Aroma visualization from community tastings
Cave Guildive South Pacific Fiji Rum 2001
Sip it neat and give it air — tasters say it really opens up after a rest. Expect black tea, apricot and plum, honey sweetness, and that classic Fiji glue-and-solvent funk drifting underneath. One reviewer called it a "feel-good" fruity-honey side of the 2001 vintage. The 58% is well-tucked, but a smoky, tannic black-tea finish keeps it serious.
- Tropical fruit + honey
- Glue-funk character
- Well-integrated alcohol
+10
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How does Cave Guildive South Pacific Fiji Rum 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Fruity, funky 2001 Fiji with tea-smoke finish A repeat favorite from the 2001 Fiji vintage — fruity, funky and balanced, with several blind-tasters ranking it near the top. The nose runs a touch quiet; the finish a little short for some.
Fans of funky, fruity Fiji pot-still with esters and black tea
Anyone wanting a soft, sweet sipper or put off by glue and solvent notes
How is Cave Guildive South Pacific Fiji Rum 2001 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.7 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 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 36 ratings
Review by Gregor
Intensive Nase: Leim, Haselnuss, Gewürz, Holz, Ananas Gaumen: Komplex, Alkohol gut eingebunden, schön warmer und süsser Abgang Für mich nach dem LMDW der zweitbeste Fiji Rum
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Some migh consider this a light rum, but it's one of the best Fiji rums I have tasted. Fresh and fruity with some grass and flowers on there. I really like the smoky wood finish that last for a good while. On the first sip it is kind og heavy but it settles after that. Leave to rest for a good while and all the goodness comes at you. Leave the glass once empty and whif it after a couple of hours, pure joy I can tell you.
Review by Mirco
RumX Fiji Crosstasting April 2024 Place 2/8 The youngest from the blind tasting set. The younger age also knows how to convince and is in 2nd place for me. Well deserved. A well-rounded overall package that covers the entire palette with the typical Fiji 2001 profile.
Review by Jakob
A great aroma on the nose, which is already recognizable far from the glass. Tea, hay, cooked fruit (plums and cherries) stand out, later also some apricot. In addition to the fruity notes, there is also a somewhat heavier sweetness, reminiscent of molasses and subtle hints of pastry. In the mouth, dominant tea notes emerge at first, along with fresh plum and menthol. A subtle spiciness of allspice and clove on the tongue. The finish is introduced by pepper. This is followed by more alcohol, plums and the gentle bitterness of black tea. Overall: A real "Brett" with endless aromas. Somehow fresh and at the same time heavy due to the fine interplay of the numerous aromas. A great representative of South Pacific rums that combines all varieties: sweet and fresh fruit, gentle bitter notes from the tea. Exceptional.
Review by zabo
Danke Jakob in den Genuss gekommen, ein breites Spektrum von den Fiji 2001 Abfüllungen probieren zu können. Obwohl ich vorher schon einige im Glas hatte, hat mich das Ergebnis doch wieder verwundert, da mein vorheriger Favorit auf dem letzten Platz gelandet ist. Wobei man dazu sagen muss, dass ich auf Grund eines Zeitproblems den meisten keine Zeit zum entwickeln gegeben habe. Deshalb hier das Ergebnis vom Blindtasting, dass von der Bepunktung abweicht.
Review by Serge
Fiji 2001 Community Tasting - big thanks to Jakob for organizing this blind tasting. A great vintage and a comparison not without surprise. For me, the two Artesanal rums, neither of which I drank to the end, brought up the rear. An unpleasant juniper off-note was particularly disturbing (very pronounced in the rx15398, slightly better but still disturbing in the rx7779). Then, for me, the Rum Cask rx479 brought up the rear (i.e. very good / with the right markers), but not as great as the others. Surprisingly, the Isla del Ron, which has had a small reference status in my heart ever since I tried it, ended up in next place for me. But it was overtaken in the blind test by the delicious Whisky Jury (rx13025) and then by the sensational. cave Guildive (rx1717). For me, the Cave Guildive is the winner of the classic Fiji 2002 profile and is really top. I only rated the Flag LMDW Antipodes (rx13440) higher ... this one is clearly woodier but also ultra-tasty. It was also clearly recognizable blind and made the photo finish millimeters behind the Plantation rx11133, which probably also stood out because it was so un-Fiji2001 and has a great glue-caramel Guyana nose. Verdict: Typical Fiji winners are the Cave Guildive on the fruity-honey-feelgood side and the Flag on the woody. the Plantation is the wildcard winner. The two RA bottlings are the two that remain far below the level of the other two.
Review by DomM
RumX Fidji 2001 Cross Tasting: The youngest contender in the line-up made a real good impression and came in 3rd place for me. Intense with some sweetness. This one delivers on fruitiness as well as dirt and brings a bit more liveliness versus the older expressions. Cheers to Jakob!
Review by Oliver
Great Fiji 2001 total package! Some bacon. Accessible, complex with nice sweetness.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
wow! this is my new reference Fiji Rum!🤤😍🇫🇯super fresh mint, some English Breakfast Tea, apricot, baked croissant with citrus jam.... the nose is awesome but the taste can do more:mint with black tea again, apricot, tangerine, grapefruit, honey, vanilla, allspice and clove and then in the finish again fresh mint but also some mocha, roasted almonds and pineapple with cocoa, all underpinned by glue and solvent. Really dirty and intense horny shit!
Review by cigares
Dégustation rhum et chocolat du Rum Club Switzerland et RumX Community Tasting Fiji 2001. Exactement la même note. Un nez de fruits tropicaux et de bois verni, du végétal et des bois jeunes. L’entrée de bouche est ample, facile et complexe avec du cèdre et des fruits jaunes. La finale est belle avec du végétal, du cèdre et des fruits mais un brin courte, on aimerait garder ces arômes plus longtemps. Un rhum qui semble facile d’accès et qui possède une belle complexité. De tes beaux arômes dans le verre vide.
Review by Werni
Heute mal eine Fiji-Kreuzverkostung. Es treten an: - Cadenheads 2003er 13yr - Isla Del Ron 2001er 19yr - Cave Guildive 2001er 15yr - The Duchess 2004er 15yr Der Cave ist schon ein harter Brocken, 2001er in Reinkultur.😀 Die Nase ist intensiv, lackig, holzig und leicht muffig. Schwarztee Holz und dieses rauchig bittere prägen den Gaumen. Der Schwarzteeabgang ist sehr dunkel und rauchig.😀 Für mich Platz 2 im Ranking.
Review by Jarek
RumX Community Cross-Tasting "Fiji 2001" (by Jakob): Fruity, with a minty note on the palate and in the finish. Less dirty than the other representatives. No/hardly any rubber etc. Nevertheless a very tasty rum.
Review by F.L.O.
Crosstasting mit Jakob und einigen Forummitgliedern am 25.4.2024. Platz 3…. Ein Schatz aus Jakobs Rumkammer. Tolle Klebstoff/Drecknote im Geschmack. Alkohol super eingebunden. Intensive Fruchtnote, Holz,..
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"Grandiose Fiji rum with an impressive blend of fruity and woody aromas over which the esters waft. Suspected reference."
Details about Cave Guildive South Pacific Fiji Rum 2001
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 58%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 37 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,621 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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