The Real McCoy Prohibition Tradition 12 Year Aged Rum is a Limited Edition of 6000 bottles of 100 proof rum honoring the 100th anniversary of Bill McCoy’s legendary Prohibition rum running in 1920.

The Real McCoy Prohibition Tradition 12 Year Aged Rum is a Limited Edition of 6000 bottles of 100 proof rum honoring the 100th anniversary of Bill McCoy’s legendary Prohibition rum running in 1920.

The Real McCoy Prohibition Tradition 12 Year Aged Limited Edition Rum offers just 6000 750 mL bottles at 100 proof in honor of the 100th anniversary of the launch of Bill McCoy’s legendary rum running at the start of Prohibition in 1920. This single blended rum is distilled in copper pot and column stills and tropically aged for 12 years in virgin white oak and American oak ex-bourbon casks with only Barbados spring water added before bottling no sugar, flavor or chemical stabilizers.* Single sourced from Foursquare Distillery, this naturally leggy, sunlit mahogany dark rum is best appreciated straight, offering tasting notes of pronounced wood and spice, balanced with hints of vanilla, nutmeg and toasted caramel and a dry bourbon finish. Presented unadulterated in the Prohibition Tradition of legendary rum runner Bill McCoy, this is the genuine articleIt’s The Real McCoy (R). *Per 1.5 fl. oz. serving of average analysis: Calories 122, Carbs 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, Fat 0 grams, Vegan, Gluten-free. Consume Considerately. 2023 Imported by Real McCoy Spirits, Canandaigua, NY. Rum. 46% alc. by vol.

The Real McCoy Rum is based on the story of Bill McCoy, the pioneer rum runner of the Prohibition Era. In January 1920, McCoy was the first to fill a boat with alcohol in the Caribbean, sail it to New York City, and legally act as a floating liquor store three miles offshore in international waters. McCoy made a name for himself because he never adulterated the alcohol. While copycat rum runners would dilute their alcohol with things like turpentine, wood alcohol, and prune juice, McCoy never did; these sullied products were nicknamed “Booze,” “Hooch,” and “Rot Gut,” while McCoys quality spirits became known as “The Real McCoy.” Fast-forward to the 21st century, when Bailey Pryor, The Real McCoy founder and CEO, was producing a documentary film about Bill McCoy. He traveled to the Caribbean island of Barbados, where he met Richard Seale, the 4th generation Master Distiller at the family-owned Foursquare Distillery, and was inspired to make The Real McCoy Rum.

Proof/ABV: 100