The Duchess South Pacific Fiji

Smooth, vanilla-roasted Fiji style

Well-integrated alcohol
Rounded balance
Vanilla and burnt sugar
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Well-rounded cask-strength Fiji with vanilla, burnt sugar and roasted wood plus chocolate and black tea. Reviewers highlight smooth balance and an atypically low-ester, Barbados-leaning style.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise this 2004 South Pacific cask strength for its unusually rounded, Barbados-like profile. Vanilla and burnt sugar lead, backed by roasted wood and dark chocolate, with touches of citrus and black tea. Despite 59.8% ABV, the alcohol is very well integrated, making it easy to sip neat. With 54 community reviews and strong buyer confidence, it’s a popular choice for low-ester, balanced Fiji.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Fruity Burnt sugar Citrus

    Taste

    Fruity Vanilla Burnt sugar Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    8.1/10 54 reviews
    Top 39% Fiji

    Update after approx. 3 years: Hardly had the rum in the glass after the first review. The original. Rating of 88 points is certainly one of my most blatant misjudgments. I described the aromatic spectrum correctly, but I can no longer comprehend the rating. This is a fairly shallow column still rum. The typical Fiji flavors are far in the background. Up front it is super soft and pleasing. Today Planteray has bottled several such Fijis, at the time the Duchess was bottled the profile was still unknown. -8 points Unlike the earlier 2004 releases, this Fiji has 12 years of tropical maturation - like the Holmes Cays. Seems much younger than the 17yo TRC (meant positively). At first you don't recognize that it's a Fiji. The nose is very restrained and is more reminiscent of younger Bajan rums. In the mouth, the Fiji flavors slowly come in, especially the planty notes, less the rubber side, making it very complex and balanced. A bit like a dirty Foursquare. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. Top!

    Fidji's exchange semester in Barbados. No idea what they did with the 04 vintage. I like this one a lot. Nice complexity with a round mouthfeel. Edit Rum X Advent 2.12.22: would have blindly guessed Barbados again. Fiji where?

    Blind 24DaysOfRum Day 2: I had decided on Venezuela and was completely wrong 😆 The nose initially conveys fruitiness and vanilla, followed by a slight barrel influence. Very round on the palate with lots of vanilla, chocolate and barrel influence again. Surprisingly little ester for Fiji. The finish emphasizes the barrel influence again and a few tannins flash up. A beautifully simple rum and really unexpectedly round for Fiji.

    I would have guessed Barbados or Belize, paired with a little apple and salt. The nose becomes sweeter and sweeter over time. More roasted in the mouth, but this diminishes somewhat with increasing air contact. It becomes more exciting at the end and black tea is added. But somehow it doesn't quite get me. Edit: RumX Advent calendar December 2nd: Already had it in the glass, but still didn't get it... Tasting notes minimally improved, otherwise the assessment here remains the same

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX8762
    ABV
    59,8%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2004
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    15 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    The Duchess • South Pacific 2004 &nbsp; 15yr &nbsp; 59,8% Fiji

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    About the South Pacific distillery

    The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,197 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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