Cave Guildive South Pacific Fiji Rum 2001 15yr 58%

RX1717 Very good Pot Still Rum Under 250€

8.7/1021 ratings

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“Fiji 2001: Complex, fruity, sweet with a delightful smoky finish.”

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How does this rum taste?

A stunning, complex Fiji Rum from 2001, boasting tropical fruits, wood, and a hint of speck. Its aroma carries far, blending sweetness with freshness. Despite a slightly short finish, it's a delightful mix of mint, tea, and baked goods. Truly exceptional.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Glue Nutty Pastries Cherry Tea Apricot

Taste

Vanilla Woody Dried fruit Apricot Black tea Minty

Finish

Spice Woody Minty Black tea Apricot Licorice

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DomM

25 April 2024

8.7/10

“RumX Fidji 2001 Cross Tasting: The youngest contender in the line-up made a real good impression and came in 3rd place for me. Intense with some sweetness. This one delivers on fruitiness as well as dirt and brings a bit more liveliness versus the older expressions. Cheers to Jakob!”

Aroma

Pastries Medicinal Tropical fruit Dirty

Taste

Vanilla Honey Tropical fruit Intense Medicinal

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user DomM

zabo

28 May 2024

8.8/10

“Danke Jakob in den Genuss gekommen, ein breites Spektrum von den Fiji 2001 Abfüllungen probieren zu können. Obwohl ich vorher schon einige im Glas hatte, hat mich das Ergebnis doch wieder verwundert, da mein vorheriger Favorit auf dem letzten Platz gelandet ist. Wobei man dazu sagen muss, dass ich auf Grund eines Zeitproblems den meisten keine Zeit zum entwickeln gegeben habe. Deshalb hier das Ergebnis vom Blindtasting, dass von der Bepunktung abweicht.”

Aroma

Glue Tropical fruit Pastries Almond Molasses

Taste

Vanilla Woody Dried fruit Licorice Minty

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user zabo

Oliver

25 April 2024

8.7/10

“Great Fiji 2001 total package! Some bacon. Accessible, complex with nice sweetness.”

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user Oliver

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

5 December 2021

9.0/10

“Some migh consider this a light rum, but it's one of the best Fiji rums I have tasted. Fresh and fruity with some grass and flowers on there. I really like the smoky wood finish that last for a good while. On the first sip it is kind og heavy but it settles after that. Leave to rest for a good while and all the goodness comes at you. Leave the glass once empty and whif it after a couple of hours, pure joy I can tell you.”

Aroma

Floral Custard Clove Cherry Orange

Taste

Clove Vanilla Heavy Woody Floral

Zucker und Zeste

19 March 2024

8.6/10

“Grandiose Fiji rum with an impressive blend of fruity and woody aromas over which the esters waft. Suspected reference.”

Aroma

Pastries Floral Custard Tea Glue

Taste

Vanilla Dried fruit Fresh Licorice Minty

Serge

28 April 2024

8.8/10

“Fiji 2001 Community Tasting - big thanks to Jakob for organizing this blind tasting. A great vintage and a comparison not without surprise. For me, the two Artesanal rums, neither of which I drank to the end, brought up the rear. An unpleasant juniper off-note was particularly disturbing (very pronounced in the rx15398, slightly better but still disturbing in the rx7779). Then, for me, the Rum Cask rx479 brought up the rear (i.e. very good / with the right markers), but not as great as the others. Surprisingly, the Isla del Ron, which has had a small reference status in my heart ever since I tried it, ended up in next place for me. But it was overtaken in the blind test by the delicious Whisky Jury (rx13025) and then by the sensational. cave Guildive (rx1717). For me, the Cave Guildive is the winner of the classic Fiji 2002 profile and is really top. I only rated the Flag LMDW Antipodes (rx13440) higher ... this one is clearly woodier but also ultra-tasty. It was also clearly recognizable blind and made the photo finish millimeters behind the Plantation rx11133, which probably also stood out because it was so un-Fiji2001 and has a great glue-caramel Guyana nose. Verdict: Typical Fiji winners are the Cave Guildive on the fruity-honey-feelgood side and the Flag on the woody. the Plantation is the wildcard winner. The two RA bottlings are the two that remain far below the level of the other two.”

