COLOMBIA

Destilería Colombian Dictador Group SAS

Current Rums Available
Ron Dictador Rima Americano
Ron Dictador Jerarquia Borbon
Ron Dictador XO Perpetual
Ron Dictador XO Insolent
Ron Dictador Ultrapremium 12 Años
Ron Dictador Ultrapremium 20 años

La Hechicera

La Hechicera is the product of a deep reverence for Colombia´s natural world. From tropical rain forests to expansive savannahs, pulsating cities to secret beaches and rainbow rivers, Colombia is a place of limitless cultural expression and breathtaking natural diversity.

Fábrica de Licores Antioquía

Ron Medellin is made in……..Medellin, by state owned Fábrica de licores y alcoholes de Antioquia. Apart from rum they also produce aguardiente, brandy, vodka, gin and creams. They package 145000 units a day. All column distilled. They have 165000 barrels in their massive warehouses. The column still is 26 meters high and processes 48000 liters a day!! Aside from that, they also buy neutral alcohol from Bolivia and Ecuador, which they store in a 1 million liter storage tank. Surely this is used for the most popular alcoholic drink in Colombia, aguardiente. It might also be used in rum blends, just like Hechicera is doing.

Licorera de Cundinamarca

SantaFe is produced at Licorera Cundinamarca in Bogota, another big state owned alcohol producer. In 1931 they were distilling panela in a column still that had a capacity of 4000 liters a day. In 1959 this capacity was increased to 10000 liters a day. In 1992 they installed three alcohol storage tanks with a capacity of 1.8 million liters. It’s also the year they started selling their products internationally. Of course this is not just rum. Nectar aguardiente is produced by them for example. Ron SantaFe was launched in 1997, the 12 year in 2012. It’s bottled at the typical 35% in a rather good looking bottle.

Industria de licores de Boyaca

Ron Boyaca is made by Industria de licores de Boyaca. Located in the city of Tunja. It’s from 1924 and is state owned. The rum I’m tasting is their 3 year, at 35%.