Dictador 20 Years Rum
Dictador 20 Years Rum is a 750mL Colombian rum bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof), solera-aged in pre-used oak barrels in Cartagena to an average age of 20 years, from components spanning 14 to 24 years. It is made from fermented virgin sugar cane honey — not molasses — and distilled partly in copper alembic and partly in steel continuous column stills. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: Solera system — components 14–24 years, average age 20 years
- Base: Virgin sugar cane honey (first-press cane juice, not molasses)
- Distillation: Copper alembic pot stills and steel continuous column stills
- Origin: Cartagena, Colombia (Destileria Colombiana)
Solera Depth From Virgin Cane Honey
Dictador starts where most rum does not: virgin sugar cane honey, the concentrated first press of the cane, fermented and split between copper alembic and steel column distillation for a medium-to-full body. The solera then does the slow work — older casks topped with younger rum and never fully emptied, so the blend's average age reaches 20 years. See the house on the Dictador vendor page, or browse our full rum collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the producer: an intense dark amber colour; soft caramel, vanilla, smoky honey, toffee, dry seeds, and roasted coffee on the nose over rounded oak; a soft, round, full-flavoured palate of caramel, vanilla, cocoa, and roasted honey with a long finish.
How to Enjoy
A sipping rum — pour it neat or with a single cube and let the coffee and cocoa build. The younger 12 Years solera is also in our rum collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "20 Years" mean on a solera rum?
It is the blend's average age, not a minimum: the solera combines rums from 14 to 24 years old, averaging 20. In a solera, no cask is ever fully emptied, so ages are expressed as averages.
Is Dictador made from molasses?
No — it is made from virgin sugar cane honey, the first-press cane juice, which gives a different fermentation base from molasses rums.
Why use two kinds of still?
Copper alembic distillation brings heavier character and the steel column brings cleaner spirit; blending the two balances the rum.
A 20-year-average solera built on cane honey, not molasses — order Dictador 20 Years online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
