MHOBA Select Reserve French Cask Rum 2019 2yr 65%

RX10582 Very good Pot Still Rum 1,200 bottles Under 250€

8.3/1045 ratings

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“Rich, fruity, complex, with well-integrated alcohol and exotic flavors.”

The "Select Reserve French Cask Rum" from MHOBA distillery in South Africa is a unique, limited release with only 1200 bottles. Distilled from sugar cane juice and aged for 2 years, this 65% ABV rum offers an intriguing mix of flavors and aromas. Users praise its funky ester notes, complemented by vanilla, banana, and tropical fruits. On the palate, it showcases a blend of woody, spicy, and solvent flavors with hints of caramel, nuts, and chocolate. The finish is long and warm, with traces of roasted wood and light rubber. This rum’s balance of fruity freshness, combined with its woody complexity, sets it apart, making it a must-try for discerning rum enthusiasts.

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Highlights

Unique and funky ester notes.
Balanced fruity and woody complexity.
Long, warm, and satisfying finish.

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How does this rum taste?

The "Select Reserve French Cask Rum" from South Africa's MHOBA distillery offers a unique blend of tropical fruits, caramel, and spices with hints of esters and wood. Its 65% ABV is well-balanced but could use more complexity. 8.2/10.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Ester Solvents Vanilla Banana Tropical fruit Sugarcane

Taste

Woody Spicy Solvents Vanilla Ester Coconut

Finish

Woody Vanilla Buttery Banana Coconut Milk chocolate

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Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷

25 September 2023

8.8/10

“Very pleasantly surprised by this Mhoba profile. Very good”

Aroma

Solvents Caramel Tropical fruit Brown sugar Banana

Taste

Sugarcane Copper Dark chocolate Ester Prunes

Zucker und Zeste

18 November 2022

8.7/10

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

Aroma

Vanilla Solvents Dried fruit Young wood Butterscotch

Taste

Sugarcane Vanilla Woody Spicy Dried fruit

Martin Ekrt

11 April 2024

8.6/10

“After a very long time, I'm going back to retaste a piece that I had a whole bottle of. If I recall correctly I had batch 1, 2 and 3 and they were all quite different. What a Mhoba is a fun African haluz. A rum to try. Except maybe the Bushfire, which I didn't give much 😀 .”

Aroma

Vanilla Honey Praline Woody Tropical fruit

Taste

Honey Spicy Vanilla Woody Dried fruit

Photo of the rum Select Reserve French Cask Rum taken from user Martin Ekrt

Fasen

29 October 2022

7.7/10

“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!”

Aroma

Banana Coconut Mango Dried apricot Prunes

Taste

Coconut Banana Pineapple Mango Dried apricot

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

23 February 2024

8.8/10

“#4621 23.02.2024 Relaxing at home warming up for the tasting at Whisky Watcher in Odense tomorrow. Nose Medium intense, light wood, faint smoke, fruity, ester, light solvents, vegetal. Palste Medium intense, light roasted wood, fruity, ester, solvents, spicy, faint rubber. Finish Very long and warm, wood, light roasted, ester, light rubber, faint coconut. The empty glass has some nutts, light caramel and faint chocolate. Price to quality is very good in my mind.”

Aroma

Woody Smoky Ester Solvents Banana

Taste

Woody Roasted Solvents Rubber Spicy

Photo of the rum Select Reserve French Cask Rum taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Thunderbird

19 April 2022

7.8/10

“A very intense and sparkling Mhoba!I am always pleasantly surprised by this distillery!I am curious when in the next few years times a long matured Mhoba is available!Cheers to the Happy E(a)ster team! So far a very good choice”

Aroma

Banana Mango Tropical fruit Sugarcane Vanilla

Taste

Banana Coconut Pineapple Solvents Vanilla

FabiDram

23 April 2022

7.8/10

“Undiluted 75/100Diluted to approx.46% 80/100”

Aroma

Solvents Dirty Agricole Chocolate Sandalwood

Taste

Sherry Rubber Solvents Dried fruit Dark chocolate

Rene Pfeiffer

19 April 2022

8.5/10

“Blind Tasting,”

Aroma

Solvents Cinnamon Young wood Rubber Tropical fruit

Taste

Woody Solvents Rubber Spicy Copper

Christoph

11 February 2022

8.8/10

“For the short aging great complexity and great fruitiness.”

