MHOBA Ingwe (Collection Foundations) 2019
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Caramelized banana is the headline here — ripe, almost overripe, with fruity esters, resinous wood and a whiff of smoke behind it. The nose is the showstopper (grilled pineapple, honey, fresh cane), and several tasters found the palate a touch drier and woodier than the fruit-bomb aroma promises. A cask-strength South African pot-still that drinks a lot like a Jamaican.
The community says- Caramelized banana nose
- Big fruity esters
- But: Palate trails the nose
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Summarized by AI from 26 community reviews.
Banana-ester bomb with a woody, drier palate Widely loved among Mhoba fans — intense banana-and-ester nose, balanced oily palate. The one gripe: the palate doesn't quite live up to that spectacular aroma.
Jamaican-funk fans curious about high-ester South African cane rum
Anyone wanting a soft, sweet sipper or bothered by high ABV
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by zabo
After I had the Flag South Africa in my glass two days ago, I think I can make a pretty good comparison here. All in all, I like the Ingwe a little better. For me, it's the better bottling, although not quite enough for a 9. I can well imagine that a Mhoba will soon be released that will crack the 9, if its bottlings are perhaps left to rest tropically in the cask for a few more years.
Review by RumTaTa
Nose: awesome - the grilled pineapple with caramelized cane sugar appears vividly before the mind's eye, alongside warm, ripe banana. This is one of the fruitiest rums on the nose! The palate is nowhere near as fruity and sweet as expected, but rather very balanced. Medium-long finish with the impressions from before. This is an exception! Or hopefully not and there will be more of this type of Mhoba! Unfortunately, the aromatic spectacle on the palate is much less intense than on the nose. Nevertheless, I rate the rum 9.1 because of its fascinating impression on the nose.
Review by Dr.Django
Tasting the Mhoba New Vibrations: All three have those terrific Mhoba wood varnish ester notes. Imbasha: A delicious rum, but in a direct comparison with Mhoba it falls very far short. No complexity, bitter-woody, seems watered down. 76 pts. Kigelia: more complex in the west, more fruity and better balanced. 84 pts. Ingwe: Oh yes! that's the winner! great piece! Very fruity, with a lot of wood influence and wood varnish. Complex, every sip sends you on a journey of discovery. 90 pts. the Ingwe should be included in a best-of-Mhoba tasting. It will be a feast
Review by Thunderbird
Finally, I also have the Ingwe in the glass. It's quite difficult to get a sample at all. A big thanks to our forum, especially to Austria! Now to the rum... on the nose, the wonderful Mhoba-typical ester fruit aromas, paired with a heavy sweetness. On the palate, it spreads creamy oily and initially releases briefly sweet fruity ester aromas, which quickly change to woody resinous, accompanied by spices and vegetal aromas. But everything very harmonious and pleasant. The finish is more on the vegetal, spicy side. A first-class Mhoba.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4916 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. I consider myself lucky as this was a secret bottle that many asking weren't allowed to get a sample of. The bottle was a release meant for distributors to showcase what Mhoba can do. Nose Fresh, balanced, light wood, faint smoke, ester, fruity, banana, spice, sugarcane, light vegetal. Palate Oily, balanced, round, fresh, light wood, faint smoke, medium spicy, fruity, overripe, banana, ester, light grass, faint caramel, faint leather, light chocolate. Finish Medium to long, light wood, faint smoke, faint chocolate, light ester, medium dry, fruity, medium spicy. This one is very well balanced and I really liked it. Would have loved to get my hands on a bottle 😊
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Impressive! This rum smells like a really big one! Warm cherries, honey, resin - really great! The impression on the palate does not quite match the olfactory explosion. Dry, resinous, vegetal aromas dominate here, less fruit. But still top shelf. Mhoba, as I predicted here in an earlier tasting, is making more and more of a name for itself, which really pleases me. DrDjango, I'm very grateful to you for the sample of this rare rum.
Review by mto75
Wacky nose, fermented fruit, cream, and the described caramelized bananas hit the spot quite well. Spicy, roasted, chocolate, malt on the palate, a healthy dose of acidity on the finish...
Review by LukaŽiga
8,9:On the nose, esters, solvents and honeyed sugarcane, fermented bump into our nosetrils, with overripe tropical fruits like banana, pineapple.We have a roasted wood with caramel, smoky, spicy with baking spices.The cane is vegetal with an olive.Sometimes we get a pungent feeling... On aeration, the cane is herbaceous, the fruits, with an additon of red ones, citrus and apricots,are like a marmelade...some notes come out like a yoghurt after a while. 9,2:On the palate, the attack is delicious, balanced and round with overripe tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, esters, roasted, smoky wood notes like leather, chocolate, caramel, spicy and a bit salty.The cane is fresh, grassy and herbaceous, with some fruit notes a cola note arises, the cane also lends honeycomb to glaze the pastry that contains dried fruits, apricots and red fruits.We also notice citrus like an orange, grapefruit... 9,2:The finish is dry, tasty with delicious fruits in honeyed pastry, chocolate, vanilla and peanut butter biscuits, the cane is candied, vegetal and the fruits are fermented..
