Dictador Aged 12 Years

We hand selected whiskey barrels from the beautiful highlands in which to finish our Best Of collection of Rums. The idea being to bring our rums the unique smoky, mineral and leafy notes associated with these whiskeys. In doing so we’ve created an elegant aroma majestically rounded. The marriage of whiskey notes to our distilled spirits highlights the versatility our rich rums by extracting the malty finish and remaining pure in caramel oaky flavour and mouthfeel.

These bottles are part of a limited series – so be one of the lucky few to discover this unique and incredibly rare rum.

31 Years

Quantity: 300 Bottles

Thanks to the semi-tropical climate suitable for the cultivation of sugar cane and therefore of rum production, Helios Shuzo -founded in 1961- produces rum using the best locally grown ingredients purchased directly from farmers.

Mr. Tadashi Matsuda is promoting the identity, culture, and know-how of Okinawa over 50 years. This is why, company’s main theme is “From Okinawa to The World”!

The Helios Rum, is made from sugar cane grown in Okinawa. A mixture of molasses rum (traditional type) and cane juice (agricultural type), it is an extremely aromatic and characterized by the rich aroma and taste of Japanese sugar cane. “Helios rum” has a dry feeling like the shining sun of Okinawa and fruity eminiscent of a warm climate.

Nose : Very exotic characters, with aromas of pineapple and hint of smokinessaging.
Taste : Round and powerful with a touch of sweetness
Finish : White pepper notes on the finish

A 45-year-old Dictador Rum from a 1972 single vintage cask finished in fine port casks and then shipped to Glenfarclas in Scotland, where it further spent 7 months in a Glenfarclas 2002 third-fill Jerez Sherry cask.

Nose        : Undoubtedly a great old rum married into a superb whisky with very clear malted barley overtones, sherry notes, dark chocolate and dried apricots over the sweeter smell of maple syrup, melted brown sugar and tropical fruits.

Palate      : The whisky somewhat fades into the background and gets overtaken by immensely rounded, rich liquid dried fruits with medjool dates, sun-dried raisins and acacia honey character, although without the sugar content, just pure aged rum. It kicks back in with incredible balance between the alcohol, fruit and acidity, going into a fabulous finish that just lingers for minutes once the “burn” is away and has notes of toffee, sweet tobacco and toasted coconut.

Colour     : A dark golden bronze with flashes of mahogany in the centre out to a highly viscous light brass colour in the glass.

Matured in 3rd fill Olorosso Sherry Cask

Time of Finishing: 7 months