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Dictador 2 Masters Despagne 1979
Original price was: $1,260.00.$819.00Current price is: $819.00.
Dictador 2 Masters Glenfarclas 1974
Original price was: $1,950.00.$1,267.50Current price is: $1,267.50.
Dictador 2 Masters Laballe 1975
Original price was: $1,320.00.$858.00Current price is: $858.00.
A 41-year-old Dictador Rum from a 1975 single vintage cask finished in Bourbon barrels and then shipped to Laballe in Armagnac, where it further spent six months in an interesting Black Gascon oak cask, medium toasted.
- Nose: Lovely soft vanilla notes of bourbon and white flowers kick off the aroma, with white chocolate and raspberry to follow. Sultanas, and hints of an autumnal forest floor. Complex and well balanced.
- Palate: Maple with pecans and smoked liquorice, aniseed and star anise. Some malty notes with blood orange, red apples and a touch of triple sec.
- Finish: White pepper, sweet tea and some notes of fresh ginger. Candied oranges dipped in dark chocolate.
- Matured in Gascon Noir Chene
- Time of Finishing: 32 months
- Quantity: 450 bottles
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About brand
Dictador is a dynamic, modern and luxury lifestyle brand that embodies heritage and provenance, with a history in spirits production of over 100 years. Dictador offers an unrivalled, award-winning offering in ultra-premium Colombian aged spirits, coffee and Dominican cigars to a discerning worldwide clientele.
Dictador has been celebrating over 100 years of production at the Destilería Colombiana in Cartagena, Colombia, which boasts a tropical climate yielding an ultra high grade sugar cane. It is this magical balance of weather and land which enables Dictador to produce an exceptional range of quality rums and gins; celebrating the quintessential Colombian spirit.
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