Wu Dram Clan South Pacific Flensburg Rum Company Fiji 2006 (Dos Delinquentes) TBYWC 2006

Next, a strong Fiji with over 70%. I even find the alcohol well integrated. There's a lot of coconut on the nose here. On the palate it is very strong, intense and roasty. Pepper is recognizable here.

The first Fiji from the vintage. With the high ABV, expectations were quite high. Unfortunately, I was bitterly disappointed. I miss the typical dirty in-your-face Fiji profile. It's more here, the sharp-edged and the more than poorly integrated alcohol that dominates here. The second bottling of FRC x WDC, which unfortunately disappoints me.

#5058 30.11.2024 Tasting at Whisky Watcher tasting in Odense. Nose Intense, light wood, faint smoke, varnish, light rubber, light licorice, fruits, olive, faint nutts. Palate Intense, light wood, light roasted, licorice, fruits, light rubber olive, faint salt, spice. Finish Long and warm, light wood, light rubber, olive, light caramel, light licorice, light grapefruit. The empty glass has light tannins, olive, banana and light caramel. This is a hammer so it needs to rest for a good while before you give it a go. Leaving the bottle open for a good while after taking a few shots, will benefit the rum over time.

On the nose, the alcohol is surprisingly little present for >70% if you let it breathe enough, but it is very present and disturbing as soon as it is poured. After a little breathing, it makes you want more with aromas of ripe papaya, butterscotch and strong mocha. On the palate, however, there is virtually none of the fruit flavors, but primarily caramel, coffee, salt and chocolate and the rather present alcohol note. Unfortunately, there are no typical Fiji gum and fruit flavors and it's very one-dimensional. I had expected much more... Typical collumn still.

Ui ui ui.... If you are looking for a typical Fiji, this isnt the case. My first impressions were (column still 🤭) Belize/Antigua/FS with a fruity NY94 and Beenleigh. This is a very good rum in my opinion and Chapeau to FRC & WDC to pick this cask ! The first 2006 Fiji World Premiere 😅😅😅

The first thing that surprises me is the color. Quite transparent for a bottling with 17y tropical maturation. Alcohol, vanilla, caramel and some coconut on the nose. Everything is very subtle, you have to really "reach into" the glass to make out anything at all. (And that with an ABV of over 70%....) The same game on the palate and the alcohol is unfortunately also very present. All in all, unfortunately, quite a disappointment for me.

Ersteindrick in der Nase hier gleich das ist doch ein Belize. Erinnert doch stark an die erste der diesjährigen RC Abfüllungen. Kokosnuss und Vanille dominiert. Am Gaumen sehr ähnlicher Eindruck. Ich finde immer noch der könnte als sehr kräftiger Belize durchgehen so deutlich ist die Ähnlichkeit. Kräftiger Vertreter. Kann man trinken auch wenn ich hier kein Fidschi finde. Solide, mehr leider nicht. Mag die Honig 🍯 Note

Phu, übel alkoholisch und pfefferig, mir fällt nichts vergleichbares ein. Leider überhaupt nicht mein Fall. Ich würde ja sagen dass es was für Leute ist die Ingwergetränke mögen (auch pfefferig für mich). Aber dies scheint nicht der Fall zu sein, wenn ich Mircos Bewertung anschaue.

Alcohol Perfectly integrated. You wouldn't expect it to be so high in alcohol without looking at the label. I like it better than the 1st LD bottling (which is also getting better and better) and clearly benefits from many years of tropical. Nice!

Fiji, as we know it from the "cleaner" vintages. Unfortunately not an intense rum with lots of plastic and fruit, but rather a clinical column profile with some coconut and papaya. On the palate, there is still some oak, cocoa and pepper. Not bad, but not what I had hoped for. Could be a bit tastier for 17 years tropical.

Jetzt gibt es einen Fiji South Pacific. Alkoholgehalt von 72,5 Prozent sehr stark. Diese sind im Geschmack aber nicht unbedingt zu erkennen. Ein wenig fruchtig und Kokosnuss kommen zur Geltung. Kann man machen

The key data reads excitingly and immediately makes you very curious. The rum itself is less exciting. Vanilla, light fruits, coconut. At least we get to taste the rum premiere of a Fiji 2006 here.

Der Erste aus 2006. Und wie 2004 auch ziemlich foursquaresque, leider. Kein Gummi, kein Benzin, keine überreifen Früchte, wie bei 2001 und 2009. In seiner Klasse aber trotzdem ein leckerer Tropfen.

The first 2006 Fiji and ... unfortunately nothing! Too alcoholic, too immature and when I think of the release price. Sorry, I can't understand that. The Enmore was already a real flop, but how you can get it so wrong again 🤷🏻

11-04-2025 - Rate 8.0 Full power on nose and taste. Nose is tropical fruits and coconut. Coconut is not that dominant which I like. To much coconut can ruin a good rum. Taste has a bit of an alcoholic “burn”. ABV not as well integrated as I would like. All in all a very good Fiji rum, but it can’t beat my favorit from Dead Reaconing. 31-07-2025 - Rate 8.4 Blind tasting in rum club. A blind tasting is the most honest. I have corrected my rating.