The Whisky Jury South Pacific The Many Faces of Rum

The Many Faces of Rum shows classic modern Fiji: ester-rich, fruity, and a touch funky, with glue and plastic joining the party. One to try if you’re into lively, characterful rums with a "geile Klebstoff Note.

8.4  / 10  (57 reviews)

Funky, fruity Fiji with glue and plastic. Characterful and fun.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • eine geile Klebstoff Note
    • schöne Frucht am Gaumen
    • Alkohol gut eingebunden

    This Fiji rum from The Whisky Jury draws the RumX crowd in with "schöne Frucht am Gaumen" (Jonas) and its signature blend of esters, glue, and plastic notes. The nose gets frequent praise for being "Gummi Deluxe" (Jonas), "eine geile Klebstoff Note" (zabo), and showing plenty of tropical fruit, green banana, and olive hints. Plastic and medicinal edges evoke comparisons to Guyana and even Mhoba, while the palate balances spice and funk with a generally well-integrated alcohol. The finish veers from short and dry to notably savory, with opinions split but most agreeing the core Fiji character is handled with panache.

    Aroma

    Ester Glue Tropical fruit Olive

    Taste

    Ester Plastic Tropical fruit Spicy

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4  / 10  (57 reviews)
    Top 19% Fiji
    Top 23% South Pacific

    "Nice and classic Fidji nose. Delivering all you would want around plastic, dirt, some vetegal and fruity notes. Similar picture on the palate, yet less fruity with more sweetness than expected. Texture is very nice and creamy. Good stuff, only complexity on the palate could be a bit higher."

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    8.1 / 10
    Review by: DomM

    "Classic, intense Fiji flavors: above all fruit, plastic and ester+ funk Very similar on the palate, with the fruit and funkiness taking center stage. Very intense and quite smooth despite its young age. The dryness increases towards the finish and olives are added. A parade Fiji! Still impetuous due to its youth but still very good!"

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: RumTaTa

    "This is a really good Fiji for the first time in a long time. The mixture of fresh esters and sweet fruit, paired with spice, are a perfect match here! The alcohol is very well integrated. The only downside is the relatively short finish."

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Thunderbird

    "No idea if I've tried Fiji Rums from the 2012 Vintage, but I know this one is delicious. Plastic, fruit, glue ... it's all there. From recent memory also ahead of a couple of weaker 2001s from the community tasting. Alcohol pinches out a bit at the back."

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    8.3 / 10
    Review by: Serge
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX19577
    ABV
    57,5%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2012
    Bottled
    2023
    Cask number
    #12
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    11 years 2mo
    No. of bottles
    292
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    The Whisky Jury • South Pacific 2012 &nbsp; 11yr &nbsp; 57,5% The Many Faces of Rum

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    Ø Market value
    104€

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    The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,152 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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