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Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum
Most people here land on "very good, if you like it sweet." It smells like a luxury iced cappuccino — coffee, toffee, caramel, cream — and the palate follows suit: coffee, dark chocolate, and a sugared-plum sweetness that leans toward dessert. Soft and round with barely any bite at 40%. The recurring gripe is exactly that softness: for a 20-year-old rum, several want more depth and kick.
The community says- Coffee-cream nose
- Silky, round body
- But: Added sugar
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How does Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum taste?
Aggregated from 133 community reviews.
Sweet coffee-and-toffee sipper, soft at 40% Most owners genuinely enjoy this coffee-and-caramel sweet sipper; the common caveat is that 40% and the dosing leave it soft, and a few wish for more depth.
fans of sweet, coffee-forward Spanish-style rum
anyone wanting dry, punchy, high-proof rum
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56% rate it 8 or higher. 31 selected write-ups from 133 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tim
Most helpful positive review
Once again stopped by my favorite rum from the early days. I still like it very much, it is a round combination of roasty and sweet flavors that are very intense. Coffee, cream, caramel, chocolate, spices. I like it very much, since today I also know that this rum is a blend of burned out Jerez and Port barrels. Fruits you look in vain, unfortunately.
Review by Jürgen Sch.
Most helpful critical review
Relatively flat but quite okay in taste
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Had a very nice Dictador tasting this Sunday and this is the fourth one of the six. Another great surprise beating the Perpetual by one point. This rum is almost perfectly balanced in the spice and sweetness and a pretty complex one as well. Like pure silk when it passes down your throat. Price to quality is very good on this one as well.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:The nose of this rum first grabs you with the thickness of a humid woody note. Then the familiar markers of the Dictador brand follow: coffee first, then nuts and caramel that form a lovely gourmet praline. A few touches of rancio, that is to say, of oxidation and nuts in the manner of a yellow wine, come and go for a much more unusual profile. Molasses and toasted wood then offer a picture of toasted bread or brioche and maple syrup. This nose is overall very dark and roasted. The opening will allow all the aromas to bind together, one continues to think of a maple syrup, but with an extra opulence. These aromas are rather dry, but we can guess a certain roundness, characterised by caramel. One imagines that the rum would go well with a dessert coffee. 8,3:On the palate, the coffee is both dark and sweet, almost tart. The caramel notes spread out on the tongue while the roasted side brings contrast and a certain astringency. The caramel is salty and gives off strong, woody, toasty flavours. The contact with the palate is soft and sweet despite these dark brown notes. 8,2:On the finish, the whole continues to melt and take the form of a thick maple syrup that flows gently. Edit:19.7.25, a sweet dessert
Review by Henry Davies
It’s an unusual rum. The nose is all creamy toffee and hints at sweetness, with an element of raw spirit at the edge like Sake. The mouth is lightly spiced, more butterscotch and caramel but somehow under weight. It is dosed but that I was expecting, where it lacks is the thinness of the mouth and finish, it fades away moderately quickly but has no presence on the tongue which really lets it down. The finish it lightly peppery and spiced. For the price it is lacking but something a bit more unusual in the sweetened Spanish style
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste is soft and smooth on the palate. Notes of vanilla, caramel parfait, coffee and oak result in a balanced, round play of aromas that fills the mouth for a long time. Such an absolute pleasure 🥃👍
Review by heckto🥃
Creme Brúlée und Cappuccino beschreiben den Duft wohl am besten. Am Gaumen ist das Kaffeearoma ebenfalls präsent. Dazu kommen Noten von Karamell, Schokolade und Eiche. Ein ausgesprochen guter Vertreter der Süßrumsparte.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
surprisingly fruity and yet extremely intense after creme brúlée and port wine sweetness. delicious but here it definitely seems to me after residual sweetness from port and sherry barrels.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Dictador hat mir mit seiner ganz eigenenartigen Art immer gefallen. Dieser Rum ist wirklich fein. Wie bei anderen Abfüllungen auch, viele röstige und würzige Aromen die an Kaffee und irgendwie auch an Maggi erinnern. Etwas auf der süßeren Seite. Mehr Punkte kann ich ihm bei 40% nicht geben, da er dadurch einfach zu schwach ist.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is very sweet. Very similar to a luxury iced cappuccino, something with toffee sprinkles. The palate is just as sweet as the nose and keeps all the cappuccino notes but with now a touch of spice. Very rounded, could do with more kick, lacks attitude. The finish has a mid range length and picks up some dark chocolate notes and a touch of praline and toasted marshmallows. Overall, it's too sweet for me. And for the price, I was really surprised. This has to be heavily dosed. I would be interested in trying this at a higher strength though.
