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South Pacific The Nectar Of The Daily Drams 2009
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Most tasters land in the low-8s and call it Fiji through and through: peaches, papaya and citrus up front, then a wave of herbal, medicinal, burnt-plastic funk and a roasted, peppery palate. Give it time in the glass and it softens. Opinions split on the 64.6% heat — many say the alcohol is well integrated, a few find it burns the throat.
The community says- Tropical fruit funk
- Complex and layered
- Keep in mind: High-proof heat
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How does South Pacific The Nectar Of The Daily Drams 2009 taste?
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Funky, spicy cask-strength Fiji sipper Well-liked cask-strength Fiji: fruity, funky, spicy and roasted with real complexity. Most praise the alcohol integration, though some feel the burn and note a short finish.
Fans of high-ester Fiji funk who sip cask strength
Beginners and anyone wanting an easy, low-proof sipper
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassyTropical & funkySipping neat
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Review by Jakob
Most helpful positive review
Again a great bottling from Fiji. Fiery, spicy, heavy, fresh - here happens a lot in the glass and although constantly flashing new flavor nuances but everything always remains in balance. Also reveals the heavy tea notes from the 2001 Vintage, which I personally like very much. Not quite at the height of the best representatives of the South Pacific distillery, both aromatically and in the alcohol integration are still air to the top - but still a great rum.
Review by RumTaTa
Most helpful mixed review
I find in the nose ripe apples or baked apple :)Alcohol is very present in the nose and on the palate, almost pungent.Compared to other rums from the South Pacific distillery not quite as many esters and tropical fruits.Good rum but no easy sipper.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Surprisingly complex, delicious and alcohol perfectly integrated! Definitely one of the Fiji discoveries so far. Beautiful notes of tangerine peel, dried apricot, ginger jam, old banana with lots of cocoa powder and strong cappuccino, plus lots of roasted aromas and some wood.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5430 26.06.2025 Enjoying some samples while arranging my bottle collection, can see that it'll take a while before I'm done 😂 Nose Medium intense, light wood, faint roasted, spice, light vegetal, faint rubber, fruity, medicinal. Palate Oily, intense, light wood, light roasted, spicy, light vegetal, light herbal, dried fruit, medicinal, light ginger. Finish Long and warm, wood, dried fruit, medicinal, faint metallic. Empty glass Light grass, medicinal, light herbal, faint vanilla, light mint, light apple. Needs to rest for a while to settle properly and release all its flavours.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Update: Also tastes very good blind on day 5 in the Ester calendar of RumX. And without a doubt Fiji☺️First tasting:Fiji, my secret love. Beautiful bottlings that at 12 years already brings decent maturity and depth, but also still has the wild character of young Fijis. Aromatic tropical fruit basket nestled in a plastic bowl steaming out something unhealthy. In addition, a slight saltiness that brings South Sea flair to the tongue. Interesting bottling especially for those who want to know Fiji.
Review by DomM
While not on top of the dirty, funky side of Fidji rums, this one is clearly more powerful and complex than some other bottlings which lean more towards a clean column style. Lots of bourbon notes with vanilla and sweetness mingling with some dirt (while missing the burnt plastic notes).
Review by Tschusikowsky
Beautiful thing. Lots of singed plastic on the nose. Well integrated alcohol, finish lasts for 64% but not so long.
Review by Thunderbird
Part 9. of the Fidji tasting! This has once again real funk...an extremely fruity, but also alcoholic nose...the palate is intensely spicy and toasty, as is the finish!The Nectar needs time in the glass...but then it unfolds its intense aroma! ClassToday at the blind tasting to the E(a)sterweeks:My first impression is confirmed! Very intense, very tasty
Review by zabo
In terms of memory, this can keep up quite well with the 2009 bottlings, but unfortunately cannot overtake them. I would have expected nothing less from this bottling. Solid Fiji with well-integrated alcohol
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, the first impression is rather unpleasant with chemical notes, some medicinal, but quickly wanes into the pleasant one with tea, hay, fermented, stewed tropical fruits as papaya and banana, is a bit grassy and fresh. A green apple is joined. Fruits become candied and tasty in pastry. Yeast is a addition to this spectre. Nice rest brings out new herbal notes, is a bit waxy now, with latex, going to roasted territory, charred and a bit iodized, metallic and smoky, citrusy. 8,6:On the palate, we are attacked with spiciness(ginger, green pepper) and tropical fruits, tea, hay, is very intense, a bit roasted, mineral. The fruits are fermented, stewed. Pastry notes are tasty. Green apple and yeast are intertwined, joined with toasted bread.The rum is balanced and harmonious now. Rest is welcome, as sweet wine notes arise, going towards vegetal and herbal, there is some licorice, becomes salty later. Tasty gingerbread jumps into the notes theatre with dried apricot as a dessert on the afterparty. Very yummy palate spectre... 8,6:The finish is long, woody, dry, roasted, vegetal with confectionery, fermented tropical fruits, dried fruits, tea, a bit warm with spicy ginger....
