Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-Year

The new bottlings are changed. This is now a cocoa driven rum.
It's not far away from the Dictador 20. I would go for the 12, because it's cheaper.
The Solera Dictadors were completely different. Now I have the impression that there is almost the same rum in the new bottles.

Smell: The smell is a combination of cocoa, some vanilla, spices and some wood. I can not clearly separate all flavors, but I enjoy this composition.

Taste: The taste starts with a little bit cocoa, then slightly a woody note (or call it paper) shows up followed by some vanilla. It's not watery but I noticed the dilution.
Then I got different spices like pepper and nutmeg. They are not very dominant, you get only some hints of them.

Sweetness: 2/5
Spice: 3/5
Fruits: 1.5/5
Mildness: 3/5
Value (28€): 3/5

Surprisingly tasty rum, acceptably sweet but still without added sugar. Nice but maybe strong cofee aroma. Better to leave poured in a glass before sipping.

Notes of walnut, oak on the nose. Caramel-y dlavor but not overly sweet. I do prefer the 20yr version but this is also a nice smooth Colombian rum.

A nice tasting sweet rum with a coffee aftertaste. Not a rum I would drink on a regularly basis, but more a rum for after dinner or on a cold night. I like this 12 year old rum better, much subtle than the 20 year old dictator.

If you do like liquorice indeed you should taste this one. I do not like it very much in rum, it covers a lot. Smell was more promising, no sweet in the mouth, a surprisingly short finish, no burn at all.

I tried Dictador 12 before 20 and I really love it. Beautiful taste, wonderful aroma and good price. Very good balance

Typischer Dictador Geschmack und Geruch aleerdings noch nicht ganz so mild wie seine Grossen Brüder.

There is sooo much wrong with this rum omg! This is one of the worst rums I've ever tasted! Completely different than the older brother of 20 years. Not even comparable!

This one is very good when you want to start to find your way to the drier rums. It is smooth with little bit of alcohol burn. In taste hints of vanilla, butter, coffe and nuts. End is relatively long with hint of oak.

Ok so strong taste of coffee but sweet in the end.