ElProhibidoRumSolera12YO(700mL)

<p><em>Taking on the qualities of Cognac. </em></p><p>As everyone who has ever enjoyed Spring Break in Mexico quickly learns, <em>Cerveza</em> is Spanish for <em>beer</em>. Cervecera Mexicana, therefore, obviously got its start brewing beer in Tecate, Mexico, in 1923 — including the famous “Cerveza Mexicali” beer. Today, Cervecera Mexicana brews and distills a wide variety specialty beers — controlling <em>63% of the Mexican beer market</em> — and interesting craft spirits as a subsidiary of Grupo Modelo/Anheuser-Busch InBev.</p><p>El Prohibido means <em>the prohibited</em> and harkens back to the distillery’s days of creating adult beverages just across the border during the Prohibition Era.</p><p>El Prohibido Rum Solera 12 YO starts as a classic cane Rum. But it is the pristine and exemplary aging process that sets this spirit apart. They age this Rum by the <em>Solera method</em> for a full 12 years in casks that previously held raisin wine. And it works magic, transforming the Rum into a liqueur-like spirit that tastes more like a strong, sweet Cognac with a dark, garnet hue showing through a beautiful bottle presentation. </p>