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The Whisky Jury South Pacific The Many Faces of Rum 2009
Pineapple and glue hit first, then citrus, ginger heat and a green, herbal streak that keeps surprising people — several tasters swore it smelled Jamaican. This 15-year Fiji pot still from The Whisky Jury is fresh, funky and a bit medicinal, with smoky wood underneath. Most find it lively and enjoyable, though the finish runs short and a touch rough around the edges.
The community says- Fresh pineapple esters
- Herbal, funky profile
- But: Short finish
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Fruity, funky Fiji with herbal, medicinal edge Well-liked Fiji funk: pineapple, glue, ginger and a herbal, olive-y edge. Most enjoyed it, but several felt it stayed a bit young, with a short, slightly disjointed finish.
Fiji and ester fans who like herbal, funky pot still
Anyone wanting smooth, sweet or a long finish
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90% rate it 8 or higher. 15 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5167 22.03.2025 Tasting at Whisky Watcher, Odense. Nose Fresh, medium intense, fruits, light wood, light pineapple, citrus, spice, faint smoke, light olive. Palate Light oily, light wood, faint smoke, fruits, light citrus, faint caramel, light ginger, faint herbal. Finish Long and warm, fruits, light wood, herbal, light tea, faint medicinal, citrus. Needs some time in the glass to really open up properly.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, esters and glue bump into our nosetrils with overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, citrus fruits, smoky, spicy wood with baking spices and an olive. On aeration, the molasses is grassy and flowery, roasted wood brings pastry, biscuits and marzipan, nuts. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters and rubber, funky, fruity with pineapple and citrus, the wood is smoky, spicy, salty with caramel and ginger and the molasses herbaceous, vegetal with olive, eucalyptus.After resting the rum, a crunchy bread comes out... 8,3:The finish is rounder, dry, fruity, medium long, the molasses is grassy, herbaceous, some medicinal notes are present, as spicy and roasted wood..
Review by Chrischi78
Quite an exciting story: Lots of olive and citrus fruit on the nose. A little pineapple on the palate, then a few toasty, smoky, even dirty notes. Not really a complex monster, but I did enjoy it, but it definitely doesn't make it into the top group of the "Many Faces of Rum".
Review by SaibotZtar
In the nose, the fruitiness of citrus fruits is particularly noticeable ... Pineapple and some solvent ginger light smoky notes but not disturbing. In the mouth first some sweetness with fruits, candied pineapple and solvent (ester). It then becomes a little bitter for a short time, but this then subsides and it tastes of fresh wood. All in all it is very smooth and restrained.
Review by Eric Frechin
One of the few Fiji I've tasted. A new profile to discover. The nose is rather restrained, but offers slightly Jamaican notes with barely estherized fruit and a vegetal demarcation. On the palate, I still find very light esters, the fruitiness has all but disappeared in favor of the vegetal, and a certain liveliness, a little acidic, reminds me of ginger. The finish is sober, with a slightly smoky burnt sugar.
Review by Thunderbird
A pretty good Fiji from TWJ. I find it very varied, almost complex. I am particularly impressed by the nose and palate. The fresh, estery, fruity nose is beguiling. On the palate, there is a certain funkiness with spice, fruit, esters and a gum and brine mixture. Only the relatively short, not quite harmonious finish denies a higher note.
Review by Skyfly
Nachdem mein Tastingglas zerbrochen ist und die Ferienwohnung nichts anderes hergibt nun so. Eine Mischung aus Zitrusfrüchten, Ananas, Estern, Klebstoff, etwas Ingwer und Holz was sich von Nase bis Abgang in unterschiedlicher Intensität durchzieht. Alkohol gut eingebunden
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Dégustation au Limoges Spirits Festival 2025. 👃 Joli nez fidjien. Beaucoup de fruits, tropicaux et agrumes en dominance. Des esters typiques,un peu de colle, du gingembre frais, boisé fumé, et note d'olive verte. 😋 Encore ces esters fidjiens typiques, qui s'expriment à travers des saveurs de caoutchouc brûlé et de fermentation de fruits, encore ananas et agrumes. Du nouveau funk complété par de la racine fraîche, de l'eucalyptus, du boisé épicé. ⛳ Un des points forts de cette embouteillage, un côté médicamenteux, des fruits vifs, chauds, des amandes grillées, et surtout un côté herbacé et végétal. 💡 Je suis un grand fan du millésime 2001 de la distillerie South Pacific de Fidji, qui possède quelques très beaux embouteillages (Flag, Rock & Rhum, Spirit Gallery, Plantation V&B...) mais je trouve les autres millésimes en deçà au niveau gustatif et aromatique.
Review by Christian Rudt
Sehr schöner Rum fruchtige Aromen vor allem Ananas gleich präsent. Dazu eine gute Ladung Klebstoff der hier aber Luft für anderes lässt. Vielversprechend. Am Gaumen verfliegt der Klebstoff recht zügig. Ananas, etwas Ingwer - Schärfe und auch kräuterige Noten bestimmen den Geschmack. Finish ist angenehm aber doch recht kurz mit leichtem Zitrusfruchtigen Nachklang. Schöne Abfüllung.
Review by Schnubbii
In der Nase typische Fiji Marker, etwas metallisch. Am Gaumen erscheint er mir trotz seiner 15 Lenze dann doch noch recht jugendlich. Nicht schlecht, aber es fehlt etwas die Harmonie und die Tiefe, der Alkohol könnte außerdem noch etwas besser eingebunden sein. Nicht schlecht, aber auch kein Highlight.
Review by Jacques etdom
The nose is deceptive, I would have bet on Jamaica. Pineapple, citrus zest, light smoke, a bevy of tropical fruits. Notes still present on the palate. Very fruity. Some herbaceous notes and spices on the finish. Long, warm finish. A nice surprise!
Review by Martin Ekrt
A great technical Fiji aroma with citrus, ginger and fruit. The taste follows. Again some chemistry, gingerbread spice or something. The finish is nice and smooth, medium-long. Smaller abv makes it very approachable and drinkable.
Review by Richard Krupa
Sweet wood in the smell, slightly spicy in the taste
Review by Stijn Zino
Less glue in the nose then their 2012 Fiji, but you still get your glue with more fruit. Very herbal profile in taste, which i'm not used to of a Fiji. Almond finish. Interesting rum, but I don't need a bottle in my Fiji collection. This is really a bottle try before you buy, some will like it and some don't.
Review by Michael Schou
09-05-2025 Whisky Watchers tasting in Vamdrup
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Details about The Whisky Jury South Pacific The Many Faces of Rum 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by The Whisky Jury, at 55,2%.
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20 bottles logged by 19 collectors.
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10% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
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Community paid 108–113 €.
Current best price: 120.44 € – above the typical community range.
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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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