Aroma visualization from community tastings
El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12
Tell me when it gets cheaper
Tell me when it's back in stock
Price alert in the RumX app
Open in the app
Got the app? Open this bottle
Opens this rum in the RumX app
"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
- But: Harshly alcoholic nose
- But: Flat short finish
Offers & prices
View price history
Secure payment Sold by delicando Returns & cancellation
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
10 more payment methodsLive auctions
Buy El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12:
Compare all 11 shop offers
Prices & availability last updated on
Every partner shop pays us the same commission rate. The order is set by price alone. How we rank
We show the offers that deliver to your country, the cheapest including shipping first. The “Top Shop” label does not change the order, and no shop can buy a better place.
Offers & prices
No shop currently delivers to Germany.
El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12 at live auctions
Lots running at our partner auction houses, the one ending first on top. A bid is not a final price: the house sets the buyer's premium, shipping and any customs duty.
All live auctions and the auction calendar ›The look inside the bottle
How does El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12 taste?
Summarized by AI from 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.
Aroma profileSpiced-rum drinkers who want a sweet mixing bottle
Anyone chasing a balanced neat sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySweet & dessertCocktails & mixing
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family
39 of 146 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Which glass for which rum? The community guide ›
Recommendation
Your next rum
Each with how it differs from this rum.
Gifting rum? 3 questions to the right bottle
Rated better
Plantation Gran Añejo (Guatemala & Belize)
7.3/1027.47 €
Milder
El Ron Prohibido Gran Reserva 15
6.3/1033.98 €
Nothing for you?
5 more similar rums ›
First choice: 33 of 42 tasters who tried both prefer it.
What does the community say?
146 community reviews
21 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app
Rate it in the app
Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Anonymous
Most helpful positive review
Slightly acidic smell but fruity and rather smooth on the palate. A bit sweet, reminds me of cherry liqueur
Review by heckto🥃
Most helpful critical review
A bit more balanced and mediocre rum. Sweet vanilla roasted aromas with a spritzy finish. Okay for mixing but too flat for me neat. Even in this rather low price segment, there are better ones.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Beautiful bottle, the rum earns a pass, but should be avoided for a tasting.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Okay.. No more. Not less
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 zabo
Tried another experiment for mixing, but this one didn't really convince me either. In my opinion, it's not really convincing neat. As I said, mainly bought as a mixer, but here I'm probably a bit spoiled and can't just throw everything into the Cuba Libre anymore.
Review by Emilien
Description: El Ron Prohibido Reserva Solera 12 is a Mexican rum aged using the solera method for 12 years, matured in old casks that previously held sweet grape wine (sherry). Its name, meaning "the forbidden rum," refers to a legend that in the 18th century, King Felipe V of Spain banned its production because it threatened local Spanish spirits. Distilled in column still, this amber rum develops aromas thanks to its solera aging system. (Source: passion-rhum.com, thewiskyexchange.com, nicks.com.au, holamexico.de) Nose: strong alcoholic smell, caramel Palate: caramel chocolate Finish: chocolate on a medium finish. Conclusion: Still does the job as a sipping rum. The taste is pleasant (it's sweet) but the smell is alcoholic... Price on RumX 34 euros per bottle... You can find better for this price. In white there's Neisson 52.5 at 36€, in VO there's Clément or Saint James around 20-30€, and in the solera universe, there's Botran 15 which can be a good alternative for 32€ prices shown on RumX. Would I buy this bottle? No, not for 32 euros but for 10-20 euros yes. To try cocktails with. I bought a 10 cl bottle that I transferred to a smaller container. I don't regret buying it for the experience. (However, the original container's cap was really crap, it broke in two).
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 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 Portman
Unfortunately, not particularly high quality, not very balanced, flat, dry and boring.
Review by Cédric Meyers
No great interest
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 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 StormAK
I really didn't like this rum. It's like it's been mixed with red wine. It's awful
Review by Alvaro Mateos
Sometimes I've loved it, sometimes not so much. I don't know if I would repeat
Review by Tino Muroni
Verry smokey taste and finish. Almost like whiskey
Review by Jan Lu
Tastes like vinegar.
Review by Anonymous
Very nice spices. Soft tone
No reviews match this filter.
Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
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...
Community shelf
386 bottles logged by 356 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 61 emptied.
What does El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12 cost?
Community paid 19–35 €.
Current best price: 22.34 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 25 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
386 purchased · 159 tasted · 36 wishlist · as of
Details about El Ron Prohibido Habanero Solera 12
A Column Still Rum from Mexico, at 40%.
You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Años
Pampero Aniversario
Havana Club 7 Años Añejo
Diplomático Mantuano
Flor de Caña 12 Años
Never miss a price drop.
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX ›YouTube channel (German, English subtitles)
