Mocambo Edicion Aniversario Solera Limitada 10 Year Old Rum

The Mocambo Edicion Aniversario Solera Limitada 10 Year Old Rum is a limited-edition Mexican rum in one of the most recognisable bottles in the spirits world: a glass musket, modelled on the buccaneer flintlocks of the independence era and filled with Ron Mocambo Anejo aged 10 years in the solera system. Made by Licores Veracruz in Cordoba, Veracruz, and bottled at 40% ABV, it arrives as a Collector's Pack with its display stand, gift box and two shot glasses — a bottle that works as hard on the shelf as it does in the glass. Browse the rest of the Mocambo collection to see the distillery's other aged expressions.

• ABV: 40% (80 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Age: 10 years, solera system
• Origin: Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico
• Producer: Licores Veracruz
• Presentation: Musket-shaped glass bottle on a display stand, Collector's Pack gift box with two shot glasses; bottles individually numbered

The Story

Licores Veracruz has been distilling in Cordoba, Veracruz since 1896, in a sugarcane-growing region in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental whose climate has made it one of Mexico's historic rum heartlands. The Edicion Aniversario was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Villanueva Barragan family's place in that tradition. Its bottle — branded “Mocambo 1821” — commemorates the Treaties of Cordoba, signed on 24 August 1821, the agreement that sealed Mexico's independence, and the flintlock editions were released for the bicentennial of that signing. The rum itself is distilled from sugarcane molasses and matured for a decade in European oak under the solera system, in which younger and older rums are blended through tiers of casks so every bottling carries the depth of the oldest stocks. If you enjoy this style of long-aged Latin American rum, compare it with the rest of our aged rum selection.

Tasting Notes

Deep amber in the glass. The nose opens with raisin and dried fruit over vanilla and soft caramel from the oak, with a thread of tobacco leaf and warm baking spice. The palate is rounded and gently sweet — dried fig and plum, toffee, a little cocoa and toasted wood — before a mellow, woody finish that keeps the vanilla and spice in balance. It is a smooth, approachable 10 year old with the richness the solera system is known for.

How to Enjoy

Sip it neat or over a single large cube to open up the dried-fruit and oak notes, or use it as the base of a rum Old Fashioned when you want a drier, more structured serve. Between pours, the musket bottle earns its place on its display stand — few bottles in any collection draw a second look like this one. As a Collector's Pack with glasses included, it is also a ready-made present for the rum drinker who has everything; see more options in our spirits gift sets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the bottle shaped like a musket?

The flintlock musket — the buccaneer pistol of the independence era — honours the Treaties of Cordoba of 1821, the agreement signed in the rum's home city that confirmed Mexico's independence. The bottle is individually numbered and supplied on a display stand.

What does solera aging mean?

In the solera system, rum is matured in stacked tiers of casks and a fraction of the oldest tier is drawn off for bottling, then topped up from the tier above. The stated 10 years reflects the age profile of the blend, giving a consistency and depth younger single-vintage rums rarely match.

What comes in the Collector's Pack?

The numbered musket bottle of Mocambo Anejo 10 Year Old, its display stand, the Edicion Aniversario gift box and two Mocambo shot glasses.

How does it compare with the other Mocambo rums?

The 10 Year Old Solera Limitada is the driest and most oak-driven of the three we carry. For a single-cask style, look at the Mocambo 15 Year Old Single Barrel Rum; for the flagship, the amate-fibre-wrapped Mocambo 20 Year Art Edition Rum is the distillery's showpiece.

A numbered piece of Mexican rum history, ready to pour or to display — the Mocambo Edicion Aniversario Solera Limitada 10 Year Old Rum is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.