DICTADOR 2 MASTERS XIMENEZ-SPINOLA 1976

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<p>A 45 year-old Dictador Rum from a 1976 vintage finished in whisky casks was shipped to Jerez de la Frontera in the hot south of Spain.<br>There the rum was matured for 9 months in 50 year-old French Oak Pedro Ximenez casks.</p><p>CHARLES MACLEAN TASTING NOTES</p><p><br><strong>Appearance:</strong> Deep polished rosewood, with crimson lights. Slow, thick legs, indicating texture.</p><p><strong>Aroma:</strong> A profound and mellow nose-feel, lightly nose-drying. The top notes are of Christmas cake with burnt edges, with toasted flaked almonds, becoming gamey and meaty after a while (roast grouse).<br>The mid-notes are both fruity (old Madeira) and floral - a heady, scented fragrance of tropical lilies on a hot night. The base note is reminiscent of burnt toffee.</p><p><strong>Palate:</strong> A creamy, mouth-filling texture and a sweet taste overall, with treacle toffee in mid-palate and a suggestion of wine-marinaded and glazed pork. Then a perfumed finish, pleasantly mouth-cooling with<br>lingering warm spice.</p><p><strong>Comment:</strong> Rich, mellow and rounded, layered and complex, with each layer of aroma and taste revealing itself in turn. Sensational!<br>Inviting - and worthy of - long contemplation!<br>&nbsp;</p><p><i>“2Masters allows us to participate in something different, without&nbsp;missing our tradition, nor the tradition of Dictador. Both companies&nbsp;have an exciting story behind them, which has already been written.&nbsp;But with 2Masters, we are writing together a new chapter of that&nbsp;story (…) with true enthusiasm, to achieve a product that goes&nbsp;beyond excellence. We hope that this step that we are now taking&nbsp;together with Dictador will be something our children continue.&nbsp;And that they will do so with the same enthusiasm with which we,</i><br><i>their parents, are now initiating the 2 Masters project".</i></p><p><i>Jose Antonio Zarzana</i></p>