South Pacific S.B.S Fiji

The aroma hits with esters, papaya, and a vegetal funk, while the palate balances tropical fruits, warm spice, wood, and honey. RumX tasters agree: a unique, characterful bottling for those seeking Fiji's wilder side—complex, rewarding, and community approved.

8.2  / 10  (65 reviews)

Funky, spicy, fruity and woody with heaps of Fiji character.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Complex funky fruit and ester notes
    • Impressive depth from long aging
    • Well-integrated alcohol for strength

    Funky tropical fruit and esters lead this intense Fiji classic, with layers of woody spice, vegetal undertones, and a touch of honey. The profile is bold but balanced, thanks to 18 years of aging, and the finish is long and spicy. Worth a sip for fans of complex, high-ester rums.

    Aroma

    Ester Tropical fruit Vegetal Papaya

    Taste

    Tropical fruit Spicy Woody Ester

    How is this rum rated?

    8.2  / 10  (65 reviews)
    Top 33% Fiji
    Top 38% South Pacific

    "Another retaste and it lost a few points, but still a great rum looking at the price tag. Price to quality you get a lot for your money. Fruit and esters combined with a nice spicy and warm palate. I get a light honey note on the nose and palate as well as a hint of mint on the finish. Really nice rum."

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

    "This is a very interesting, impressive Rum from Fiji. I enjoyed this a lot. The wood and alcohol is integrated very well. In the nose a perfect mix of fruits and the barrel with some nice smells of esters and nail polish. In the mouth it’s added some nice rubber, licorice, almond, vegetal, pipe tobacco, tea and olive tastes. The finish is quite long with a lot of barrel notes without being to bitter."

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Galli33

    "Fermented fruit, esters, rubber, glue, anchovies, licorice, honey, sweet warm spice, stone fruits. Amazing drink. Didn’t like it as much when I just opened the bottle but after giving it some time to open up it really delivers. It’s underrated here I believe. Well after doing a few more crosstastings I have to deduct points. It doesn’t hold up well against other high end bottles. I still love it as a standalone after a nice meal."

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: Marcel.

    "Top Fiji, great complexity: Fresh fruit and spice notes meet wood, tea and licorice. If Fiji reaches this level, then the South Pacific Rums really get a unique selling point at a very high level. Great bottling."

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: Jakob
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    S.B.S
    RumX ID
    RX9403
    ABV
    57,1%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2002
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    18 years
    No. of bottles
    240
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    1423 World Class Spirits • South Pacific 2002 &nbsp; 18yr &nbsp; 57,1% S.B.S Fiji

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 19 bottles to their collections:

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    Open rate
    47%
    Ø Market value
    157€

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    About the South Pacific distillery

    The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,159 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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