Review by Galli33
#5 RumXHighE(a)ster weeks: Blind tasting: Fiji max. 5 years of aging 50% low ester So let‘s give the fiji another shot 😜 Result: It‘s from Fiji 🥹 High impact of Alcohol and various fruits in the nose with some hidden notes of black tea. Very lovely. In mouth starts with spice and ginger, a bit of astringency. The finish is quite short and unspectacular
Review by MarcT
Funky, a bit woody, peach, and unfortunately a bit of an alcoholic burn. Light in color and quite balanced. Due to the burn I have to detract from the otherwise very good experience.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
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Review by Christoph
Papaya and peach in a cloud of esters reminiscent of Jamaica on the nose. In the taste, there is also some coconut. Points are deducted for the finish, which unfortunately lasts much too short. Extremely tasty, alcohol very well integrated.
Review by Christian Rudt
First impression on the nose was here at blind tasting ne small ester bomb. The impression has but probably somewhat deceived because these notes evaporate but reasonably quickly. It remains something medicinal in the nose, but not too intrusive. Notes of tea and citrus soften the aromas.At the palate's then clearly more toasty and fruity. We have peach tea, some herbs, the whole with gentle sweetness and refreshing minerality. A little pushes the alcohol, but then there's a nice roasty profile in the finish with good dark chocolate and cocoa and a few sharp notes framed by a little dry fruit.Pleased!
Review by Fuwi
Strong piece! Fiji through and through - edgy, fiery and with a lot of space, very complex. On the nose initially quite reserved, but it needs time in the glass. When the rum has breathed, it slowly comes across softer and more pleasing. On the tip of the tongue it feels very much like chili, on the sides a lot of fruit and burnt sugar - if you ignore the spiciness.
Review by Martin Ekrt
A cool Fijian chemical wilderness. That's what I love most about Fiji. The taste is nice and sweet, more fruity than technical and the whole thing is kind of saturated with herbs. The finish is spicy, technical with fruit and herbs. A nice piece, a very pleasant surprise.
Review by John Coffey
A very good fiji. A very nice nose !
Review by Stylo
I finally landed on Fiji..On the nose it is a true explosion of fruity flavors (peaches, papaya) with a mild citrusy, then the herbs and medicinals come through fiercely. It has its own funk, although very different from a Jamaican rum, more greener and fresher. The palate is spicier and charred. Really nice and glad that I’ve taken the bottle ;)
Review by Righrum
Not my piece of cake, but indeed better than other Fijian rums
Review by Alexander Rasch
Ahh... one of my top 3 Fijis. Just love it. Great blend of edgy and complex. Nice and warm and funky. Brings it all. Best 2009 for me. A rum that demands and wants to be drunk consciously.
Review by Han
I like him. An adult noble Fiji. Alcohol well integrated.
Review by VitaliiZaichuk
taste like papaya )
Review by Jackie Flannery
What do you get when blending Jamaican rum, young Guyana pot still and Isla whisky, all continental aged? Right! Let’s do 5 Fijians. SBS 2009 57% Rasta Morris 2009 60,5% Old Brothers 2011 59,1% Old Brothers 2009 63,3% The Nectar 2009 60,5% C: Gold. N: Very balanced nose for a young Fiji. Let’s see if it checks all the boxes. Burn eucalyptus and phenolic? Yes. Esters? Yes. Celery and cucumber? Yes. But it also has aromas I couldn’t find in the other candidates, such as straw- and raspberry, hints of peaches and watermelon peel. I´s both traces of Hampden and Worthy Park. M: That balance in the is nose is transversal in this rum. Full of spices and quite peppery. I really like this rum. F: White pepper and pineapple. Buy: Si. Two please!
Review by Murphy
Decent esters. Fresh, lemony, vanilla, good punch from the alcohol content but not too harsh. Banana, oats, green grapes, fresh grass. Malt in the background.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Very herbaceous on the nose, powerful on the palate with ginger and roast, then a burning heat on the finish. Poorly integrated alcohol, burning in the throat!
Review by Richard Krupa
Spicy, tight, orange chicken, long sounding finish
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Community paid 62–126 €.
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Details about South Pacific The Nectar Of The Daily Drams 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by The Nectar, at 64,6%.
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,801 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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