South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2009
For curious explorers ready for funkier pot still profiles, this cask-strength Fiji brings citrus, overripe banana, olive, rubber/plastic and herbal notes with peppery wood. Dry, complex and certified unsweetened, widely praised on RumX.
- Complex profile
- Fruity & vegetal
- Dry, unsweetened
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Dry, funky Fiji fruit-and-rubber hit For curious explorers ready for funkier pot still profiles, this cask-strength Fiji brings citrus, overripe banana, olive, rubber/plastic and herbal notes with peppery wood. Dry, complex and certified unsweetened, widely praised on RumX.
Fans of drier, high-ABV island rums who enjoy tropical fruit mixed with rubber/olive funk, herbal notes and peppery wood, and want a characterful, unsweetened single cask Fiji.
Those new to rum, sensitive to alcohol heat, or who dislike rubber/olive notes and dry, slightly dirty profiles without added sweetness.
How is South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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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 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 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 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 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 Rene Pfeiffer
Angenehm weich. Recht kurzer Abgang.
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 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 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 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 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 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!
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47 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 10 members.
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,520 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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