Letaba
High-ester fruit with balanced cask strength
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How does this rum taste?
RumX members love Letaba’s high-ester, fruit-forward punch at cask strength. Expect overripe banana and pineapple on the nose, wrapped in woody tones and allspice, with the alcohol and oak impressively well integrated. Reviewers at Whisky Live call it intense yet balanced and pleasantly spicy. A limited run of just 135 bottles, and early feedback from around 10 reviews suggests a distinctive Mhoba worth seeking out.
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About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,090 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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#5746 27.09.2025 Day one of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. This was another of my hight lights at the WL 2026. A nice ester bomb with a lot of fruit and floral notes. ABV and wood really well integrated with some nice spicy notes.
A rum tasted at Whisky Live Paris in 2025. A vegetal and woody nose, fruity (very ripe pineapple) and estery, with a good deal of spice softened by the bourbon cask. The palate is lively, woody with fruit, vegetal, sweetness and dried herbs. The finish, unlike the Skukuza and Letaba, is well-balanced and tasty. My favorite of the three, and proof that Mhoba has improved a lot in recent times.
« Premières impressions dégustation au whisky live 2025, il faudra une deuxième dégustation au calme pour vraiment valider ou faire évoluer le commentaire et la note » Très belle embouteillage chez Mhoba rappelant pour ma part l’embouteillage « FAQ Plastic 2017 » intense, au nez banane, exotiques, confits.
Mhoba Letaba – 65.1% Vieilli 42 mois dans un petit fût ex-bourbon américain (Woodford Reserve, 97 L). Une véritable bombe d’esters, plus fruitée et florale que les précédentes. Le plus expressif des trois, avec une finale longue, riche et gourmande. Clairement le meilleur du trio !