MHOBA Select Reserve French Cask Rum

A characterful rum mixing tropical fruit and noticeable vanilla with funky ester notes, plus a spicy, woody finish. One to try if you enjoy lively, fruit-forward spirits with a twist of solvent and patisserie sweetness.

8.3  / 10  (54 reviews)

Fruity, funky, spicy, with creamy vanilla—distinctly characterful rum.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • tolle Komplexität und tolle Fruchtigkeit
    • tres pâtissier (brioche, biscuit, caramel au beurre)
    • very good price to quality

    MHOBA’s Select Reserve French Cask is a youthful rum from South Africa that leans into an unusual balance of tropical fruit (notably papaya, banana, and melon), vanilla, woody spice, and solventy esters. The nose tends to “funky avec pas mal d'ester” (@Santo) with caramel and patisserie notes, while the palate shows off “süß und fruchtig im Mund, dann alkoholisch” (@Harald), giving way to spirited spice and a lingering finish. Some find it “tamed down mhoba” (@Righrum) and less wild than other releases, with the French oak pushing more sweetness, coconut, and light vegetal aspects through a fairly intense profile.

    Aroma

    Solvents Ester Vanilla Banana

    Taste

    Woody Spicy Solvents Vanilla

    How is this rum rated?

    8.3  / 10  (54 reviews)
    Top 29% South Africa
    Top 33% MHOBA

    "Very pleasantly surprised by this Mhoba profile. Very good"

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    8.8 / 10
    Review by: Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷

    "Very tasty, great nose, very nice on the palate. The balance is perfect"

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    8.7 / 10
    Review by: Zucker und Zeste

    "This Mhoba offers us a lot of fruits (Banana / Coconut / Mango / Pineapple / Dry fruits) a huge greediness (Pastry brioche / Butterscotch / Chocolate / Fatty nuts) on sweet spices (Cinnamon / Vanilla / Pepper).We feel, under all these aromas the small side of sugar cane with vegetal (Hay / Green) as well as a beautiful freshness (Citrus / Ginger).fortunately we still have in the background the empyreumatic side of Mhoba (Solvent / Tar / Rubber).it is overall really good!"

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    7.7 / 10
    Review by: Fasen

    "Po hodně dlouhé době se vracím k přechutnání kousku, od kterého jsem měl celou láhev. Jestli si dobře vzpomínám, tak jsem měl batch 1, 2 i 3 a všechny byly dost odlišné. Co Mhoba to zábavná africká haluz. Rum, co je třeba vyzkoušet. Možná až na Bushfire, který jsem moc nedával 😀 Edit: přechutnávam a je to pořád stejně divný i dobrý zároveň"

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: Martin Ekrt
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    Details about this rum

    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX10582
    ABV
    65%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2019
    Cask number
    #2019FC3
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    2 years
    No. of bottles
    1,200
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    MHOBA 2019 &nbsp; 2yr &nbsp; 65% Select Reserve French Cask Rum

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    Open rate
    52%
    Ø Market value
    73€

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    The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 1,904 times with an average of 8.2/10.

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