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South Pacific Dead Reckoning Rum Mutiny - South Pacific 2002 20yr 68%

RX13902 Very good Pot Still Rum Single Cask 220 bottles <250€

“Intense, roasted, and well-aged Fijian delight.”

Dead Reckoning Rum Mutiny – South Pacific was distilled in 2002 at the South Pacific distillery in Fiji using a John Dore Pot Still. It matured for 20 years before being bottled at an intense cask strength of 68% ABV. This limited edition release, totaling just 220 bottles, highlights roasted and caramel notes on the nose with hints of sour cherry, coffee, and red fruits. On the palate, expect roasted flavors, strong barrel influence, a bitter character, and dark chocolate undertones. This rum is well-regarded for its aromatic complexity, balanced profile, and is certain to intrigue those who favor strong, intensely flavored aged rums.

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Highlights

Aromatic complexity
Unique roasted notes
Balanced despite high ABV

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How does this rum taste?

Dead Reckoning Rum Mutiny is robust, offering roasted and caramel notes, with a strong barrel influence, complemented by coffee and cherry undertones.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Roasted Caramel Sour cherry Coffee Red fruits Milk chocolate

Taste

Roasted Barrel Strong Bitter Chocolate Ester

Finish

Roasted Herbal Woody Floral Medicinal Smoky

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Dr.Django

17 June 2024

8.6/10

“Second tasting, -2 points. A good rum that is surprisingly fruity and sweet! The medicinal sweetness always resonates and lacks some complexity. The finish gets a little dirty with gum and burnt sugar, ensnared in a coat of floral honey-melon syrup. Every sip is fun and the Fiji becomes more and more pleasing. Unfortunately, the alcohol is not very well integrated, which costs a lot of points.”

Aroma

Ester Tar Woody Red fruits Sour cherry

Taste

Roasted Chocolate Ester Strong Warm

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TheRhumhoe

26 April 2023

8.5/10

“A particularly powerful, full-bodied Fijian rum. Yet the nose suggests a more supple rum, with notes of exotic fruit, esters, cherry, wood, toast, floral notes, caramel and milk chocolate. The bourbon cask reinforces this impression of deliciousness. The attack on the palate is muscular and intense. Empyreumatic notes and spices quickly raise the temperature, followed by dry oak and tannins. A bitterness settles in with esters, while pineapple and aromatic herbs try to make their way through the alcohol, here particularly powerful. The finish is very long and clean. Smoky, woody and spicy notes dominate, but floral, herbal and medicinal essences, accompanied by exotic and dried fruits, balance this highly concentrated profile. A rum with a strong sensation, not to be placed in every hand.”

Aroma

Ester Red fruits Tropical fruit Woody Toasted

Taste

Intense Roasted Ester Bitter Warm

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mto75

10 December 2022

8.2/10

“not bad, but I had expected a bit more from the framework data. It lacks a little complexity, the high ABV is (still) neatly integrated.”

Aroma

Roasted Allspice Sour cherry Caramel Milk chocolate

Taste

Roasted Chocolate Alcoholic

Johannes

1 December 2023

7.9/10

“Very good for short storage!”

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Thunderbird

20 November 2022

8.4/10

“The nose is beguilingly fruity (sour cherry and other sweet / sour red fruits), the longer it lingers also join toasty coffee aromas.On the palate first the full power of alcohol! 68% want to be tamed ... but once this is done, intense atoms of wood, barrel, mocha and herbs develop! Finally, a distinct note of violet appears!!!Like the palate, the finish continues...intensely woody and herbal. Would theAlcohol better integrated there would have been at least 2-3 points more!”

Aroma

Red fruits Sour cherry Roasted Coffee

Taste

Creamy Intense Strong Barrel Mocha

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

22 February 2023

8.5/10

“This was a very nice release. The overall balance is really nice and I really liked the switch from nose to palate. The empty glass reveals even stronger notes ogmf chocolate and roasted wood.”

Aroma

Woody Roasted Cherry Tar Caramel

Taste

Woody Roasted Warm Intense Chocolate

Frank

22 May 2024

8.9/10

“Mit 20 Jahren schon deutlich alt und dann krasse 68%, da bin ich sehr gespannt… Nase: ungewöhnlich zurückhaltend und verschlossen zu Beginn. Man bemerkt aber gleich eine sehr konzentrierte Aromenfülle. Sehr angenehme, weiche und doch intensive Eiche, die sich wunderbar mit Vanille, Ahornsirup und braunem Karamell verbindet. Fein würzig liegen alte, getrocknete Sternanis und getrocknete Orangenscheiben dahinter. Dunkle Früchte wie Brombeere und Kirsche geben etwas dezente Frucht, Kelso und Tonkabohne weitere Süße. Wirkt malzig. Sehr rund, tief und Fiji untypisch, aber sehr angenehm. Die 68% sind nicht im geringsten spürbar. 8,8 Gaumen: Schön! Intensiv und kräftig und doch ausgewogen. Sehr gut integrierter Alkohol. Holzig, würzig und dunkel-fruchtig zugleich. Alte Eiche und Sandelholz und dazu wieder die getrocknete Sternanis und die getrocknete Orange zusammen mit Muskat und Vanille. Röstig, malzig und leicht salzig ist er auch. Süße von Ahornsirup, Tonkabohne und Schokolade. 9,0 Die typischen Fiji-Aromen sucht man auch hier, aber das ist ein großartiger, aromatisch tiefer Rum.”