Review by Caroni.Martin
Deutlich Vanille aber viel zu süß - kann man schon trinken - mehr aber auch nicht.
Review by Johannes G
The Dictador XO Insolent is perhaps not the Holy Grail, as which it is often presented, but it is definitely an excellent rum. On the nose, it is as one imagines a South American rum. Intense wood with a slight sweetness. The palate is very pleasant with coffee and chocolate notes. For me, one of the best classic rums. Although not as explosive as a Jamaican, not as heavy as the colleagues from Guyana, but also not as light as many rums from Barbados. A great rum that is right in the middle. A recommendation for everyone.
Review by Johannes
Würzig, leicht holzig, anscheinend nicht gezuckert.
Review by Werner10
One of my favorites so far from Dictador. Very smooth with lots of flavors. Coffee, chocolate, caramel, sweet. Loving it.
Review by Vincent D
More pastry than aurum. Sweeter too. But still that omnipresent coffee and a lack of length and complexity. It's a pity to reduce so much.
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose strong brown sugar with underlying molasses and mild spices. It smells sophisticated and smooth with just a hint of alcohol. Taste catches you off guard. The taste reveals a very strong brown sugar sweetness that rapidly evolves into more complex flavours of mild fruit and floral notes with moderate spice and oak. Finish is long with the brown sugar sweetness evolving into a slight treacle bitterness. This is a beautiful rum demonstrating come sophisticated complexity. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose Pepsi zero with a mild sweetness. Taste is smooth with a delicate sweetness. Finish is short with the sweetness fading out. It would be a waste to drink this mixed but it does taste good.
Review by Michal S
Very sweet, with notes of caramel, coffee and chocolate. A little fake, but drinkable.
Review by Panne de Pseudo
Degustion realisée chez The rhum box à Carthagene. Rhum très typé "Espagnol". Ce rhum me rappelle beaucoup le rhum Esclavo xo, tres sucré mais avec "seulement" 40 % d'alcool contre les 65 du Esclavo xo.
Review by Dirk E.
Pleases me personally very well. Coffee comes out well paired with a warmth and some wood.
Review by Solidfunk
Initial smell of butterscotch and caramel. A little wood, coconut. Dark amber pour. Sugared plum in the mouth. Some honey. Pretty sweet. Decent complexity still though. A hint of pepper. Sample thanks to Yaro.
Review by Daniel
An der Nase wohlig warmes Kaffeehaus
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Very mild, even silk taste. But due to this mildness it's mising some character.
Review by Michal Lutter
Vlasak. Pecka rum
Review by Thorstein
Sehr samtiger, süßer Geruch. Viel Karamell und Toffee. Leicht holzig. Angenehm süßer Geschmack, es bleibt viel Karamell übrig. Im Abgang leicht scharf, anschließend samtig, weich und süß. Sehr angenehm, toller Rum
Review by JonasTh
Voller van smaak dan Au. Crème brulée, karamel, gebrand, koffie. Dictador Au is beter, wel oké
Review by Kamil Čmiel
Pro mě nejlepší rum z jejích základní řady. Velice vyvážený rum plný chuti a vůní Káva,med,vanilka,dřevo Sladší chuť
Review by Jerzy Stępień
Delikatnie słodki, delikatny, lekki posmak tiramisu
Review by 三浦 圭
コーヒーのような香りで上品
Review by Michael Janek
14.10.2025 Havana Brno Dictador XO ve vůni čokoláda v chuti čokoláda 16.1.2026 Svoboda nad Upou Dictador Platinum ve vůni káva , čokoláda, vanilka, velmi příjemné, úplně láká k ochutnání chuť ze začátku jemně medová, pak je ale ostřejší, ne tak jemná jako vůně
Review by Holger
Zucker 4g/l
Review by Richard Krupa
Lepsi nez 12y. Vune sice nic moc, ale chut paradni
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Quite sweet compared to other Dictador bottlings. Cocoa, almond, creme brulee with smoke and dried fruits.
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Details about Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum
A spirit drink on a rum base from Colombia, distilled by Destilería Colombiana, at 40%.
Community purchases
157 bottles logged by 142 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 18 emptied and repurchased.
What does Dictador XO Insolent / Platinum cost?
Community paid 59–100 €.
Current best price: 93.38 € – within the typical community range.
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157 purchased · 138 tasted · 78 wishlist · as of
About the Destilería Colombiana distillery
The Destilería Colombiana distillery is located in Colombia. Rums from Destilería Colombiana have been reviewed 1,922 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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