Review by Frank
At 5 years old, probably one of the oldest Mhoba at the moment? Although... from now on there could be an oldest every year 😉 Anyway, I've been a big Mhoba fan since the first bottling. Nose: blatantly fruity-sweet, from overripe to fermented. Overripe honeydew melon and super-sweet blossom honey with a very light pineapple-marzipan sweetness. Plus these typical vegetal notes of olive, pumpkin and camomile. Spicy at the back with clove, light green tea and sweet again, caramel-sweet. But the fruit vinegar esters are on top of everything. Delicious. 8.8 Palate: very different here. Rather spicy and woody. Strong, intense, astringent and slightly bitter at the beginning with roasted aromas. The esters with pineapple marzipan come right away, immediately replaced by salty, nutty caraway and nutmeg. Chamomile with a slight honey or banana sweetness comes far behind. An exciting aroma curve. 8.8 Mhoba has its very own, unmistakable profile and normal bourbon barrels are enough to make something wonderful out of it. Keep up the good work!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Wow! What a board! Never before have I smelled such an intense and authentic banana note in a rum, caramelized in honey like in the Asian for dessert. There's also some peanut butter, dark chocolate, slightly smoky aromas, freshly squeezed sugar cane juice and an incredibly thick, oily and intense mouthfeel. Awesome stuff, a huge surprise for me that I hadn't expected!😍🚀🇿🇦
Review by Johannes
Super intense banana/ester/honey note. Really good!
Review by Banana Joe
After opening the sample, fruity aromas immediately waft around the nose, with green banana being very dominant for me. Otherwise, it is more reminiscent of a Jamaican. On the palate, I would have blindly guessed Jamaican. Mhoba has really done a great job here, the rum is harmonious all round. The alcohol is also very nicely integrated. I missed out on getting myself a bottle. If you have one, please let me know.
Review by Timo Groeger
We have a really great Mhoba here, truly excellent. Ester is definitely recognizable in nose and palate, also tropical fruits, especially banana, seems slightly overripe, but that's what makes it. Alcohol also very well integrated.
Review by SaibotZtar
Wow what a great nose immediately reminds of a tropical fruit basket but just before it has to go 🤣... Peach banana pineapple, strawberry jam ... Fruit esters . A little less fruity on the palate but very complex and balanced... Difficult to classify exactly but definitely delicious. The finish is full of banana, namely the brown, extremely overripe .... Very great Mhoba ... unfortunately I never got my hands on the bottle 😢
Review by Jarek
Small" Mhoba Cross-Tasting 2025: On the one hand, I now understand the enthusiasm for this bottling. Very nice variation of the Mhoba profile. On the other hand, it lacks some intensity on the palate.
Review by Skyfly
Although the shot glass (as the only available option) is unsuitable for the aroma notes, you can perceive the entire bouquet. Tons of esters, a strong portion of banana split (overripe banana and chocolate), wood, smoky aromas, and various spices make this Mhoba a first-class rum!
Review by F.L.O.
Wow...the nose pulls me back and forth. Between sugar cane distillate and funky jamaica molasses. The taste also makes me think of Jamaica. Ester, fruit, delicious. But then it's Mhoba. Absolutely brilliant.
Review by Schnubbii
As soon as the rest of the sample is poured into the glass, aromas of wood varnish and banana fill the room. Delicious! On the palate, it really is a very cool piece with caramelized banana, some wood varnish and the typical Mhoba steppe grass aromas. Probably the best Mhoba I've tasted so far, I remember liking it even better than the 2017 Antipodes. Luckily I was able to get a bottle. I'm curious to see what other longer-matured bottlings will come from Mhoba.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
This is a special one with great complexity and balance. Out of the 4 Mhoba's tonight a definite winner, however all were very tasty in their own way.
Review by Buddudharma
Without a doubt one of the best Mhoba I've had so far. The profile is relatively typical, but everything is there and wonderfully balanced.
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17 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
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11% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for MHOBA Ingwe (Collection Foundations) 2019?
Community paid 118–137 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 129 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about MHOBA Ingwe (Collection Foundations) 2019
A Pot Still Rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 59.1%.
About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,518 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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