Isla del Ron South Pacific Fiji

"Typical Fiji profile. Nice mix of dirtiness and sweetness"

"Awesome shit, my first Fiji that I like (but I've only had 4 so far). A really cool nose with summer honey, wax, tar, butter, medicinal notes and fruits. Thanks to Buddudharma for the sample 🙌🏽🙏 Update: Fiji 2001 Community Tasting - big thanks to Jakob for organizing this blind tasting. A great vintage and a comparison not without surprise. For me, the two Artesanal rums, neither of which I drank to the end, were the worst. An unpleasant juniper off-note was particularly disturbing (very pronounced in the rx15398, slightly better but still disturbing in the rx7779). Then, for me, the Rum Cask rx479 brought up the rear (i.e. very good / with the right markers), but not as great as the others. Surprisingly, the Isla del Ron, which has had a small reference status in my heart since I tried it, landed in next place for me. But it was overtaken in the blind test by the delicious Whisky Jury (rx13025) and then by the sensational. cave Guildive (rx1717). For me, the Cave Guildive is the winner of the classic Fiji 2002 profile and is really top. I only rated the Flag LMDW Antipodes (rx13440) higher ... this one is much woodier but also ultra-tasty. It was also clearly recognizable blind and made the photo finish millimeters behind the Plantation rx11133, which probably also stood out because it was so un-Fiji2001 and has a great glue-caramel Guyana nose. Verdict: Typical Fiji winners are the Cave Guildive on the fruity-honey-feelgood side and the Flag on the woody. the Plantation is the wildcard winner. The two RA bottlings are the two that remain far below the level of the other two."

"Thanks to Jakob, I had the pleasure of tasting a wide range of the Fiji 2001 bottlings. Although I've had a few in my glass before, the result surprised me again, as my previous favorite ended up in last place. However, it has to be said that I didn't give most of them time to develop due to a time problem. So here is the result of the blind tasting, which differs from the scoring. Corrected downwards Wow, what a great rum from Fiji. I regret having forgotten this one at the Fiji tasting with DomM. From memory, this would definitely have been number 1. Thanks for the sample Mariano56. You really didn't promise too much."

"What a great nose. Honey, smoke, fruit etc. Complex, perfectly balanced.In the mouth then the full load of plastic. Warm and strong, again a lot of honey.At the end you suck on a leather bag (real or yet imitation leather?).Geil. Really not my Beuteschema, but has surprised me positively.😄"

"Great thing.Light sweetness, Light saltiness, nice fruitiness. Not as long finish as the RA, but nice mouthfeel.Super PLV"

"RumX Community Tasting Fiji 2001. Un nez vif avec du bois verni, de la corde végétale, de la cementit (colle) et des esters. Des esters très présents en bouche aussi avec des fruits tropicaux, de la pomme et un côté un peu piquant dénotant une intégration de l’alcool imparfaite. La bouche est un peu heurtée mais on ne s’ennuie pas ici. La finale est longue mais limitée au boisé et aux fruits tropicaux. Quelques notes salines tout à la fin. Un rhum sur l’énergie et la vivacité !"

"RumX Fiji Crosstasting April 2024 Platz 4/8 Liegt leider hinter den Erwartungen und erreicht im Blindtasting nur das solide Mittelfeld. Ist viel komplexer als die Schlussränge und erwartet mit mehr schönen holzigen Noten."

"RumX Fidji 2001 Cross Tasting: Didn’t quite make it into the top 3 tasted blindly. Nevertheless a. very nice bottling. Well balanced yet powerful and exiting with high complexity and a nice evolution in the palate. 4th place. Cheers to Jakob!"

"This was a huge surprise and I can only recommend it. The price at release was really good compared to what you get. Fruity rum with some medicinal notes and nice roasted wood. There is a light tar note in there that I like. In the empty glass there is a nice smoky note after a while. Draws really nice curtains."

"Was für eine Granate! Die volle Ladung Frucht, Plastik und Metall! Während andere, ältere Abfüllungen aus Fiji mir etwas zu brav sind, hat sich der IdE den wilden Fiji-Charakter erhalten. Trotzdem wahnsinnig rund und ausgeglichen, der macht richtig Spaß!"

"This is so great! The nose is typical Fiji plus an intense honey note that ties everything together. In the mouth incredibly creamy, complex and intense: sage tea with honey, candied Greek sesame sticks and olives in brine. Then in the finish more sage tea and a little more wood, which shows itself in light spice without becoming unpleasantly bitter.alcohol is very well integrated and the finish long and smooth!"

"Un rhum fidjien sous stéroïdes. Le nez est puissant, focalisé sur des notes minérales et métalliques (cuivre), mais conserve une belle expression aromatique avec de jolies notes médicinales (caoutchouc, colle, esters, vernis) et fruitées (pomme, papaye, ananas, banane) qui offrent du répit au nez. On retrouve une pointe mielleuse qui câline les narines, subtilement. L’attaque est très belle, opulente et onctueuse. Les fruits tropicaux viennent en premier, puis surgissent les notes fumées, un côté mielleux et épicé (vanille, poivre, piment) qui donne beaucoup de rondeur. Les notes médicinales restent collées au palais, avec un soupçon de bois et de goudron. Le profil est chaud, puissant et légèrement amer, mais l’alcool est très bien intégré. La finale est très longue, intense et avec une large palette aromatique. Le côté empyreumatique est très puissant (tabac, goudron, métal, notes phénoliques) mais les notes fruitées et herbacées viennent apporter un peu de fraîcheur sur cette finale, à la fois sèche et très aromatique. Un superbe représentant des îles Fidji, l’essence même de ce que représente le Millésime 2001."

"Compared to the younger vintages completely different. Very complex in flavor. Alcohol top integrated. Super rum."

"A great rum.... Complex on the nose, on the palate...almost perfect...if the finish would follow that, yes then , it would be absolute reference!"

"Tolle Süße und absolut rund."