Select Reserve French Cask Rum

Super rum with a long finish, which warms and is terribly mild for a strength of 65

First Tasting here: This one is the better of the two Mhoba I am just tasting. Creamy, fruity, complex, very well integrated alcohol... First thing when tasting was "hm, rotten apples", but never got why. Interesting. I has something it's Sibling does not have, which I attribute to the French Cask, and it improves the Rum. Very good. Second Tasting: still good, still better. Putting it on my wishlist...

Wow, a really great Mhoba here. The nose is definitely very woody, and traces of ester can also be detected. The palate is also quite woody, with light notes of caramel, agricole and leather. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Super.

After I tried the white overproof from the distillery and was thrilled I saw that this one was inside in the calendar of the Rum Club. So bottle opened and app opened. And what can I say. In the smell it reminded me strongly of a blend of Barbados (glue) and Jamaica (ester). In the taste then but dry with typical things like caramel and chocolate with a small touch of Agricole. So the distillery I will definitely keep an eye on really nice things that come out of South Africa

I have blind tasted actually held for much older. Found him rather dirty and clearly older and have him somewhere sorted in the direction of Caroni. From nut nougat cream I noticed today nix, that comes only now slowly😅Evaluation has only confirmed. Great what great rums are still being re-bottled today 🙂 One year aging. 65%. Gross. Nut nougat cream (no advertising) aromas, banana, pineapple. Ester slightly less than on the nose. A dry and exceedingly complex finish.I repeat One year aging. For this just VERY GOOD

Tasted with Habitation Velier. I gave the HV although one point more, because the alcohol is better eingwbunden in my opinion and he also comes along a little creamier and fatter. However, these two are really very close to each other and do not give each other much in terms of taste. Noteworthy when you consider that the here was only 2 years in the barrel. For me, the PLV winner but still a close Punlt behind. Both more than worthwhile 😍

My wife said - is it still rum or you drink something else? The nose - full of esters and by that I mean a lot. Then fruits and woody tones. It reminds me Jamaica young white rums. The pallet - thanks to esters very complex- warm with tones of apricots, wood and even if it has 60% it’s not rough..but very nice balance. Personal note - if you want to try something different than you drink normally, then go for it. I agree with others in comments - one of greatest Mhoba rums, looking forward next one.

Au début on a de puissante note de vernis à ongle après l’aération on trouve un rhum pur jus avec une grosse gourmandise. Mon Mhoba préféré.

An amazing expression from South Africa. Wow with the funny brininess that I love and some chocolate or sweetness.

This one is awesome! Cool mix of all the lovely mhoba notes, fresh notes, hay, some esters. The alcohol is intergrated well and has a great impact on it. The finish is quite long and quite woody-astringend. Very harmonious for this young age.

Mega rocket stuff. Top price-performance ratio and also great in a mai tai or rum sour with red wine float! Absolutely terrific how smooth, complex and delicious it is at only 2y and 65%. For me, one of the best mhoba rums on the market for years.

Mhoba Night For me the craziest of the ones I tried today. Edit: After trying a few more from Mhoba, I think this is one of the best that has been bottled. The others didn't really convince me.

A very interesting and intense aroma hits you. Lots of Esther, just a little more bitter and chocolaty than the Jamaican. Leather and caramel are added in the mouth. Long, warm finish. A little coconut at the end. Great mhoba.

Quite offensive smell with ester at the beginning. After a while in the glass, the alcohol then fades and more floral and caramel notes shine through. Then the chocolate takes over. Very complex! A mix of Jamaica and Agricole?! Very spicy, sharp and dry in the mouth, with mostly dark bitter chocolate lingering. 65% I find too violent, which is why I add some water. Special rum experience, definitely!

Tasted again 2 years later. Uh... Is it really the same rum ??? It's just a ball ! We drink a flamed caramelized tire!