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Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum
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Most people here land on "very good, if you like it sweet." It smells like a luxury iced cappuccino — coffee, toffee, caramel, cream — and the palate follows suit: coffee, dark chocolate, and a sugared-plum sweetness that leans toward dessert. Soft and round with barely any bite at 40%. The recurring gripe is exactly that softness: for a 20-year-old rum, several want more depth and kick.
The community says- Coffee-cream nose
- Silky, round body
- Keep in mind: Added sugar
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Sweet coffee-and-toffee sipper, soft at 40% Most owners genuinely enjoy this coffee-and-caramel sweet sipper; the common caveat is that 40% and the dosing leave it soft, and a few wish for more depth.
Aroma profilefans of sweet, coffee-forward Spanish-style rum
anyone wanting dry, punchy, high-proof rum
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neat
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Yes, if you're after sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
135 community reviews
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Review by Tim
Most helpful positive review
Once again stopped by my favorite rum from the early days. I still like it very much, it is a round combination of roasty and sweet flavors that are very intense. Coffee, cream, caramel, chocolate, spices. I like it very much, since today I also know that this rum is a blend of burned out Jerez and Port barrels. Fruits you look in vain, unfortunately.
Review by Jürgen Sch.
Most helpful critical review
Relatively flat but quite okay in taste
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Had a very nice Dictador tasting this Sunday and this is the fourth one of the six. Another great surprise beating the Perpetual by one point. This rum is almost perfectly balanced in the spice and sweetness and a pretty complex one as well. Like pure silk when it passes down your throat. Price to quality is very good on this one as well.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:The nose of this rum first grabs you with the thickness of a humid woody note. Then the familiar markers of the Dictador brand follow: coffee first, then nuts and caramel that form a lovely gourmet praline. A few touches of rancio, that is to say, of oxidation and nuts in the manner of a yellow wine, come and go for a much more unusual profile. Molasses and toasted wood then offer a picture of toasted bread or brioche and maple syrup. This nose is overall very dark and roasted. The opening will allow all the aromas to bind together, one continues to think of a maple syrup, but with an extra opulence. These aromas are rather dry, but we can guess a certain roundness, characterised by caramel. One imagines that the rum would go well with a dessert coffee. 8,3:On the palate, the coffee is both dark and sweet, almost tart. The caramel notes spread out on the tongue while the roasted side brings contrast and a certain astringency. The caramel is salty and gives off strong, woody, toasty flavours. The contact with the palate is soft and sweet despite these dark brown notes. 8,2:On the finish, the whole continues to melt and take the form of a thick maple syrup that flows gently. Edit:19.7.25, a sweet dessert
Review by Eugene227
Coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, and vanilla dominate the profile, giving it a distinctly sweet, almost dessert-like character. At the same time, it feels quite soft and uncomplicated. For a 20-year-old rum, it lacks a bit of depth and excitement, but it is still one of the more convincing bottlings within the classic Dictador range.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste is soft and smooth on the palate. Notes of vanilla, caramel parfait, coffee and oak result in a balanced, round play of aromas that fills the mouth for a long time. Such an absolute pleasure 🥃👍
Review by heckto🥃
Crème brûlée and cappuccino probably describe the scent best. The coffee aroma is also present on the palate. Added are notes of caramel, chocolate and oak. An exceptionally good representative of the sweet rum category.
Review by Henry Davies
It’s an unusual rum. The nose is all creamy toffee and hints at sweetness, with an element of raw spirit at the edge like Sake. The mouth is lightly spiced, more butterscotch and caramel but somehow under weight. It is dosed but that I was expecting, where it lacks is the thinness of the mouth and finish, it fades away moderately quickly but has no presence on the tongue which really lets it down. The finish it lightly peppery and spiced. For the price it is lacking but something a bit more unusual in the sweetened Spanish style
Review by Rumpalumpa
Dictador has always appealed to me with its very unique style. This rum is really fine. Like with other releases, many roasted and spicy aromas that remind me of coffee and somehow also Maggi. Slightly on the sweeter side. I can't give it more points at 40% because it's simply too weak that way.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
surprisingly fruity and yet extremely intense after creme brúlée and port wine sweetness. delicious but here it definitely seems to me after residual sweetness from port and sherry barrels.
Review by Johannes G
The Dictador XO Insolent is perhaps not the Holy Grail, as which it is often presented, but it is definitely an excellent rum. On the nose, it is as one imagines a South American rum. Intense wood with a slight sweetness. The palate is very pleasant with coffee and chocolate notes. For me, one of the best classic rums. Although not as explosive as a Jamaican, not as heavy as the colleagues from Guyana, but also not as light as many rums from Barbados. A great rum that is right in the middle. A recommendation for everyone.
Review by Caroni.Martin
Clearly vanilla but way too sweet - drinkable but nothing more.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is very sweet. Very similar to a luxury iced cappuccino, something with toffee sprinkles. The palate is just as sweet as the nose and keeps all the cappuccino notes but with now a touch of spice. Very rounded, could do with more kick, lacks attitude. The finish has a mid range length and picks up some dark chocolate notes and a touch of praline and toasted marshmallows. Overall, it's too sweet for me. And for the price, I was really surprised. This has to be heavily dosed. I would be interested in trying this at a higher strength though.
