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CDI Mid West Ghana Distillery Great Whites Overproof 2020
Anyone who loves European fruit brandy will do a double-take here: several tasters swear it could pass blind for Kirsch or Mirabellenbrand. It's a pot-still cane-juice white from Ghana, packed with sour cherry, mirabelle plum and a marzipan note, with a fresh grassy edge. Despite 50%, most find it surprisingly mild. One member calls it "dangerously tasty in a daiquiri."
The community says- Cherry-marzipan profile
- Great in daiquiri
- But: Lacks depth
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How does CDI Mid West Ghana Distillery Great Whites Overproof 2020 taste?
Aggregated from 34 community reviews.
Fruit-brandy white: cherry, mirabelle, marzipan People keep saying the same thing: it smells and tastes like an Austrian fruit schnapps. Loved for its cherry-marzipan character, though a couple note it lacks depth and runs a touch warm.
Fans of fruit brandy (Kirsch, Mirabelle) and fresh cane-juice whites
Anyone wanting a classic aged, mellow rum profile
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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68% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 34 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Émile Shevek
On the nose some fermented melon and papaya with sour notes, some ester and a little garlic, but also sweet hints of red fruits and aquavit. On the soft and enveloping palate, unlike the nose it has no sour notes but sweet notes of black cherry and maraschino cherries, only in the finish some mild pepper and little ester. Overall, however, it lacks depth, although it remains pleasant drinking. Certainly in some tiki cocktails it makes a nice impression. In the empty glass light esters
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Bu net, il apporte des arômes de mirabelle, de prune qui rappellent des eaux de vie de l’Est de la France. Délicieux sur un sorbet au citron. Shaké en Daiquiri, l’aération va révéler les arômes de pur jus de canne à sucre avec beaucoup de fraîcheur. Un excellent produit. Très impatient de voir le résultat des litres qui ont été mis en vieillissement dans les chais de la Compagnie des Indes.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
In der Nase gelber Steinfruchtbrand mit Anklängen von Vogelbeere (-> Marzipan). Dazu frisch, grasig, zitrisch. Im Mund dann wie ein Best Of österreichischer Obstbrände. Mirabelle, Vogelbeere, etwas Süße und Zitrus. Einerseits der zugänglichste der Drei, andererseits auch der brandigste und wärmste im Alkohol.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Wow, this is a very well rounded white. Easy to drink and probably super good in a mixer. Very fruity and especially the cherry is easy to pick up. Love the marzipan in the profile.
Review by TheJackDrop
"Great discovery! We're coming back to refine it, I love it! Fat, very fruity, atypical... top! To sum up, my tasting notes: On the nose: Mirabelle plum, Marzipan, Vegetal, Yellow fruit, Glue On the palate: Sugar cane, Mirabelle plum, Yellow fruit, Sweet, Round, Bitter cherry Finish: Yellow fruit, Marzipan, Glue, Cherry".
Review by NoMorePants
First smell was really punchy. Full of ripe tropical fruits. Almost exactly like planters punch mix from leclerc.
Review by Johannes
Amazingly good and fruity Ghanaian, which is actually reminiscent of a very round fruit brandy.
Review by Oliver
Great white rum! Reminds in a positive sense after fruit brandy - especially kirsch.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Extremely horny overproof Ghana. Benchmark for me even... Could pass for me blindly as a cherry or mirabelle plum brandy. Nice marzipan/maraschino note and extremely mild! And dangerously tasty in the daiquiri
Review by Alex Kunath
Exciting nose that can not quite keep up on the palate.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Pretty intense smell. Good! Very fruity cherry/almond schnapps. A lot better than the Vietnam I just tasted. All the plums. Nicely balanced. I'm getting into this Ghana stuff.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
My first thought, is the rum or kirsch. For a white nevertheless really good. Positively surprised.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Very fruity, reminiscent of a cherry brandy. I like the nose even better than the taste. A few more percent would have stood him well.
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Details about CDI Mid West Ghana Distillery Great Whites Overproof 2020
A White Rum from Ghana, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 50%.
Community purchases
23 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
34% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does CDI Mid West Ghana Distillery Great Whites Overproof 2020 cost?
Community paid 27–51 €.
Current best price: 26.92 € – within the typical community range.
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