Dictador is a brand in the luxury sector, embodying the modern and essential style of today’s beverage world (and beyond). In business for over 100 years, Dictador in fact offers to particularly demanding customers unique products, which represent and express with elegance the territory of origin.
The distillery was born in Colombia, from the passion for rum of the Spanish “dictator” Severo Arango y Ferro, arrived in these lands on behalf of the Spanish crown. He immediately fell in love with this fascinating distillate and was one of the first rum traders and exporters, laying the foundations for the growth of its consumption and the spread of this spirit.
In 1913 one of his descendants, Don Julio Arango y Parra, founded the “Distilerìa Colombiana” with the purpose of producing the best rum in Colombia, in honor of his ancestor and the Dictador brand.
Currently, the Dictador distillery in Cartagena is still run by the Parra family, thanks to Master Blender Hernan Parra. Thanks to the particular climatic conditions, Colombia and in particular Cartagena, prove to be perfect territories for the cultivation of sugar cane of excellent quality. The “Dictador” rum that comes from it is obviously of the Premium type, cared for in every detail of processing and ready to satisfy even the most demanding palates. Bold, sensual, one-of-a-kind artisanal distillates produced to ensure moments of relaxation and harmony with every sip. Among the labels not to be missed are the Rum 20 Year Old Dictador and the fascinating Rum XO “Perpetual”. Premium Gin “Aged Colombian Treasure” is also excellent, made from local citrus fruits and left to rest in the casks where Dictador Rum was aged.