Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1993
Loved by Lana Hamilton, Dr.Django & 11 more
For experienced palates: a 26-year, 65.3% Dictador selected by Cadenhead’s with massive roasted notes. RumX members highlight coffee, dark chocolate, tobacco, old wood and smoke. A powerful cigar companion.
Aggregated from 20 community reviews.
- Intense coffee cocoa
- Tobacco cigar pairing
- Oily powerful texture
+10
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A Pot & Column Still Rum from Colombia, bottled by Cadenhead‘s, at 65,3%.
How does Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1993 taste?
Aggregated from 20 community reviews.
Dark, smoky coffee-tobacco Dictador For experienced palates: a 26-year, 65.3% Dictador selected by Cadenhead’s with massive roasted notes. RumX members highlight coffee, dark chocolate, tobacco, old wood and smoke. A powerful cigar companion.
Fans of dark, roasted Spanish-style rums and cigar lovers wanting intense coffee, cocoa, tobacco and old-wood notes at serious cask strength.
Those sensitive to high ABV, anyone who dislikes smoke/ash or heavy oak, and drinkers preferring light, fruity or very clean profiles.
How is Cadenhead‘s Dictador 1993 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 85% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Lana Hamilton
Amazing depth
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Also wenn der kein Scotch oder sogar islay Whisky Finish bekommen hat, fress ich ein Besen. Würde mich auch nicht wundern wenn hier etwas Zucker in der Flasche wäre. Alkoholintegration könnte deutlich besser sein. Hätte ein leckerer Rum ohne Zucker und ohne Finish werden können... Insgesamt einfach sehr unausgewogen und nicht harmonisch.
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 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 Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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 Leo Krüper
Schmeckt nach sehr dunklem Holz, Zigarre, etwas Aschenbecher. Wirkt überlagert, aber noch genießbar. Würde sicher hervorragend zur Zigarre passen. So taugt er mir leider nicht.
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 Serge
Hab mir dieses Sample geholt, weil ich mal was probieren wollte, das ich sonst nie probiere. Tolle Nase mit viel Schokolade, Kaffee, Leder, Trockenfrucht und Gewürze. Am Gaumen schön dick – leider aber auch etws süß für meinen Geschmack und mit einer rauchigen Scotch Note. Das ruiniert das, was ich eigentlich erwartet hatte leider. Bis auf den Rauch und die etwas plumpe Süße echt gut. Aber der Rauch ist das No Go. Sonst deutlich höhere Punkte.
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 Mentalo
Ein Komplexitätsmonster darf man hier nicht erwarten, aber wenn man ihm etwas Zeit gibt, dann hat man ne schöne Süßweinsüße mit Aromen von Rosine, dunkle Schokolade und Kaffee. Im Abgang dann recht viel Holz und eine ordentliche Rauchnote. Von letzteren bin ich nicht der größte Fan, sonst wohl auch noch 1-2 Punkte oben drauf. Gibt halt deutlich eindimensionalere Vertreter aus dem Bereich
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
60% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
5 purchased · 20 tasted · 7 wishlist · as of
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