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MHOBA Single Bourbon Cask Rum (Navigate World Whisky) 2017
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Roasted coffee and cocoa sit up front here, with wood, caramel and a floral edge, plus the sugarcane and dried-fruit notes you'd expect from Mhoba. Some tasters find it "very fruity" with banana and peach; others get a tamer, more roasted side. Either way the 64.8% alcohol is right there — a bourbon-cask cane-juice pot still that runs hot and demands attention.
The community says- Roasted coffee-cocoa depth
- Real complexity
- Keep in mind: High-proof heat
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How does MHOBA Single Bourbon Cask Rum (Navigate World Whisky) 2017 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Hot, roasted-and-floral cane-juice pot still Well-liked Mhoba, split between fruity-floral and roasted-coffee camps. Most agree the bourbon cask tamed the usual ester funk, but the high-proof heat is unmistakable.
Cane-juice pot still fans who like high-proof, roasted, complex rum
Anyone sensitive to high ABV or wanting an easy, soft sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oaky
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19 community reviews
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Review by Jarek
Most helpful positive review
Alcohol much better integrated than in the HV Mhoba 2017. I like this one a bit more, just a shame it’s not available in Europe. Addendum: “Small” Mhoba Cross-Tasting 2025 A rather tamed Mhoba. Delicious, sweet nose, sweet and roasty on the palate. No edges or corners. Goes in the direction of the Antipodes but not quite as good.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
Good Mhoba with classic fruit aromas, flanked by some caramel and wood as well as crisp young wood. Quite offensive on the palate, the alcohol is evident but remains under control overall. Challenging, but still appealing.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4650 09.03.2024 relaxing at home with some nice samples from Roberto. Nose Light wood, faint roasted, floral, dried fruit, light honey, sugarcane, light vegetal. Palate Wood, roasted, spicy, ester, fruity, light sugarcane, faint salt. Finish Long, wood, spicy, light roasted, fruity. Beautiful slow moving curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some light grass and faint caramel.
Review by Johannes
Probably due to the bourbon finish a not quite typical Mhoba with less fruity ester notes, but nevertheless a complex, beautiful rum.
Review by rbfsnow
Very fruity 2017 Mhoba with banana, vanilla bourbon, pineapple and peach.
Review by julie
A pretty violent Mhoba, with less fruit but actually more floral and with caramel, roasted notes, coffee/chocolate. Alcohol is quite present. Will probably do well in a cocktail.
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5 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
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20% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for MHOBA Single Bourbon Cask Rum (Navigate World Whisky) 2017?
Avg. community purchase price 81 €.
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Details about MHOBA Single Bourbon Cask Rum (Navigate World Whisky) 2017
A Pot Still Rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 64,8%.
About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,534 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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