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South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2009
Sip this one neat and give it a few minutes — it needs air and rewards a drop of water. The nose is all workshop: varnish, rubber, solvents. Then the palate flips to fruit — overripe banana, citrus, tropical stuff — with peppery wood on a long, dry finish. Several tasters call it the "typical Fiji" profile: earthy, fermented, vegetal, nothing like Jamaica. At 57% the heat sometimes reads sharp.
The community says- Banana & citrus fruit
- Long dry finish
- But: Alcohol bite
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How does South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 49 community reviews.
Fruity, rubbery Fiji pot still with real bite Most tasters land on very good — a proper Fiji: rubber-and-banana character that funk fans find fascinating. The one recurring gripe is heat that's not always cleanly integrated.
fans of Fiji funk and pot-still character
anyone wanting a soft, easy sipper
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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69% rate it 8 or higher. 17 selected write-ups from 49 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Was long my Fiji reference - the 2009 is after 2001 so far de best vintage. Still a top rum - the IdR 2001 is only slightly better.The tropical fruits that you sometimes find has this one except for a present banana and a hint of lemon less, but he is strong on the vegetable side and the typical rubber or wetsuit-like is super integrated: dissolved in solvent biowaste. Overall, for me, Fijis are often stronger in the mouth than in the nose. Here, the nose is already expressive without the risk of confusion with Jamaica. The herbal is also quite different from an Agricole, more fermented, rotting than fresh, grassy. The resinous herbs from the finish linger for a long time.
Review by Dr.Django
Fijis sind in Kennerkreisen schon seit jahren beliebt und begehrt. Meine Erfahrung zeigt trotzdem, dass man auch zuweilen die Katze im Sack am Gaumen finden kann, völlig unabhängig von den Eckdaten. So ist jeder Fiji für mich spannend. Heute ein Quertasting. 1. sbs 2009 11yo: langweilig. bisschen was von dreckigen fiji noten, zu gleichen teilen aber auch vanille und süssholz. 77 Pkt. (2. Verkostung: -4 Pkt) 2. Famillie Ricci 22yo: Lecker, sehr ausgewogen, Alkohol gut integriert, am Gaumen etwas pfeffrig, adstringierend und süss zugleich. Der Abgang ist kurz. Lecker 83 Pkt. 3. Swell de Spirits 9yo: Sehr geschmeidig ist der Antritt, das ändert sich sofort! xD eine schnell weggerauchte Zigarre wandelt sich natürlich aber unverzüglich in Rauch und Adche. Während dieser Veränderung liegt der Rum sehr adstringierend und mundfüllend am Gaumen, geil! Hier passier sehr viel(auch dreckige Noten) in ganz kurzer Zeit und am Ende bleibt Asche. Geschmeidig und wild und rauchig zugleich. Das einzige Manko ist der schlecht eingebundene Alkohol, der einen unangenehmen langen Abgang beschert. Immerhin haben wir hier aber auch 66% abv. Meine Erwartungen sind diesbezüglich vllt. einfach zu hoch. Interessant und ich würde sehr gerne wissen, wie der der einigen Monaten oder auch Jahren in der Fladchr schmeckt. 85-88 Pkt. 4. The whisky jury fiji 2012: tja, den hätte ich vor dem swell probieren müssen. mein mund ist noch voll swell fiji xD 10 Minuten Pause. Viel gefälliger, erinnert an die eleganz eines Neisson im Antritt und dann schlägt er wieder zu , wie ein Fiji. Dreckige Aromen mit Vanille garniert. lecker, komplex aber auch ziemlich scharf. der abgang ist angenehm trocken, junges Gras und Vanille, etwas Gewürz. Lecker. Habe das Gefühl, dass mein Gaumen noch vom krassen Swell inspiriert ist =D 85 Pkt. Chapeau an den Swell, der lässt mich nicht in Ruhe. Macht mich sehr neugierig. Diese Beziehung könnte ziemlich "Toxic" werden, sofern sie mir eine Chance gibt.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Au nez on reconnaît très bien le profil de cette distillerie : thé vert – cireux et très végétal pour le coup. C’est plutôt complexe et intense avec du poivré, du fruité et une pointe de vernis ! En bouche, c’est chaud, intense … wow …mais rond et savoureux ! C’est terreux, boisé et sur les fruits exotiques. La finale est longue et sèche sur le poivré. Il persiste en bouche un long et bon moment, c’est impressionnant ! Tout y est dans ce rhum, un beau nez, une belle attaque en bouche et une longue, très longue finale épicée. Mais Fiji, c’est pas ma came.
