Dictador 2Masters Hardy Spring 1975/77 (70cl, 42.1%)

Dictador 2Masters Hardy Spring 1975/77 is a Colombian rum bottled at 42.1% in a 70cl bottle, released in 2019 in an edition of 369 numbered bottles. It blends rums from the 1975 and 1977 vintages. The rums first matured in American oak, then were sent to Cognac house Hardy, where cellar master Mickaël Bouilly married them and aged them a further 13 months in a Limousin oak cask from 1969. The 70cl bottle comes in a black gift box bearing the golden fingerprints of Hernan Parra and Mickaël Bouilly. The nose combines syrup and honey with almond, pollen and lavender, plus chocolate and leather. The palate brings white flowers and lavender with pineapple, crème brûlée, vanilla and lightly roasted almonds. The finish is fruity, with crème anglaise and cigar notes.