MHOBA Bushfire

It's a crazy rum. Never tasted something like that. Barbecue rum!

It is very intense rum. Something like unage jamaican or agricole. On the nose, it hit with a chemical nail polish like smell. In the background is smoke, fried smoked bacon. On pallet, it's nearly completely different. Inense smoke something close to smoked meat, campfire, BBQ, toasted wood. Latter fruits, something close to berry liqueur (tatratea forest fruits), and subtle black tea. Finish is medium-short smoke slowly disappear. I really love this rum. Intensity is for me on the edge; smoke is very nice and complex. The only bad thing is that this rum is too much of a vessel for smoke.

Macerated bbq wood

Very unique dram. Funky high esther spirit with dry smoky braai wood and a vegetal/greenhouse taste (like the a-typical 2000s Clynelishes). I never tasted anything like this before and its weird...but its good weird you know.

בקבוק מה זה הדבר המגניב הזה! אולי לא רום לשתות כל יום אבל מעניין ומרתק. רשמים של זעתר. תבלינים שרופים. אסטרים. בשר לקראת הסיומת. מלא בדברים מעניינים מציקות, שרוף, עשבוניות קלה, זיתים. כיף גדול ובהחלט ייחודי.

pure bbq! smoky, bacony and everything that goes with it, no idea how that goes without fatwash etc but the thing is the cracker. but also only if you're into meat 🤣

Wicked stuff. Smoky, bacony, even smokier on the palate than on the nose. Seems thinner in mouthfeel than other Mhoba

Haaa, the nose is atypical. It's a mix between cane juice, smoke and BBQ. It is rather strange but intriguing (positively). On the palate, the 55% do the job, it's hot as a fire. We find heavy and meaty notes: well grilled bacon, meat coming out of the smoker, it's salty and very aromatic. The finish is very long on the ashy-burnt. There is also a little touch of flambéed banana in the dessert. I don't know what Mhoba did to get this flavor profile, but it's pretty amazing and successful.

Beautiful aroma of Burnt Wood, reminds me a bit of Jamaica, also in taste - alcohol...but the finish is smoother...I'm writing it down in my wishlist...

Color: intense ruby. Nose: Powerful! Sweet toasted cherry wood, dry apricots, sweet cherries, sugarcane, burn cedar, some tobacco, cinnamon, caramel, maple syrup. Taste: Sweet & powerful. Lot of toasted plums & pears, bananas, cherries, maple syrup, some cinnamon, dark honey, molasses, brown sugar, some coil. Wery tasty! Aftertaste: medium-lond. Dry wood, sweet apricots, cherry candies, cinnamon, little bit of ginger & some bitter chocolate. Very nice.

Ce rhum Mhoba Bushfire est plutôt atypique de par ses notes fumées. Le nez complexe, fumé, carné et suave offre une belle entrée en matière. La bouche, dans la même veine est très clairement dominé par les notes fumées et charbonnées. La finale est à la hauteur du nez et la bouche.

A unique Mhoba thanks to its ageing in local wood, which gives it exceptional aromas. The nose offers real meaty notes: meat, bacon, smoky and roasted notes make us think of a Sunday barbecue. The woody notes are followed by esters for funkiness, sugar cane for vegetation and banana and dried fruit for fruitiness. An atypical profile that comes across quite well. On the palate, dark, empyreumatic notes take center stage. Esters, spices, dried fruits and salt share the little space on the palate crushed by the improvised barbecue. At the crossroads of funk, barbecue, heaviness and fermentation, this is a highly original profile. The finish, of decent length, leaves a sensation of burnt wood and smoky notes. Floral and sugarcane notes counterbalance the empyreumatic warmth. A rum to enjoy with a barbecue, of course.

#4915 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Faint wood, smoke, light grass, light olive, fruits, sugarcane, light citrus, light tomato. Palate Warm, smoke, light wood, grass, light cherry, olive, sugarcane.,light salt, light earthy, light tomatoes, medium dry, light cinnamon. Finish Long and warm, light wood, smoke, cinnamon, light banana, light cherry, light grass, light salt. I would prefer this one in a mixed, but it's still pretty amazing as a sipper.

Tasting this was an interesting experience, but I wasn't blown by the flavours as much as some people are.