Review by Harald
Nun zum fünften Rum des Rum-Club Online Tastings vom 09.05.2020: Fiji 2009 S.B.S South Pacific Distillery 1423 World Class Spirits The Single Barrel Collection Distilled: 2009 Bottled: 02.2020 Aged 11 Years 57% One of 253 Bottles Pot Still Melasse Rum Farbe: Weisswein Geruch: Intensiv, riecht nach Lack, Frucht- und Lösungsmittel-Estern. Zudem Pflanzensaft. Geschmack: Wow, leckärrrr! Kräftig und dabei in erster Linie fruchtig nach Zitrus- und tropischen Früchten. Abgang: Sehr lang, dabei immer noch fruchtig. Etwas Holz und Pfeffer ist jetzt auch dabei. Fazit: Sehr guter Rum, für mich der beste im Tasting ... daher auch gleich eine Flasche gekauft. 87 Punkte
Review by Jackie Flannery
What do you get when blending Jamaican rum, young Guyana pot still and Isla whisky, all continental aged? Right! Let’s do 5 Fijians. SBS 2009 57% Rasta Morris 2009 60,5% Old Brothers 2011 59,1% Old Brothers 2009 63,3% The Nectar 2009 60,5% C: White wine. N: Light esters and burnt eucalyptus. Phenolic. Celery and apples in different shades. Sea water too. The least sweet nose of the bunch. M: Most straight forward rum of the session. Not much complexity here. But also, rather civilised for a Fijian. I get pineapples and granny apple peel. Is there smoke as well? I think so. A simple but nice Fijian I would say. F: Short with hints of white pepper and green grapes. Buy: No, I believe there is other better young Fijians.
Review by Christian Rudt
A beautiful complex story. Maybe not quite round but interesting.While the nose is more reminiscent of DIY and hardware store there's a lot of fruit on the palate and also nice floral accents.In the finish then pepper, rather roasty to dry and then also a bit pungent and from the fruit remains at the end not much. But just because of the complexity ne nice bottling.
Review by Jarek
Ein Rum an dem sich anscheinend die Geister scheiden. Ich finde ihn irgendwie gut und sehr interessant mit den prägnanten Noten von Gummi, Plastik usw. Zugegeben, der Alkohol könnte etwas besser eingebunden sein, aber füt meinen Geschmack ist es noch nicht sehr störend.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
What a lovely rum. Very close to the typical flavours of Fiji actually. Fruity and warm with some nuty wood and very light spices. The finish is long with plastic/rubber in the background. A pretty complex rum in my mind and may may not like it.
Review by Henry Davies
The nose leaves a lot to be desired, ethanol and olive with too much flatness and not enough going on. The mouth is much more fun, olive and brine alongside some guava and banana. It’s an interesting one, salty and tropical at the same time but doesn’t keep me coming back for more. The finish is lightly spicy with more brine and some tropical fruit. I have not had many Fiji rums and this is good but not more than that
Review by Timo Groeger
Es wird besser. Dieser Rum schmeckt auch sehr alkoholisch, aber immer noch völlig okay. Schmecke hier Zitrusfrüchte und Lösungsmittel raus, aber genau das macht diesen Rum aus. Nicht der Beste von SBS, aber trotzdem gut.
Review by Joachim Guger
Plastic, olive and ripe banana. Horny! Alcohol very well integrated, balanced, exciting.Crisp in the mouth, again a load of banana topped with plastic.Certainly not an easy sipper, a very interesting thing all the same.
Review by zabo
Franconian Tasting Gang Gar nicht mal so gut Nachdem ich ein paar Wochen mit DomM nochmal eine Fiji Runde eingelegt habe, muss ich leider sagen, dass dieser der war, der mir "überhaupt" nicht geschmeckt hat. Solide aber es gibt weitaus besseres aus diesem Land.
Review by Oliver
On the nose, the alcohol is quite present. But then buttery soft on the palate. The great taste evaporates, however, quite quickly in the finish. The bottom line is still a very good rum!
Review by mto75
guter Fiji, jedoch auch mit einer gewissen alkoholischen Schärfe, sowohl am Gaumen als auch an der Nase. Ein paar Tropfen Wasser bringen deutlichen Zugewinn.
Review by Rodolphe
Not great. Good rum, especially in the nose but in mouth alcohol super present, it stings the tongue... It lacks perfumes, fruits. In short it's good but not more for me.
Review by Tom Buteneers
There is a lot to discover here. Let it rest for a while (possibly a drop of water). One of Fiji's best so far for me. Fruity
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Angenehm weich. Recht kurzer Abgang.
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Details about South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 57%.
Community purchases
29 bottles logged by 25 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
48% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2009?
Community paid 80–107 €.
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About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,758 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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