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MHOBA Strand 151 2021
Here's the surprise: at 75.5% this barely burns. Members keep noting the alcohol is buried under waves of glue, nail polish and solvent, then overripe banana and pineapple, honey and a pastry, brioche-like sweetness. It's a South African cane-juice esterbomb from Mhoba, wild but tidy. Add a few drops of water and it opens further. Not a place to start with rum.
The community says- Massive ester punch
- ABV well integrated
- But: Heavy solvent/glue
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How does MHOBA Strand 151 2021 taste?
Aggregated from 82 community reviews.
Cask-strength ester bomb, funky and fruity Tasters love the sheer ester power here — glue, solvent, tropical fruit and vanilla, with the huge ABV somehow well tucked in. A few find it simply too much to drink at home.
Ester and funk hunters who like it wild
Beginners and anyone put off by solvent/glue notes
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What does the community say?
85% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 82 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, the first impression we get is irresistibly devastating burst. The solvent, even Petrol, gunpowder-boosted cane juice is very powerful, roasted with a honey, buttery, sweet spices and resin.Aeration removes the solvent notes.This reveals a thicker rum, with fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana, pineapple with chocolate, perfumed like a brioche. It becomes fresh and dry, vegetal and with some herbal notes. 8,6:On the palate, still powerful, it has no alcohol burn. It is fruity with passion fruit, mango and spicy with sweet spices. Candied cane juice tastes like liquid honey, oily, first with tasty pastry notes, cream toffee, caramelized nuts, of some solvent and being a bit acidic with citrus, very ripe exotic fruit, later vegetal notes with olive. 8,6:The finish is very pleasant, thick, with lots of pastry such as yeast, nuts and kernels, vanilla, coconut, young toasted wood, in the end some metallic note shows up in the theater...
Review by Frank
Mhhh…Mhoba. Der kleine Bruder, der Strand 101, war mein erster Mhoba. Der hatte mich gleich überzeugt. Hier also ebenso ein Blend aus dem Glass-Cask und einem High Ester, nur eben mit Fassstärke. Die Farbe kommt vom Glass-Cask. Nase: sehr intensiv und vergoren, krasse Ester mit Klebstoff und Lösungsmittel. Volles, würziges Aroma mit Vanille und Honig sowie überreife Banane und Papaya. Creme Brūlee. Und obwohl die >75% etwas schneiden, sind sie eben gut eingebunden und tun mir ein bisschen weh. 8,6 Gaumen: noch krassere Ester und wieder mit Klebstoff und Lösungsmitteln, aber auch weich und alkoholisch-warm. Die Ester sind schön eingepackt in Honig und reife Banane mit vergorener Ananas. Hat auch einen schönen würzigen Charakter, wobei ich keine eindeutigen Gewürze benennen kann. Im Abgang neben Ester, Honig und Banane auch etwas süße Lakritze. Alkohol ist absolut spürbar aber auch unheimlich gut integriert. Gefällt mir richtig gut, besser als je der Glass-Cask und der High Ester alleine. 8,8
Review by Galli33
What an esterbomb from Mhoba! A lot of spice, solvents, nail polish (like UHU glue) in the nose(Very SPECIAL)! This is definitely not a beginner rum, also be patient… it has 75%! I‘ll give it some time and also add some drops of water…. maybe it opens up a bit more. Time will give this rum a lot 😎 i don‘t recommend it for cuba libre Nose: Solvents 🤪, fruity esters, funky, fresh, sugarcane, overripe fruits like banana, pineapple Mouth: Spicy, Solvents, astrigend, bitter, strong, funky, vegetal, olive, fruity Finish: short to medium long, dry astringend, bitter, caramel, vanilla, fresh, grass, herbal, young wood Update: I have this bottle now open for some months and it’s getting better and better drinkable/accessible.
