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Zéro Nine Spirits South Pacific Steampunk 5 2015
Best sipped neat with a little time in the glass, because at nearly 61% the alcohol comes on strong. The nose is the good part — vanilla, caramel, ripe tropical fruit and a whiff of glue that pulls you in. The palate turns peppery and almost alkaline as the heat takes over, and several tasters wished the vanilla came back sooner. A pretty Fiji that doesn't quite taste like one.
The community says- Inviting nose
- Vanilla & caramel
- But: Sharp alcohol
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How does Zéro Nine Spirits South Pacific Steampunk 5 2015 taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Lovely nose, hot palate — a fiery Fiji column rum Members agree the nose outshines the palate: inviting caramel and fruit, then the alcohol bites and turns linear. Good selection, but the heat divides people.
cask-strength fans who prize the nose
anyone sensitive to sharp, high-proof heat
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What does the community say?
64% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 11 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Eric Frechin
At first sight, the nose is pleasantly dessert-like, with vanilla and fruity (yellow) notes. The alcohol comes on gradually, but is not too invasive, and the first taste remains in the same vein as the nose, i.e. gourmand. But the alcohol, with its almost acidic spiciness, quickly takes over in a rather lasting way, leaving an alkaline and anaesthetic impression. The vanilla gradually reappears, but a little too late for my taste. Quite an exercise to drink it, alcohol too present for me.
Review by Vincent D
A very pleasant nose to start the discovery of this rum. Glue, caramel, vanilla, tropical fruit and wood blend harmoniously. Very inviting! On the palate, the alcohol is a little biting on the first sip. Then ripe, caramelized fruit. Lots of greediness. Peppery vanilla finish. Correct length. The taste is not on a par with the particularly pleasant nose. But a nice selection.
Review by Fred Tillac
👃The vanilla and caramel flavors are quite present accompanied by a mix of ripe fruit and a little glue, all in sweetness. 👄 To this you add cocoa and a little coconut and cinnamon on the palate. It's oily and powerful with its high alcohol content, and the finish is rather long. Let yourself be tempted
Review by Johannes
Unfortunately not a typical Fiji profile. Rather boring, young fresh oak barrel with lots of vanillin. Not much else.
Review by Jacques etdom
Un beau nez, mais en bouche assez linéaire et ennuyeux.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The cask strength version is unfortunately not much better. It also seems more like Barbados rum than Fiji... The alcohol is rather poorly integrated and is very pungent, making the drinking experience rather unharmonious. Apart from alcohol, some caramel and baking spices, there's not much to be found here.
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Details about Zéro Nine Spirits South Pacific Steampunk 5 2015
A Column Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Zéro Nine Spirits, at 60,9%.
Community purchases
7 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
42% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
7 purchased · 11 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,763 times with an average of 8.0/10.
To South Pacific →Read on in the RumX Guide
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