Dictador
Dictador is a brand of rum from Colombia.
History
The rum is named after Severo Arango y Ferro, nicknamed "El Dictador", who in the 1700s oversaw trade between Spain and the colonies. The company was founded by one of his descendants.[1]
Production
Dictador is produced in Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast.[2] It is produced from sugar cane honey as opposed to molasses.[1] It is illegal to retail in 98% of Colombia due to restrictions on government owned distilleries. Less than 1% of its total production makes it to the Colombian market.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Colombia's World Beating Rum". Colombia.co. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ a b Willis, Andrew; Medina, Oscar (18 February 2015). "Fine Colombia Rum Drunk by Chinese Set to Have Bogota Ban Lifted". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.