El Ron Prohibido Gran Reserva 15 <15yr 40%

Sweet, coffee-flavored, divisive across users.

El Ron Prohibido Gran Reserva 15 features a mix of coffee, caramel, woody notes with pronounced sweetness. Responses vary from intriguing to overly sweet, marking it as divisive.



How does this rum taste?

  • Distinct coffee flavor
  • Complex aroma profile
  • Rich wood notes

El Ron Prohibido Gran Reserva 15 is a Mexican rum distilled from molasses using a column still, delivering a 40% ABV experience. Aged for less than 15 years, this rum presents a deep amber color and complex aroma profile, combining woody, vanilla, coffee, oak, and raisin notes. Users report a distinctive taste with bold coffee, caramel, wood, and raisin flavors intertwined with a prevailing sweetness. While some appreciate its rich flavor complexity, others note excessive sweetness and an artificial character. Opinions vary on its suitability for cocktails versus neat enjoyment. Largely, it remains a polarizing choice among rum enthusiasts.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Vanilla Coffee Oak

Taste

Coffee Woody Caramel Sweet

Finish

Chocolate Warm Vanilla Soft

How is this rum rated?

6.4/10
97 reviews
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7.3/10

"Really bad at first taste. Got better and better. Better with Coke than without"

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4.8/10

"The color :D Pleasant sugar solera in terms of taste. But the color tops everything... Dark brown/black"

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5.5/10

"Quite interesting, but not really tasty. The notes of coffee and chocolate are particularly intense but overall the stuff is very sharp and is masked by a certain dustiness reminiscent of a cheap peated whisky."

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2.5/10

"Extremely artificial sweetness. Apart from chocolate, not much comes across..."

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Details about this rum

Country
Brand
El Ron Prohibido
RumX ID
RX20
ABV
40%
Category
Column Still Rum
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Age
<15 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
<50€
Type of spirit
Rum
&lt;15yr &nbsp; 40% El Ron Prohibido Gran Reserva 15

How is the price of this rum developing?

Ø Market value
41€

The RumX community has already added 225 bottles to their collections:

closed
145
opened
46
emptied
34
Open rate
36%

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