Aroma

Balanced Concentrated Woody Fruity Oak

Taste

Balanced Intense Full bodied Fruity Woody

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crazyforgoodbooze

18 February 2023

8.5/10

“Incredibly horny aromatic”

Aroma

Roasted Caramel Coffee Sour cherry Red fruits

Taste

Roasted Pineapple Black pepper Herbal Mocha

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Tschusikowsky

15 February 2023

7.9/10

“Foursquare on the nose, almost true Albion. Speaks for 2004 vintage influence. Spicy barrel notes, vanilla, drunk fruit. Caramelized tree nuts, sauna wood, light licorice. Mouth neat chocolate and very toasty. But it comes across as a bit disappointing. Finish dry, salty, spicy, alcoholic.Not optimally integrated. Based on the very tasty nose, I would have expected more.”

Aroma

Roasted Coffee Red fruits Allspice Ester

Taste

Strong Chocolate Mocha Violet Ester

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Jakob

27 May 2023

8.3/10

“An der Nase wirkt der Rum noch etwas unrund, eine dezente kräutrige Fehlnote ist erkennbar; davon abgesehen säuerliche Fruchtnoten. Dieser noch nicht sonderlich verheissungsvolle Start dreht am Gaumen aber deutlich in ein sehr ausgewogenes Profil mit schweren Süssnoten von Toffee, Vanille und Milchschokolade sowie reifen tropischen Früchten, leichter Würze und etwas floralen Einschlägen. Die Alkoholintegration empfinde ich für die hohen Stärke als vollkommen akzeptabel, die 68% sind erkennbar, aber keinesfalls unangenehm. Positive Überraschung.”

Aroma

Sour cherry Herbal Mango Grapefruit Flowery

Taste

Toffee Vanilla Oak Mango Milk chocolate

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Christoph

17 December 2022

8.7/10

“The definition of a Brett and High Ester rum that was fermented wild even if it tastes different than Hampden, the association with Jamaica is somehow there. Best High Ester Fiji Rum I had so far in the glass. Deductions in the B grade because the alcohol is already noticeable there.”

Aroma

Roasted Allspice Coffee Caramel Ester

Taste

Bitter Ester Tropical fruit Black pepper Herbal

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Artur Schönhütte

29 May 2023

8.3/10

“Intense experience not the best but solid at 68% a banger”

Aroma

Roasted Coffee Toasted Tar Woody

Taste

Roasted Pineapple Ester Herbal Woody

Photo of the rum Dead Reckoning Rum Mutiny - South Pacific taken from user Artur Schönhütte

DosenZorn

17 March 2023

8.4/10

“2002 Fiji hatte ich bisher noch nicht, bin also gespannt. Und dann auch noch 20 Jahre auf dem Buckel. An der Nase anders als erwartet kaum noch ester zu finden, aber dem hohen Alter auch nicht abwegig. Stattdessen Kaffee, süße Vollmilchschokolade und Karamell. Mit etwas Zeit kommt doch noch ein Hauch Frucht dazu. Insgesamt recht unauffällig, ähnlich dem 2004 Nobilis. 79/100 Am Gaumen dann doch noch eine Überraschung. Hier ist noch ein tolles fruchtiges Aroma erhalten geblieben und ergänzt die Aromen der Lagerung ausgezeichnet. Eine tolle Mischung aus Süß und bitter, erinnert mich an leicht verbrannten Zucker. Die 68% sind bemerkbar aber dennoch gut eingebunden. 85/100 Der Abgang ist dann nochmal ein weiteres kleines Highlight. Gesamtwertung also 82 + 2 extra für das tolle Gesamtpaket.”

Aroma

Roasted Coffee Milk chocolate Bourbon Caramel

Taste

Roasted Barrel Bitter Chocolate Pineapple

Alexander Rasch

31 March 2023

8.4/10

“Strong rum with lots of barrel notes and strong roasted aromas. Pleases with very well. Goes more in the direction of the 2004s. Amazing how similar the vintages are. Very good rum. Alcohol content extreme but just caught. Somewhat below expectations.”

Aroma

Roasted Toasted Spicy Caramel Burnt sugar

Taste

Roasted Toasted Woody Barrel Spicy

Photo of the rum Dead Reckoning Rum Mutiny - South Pacific taken from user Alexander Rasch

Rowald Sweet Empire

13 October 2023

8.7/10

“Tasted at the Whisky & Rum aan Zee festival IJmuiden 2023.”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Fiji

Distillery
South Pacific

Brand
Dead Reckoning Rum

RumX ID
RX13902

ABV
68%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2002

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
John Dore Pot Still

Age
20 years

No. of bottles
220

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

177 €

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