the 20yr old or the xo variants.

En ok dejlig rom, den er lidt sød og super nem at drikke.

I liked this rum. It had nice coffee, toffee, and chocolate notes. Sippable on some ice and made a really nice rum ball. Too bad it got discontinued in my area. Only negative was that it was a bit strong mid swallow but it had a warm finish.

Odeur vanillé ,longueur en bouche très porté sur le café. Dommage pour la bouteille noire^^. Belle couleur ambrée du contenant.

Wow ! This is what you say when you open the bottle ! Small taste of sugar and coffea, Dictador 12-Years have a great strong finish in mouth ! I think it is a good one to learn different caracteristics of rums for beginner like me !

Purchased it when it was on a big discount. Figured out why! This stuff burns a bit too much. Surprisely, the distillery makes a gin and ages it in their rum barrels. That is fantastic and one of my favs.