Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1980
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Rum Watcher & 6 more
For experienced palates: a long-aged, cask‑strength Panamanian Dictador selected by Cadenhead’s. Expect rich caramel, brown sugar, nuts, coffee, raisin and savoury notes with a whisky‑like, lightly peated finish. Premium contemplative sipper.
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
- Complex sweetness
- Nutty caramel profile
- Balanced oak
+10
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How does Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1980 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Sweet, nutty, complex cask-strength Dictador For experienced palates: a long-aged, cask‑strength Panamanian Dictador selected by Cadenhead’s. Expect rich caramel, brown sugar, nuts, coffee, raisin and savoury notes with a whisky‑like, lightly peated finish. Premium contemplative sipper.
Fans of sweet, complex Spanish-style rums and high‑ABV sippers who enjoy caramel, coffee, nuts and a touch of savoury depth in a rare long‑aged bottle.
Those sensitive to high ABV, seeking dry unsweetened rums, or who dislike pronounced sweetness and savoury/earthy notes in their glass.
How is Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1980 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.12.2023 Retasting this one and it's still an amazing release. Despite the bottle being almost empty it has retained its beautiful flavour and balance. Would love one on my shelf but it's a bit expensive ☺️ ------------- This is a great rum with a long time in the barrel. Despite the age the wood is not super dominating and that makes this a very well balanced rum. The nose it lightly fruity and brown sugar with clear caramel right off the bat. After resting you get toasted wood and light coffee notes. The palate is very well balanced, oily and continues where the nose left off. Fruity with caramel in the front followed by nuts, chocolate, wonderful brown sugar and toasted wood. The finish is medium to long with spices, wood, cocoa and raisin. There is a light salty touch in the finish.
Review by Rum Watcher
I just love it...over and over again. Sure, one of the sweeter candidates, almost sticky and quite pricey. But I really like what it develops with oxygen and time in the open bottle.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Pretty nice old Spanish styled rum. Heavy on the caramel and coffee flavours. Probably sweetened too. But still nice.
Review by Richard Krupa
Caramel and nuts in aroma and taste, darker colour and shorter finish
Review by Pavel Spacek
Oh my god, what is that! It tastes like if tou drink soil. Or chinese alternative medicine liquid. Or cordyceps. Sooo sweet on first taste but then comes soil, soil... you dont like to drink it once more. But I need to say that I have not drunk a rum like this one.
Community purchases
7 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1980 cost?
Community paid €259–€373.
Current best price: €381.69 – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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