MHOBA 1802 Cellar Selection 2022
Overripe banana, glue and buttery toffee, with that earthy MHOBA mushroom-and-sugarcane funk underneath. Several tasters love the unusual mix of high-ester fruit with creamy fudge and milk chocolate. The brandy cask adds fruit but doesn't fully tame the 63.5% heat — a few note the alcohol sticks out and the finish runs a little linear. Young, but lively.
- High-ester fruitiness
- Creamy toffee notes
- Long warm finish
+10
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How does MHOBA 1802 Cellar Selection 2022 taste?
Aggregated from 23 community reviews.
Funky, fruity South African cask-strength sipper Most find this a punchy, fruity MHOBA — overripe fruit, esters and toffee. A few feel it's underrated; others note shaky alcohol integration and a flat-ish finish.
Fans of high-ester, earthy MHOBA funk
Those wanting smooth, aged, low-ABV rum
How is MHOBA 1802 Cellar Selection 2022 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 23 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Perfect, the taste reminds me of 10Yr Jamaica
Review by zabo
First of all, die Mhoba die immer so hoch gelobt bzw. gut bewertet sind, fand ich gar nicht so gut. Komischerweise sagt mir die Abfüllung mehr zu. Meines Erachtens ist dieser zu unterbewertet oder ich habe doch einfach einen eigenartigen Geschmackt ;-)
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4619 17.02.2024 Relaxing with a few rums after training on my bike after a longer break. Thanks to Roberto for the samples. Nose Intense, fruity, vegetal, light roasted wood, light sugarcane, faint smoke. Palate Intense, light roasted wood, fruity, ester, light caramel, sugarcane, light vegetal, faint rubber. Finish Intense, long and warm, banana, roasted wood, ester. A really nice rum at a good price tag. Draws really nice curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some medicinal and faint leather notes.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A young rum bottled in partnership with the 1802 bar. The nose reveals the typical notes of Mhoba, the earthy side with mushrooms on the verge of decomposition, vegetal notes, ripe banana, sugar cane typical of the terroir, without forgetting the woody, vanilla and spicy notes that bring balance to these very divisive flavors.On the palate, we find a controlled attack despite the degrees on the meter, with rubbery notes, a medicinal side with esters, a beautiful basket of ripe fruits and woody and spicy notes. The whole is dry but very approachable. The finish is of medium length and reminiscent of tropical fruits, esters, spices and wood, with a hint of leather to complement.A rum that looks good for its relatively low age count. Even if it is rather linear and lacks depth, aging and complexity, it remains an appreciable rum to discover new horizons. The quality / price ratio is nevertheless questionable.
Review by Jean-Maurice Diogo Da Cruz
I can't decide from the first Mhoba select1802, more flashy maybe 🏴☠️ Thanks Cris 🇵🇹🎄
Review by Jakob
Frucht trifft buttriges Karamell. Angenehmer, noch jugendlich-frisch daherkommender Rum, dem aber keineswegs die Ausdrucksstärke fehlt. Etwas mehr Reife im Sinne eines Gegenpols schwerer Aromen aus dem Fass könnte spannend sein, aber auch so ist das Gesamtpaket schon recht ansprechend.
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Details about MHOBA 1802 Cellar Selection 2022
A rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 63,5%.
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
5 purchased · 23 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,375 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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