Dictador Obra American Oak 2000

Obra American Oak 2000 is a single-cask release from Dictador, drawn from a 2000 vintage and aged twenty-three years in American oak at Destileria Colombiana. As a vintage-dated single barrel from a brand otherwise known for solera blending, it relies on long tropical maturation in a single cask for its depth.

The aroma is distinctive, with maple and coffee sitting over floral, woody notes. The palate turns sweet and oily with roasted, wood-forward character, and the finish runs peppery with wood, coffee and chocolate. At 42% it is a rich, coffee-and-oak Colombian sipper that shows the house style at a venerable age, the American oak lending a maple-tinged sweetness alongside its darker roasted tones. It makes for a contemplative after-dinner pour, an old single cask that rewards an unhurried glass.