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El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12
"Okay. Nothing more, nothing less," is roughly where most tasters land. You get caramel, burnt sugar and vanilla with a spicy, raisin-wine edge, but the nose is loudly alcoholic and the finish comes up short and flat. Several folks note the youngest rum in the blend bites through. Some catch a smoky, whiskey-like tone; most just find it sweet and a bit rough.
The community says- Caramel and vanilla
- Harshly alcoholic nose
- Flat short finish
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How does El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12 taste?
Aggregated from 144 community reviews.
Sweet, spirity mixer rather than a sipper Divisive and mostly middling. Fans of sweet, spiced styles get by, but many call it flat, harsh on the nose and better mixed than sipped. A few near-zero scores drag it down.
Spiced-rum drinkers who want a sweet mixing bottle
Anyone chasing a balanced neat sipper
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How is El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.4 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 13% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 21% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
54% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 144 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Anonymous
Most helpful positive review
Odeur un peu acide mais fruité et plutôt doux en bouche . Un peu sucré , fait penser à de la liqueur de cerise
Review by heckto🥃
Most helpful critical review
Ein wenig ausgewogener und mittelmäßiger Rum. Süße vanillige Röstaromen mit sprittigem Abgang. Zum Mixen ganz OK aber pur ist er mir zu flach. Auch in diesem eher niedrigen Preissegment gibt es bessere.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Bella la bottiglia, il rum si guadagna la sufficienza, ma è da evitare per una degustazione.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Okay.. No more. Not less
Review by Anonymous
Very nice spices. Soft tone
Review by C Ap Adam
Nose: At first this is interesting: a bit leathery and earthy like unwashed potatoes. After a while it settles on dried fruit (raisins and dates), burnt sugar, alongside vanilla spices. The younger rum of the solera bites through harshly. Late on, perhaps some dark cherry. It's not intense enough in the balance of things. The empty glass smells of dull vanilla-flavoured chocolate. Mouth: Enters sweet on the tongue and dissolves into dark dried fruit, vanilla and peppery spice. There's a bitter tang, which is perhaps due to finishing in raisin wine barrels. The youth of the blend is too prominent against the aged components for this to work. Finish: Short, unrefined, bitter and sugary. Forgettably flat. It really needed a good finish to prove the success of the solera. Impression: Despite the corny appearance of the bottle, the rum itself does little to stand out, and even goes missing in a glass of cola.
Review by Emilien
Description:El Ron Prohibido Reserva Solera 12 est un rhum mexicain vieilli selon la méthode solera pendant 12 ans, élevé dans d’anciens fûts ayant contenu du vin de raisin doux (xérès). Son nom, qui signifie "le rhum interdit", fait référence à une légende selon laquelle, au XVIIIe siècle, le roi d’Espagne Felipe V aurait interdit sa production car il menaçait les spiritueux espagnols locaux. Distillé en colonne, ce rhum ambré développe des arômes grâce à son vieillissement en système solera.(Source:passion-rhum.com , thewiskyexchange.com ,nicks.com.au ,holamexico.de) Nez: forte odeur alcoolique, caramel Bouche:caramel chocolat Finale: chocolat sur une finale moyenne. Conclusion: Fait quand même le travail comme sipping rhum .Le goût est agréable (c'est sucré)mais l'odeur est alcoolique... Prix sur rumx 34 euros la bouteille.... On peut mieux trouver pour ce prix là. En blanc y a neisson 52,5 à 36€, en vo ,y a Clément ou Saint James dans les 20-30€ et dans l'univers solera ,y a le botran 15 qui peut être une bonne alternative pour 32€ prix affichés sur rumx. Est ce que j'achèterai cette bouteille ? Non pas pour 32 euros mais pour 10-20 euros oui. Pour essayer des cocktails avec. J'avais acheté une bouteille de 10 cl que j'ai transvasé dans un contenant plus petit. Je ne regrette pas de l'avoir acheté pour l'expérience. (Par contre le bouchon du contenant d'origine était vraiment de la grosse merde ,il s'est cassé en deux ).
Review by zabo
Wieder ein weiteres Experiment zum Mixen probiert, aber auch dieser hat mich nicht wirklich überzeugt. Pur ist er meiner Meinung nach nicht wirklich überzeugend. Wie gesagt hauptsächlich als Mixer gekauft, aber hier bin ich wohl auch schon ein bißchen verwöhnt und kann nicht mehr alles in den CubaLibre schütten.
Review by Lukascb86
Neusazený, divoký, zajímavá temná barva, whiskey ocas, cena/výkon
Review by Александр Иванов
Worst rum, what I ever tried. Absolutely disgusting. Smells like nothing, with hint of biscuits & burnt sugar. Very sweet, and this all ! Just sweet, caramel taste, & little bit of alcohol. Non texture, non balance, nothing. And shortest aftertaste ever ! Horrible!
Review by Anonymous
Tastes slightly alcoholic but is still good to drink neat. The flavor is more alcoholic than the taste. It actually tastes quite good neat.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Maggi, mocha, spice, gasoline. Phew, the nose is independent but special. Unfortunately then quite strangely alcoholic, spicy sweetness, burnt raisin. I don't enjoy it, but it could be fun to shake in tikis. Addendum: No. Even the Bacardi Carta Negra is better. I don't know how this can stay on the market. Burnt, too sweet and fizzy at the same time.
Review by Portman
Unfortunately, not particularly high quality, not very balanced, flat, dry and boring.
Review by w00tAN
Sweet and spicy is the first thing that comes to mind, then rusty notes but all in all a bit rough and dirty. There is much more balanced stuff for the money.
Review by Cédric Meyers
No great interest
Review by Alexis Lebas
A strong alcoholic nose with a caramel aftertaste. Same palate as the nose, too much alcohol. Very nice bottle, too bad the container doesn't match the bottle. Good for cocktails.
Review by Tino Muroni
Verry smokey taste and finish. Almost like whiskey
Review by Alvaro Mateos
Sometimes I've loved it, sometimes not so much. I don't know if I would repeat
Review by Zavo “Zavobier” Bier
The glass that comes with the rum (gift box) is beautiful, as is the bottle. The rum is extremely alcoholic in smell, taste and aftertaste. The spicy sweetness in the background makes it perhaps a good mix rum, for spicy strong long drinks or cocktails. Not suitable for pure enjoyment in my opinion. A small addendum: I have now used the rum for a Dark'n Stormy cocktail and I can only say that it is perfect for this.
Review by StormAK
I really didn't like this rum. It's like it's been mixed with red wine. It's awful
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →Personally I would also tone down the sweetness a notch or two. I can see this rum appealing to Spiced Rum drinkers. All in all not a bad rum but nothing to get too excited about and there are probably another thousand rums in the £20-25 price bracket I will...
Details about El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12
A Column Still Rum from Mexico, at 40%.
Community purchases
381 bottles logged by 351 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 59 emptied and repurchased.
What does El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12 cost?
Community paid 19–35 €.
Current best price: 24.38 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
381 purchased · 156 tasted · 36 wishlist · as of
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