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Cadenhead's Dictador 1993
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Coffee, dark chocolate and cigar tobacco lead, with raisin and old wood underneath and an oily, fatty texture that coats the glass. At 65.3% the alcohol runs surprisingly well-integrated — most tasters barely flinch. It needs time to open. The recurring split is a smoky, almost peaty note in the finish that a few love and a few call out of place. A cigar rum, first and foremost.
The community says- Coffee-cocoa depth
- Oily fatty body
- But: Smoky peat finish
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Rich, roasty cigar rum with a smoky edge Most rate it a rich after-dinner sipper — coffee, tobacco and dried fruit, well-integrated heat. The lingering smoke/peat note is the one thing that costs it points for some.
cigar lovers and fans of dark, roasty sippers
anyone put off by smoky, peat-like notes
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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20 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
15.07.2021 Nothing better than meeting people for dinner and rum when you're on holiday. Notes Very dark in colour. Nose Fresh, wood, roasted, tannins, light caramel, dried fruit, faint chocolate. Palate Oily, balanced, wood, tannins, dried fruit, medium dry, light caramel, light chocolate, faint coffee, light mint. Finish Very long, wood, roasted, raisin, light caramel, chocolate, faint mint.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful critical review
So if it hasn't got a Scotch or even an islay whisky finish, I'll eat a broom. I wouldn't be surprised if there was some sugar in the bottle. Alcohol integration could be much better. Could have been a delicious rum without sugar and without a finish... Overall, simply very unbalanced and not harmonious.
Review by Dr.Django
A small but fine Cubatasting is on the agenda today. Ever since I tried the Valdespino, I've been looking for a similar profile (tobacco, leather, dark fruit, old wood, fireplace, light smoke, full-bodied, oily and fat texture) at cask strength. Let's see if we can find it here. A Venezuelan has also sneaked in =P 1st Plantation Cuba: Dances out of line in terms of color. Fruitier and not at all what I imagine my Cuban to be like. The sweetest and also by far the most boring of the tasting. 75 pts (second tasting: -2 pts) 2nd Rome Deluxe Cuba: A positive surprise at.first tasting and still very tasty. Has the aromas mentioned at the beginning, also some yellow fruits, plus slightly creamy and quite wild on the palate. Not overly complex, but very pleasing. 86 pts (second tasting: +2 pts) 3rd Wudramclan Cuba 1992: Tastes like the consistent evolution of Romdeluxe's Cuban. No longer as wild, somewhat more one-dimensional fruit aromas, much more leather and tobacco, some ash. Very short and fruity-ashy finish. 85 pts. 4th The Whisky Jury Cuba 1978: When this came out I had high hopes: great bottler, almost unbelievable key data, that color... In this comparison, it seems to me that the Cubans not only lose their impetuousness with age, but also their variety of aromas and structure. All the fruit in this rum is burnt, strangely enough this rum is very light on the tongue and not fat and oily as I had hoped. The tobacco, the wood and the fruit literally turn to ash in the mouth. Somehow I like that, but on the other hand it is not at all an upgrade to the Rom Deluxe Cuban, if you compare them directly. 85 pts (third tasting: -4 pts) 5th Cadenheads Dictador 26 yo: My Cuban in a Venezuelan coat! That's how I imagine it! Great aromas, great oily, fat structure. Tobacco, old wood, some ash (for me still and fitting in the aroma spectrum). <3 88 pts. Many thanks to Mto75 for the samples!
Review by mto75
Needs a bit until it opens, but then blatantly spicy, I spontaneously old Madeiras come to mind, along with coffee, raisin and creme brulee. On the palate sweet and spicy. The rather high ABV is present but not disturbing. Sure, you have to like this style, but it just fits perfectly with the cigar (maybe it's also because Spaniards were the first companions to the cigar back then 😉). For me, a real top Spaniard!
Review by SaibotZtar
Actually quite tasty... if it weren't for this aftertaste ... somehow smoky, dirty and woody but the whole thing is not balanced and suitable for me.
Review by Timo Groeger
This one is really tasty, but if they had bottled it at cask strength, it would have been awesome. As it is, just an almost average Dictador. Very roasted, lots of coffee and cocoa, but also some wood...
Review by Joachim Guger
It takes a while to come out of the glass. Surprisingly, the alcohol is barely noticeable. Tobacco, chocolate, coffee, spices and caramel. Not particularly complex, but very balanced. Similar in the mouth. Warm and powerful, now the alcohol tingles a little. Short finish: mocha, chocolate, caramel. A great sipper! Oberliga Ron. Thanks to Bonn!
Review by Tim
A rather smoky Dictador with tobacco, dried fruit, extreme wood (barrel or as if chewing on a pencil), coffee, and some caramel. Smoke is very present on the palate and finish, strongly evoking associations with whiskey and tobacco. I had hoped for more from this aged rum. The alcohol is well integrated, but there is a certain warmth present.
Review by Mentalo
You shouldn't expect a monster of complexity here, but if you give it some time, you'll find a nice sweet wine sweetness with aromas of raisins, dark chocolate, and coffee. The finish is quite woody with a decent smoky note. I'm not the biggest fan of the latter, otherwise I would have added 1-2 points. There are simply more one-dimensional representatives from this category.
Review by Serge
I got this sample because I wanted to try something I never try before. Great nose with lots of chocolate, coffee, leather, dried fruit and spices. Nice and thick on the palate - but unfortunately also a bit sweet for my taste and with a smoky scotch note. Unfortunately, this ruins what I had actually expected. Apart from the smoke and the somewhat clumsy sweetness, it's really good. But the smoke is a no-go. Otherwise much higher points.
Review by Dw117
Honestly massively impressed super intense coffee cocoa leather tobacco
Review by Lana Hamilton
Amazing depth
Review by Leo Krüper
Tastes of very dark wood, cigar, a hint of ashtray. Seems overpowering, but still enjoyable. Would certainly go well with a cigar. Unfortunately, it's not for me.
Review by Johannes
Actually not bad at all, nice sweetness, tobacco, molasses, wood, but unfortunately smoky/peaty in the finish. The beginning is just not my thing.
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5 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
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60% opened, 1 emptied.
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Details about Cadenhead's Dictador 1993
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Colombia, bottled by Cadenhead's, at 65,3%.
About the Destilería Colombiana distillery
The Destilería Colombiana distillery is located in Colombia. Rums from Destilería Colombiana have been reviewed 1,941 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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