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MHOBA Umganu Brandy Cask (LMDW New Vibrations Collection) 2023
Blind-taste this and you'd swear it was a Martinique agricole or a Haitian clairin, not South African cane juice. Fresh sugarcane on the nose turns fermented and sour fast, with honey, vinegar, vegetal notes and green pepper. At 64.9% it drinks sharp-edged and fruit-schnapps-like. A few call it the finest Mhoba they've had; most rank it last of the New Vibrations three.
The community says- Fresh sugarcane
- Very expressive
- But: Sour, unbalanced
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How does MHOBA Umganu Brandy Cask (LMDW New Vibrations Collection) 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 39 community reviews.
Fierce, clairin-like cane spirit, split opinions Divides people hard. Some find it fresh, expressive and beautifully cane-driven; more say it's sour, hot and unbalanced, leaning too far into fruit-schnapps and clairin territory. Rarely the favorite of the trio.
Clairin and agricole fans who like sour, high-proof cane spirits
Anyone wanting balance, or put off by heat and fermented-fruit sourness
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.7 sits in the “Good” band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
69% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 39 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Frank
Der letzte der Vibration-Trilogie und der mit dem höchsten ABV. Nase: ganz anders, als die ersten beiden. Zunächst ebenfalls intensive Honig-Süße und vergorene Früchte. Hier kippt das ganze aber schnell ins Pflanzliche. Vergorene Papaya und alte Stachelbeere treffen auf vergorene, grüne Paprika und Artischocke. Dabei ist etwas Essig. Geht stark in Richtung Clairin. Das gefällt mir hier nicht so gut. 7,4 Gaumen: zu Beginn ganz kurz vergorene Honigmelone, die umgehend von einer salzig-bitteren Würzigkeit abgelöst wird. Wirkt durch den hohen ABV doch recht scharfkantig. Limettenschale gibt bittere Zitrusfruchtigkeit. Nicht sehr rund. 7,2 Von den dreien der für mich schlechteste. Zu bitter, zu scharfkantig. Das Brandy-Fass nehme ich kaum war.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Delayed over 30 minutes. You can tell it smells different, but I wouldn't have guessed it was brandy. In the end, it smells nice. It's got the highest volts, but it's the softest compared to the indlova and umbila. In a blind tasting I would put my hand up that it's agricole from Martinique or Guadeloupe 😃.
Review by F.L.O.
Haben wir hier einen afrikanischen Obstler am Start ? Stellt sich nur die Frage ob Brand oder Geist :-) Nach dem Motto „jeder sollte einen Mhoba zu Hause haben“ ergänze ich diesen hier um „aber bitte den den, es gibt bessere“. Alkohol is gut eingebunden…ist mir aber einfach Zuviel Obstler. In Summe noch eine gute 6, da die Komponenten gut aufeinander abgestimmt sind.
Review by Thunderbird
Und der Dritte im Bunde der Vibrations und der mit Abstand unharmonischste Rum. Die Nase hat einen säuerlich vergorenen Geruch, gepaart mit Honigsüße. Das ist eher unangenehm. Am Gaumen ist der Alkohol nicht sehr gut eingebunden und die Aromen (Ester, Gewürze,Süße) passen nicht zueinander…ne, dasist nichts
Review by Jakob
Also very expressive, almost a bit too much power due to the high percentages. Very fresh with great counterpole from the ex-brandy barrel - impressive release for the young age.
Review by zabo
Today a small comparison test between the new Mhobas New Vibrations. My conclusion is that none of the 3 bottlings really convinced me completely. However, my ranking would be 1ST RX17377 2. RX17378 3. RX17376
Review by Buddudharma
Geht für mich deutlich zu stark in Richtung Obstler, wobei der Alkohol so lala integriert ist, was zu einem leicht sprittigen Geschmack führt. Für mich der schwächste der drei Mbobas…
Review by Johannes
Alkohol könnte besser eingebunden sein. Etwas scharf. Mir zu jung und grasig. Er könnte eine Lagerung vertragen.
Review by Pavel Spacek
100% Mhoba on nose, perfectly integrated and mild in taste. One of the best Mgoba I have tasted
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Netter halbstarker Clairin. Was? Das ist ein Mhoba!? 😳 Aber ich hätte schwören können, ... 🙄
Review by Benoit Mahe
Very original, but in my opinion too spicy and alcoholic.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4336 21.10.2023 Whisky Live 2023
Review by Tomáš Jankovský
Klame telem. Ta síla není vubec cítit
Review by Martin Švojgr
wow, great Mhoba!
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Details about MHOBA Umganu Brandy Cask (LMDW New Vibrations Collection) 2023
A Pot Still Rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 64,9%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
27% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does MHOBA Umganu Brandy Cask (LMDW New Vibrations Collection) 2023 cost?
Community paid 95–132 €.
Current best price: 123.86 € – within the typical community range.
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About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,482 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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