Aroma

Glue Pastries Almond Honey Waxes

Taste

Vanilla Honey Dried fruit Woody Smoky

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user Serge

cigares

18 March 2024

8.6/10

“Rum and chocolate tasting by Rum Club Switzerland. A nose of tropical fruit and varnished wood. The palate is ample, easy and complex. The finish is a little too short, too bad! We'd like to keep these aromas a little longer. A rum that seems easily accessible and has a nice complexity. The short finish detracts a little from my score.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Woody Varnish

Taste

Woody Dried fruit Apricot Tropical fruit Complex

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user cigares

crazyforgoodbooze

6 March 2022

8.7/10

“wow! this is my new reference Fiji Rum!🤤😍🇫🇯super fresh mint, some English Breakfast Tea, apricot, baked croissant with citrus jam.... the nose is awesome but the taste can do more:mint with black tea again, apricot, tangerine, grapefruit, honey, vanilla, allspice and clove and then in the finish again fresh mint but also some mocha, roasted almonds and pineapple with cocoa, all underpinned by glue and solvent. Really dirty and intense horny shit!”

Aroma

Glue Black tea Minty Almond Pastries

Taste

Glue Black tea Minty Apricot Honey

Mirco

25 April 2024

9.0/10

“RumX Fiji Crosstasting April 2024 Place 2/8 The youngest from the blind tasting set. The younger age also knows how to convince and is in 2nd place for me. Well deserved. A well-rounded overall package that covers the entire palette with the typical Fiji 2001 profile.”

Aroma

Cherry Black tea Glue Apricot Plum

Taste

Vanilla Dried fruit Woody Apricot Orange

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user Mirco

Jakob

6 March 2022

8.9/10

“A great aroma on the nose, which is already recognizable far from the glass. Tea, hay, cooked fruit (plums and cherries) stand out, later also some apricot. In addition to the fruity notes, there is also a somewhat heavier sweetness, reminiscent of molasses and subtle hints of pastry. In the mouth, dominant tea notes emerge at first, along with fresh plum and menthol. A subtle spiciness of allspice and clove on the tongue. The finish is introduced by pepper. This is followed by more alcohol, plums and the gentle bitterness of black tea. Overall: A real "Brett" with endless aromas. Somehow fresh and at the same time heavy due to the fine interplay of the numerous aromas. A great representative of South Pacific rums that combines all varieties: sweet and fresh fruit, gentle bitter notes from the tea. Exceptional.”

Aroma

Black tea Pastries Apricot Clove Cherry

Taste

Lemon Black tea Vanilla Licorice Honey

Jarek

4 May 2024

8.4/10

“RumX Community Cross-Tasting "Fiji 2001" (by Jakob): Fruity, with a minty note on the palate and in the finish. Less dirty than the other representatives. No/hardly any rubber etc. Nevertheless a very tasty rum.”

Aroma

Glue Nutty Apricot Tea Floral

Taste

Vanilla Woody Apricot Black tea Honey

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user Jarek

F.L.O.

26 April 2024

8.4/10

“Crosstasting mit Jakob und einigen Forummitgliedern am 25.4.2024. Platz 3…. Ein Schatz aus Jakobs Rumkammer. Tolle Klebstoff/Drecknote im Geschmack. Alkohol super eingebunden. Intensive Fruchtnote, Holz,..”

Aroma

Glue Tropical fruit

Taste

Dried fruit Woody

Photo of the rum Fiji Rum taken from user F.L.O.

Gregor

27 April 2024

9.1/10

“Intensive Nase: Leim, Haselnuss, Gewürz, Holz, Ananas Gaumen: Komplex, Alkohol gut eingebunden, schön warmer und süsser Abgang Für mich nach dem LMDW der zweitbeste Fiji Rum”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Fiji

Distillery
South Pacific

Bottler
Cave Guildive

RumX ID
RX1717

ABV
58%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2001

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
15 years

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

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