MHOBA Select Reserve French Cask Rum
Complex yet sharp youthful MHOBA rum.
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The Select Reserve French Cask Rum from MHOBA distillery in South Africa is a bold, limited-edition spirit with only 492 bottles available. Distilled from sugar cane juice and aged for one year, this rum showcases strong fruity notes, woody undertones, and high ester content. Users note its complexity, with a distinctive mix of alcohol and solvent aromas. At cask strength 65% ABV, it offers a potent nose and palate, embraced for its intense and tropical profile with hints of sweetness. While its high proof is well-integrated, some find its youthful sharpness overwhelming.
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About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 1,951 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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Typical solid Mhoba, but on the palate just too young and impetuous and a little too spicy for me. Does a one-year-old rum, even if it is wonderfully designed and comes from a single cask, really have to cost more than EUR 100 these days? 🙄
Amazingly complex. You can taste tropical influences and a finish. I like it very much!
So, as I already wrote on the WR10, I'm not that experienced with Mhoba yet and it doesn't seem to be my cup of tea. It's sometimes too tiring for me. Lots of esters and solvents, which is great of course, but it's quite complex. Slight sweetness, some wood with a fruit basket. I found the cherry bottling better in direct comparison.
No. 5: Yes, this rum is not bad. Quite woody on the nose and also very strong. The woody taste continues on the palate. I also find that it tastes slightly fruity. Overall score 8.4 :)