The Wild Parrot South Pacific Exclusively Bottled for Sansibar 2009

Tasted this blind for 1st Advent, quite sharp at first, which lead to funky fruity mix indictating a Jamaican. Surprise, it was not! 😏 It is said to have some citrus, which I missed completely though. 2cl sometimes ain't enough... I also expected this to be onmly slightly aged, it was 10 years, however.

#1. avent sample from the RumXCalendar. Blind tasting: Very interesting nose… it reminds me on a classic young hampden/jamaican, but in mouth it‘s very different. It lacks in the finish, really woody and smoky. Never thought this is from south pacific and has 10 years 🙈🙈 Nose: fruity, funky, pineapple, sweet, burnt sugar, citrus, ester. Mouth: solvents, fruit schnaps, roasted nuts, dark chocolate, spicy, liquorice. Finish: a lot of smoke, roasted, vanilla, oak.

Day 1 in the RumX advent calendar. I immediately recognized Fiji as a country, the bottling was on the shortlist, partly because of its high alcohol content. Very oily, with fat streaks in the glass, the alcohol is not exactly restrained, both on the nose and on the palate. Otherwise, there is a certain herbaceousness on the nose, surrounded by something that reminds me of dried orange slices. On the palate, some wood and clove are worth mentioning for me, which create an enormous dryness. I often like Fiji a lot, but this bottling doesn't make it into the short list.

The prelude of the RumX Advent calendar. Coincidentally had some Blanton’s before this, which caused it to sit in the glass for a couple of hours before I could taste it. The smell changed quite a bit during this time: sharp in the beginning but as time passes notes of smokeyness with some meat on the grill strange enough. Sweet and savory flavours while the alcohol is integrated extremely well. First bottling from The Wild Parrot that I’ve ever had the pleasure of trying and I like it quite a bit. Looking forward to the rest of the experience in December.

A great first introduction to the rum calendar. The Fiji has a lovely sweet nose of cookies, vanilla and sugar, just right for the first Advent. It also has yellow fruit and light estery notes. Young wood and grass notes are added on the palate.

On the nose like a fresh Agricole... on the palate a nutty note with licorice! The finish is nutty/roasty! An atypical South Pacific for me The alcohol is well integrated

07.02.2020 Private tasting i was invited to. Notes. Light in colour. Nose: Intense, light wood, fruity, citrus, ester, light smoke, spice. Palate: Warm, light wood, fruity, orange, pineapple, spicy, ester, roasted. Finish: Medium to long, spicy, wood, dried fruit, light smoke.

Exciting the stark differences between nose and palate. A good start to the RumX advent calendar 😃

1st Advent sample from the rum calendar. Cool start!

RumX Calendar 2021 .... First Advent. Rather weak Fiji ... A bit boring! Alcohol not too well integrated. Somewhat bitter and immature for me . Nose better than on the palate .

RumX calendar, 1st Advent. Blind: clearly Fiji, high ABV >60, light color, therefore young Max. 10yo. Nose: same glue, followed by something oily-graphite-like. Slightly honeyed with a hint of mango. Very dry, years-old orange slices, some dry cocoa powder, slightly more vinegary and a little smoky. Palate: dry, clove, some mango at the back, slightly herbal and again some glue and oily palate, much weaker than the nose. Not the best Fiji, but ok.

RumX Adventskalender 1. Advent: musste an den Hampden Overproof denken. Leicht funky. Das Mineralische erinnerte mich an Fiji. Recht lecker, aber Fiji von RA 2001 oder Isla del Ron 2001 sowie SBS 2009 sind deulich besser.

Les notes RumX sont incompréhensibles.. les samples ont mal supporté le voyage ? Notes issues du WLP 2025 : j'ai adoré ce jus, mais il est lamentablement noté sur RumX. Comme quoi les gouts et les couleurs sont très personnels (après il semble que les notes soient issues d'un calendrier de l'avent.. bon). Extrêmement aromatique, un côté brulé & torréfié qui envoient du lourd, quelques fruits légers, et un bon chocolat en fin de bouche pour la gourmandise. Top !

Here’s my impressions on RumX Community forum: https://community.rum-x.com/t/24daysofrum-prelude-the-wild-parrot-fiji-2009/2045/61?u=stylo

💥 Enmore 1994 : une claque ! Tout s’accorde à merveille, avec une longueur incroyable sur des notes de framboise et de myrtille. Clairement le meilleur REV 1994 que j’aie goûté à ce jour — mon gros coup de cœur du salon ❤️ Juste derrière, le TDL 2002, parfaitement équilibré, déroule une superbe trame de pêche. Un vrai régal ! 🍑 Comparatif intéressant entre les deux Caroni 1998, avec une préférence pour l’étiquette rouge. L’étiquette blanche, elle, présentait même quelques notes… de jambon fumé 😉 Le Savanna 2007 restait bien concentré et aromatique, le New Yarmouth 2009 offrait une belle longueur sur un léger boisé, et le Diamond 2001 séduisait par son côté gourmand et pâtissier, rappelant un El Dorado Skeldon. En résumé, une très belle série dans l’ensemble, à l’exception du Fiji, au profil vraiment trop atypique — clairement le moins convaincant des embouteillages The Wild Parrot dégustés à ce jour.