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El Ron Prohibido Rum

A rum so popular in Spain that the king banned it in 1796. El Ron Prohibido recreates the "forbidden rum" that for over a century existed only in secret.

  • El Ron Prohibido 12 Year Mexico Solera Rum bottle
    Item no.: 22227865443-154

    In 1796 the Spanish king banned the very recipe behind this Mexican rum because it had become so popular in Spain that it threatened domestic producers. The name Prohibido, "the forbidden one", is a tribute to that story.

    Expert Description

    El Ron Prohibido 12 Year is a Mexican Rum aged in a solera system and bottled at 40%.

    The rum is produced by Ron Prohibido S.A. de C.V. at Ex-Hacienda Corralejo in Guanajuato, Mexico, where it's aged in a 12-year solera system, a method where younger and older rum are continuously blended through a pyramid of casks so each bottle gains depth from several vintages at once. Some of the casks previously held wine, brandy and sherry, giving the rum its characteristic wine-like and nutty tones.

    The solera method means no bottle is ever fully drained of the oldest rum in the system, creating a smooth, complex flavour that builds up over time.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Sweet with anise and rose, blended with apple, raisin and plum, plus dried fruit and a hint of chocolate.

    Palate

    Full-bodied with caramel, vanilla, dried fruit and plum, balanced by toasted nuts and coffee.

    Finish

    Smooth and sweet with a note of oak spice and dark chocolate that lingers.

    Specifications

    Name: El Ron Prohibido 12 Year
    Distillery: Ron Prohibido S.A. de C.V.
    Region/Country: Mexico
    Age: 12 Years
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask Type: Solera system with wine, brandy and sherry casks
    EAN: 7501033200038
    Serving Suggestion: Best enjoyed neat at room temperature or with a single ice cube

    Flavour Profile

    Wine-like · Sweet · Nutty · Fruity · Round

    Did You Know?

    The name Prohibido refers to how the Spanish king banned the recipe behind the rum in Mexico in 1796, because it had become a serious rival to Spanish producers' own spirits.

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    • 42,75
      1pcs.
      38,50EUR
  • El Ron Prohibido 15 Year Mexico Solera Rum bottle
    Item no.: 22227865443-7010

    Three extra years in the solera system makes a noticeable difference. Where the 12-year expression is wine-like and light, the 15-year goes deeper into coffee, dark chocolate and an almost dessert-like sweetness.

    Expert Description

    El Ron Prohibido 15 Year is a Mexican Rum aged in a solera system and bottled at 40%.

    Like its younger 12-year sibling, the rum comes from Ron Prohibido S.A. de C.V. at Ex-Hacienda Corralejo in Guanajuato, where it's aged in a solera system with casks that previously held wine, brandy and sherry. With three more years in the system, the 15-year expression pulls forward a deeper, more coffee- and chocolate-driven profile, where the wine-like sweetness of the younger expressions turns into something rounder and more dessert-like.

    The solera system means every bottle carries traces of the very oldest vintages that have ever entered the system, giving a smooth continuity across the house's different age expressions.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Layered with wood, chocolate, vanilla, coffee and a hint of mint, where the coffee notes dominate with a surprising lightness.

    Palate

    Full-bodied with caramel, raisins, dates, prunes and dark chocolate, carried by toasted oak and warm baking spices.

    Finish

    Long, warm and silky with a perfect balance of sweet and spiced notes, ending on a final hint of coffee.

    Specifications

    Name: El Ron Prohibido 15 Year
    Distillery: Ron Prohibido S.A. de C.V.
    Region/Country: Mexico
    Age: 15 Years
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask Type: Solera system with wine, brandy and sherry casks
    EAN: 7501033200137
    Serving Suggestion: Best enjoyed neat at room temperature as a dessert rum

    Flavour Profile

    Coffee-forward · Chocolatey · Full-bodied · Round · Spiced

    Did You Know?

    Both the 12- and 15-year expressions of El Ron Prohibido come from the same solera system, meaning they share a common core of very old rum but each gets its own character depending on how long the younger rum has been allowed to blend with the older.

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    • 48,00
      1pcs.
      43,25EUR
  • El Ron Prohibido Silver Mexico Premium rum bottle
    Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197279987

    The name refers to a 17th-century ban, when the Spanish king Felipe V tried to stop rum production in the Mexican colonies, a ban that never really succeeded.

    Expert Description

    El Ron Prohibido Silver is a Mexico Rum, distilled in Penjamo and finished in used raisin wine casks, bottled at 40%.

    The rum is part of the range from the Mexican spirits producer also behind Tequila Corralejo, which here applies its experience with agave distillation to create a rum with a Mexican twist. The name El Ron Prohibido, "the forbidden rum", draws on the history of how Spain in the 1600s tried to restrict rum production in its American colonies in order to protect the trade in Spanish wine and brandy.

    The finishing in raisin wine casks lends the rum a light, sweet dried-fruit character that sets it apart from more traditional Caribbean styles.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Raisin and dried fruit, with a light winey sweetness and a hint of vanilla.

    Palate

    Soft and round with caramel, sweet sugar cane and a touch of nutty fullness from the casks.

    Finish

    Medium length with lingering dried fruit and a lightly sweet close.

    Specifications

    Name: El Ron Prohibido Silver
    Region/Country: Mexico
    Type: Rum
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask Type: Ex-raisin wine casks
    Serving Suggestion: Neat, over ice, or in a Mexican-inspired cocktail

    Flavour Profile

    Sweet · Raisin-forward · Round · Nutty · Approachable

    Did You Know?

    El Ron Prohibido is made by the same Mexican spirits house behind Tequila Corralejo, bringing the country's tequila heritage into the rum through the house's experience with agave distillation and cask ageing.

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    • 33,50
      1pcs.
      30,00EUR
   

About El Ron Prohibido

El Ron Prohibido - "the forbidden rum" - recreates a Mexican rum style that emerged around 1700, when local rum (chinguirito) was matured in casks that had previously held sweet Spanish wine. The rum became so popular in Spain that it became a threat to local producers.

History & Background

The rum's popularity in Spain became such a problem for local Spanish producers that in 1796 the Spanish king simply banned production of the recipe - a ban that lasted for more than a century. El Ron Prohibido is a modern recreation of this historic, once-forbidden style.

Production & Style

The rum is produced through a solera system dating back to the 1700s and matured in up to 15 different American oak casks previously used for sweet Spanish wine - a process that gives the rum its characteristic depth and sweetness.

Signature Style

Sweet, Wine-driven, Round
The flavour offers dried fruit, caramel and a touch of the sweet wine the casks once held, finishing soft and round.

Facts

ProducerEl Ron Prohibido
Pronounced"el ron pro-hi-BEE-do"
CountryMexico
Raw materialMolasses
Maturation methodSolera system
Cask typeAmerican oak (ex-Spanish sweet wine)
Official websiteelronprohibido.com

Did You Know?

The ban on the original rum recipe lasted more than a century - one of the longest spirits bans in history, surpassed only by better-known bans like American Prohibition.

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