Planteray Hogo Monsta (Extra High Ester Rum)

Un rhum dégusté au Whisky Live à Paris en 2025. Un nez d’esters extrêmes, de la colle, du verni à ongles. En bouche les esters sont bien présents aussi, une bouche ultra sèche mais avec une petite douceur. Des fruits tropicaux trop mûrs mais aussi des fruits rouges. La finale est très courte, mais les arômes qui restent ensuite en bouche sont délicieux une fois les esters évaporés. L’expérience d’un rhum extrême.

#5892 25.10 2025 Tasted at the Whisky & Rom Festival in Copenhagen 2025. This is a lighter release than the previous one. Still very fruity with nice esters and a natural sweetness. The palate is oily, fruity and sweet with a medium long finish.

Such a power of esters that apart from nail polish, glue, tropical fruits and sugar syrup, you can hardly taste any other flavors. Alcohol super integrated, but apparently diluted.

Finally got my hands on the Hogo Monsta today and put it straight in the glass. A load of esters immediately fills the room. It immediately evokes associations with Jamaica. Except that this is a stade from Barbados...the nose is almost identical to a C<>H, HGML. On the palate, funk, esters, marzipan, young wood and light tannins. This fits exceptionally well. The ABV allows for a slight sipping and I find it perfectly reduced. Only the finish is relatively short, which is somewhat surprising given the high ester content. This costs it a higher rating.

Hogo Monsta 2025. 2024 unverdünnt fand ich aber noch deutlich geiler 😆 aber trotzdem eine krasse Erfahrung, insgesamt aber relativ wenig facettenreich und primär fruchtig und esterig. Sämtliche anderen Aromen die ein Vergleichbarer Hampden DOK etc hat fehlen hier.

Hogo Mosta sums it up well, really powerful on the nose. Very cool, lots of esters and fruit. On the palate, I have to say that the 2024 sample was much more intense and multi-faceted in terms of acidity and fruitiness. So I'm a little disappointed, but it's still cool stuff.

Among the attractions of the Planteray stand (a myriad of skittles available), the Hogo Monsta, WIRD's secret sauce, was there to soften the palate (or blow it up, each to his own). I personally tasted it 3 times, and each time I found it enormous, but affordable. It's still a 2000-ester dinguerie, packed with overripe fruit and solvents, but so "soft" on the palate. As a Daiquiri, huge of course, it's not meant to be drunk neat, even if the experience is pleasant.

Ich bin etwas enttäuscht… Ich habe angenommen, dass das der gleiche Stoff wäre der RX19267, welcher uns bei der Planteray RumX-Verkostung präsentiert wurde. Ich war damals Rech begeistert, insbesondere wegen der Fruchtigkeit und der Säure. An dem Hogo Monster vermisse ich beides. Keine Säure, wenig Frucht, dafür pflanzliche Noten und Olive. Nicht uninteressant, aber nicht das was ich erhofft hatte.

The nose, as expected, esters with light fruity notes. Very powerful on the palate and immediately full of esters. But then it remains surprisingly one-dimensional and the finish is also surprisingly short.

💥 For consolation: Hogo Monsta 2025 - 56.6 Fortunately, West Indies Rum Distillery has brought out the heavy cavalry! This Barbadian rum with Jamaican accents is the result of an exceptional two-week fermentation (very long for Barbados) and double pot still distillation - John Dore #88 followed by Old Gregg. The result: a liquid monster with 2029 g/hL esters. On the palate, it's an explosion of ripe tropical fruit, a funky, angry and terribly expressive rum! A real monster in liquid form - just one drop can transform your cocktail. 🧪🔥 And here's a good idea: it's available in 20 cL bottles, so you can discover it without breaking the bank.

Great esters, tropical notes. Unfortunately not much more.

Puh, also das ist schon die volle Dröhnung Ester, aber irgendwie fehlt mir hier die Raffinesse. Mal eine Erfahrung wert, aber mehr als das Sample brauche ich hier nicht.

Wow! Nicht unbedingt dafür gemacht, pur genossen zu werden - aber es ist definitiv möglich! Alkohol ist super eingebunden. Schönes Aromenprofil, Abgang etwas kurz, - macht sich jedoch bestimmt gut als "Bitters" in Cocktails.