El Ron Prohibido 22 YO Rum (70cl, 40%)

A 22-year-old aged rum from Mexico, bottled at 40% ABV in a 700 ml bottle. It is matured by the solera method in a combination of oak and sweet wine casks. Its roots reach back to the 18th century, when Spanish wine casks carried sweet "Chinguirito" rum from Mexico to Europe, and the aroma developed through ageing in former sweet wine casks. Over many years it develops a complex structure with notes of caramel, dark chocolate, spices and a characteristic, slightly syrupy sweetness. The colour is deep mahogany with reddish reflections, dense and viscous in the glass. The nose has intense aromas of raisins, dried plums and dark caramel, with vanilla, spices and a hint of sweet wine; the palate is full-bodied and velvety with pronounced sweetness, brown sugar, dark chocolate, dried fruit and fine spice; the finish is long, warm and slightly syrupy with caramel, oak and subtle sweetness.