Aroma

Ester Solvents Sugarcane Banana Green apple

Taste

Dirty Woody Rubber Solvents Pineapple

tojo

19 April 2022

7.4/10

“The 3rd sample (Mhoba) was unfortunately nothing for me. Little complexity - reminiscent of Tres Hombres. Wood, spices and some sweetness. Light estery notes on the palate. The 65 ABV one tastes clearly out.”

Aroma

Vanilla Caramel Tropical fruit Woody

Taste

Woody Spicy Vanilla Syrupy

Galli33

19 April 2022

8.2/10

“#3 RumXHighE(a)ster weeks: Blind tasting: Fiji 🤔 5-10 years of aging approx. 55% low ester Unvaried/boring… Not a big fan of this one. As a simple sample it‘s a bit unvaried/boring. The finish is quite short and the alcohol is vanished without a trace. For me the 151 Strand is still the mhoba benchmark”

Aroma

Solvents Ester Young wood Banana Tropical fruit

Taste

Woody Solvents Rubber Ester Spicy

Stylo

19 April 2022

8.3/10

“C: honey, bright yellow N: acetone, wood, spices (green pepper). Tropical fruit (papaya, green apples?) well hidden beneath the acetone/ nail polish. Some bitter chocolate later on. P: mildly sweet on the first sip, with ripe fruits upfront (papaya and apples, kiwi), little astringent. F: metallic, wood, slightly peppery. Guess: ABV-wise, i’d say in the 53% range. I am wildly guessing: maybe Fiji or some sort of Clarendon? Like 10y of aging. Reveal: very woody for being just 2yo! Not my favorite”

Aroma

Ester Solvents Tropical fruit Young wood Vanilla

Taste

Woody Vanilla Solvents Rubber Ester

Lukas Jäger

19 April 2022

8.2/10

“RumX Ester Calendar Day 3, blind. Tangy esters, solvent and some dominant alcohol. We don't have a bottling from Jamaica here. A slight nuttiness pairs with a woodiness that I almost didn't recognize as wood.A rather familiar aroma lingers on the tongue that one or the other rather doesn't like and triggers bad associations(it doesn't get more specific 😛).Mhoba is and remains exciting with each bottling, even if not all of them appeal to me. French Cask is probably one of them, I don't like the kind of woodiness so much. Nevertheless, I always enjoy Mhoba, because it is different and the bottlings are continuously improving. A nice enrichment of the rum world!”

Aroma

Solvents Ester Sugarcane Brown sugar Vanilla

Taste

Solvents Vanilla Spicy Banana Sugarcane

Johannes

1 May 2024

8.1/10

“Schöne Balance zwischen Fasseinfluss und junger fruchtiger Frische. Schon fast ähnlich einen jungen Jamaikaner.”

Photo of the rum Select Reserve French Cask Rum taken from user Johannes

TheRhumhoe

29 April 2023

8.5/10

“Knowing the spirit of the distillery, this Mhoba is different in many ways from the standards on offer. Very pastry-like (brioche, cookie, butterscotch), the nose also evokes sugarcane, esters and rubber on a background of sweet spices and exotic fruits. A particularly sweet, gourmand profile on the nose. The profile is just as intriguing on the palate. Esters, rubber and burnt notes mingle with exotic fruits and warm spices, sugar cane and caramel for a most surprising blend. A powerful yet flavorful Mhoba, where the alcohol is very well integrated. The long, warm finish is at once ester-like, caramelized with crème brûlée and fruity with coconut, banana and mango. Woody, candied sugarcane and spicy notes are also present. A very drinkable Mhoba, less heavy than its congeners, but just as interesting for the distillery's future.”

Aroma

Butterscotch Brown sugar Pastries Confections Biscuits

Taste

Tropical fruit Coconut Banana Pineapple Spice

Photo of the rum Select Reserve French Cask Rum taken from user TheRhumhoe

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
South Africa

Distillery
MHOBA

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
1200

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

121 €

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