El Ron Prohibido Gran Reserva 15-Year

Der Abgang ist lang und nicht angenehm. Interessante Würze, mir zu sprittig.

I liked the color. But in taste and smell, there is too strong taste of.. wood(?), but not oak - something less noble. Even after half hour of breathing in the glass, intensity of that (for me) unpleasant taste and smell doesn’t go away.

Rum hat einen ansprechenden Geruch und eine angenehme Süsse. Auf der Zunge leicht spritzig, aber nicht schlecht. Aber dann kommt der Abgang - der geht leider so gar nicht ... Und hält dummerweise auch noch wirklich lange an.

barva : černý čaj, káva
vune karamel, cukr vyloženě z toho leze,
chut: sladkost, vodovost, tělo žádné
zaver : velmi slabý, lehká hořkost..
hodnoceni 3,5
koupit ano z 0%
Alcohol 40 %

color : black tea, coffee
smells of caramel, the sugar just comes out,
taste: sweetness, wateriness, no body
Finish : very weak, slight bitterness...
rating 3,5
buy yes from 0%
Alcohol 40%

Cool looking bottle, though the writing is all in Spanish. Nice real cork stopper.
First glance - dark, looks like a strong molasses rum. Slow, thick legs on the glass. Nose ... Odd. Hints of banana bread (though *not* bananas). Something harsh, like an astringent. Slight smoke. As always, I start neat First taste is harsh. This is not a smooth, easy sipping rum. A little more air, and it's still strong. Not strong of alcohol though, it has a very unusual taste. I think it needs ice. A little chilled, after the ice has melted a bit, and it softens up considerably. I can still get the hint of banana bread, and a little more sweetness. A little easier drinking now. But there still something odd, I wonder what this was aged in? Does not seem like oak. It has a very sharp after taste, and seems much more raw than 15 years of Solera aging would suggest. (Perhaps that is just marketing, and not the real age?)
Mixing this into a rum and coke, whatever bite it has is still there. There is an underlying taste to this that I can't identify, and it is very prominent. Not overwhelming, but definitely there.

When I started this review, I gave it a 5. I've since dropped it to a 4. I'm not impressed, for the price it is underwhelming, and I don't particularly enjoy it. If I could have tasted it first I would not have bought the bottle. If you could find the right mix (perhaps Ginger beer?), this might be salvageable. I'll have to keep looking though.
Not great neat. Drinkable on ice or with coke, but not great any way so far.

** Another update. I figured I'd give this another try. I really can't get into it. It's not so bad that I won't finish the bottle, but there's a smell and taste of something harsh in it. I've dropped my rating to a 3.

What can I say. This one is to heavy. To much smokey wood kind of taste. Even with coke it’s very nasty.