Review by Werner10
One of my favorites so far from Dictador. Very smooth with lots of flavors. Coffee, chocolate, caramel, sweet. Loving it.
Review by Johannes
Spicy, slightly woody, apparently not sweetened.
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose strong brown sugar with underlying molasses and mild spices. It smells sophisticated and smooth with just a hint of alcohol. Taste catches you off guard. The taste reveals a very strong brown sugar sweetness that rapidly evolves into more complex flavours of mild fruit and floral notes with moderate spice and oak. Finish is long with the brown sugar sweetness evolving into a slight treacle bitterness. This is a beautiful rum demonstrating come sophisticated complexity. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose Pepsi zero with a mild sweetness. Taste is smooth with a delicate sweetness. Finish is short with the sweetness fading out. It would be a waste to drink this mixed but it does taste good.
Review by Vincent D
More pastry than aurum. Sweeter too. But still that omnipresent coffee and a lack of length and complexity. It's a pity to reduce so much.
Review by Eldon24
On the nose, the typical Dictador coffee note, intense milk chocolate, and some almond pastry. In the glass, the rum has a beautiful mahogany color with a few coppery highlights and appears slightly oily when swirled. On the tongue, the coffee note returns, as well as intense chocolate flavors. There's a slight spiciness accompanying it. On the finish, the chocolate notes continue, again some almond pastry, and a certain cinnamon note. Due to the very distinctive coffee style, this is certainly not a rum for everyone, but personally, I can get excited about it anew every time. The bottle has a permanent place on my shelf.
Review by Panne de Pseudo
Tasting done at The Rhum Box in Cartagena. Very typical "Spanish" rum. This rum reminds me a lot of the Esclavo XO rum, very sweet but with "only" 40% alcohol compared to the 65% of Esclavo XO.
Review by Alexander Rasch
My RumRatings review from 6 years ago: On the nose, the Insolent is very pleasant. Soft notes of caramel, oak, honey, molasses, and a bit of smoke come through. On the palate, the rum shows what it has to offer. Balanced, mild, and creamy, it delivers notes of chocolate, toffee, mocha, milk coffee, and caramel. Honey and oak notes dance and are caught by light smoky hints. Butter-smooth, the alcohol gives off its warmth without burning the throat. This rum knows no sharpness. There's also a bit of leather. I find it more balanced here than the 20-year-old. It's not my favorite rum, as the flavor profile isn't quite my thing, but for what it is, it does its job well. If you don't want to know everything your spirit contains and just want a palate pleaser for a cozy evening, this is absolutely right. I enjoyed finishing the bottle with friends.
Review by Dirk E.
Pleases me personally very well. Coffee comes out well paired with a warmth and some wood.
Review by Michal S
Very sweet, with notes of caramel, coffee and chocolate. A little fake, but drinkable.
Review by Daniel
At the nose, a cozy warm coffeehouse.
Review by Michal Lutter
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Review by Solidfunk
Initial smell of butterscotch and caramel. A little wood, coconut. Dark amber pour. Sugared plum in the mouth. Some honey. Pretty sweet. Decent complexity still though. A hint of pepper. Sample thanks to Yaro.
Review by Thorstein
Very velvety, sweet smell. Lots of caramel and toffee. Slightly woody. Pleasantly sweet taste, lots of caramel remains. Finish slightly sharp, then velvety, soft and sweet. Very pleasant, great rum.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Very mild, even silk taste. But due to this mildness it's mising some character.
Review by Kamil Čmiel
For me the best rum from her basic range. Very balanced rum full of taste and aromas Coffee, honey, vanilla, wood Sweeter taste
Review by JonasTh
Fuller in flavor than Au. Crème brûlée, caramel, burnt, coffee. Dictador Au is better, but okay.
Review by Anonymous
My first rum that I liked.
Review by Jerzy Stępień
Delicately sweet, delicate, light taste of tiramisu.
Review by 三浦 圭
Elegant with a coffee-like aroma.
Review by Michael Janek
14.10.2025 Havana Brno Dictador XO chocolate on the nose chocolate on the palate 16.1.2026 Svoboda nad Upou Dictador Platinum coffee, chocolate, vanilla on the nose, very pleasant, totally inviting to taste palate starts gently honeyed, then sharper, not as gentle as the nose
Review by Holger
Zucker 4g/l
Review by Richard Krupa
Lepsi nez 12y. Vune sice nic moc, ale chut paradni
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Expert reviews
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Quite sweet compared to other Dictador bottlings. Cocoa, almond, creme brulee with smoke and dried fruits.
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159 bottles logged by 144 collectors.
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40% opened, 19 emptied.
What does Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum cost?
Community paid 58–100 €.
Current best price: 85.58 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 97 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
159 purchased · 139 tasted · 80 wishlist · as of
Details about Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum
A spirit drink on a rum base from Colombia, distilled by Destilería Colombiana, at 40%.
About the Destilería Colombiana distillery
The Destilería Colombiana distillery is located in Colombia. Rums from Destilería Colombiana have been reviewed 1,949 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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