Review by Henry Davies
This is a big bold rum. Be brave, it is absolutely worth it. The nose hints at what is to come, typical Mhoba notes of roasted pineapple and cream, alongside fresh cane sugar, rather tame given the ABV but oh so inviting. On the mouth it is a powerhouse as you would expect, esters, glue, tropical fruits, solvents and gingerbread, a real hit, intense but well put together. The finish is medium short but again powerful, grass, pineapple and young barrel influence. It’s a bruiser but all personality and a fun sipper. Not for every occasion but if you are in the mood this is a cracking rum
Review by Thunderbird
Hui... the 75.5% you notice and feel very clearly and they dominate very strongly...but still a good strong rum! I'll test it soon times in a Mai-Tai...could be very interestingTest is done....and...very tasty..alcohol hardly noticeable...but an intense sweet / sour note of fresh fruit ! Very tasty ! Pure vacation feeling
Review by Fasen
Waaa... The more I drink Mhoba, the more I like this distillery and the frame that comes out of it... It is nicely fruity (Mango / Pineapple / Coconut / Red fruits) with a little woody that blends perfectly giving us some sweet spices as well as a nice sweetness (Pastry / Butter / Brioche / Cream). This greediness contrasts wonderfully with the big empyreumatic side of the distillery (Diesel / Rubber / Smoke / Copper / Tar ...). The vegetal of the white is also perfectly integrated in this juice by bringing us a certain freshness (Green / Hay / Lemon).in short it goes in all directions, it is super well done, I love it!
Review by TheRhumhoe
This South African rum is a wonderful surprise. This hybrid is surprisingly aromatic. The nose reveals very fresh vegetal notes of mushroom and undergrowth, esters, solvent and typical tropical fruits (notably pineapple and banana). The palate is even more radiant, with the 75.5% extremely well integrated. The rum flows between vegetal, floral, fruity, fermented notes and a touch of rubber. The finish leaves an impression of freshness and fruity sweetness, with a hint of vanilla. Complex, balanced and intense, it's a real knockout.
Review by Jean Louisss
La typicité du mhoba est immédiatement reconnaissable. La fameuse canne à sucre sur son lit de goudron et d'essence, toujours un plaisir. Mais contrairement au blanc, ce strand 151 a aussi une gourmandise qui lui apporte une palette aromatique vraiment intéressante. Plus pâtissier que son homologue blanc, c'est tout autant une bombe aromatique, toujours une vraie claque. Quelle puissance.
Review by Mc Pirate
Nez toujours typé Jamaique mais plaisant, gourmand sur la vanille et qui finit sur le bois ! Bouche puissante et anesthésiante partout ! J’avais la bouche tétanisée mais la descente est exceptionnellement longue sur le cuir, la banane. La seconde bouche est superbe après le pic de douleur, reste la vanille, le caramel et finit sur le bois !
Review by Lukas Jäger
Probiert auf der Rum-Cruise zum 13. GRF in Berlin: Krasses Teil! So viel Power und Ester, dass ich den vielleicht blind gar nicht als Mhoba erkannt hätte. Für mich dann auch schon zu arg, mit so einem Rum kann ich zuhause nichts anfangen. Aber schön, dass ich ihn probieren konnte!
Review by Nicofr
A very powerful and excellent rum, with a strong solvent aroma on the nose. On the palate, it gives way to esters, vanilla and chocolate. The alcohol is very well integrated, with the 75% appearing to be only 55%. A very good rum and very good value for money.
Review by Allan Bjerreskov
A smack in the face - but a pleasant one. You can really feel the high ester count as over ripe fruit bursts out of the class accompanied by a note of gas. It is an acquired taste, but an interesting one and a rum that is truly unique.
Review by primus
Mhoba ist schon abgefahren. Dieser Lackige Rum hat es mir absolut angetan. Im Vergleich zu anderen Mhobas bringt dieser hier eine überraschend passende Fassnote / Holzigkeit mit. Echt richtig gut, das Zeug!
Review by Joël
Top! Finde den echt gut, bin halt etwas Mhobafan. Das sollen 75.5% sein?! Super trinkbar, schmeckt nach viel weniger. Kommt sicher auch im Cocktail gut. Einfach cool was Mhoba liefert. Bin gespannt auf die Zukunft, hoffe nicht zu teuer.
Review by Renato
Funky, vegetal nose. Intense, very phenolic palate. Vegetal and animal finish. The intensity approaches that of a visit to an industrial dry cleaner's (for connoisseurs).
Review by Lot-NAS
Funky Banana, some ripe pineapple with Ester and Vanilla to the limit, Mhoba at its best. A really nice one, highly recommended, adding water as well.
Review by Benoit Mahe
In my opinion, less balanced than the 101, but quite impressive in its exuberance and alcoholic integration.
Review by Johannes
Wonderful High Ester Mhoba with lots of acetone and varnish. Well integrated alcohol!
Review by Jan Havelka
Very good and complex rum. I did not expect so much different flavours in it.
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Details about MHOBA Strand 151 2021
A Pot Still Rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 75,5%.
Community purchases
63 bottles logged by 52 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does MHOBA Strand 151 2021 cost?
Community paid 60–90 €.
Current best price: 84.90 € – within the typical community range.
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About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,482 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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