S.B.S Tahiti (Bourbon Cask) 2017
For curious explorers into high-proof island rum, this 6‑year Tahiti S.B.S. offers intense citrus, vanilla and strawberry-candy notes with a grappa/Obstler vibe. RumX members find it interesting but divisive and somewhat unbalanced neat.
- Unusual Tahiti profile
- Citrus and vanilla
- Strawberry-candy fruit
Details about S.B.S Tahiti (Bourbon Cask) 2017
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How does S.B.S Tahiti (Bourbon Cask) 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 38 community reviews.
Funky Tahiti experiment, interesting but uneven For curious explorers into high-proof island rum, this 6‑year Tahiti S.B.S. offers intense citrus, vanilla and strawberry-candy notes with a grappa/Obstler vibe. RumX members find it interesting but divisive and somewhat unbalanced neat.
Adventurous rum fans who enjoy high-proof, offbeat profiles with citrus, vanilla and strawberry-bonbon notes and don’t mind a grappa/Obstler edge.
Those sensitive to alcohol burn, beginners expecting an easy sipper, or drinkers who dislike artificial-tasting sweetness and thinner, short-finishing rums.
How is S.B.S Tahiti (Bourbon Cask) 2017 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.1 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 55% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Richard Krupa
In smell really distinctly sweet, in taste less so, vanilla
Review by Johannes
Unfortunately, the alcohol is not well integrated and the finish is very flat. However, nice bourbon notes at the beginning.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Alcohol not well integrated, has something of artificial strawberry chewing gum á la Campino cream strawberry sweets and tutti-frutti. ... Not really my cup of tea. Super spicy in the finish. Too bad. There could have been more.
Review by w00tAN
Interesting, strawberry dominates the nose. Then sweet notes of fruit brandy. In the mouth it continues as a fruit brandy, fruity and somewhat rough in terms of alcohol. Finishes briefly with strong strawberry again. Interesting that this is a rum. I don't need a bottle of it.
Review by Thunderbird
Well, unfortunately that's nothing... the whole rum is extremely sweet, artificial, thin.... Somehow "plump"
Review by Jarek
Sweet and flat.
Review by zabo
On its own, it takes some getting used to. Not my cup of tea. So, as always, I tried it as CubaLibre. Still not so tingly, but you can drink it. But all in all, a nice project that didn't really work out.
Review by Christian Rudt
In the nose slightly sweetish in the direction of honey, a little strawberry candy aroma and memories of grappa. The taste is rather artificially sweet, reminiscent of sweets. There's also a little too much alcohol at the end, reminiscent of fruit brandy. Had somehow expected something different from Tahiti. Was probably due to its exotic status. 😁
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4540 12.01.2024 This one is not really me. Not really in balance in my mind.
Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
"This is fine. But too many notes that fail to make it good. This really has die Grappa/ Eau de Vie characteristics which i really do not like. otherwise it is a tad too much like a panamanese soulless douche..."
Community purchases
23 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 2 members.
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