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Spirit Gallery South Pacific Fiji 2001
People who chase Fiji esters keep rating this one near the top, with a few caveats. The nose is the showstopper: pineapple, overripe pear and apricot tangled with solvent, rubber and olive brine. The palate turns drier and woodier, spicy with allspice, citrus and a bitter edge. Give it 30 minutes of air. A handful of tasters wished the finish ran longer.
- Huge funky nose
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Ripe yellow fruits
+10
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How does Spirit Gallery South Pacific Fiji 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 60 community reviews.
Funky, dry, high-ester Fiji from 2001 Most tasters call it one of the best Fijis they've had: funky, fruity nose, dry woody palate, alcohol well hidden at 56.6%. The recurring gripe is a finish that falls a bit short.
Fans of high-ester Fiji funk and solvent-driven pot still rum
Anyone wanting sweet, easy sipping or a long finish
How is Spirit Gallery South Pacific Fiji 2001 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.9 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 60 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Mirco
Mature Fiji rum with a calm, rather dry profile. Dark fruits, tea, some leather and wood on the nose, overall rather restrained. Spicy and slightly tart on the palate with little sweetness, some cocoa and a dry, slightly bitter note on the finish. Not a fruit bomb and nothing playful. Solid, mature and harmonious, but more for lovers of this dry style.
Review by TheJackDrop
Edit : rhum club Lille. chocolat & pamplemousse, groseille. Superbe ! Le coup de cœur de la soirée. Une claque ou une caresse ? Un nez qui m’a quelque part rappelé certains Samaroli, le vieux bois, le moulin à poivre de la grand mère et l’origan. En bouche, c’est doux, onctueux, puis l’explosion d’agrumes, de pamplemousse, d’orange sanguine, sur un lit de poivre et d’épices de cuisine. Ça pétille sur la langue, j’adore ! Est ce qu’il me faudrait pas une 3eme bouteille…? J’en parle à mon banquier de suite.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Rating: Right up my alley, absolutely mouthwatering! 😋😋😋
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Relaxing with a little sample while watching a crime series on TV. A very good and well-balanced Fiji rum. Intense fruity with some diesel notes mixed with some olives and salt. The palate is dry and lightly bitter.
Review by SaibotZtar
Great nose green olive, petroleum, burnt sugar, some esters yellow fruits honeydew melon... Alcohol well integrated. On the palate... Very nice mouthfeel alcohol top integrated... nice sweetness delicious yellow fruits... Fruit esters ... less olive (thank god) mmhhh great Fiji . Laaaaaaaaaaag finish 😁
Review by LukaŽiga
9,1:On the nose, citrus, tropical fruits with banana, green apple, pear, roasted wood notes with cream toffee, buttery, spicy with vanilla and pepper, some solvents, grassy, herbaceous, flowery molasses, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, baking spices arise, dairy notes, plums and apricots. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with solvents, rubber, spicy with allspice, vanilla, peppery, the wood is roasted with butterscotch, cream toffee, the fruits are fermented with pineapple, banana, citrus fruits like lime, grapefruit, green apple, pear, driedapricots.On oxidation, dairy and plastic hints come out, the molasses is bitter with briny olive, herbaceous, grassy. 9:The finish is long, dry&tannic, creamy, balanced, sweet with roasted, spicy and smoky wood, fruits like dried, citrus and tropical, medicinal touch and grassy molasses.
Review by RumTaTa
Ich bin ein wenig skeptisch, weil es zu diesem Rum viele lobende aber anonyme Wertungen gibt. Da hilft nur selbst probieren: An der Nase auf jeden Fall sehr intensiv und fruchtig, erstaunlich auch hier reife Williamsbirne zu finden, Alkohol ist zurückhaltend An Gaumen dann mehr Fasseinfluss, recht süß, jede Menge Zitrusfrüchte Im Nachklang trocken und fruchtig, ein paar Tannine Ja, ein sehr guter Rum aus Fiji, Alkohol gut eingebunden, intensiv, fruchtig - so stelle ich mir das vor. Wer High-Ester Rum mag ist hier richtig.
Review by Skyfly
Unfortunately, the tasting glass is broken and the vacation rental doesn't have any more. Great aged Fiji and truly my best so far. Super balanced with lots of citrus fruits, various tropical fruits, solvents, esters, and burnt sugar. The finish lasts forever!
Review by Vincent D
J'ai juste trempé mes lèvres dans ce Fidji lorsque je l'ai ouvert et je me suis dit que ce serait un très beau rhum. Aujourd'hui, je lui donne plus de temps et chaque moment de cette dégustation confirme l'impression initiale. Un nez très boisé avec de jolis fruits compotés et des esters façon Jamaïque. On sent que l'alcool sera présent mais il n'est pas piquant. En bouche, jolie morsure de l'alcool. Puis des épices piquantes. Puis très vite le fruit mûr, beaucoup de légèreté, grosse gourmandise. Avant que le bois ne fasse son effet et asséche le tout. Finale plus sombre et amère. Le fût se rappelle à nous. Un superbe rhum avec une superbe évolution. Hate de voir ce que l'oxydation lui apportera. Superbe sélection et rapport qualité prix difficile à battre ! Edit : un côté très huileux, presque savonneux. Un chocolat au lait bien gourmand. Pas beaucoup d'évolution de la bouteille malgré l'oxydation pour le moment.
Review by zabo
What a blast, in my opinion. Everything I expected and much more. Recently, probably the best sample I've had in my glass. The finish was super long and truly fine.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Fiji in Reinform! Verbranntes Gummi und Plastik, Batteriesäure (😃) und saftige Ananas, Limette, Bitterorange und überreife Birne. Alkohol ist sehr gut integriert, angenehme leichte süße und röstaromen im Abgang ohne zu viel zu werden. Seit langem Mal wieder ein wirklich guter Fiji Rum!!
Review by mto75
nach dem ausgezeichneten 2003er TDL, hat Spirit Gallery hier zweifellos wieder ein sehr gutes Händchen bewiesen. Extem leckerer 2001er Fiji. An der Nase und am Gaunen kommt auch eine leichte Rockley-Note durch. Aus der Erinnerung heraus würde ich sagen, auf derselben Stufe wie der legendäre Isla del Ron.
Review by Jakob
Another compelling release from the South Pacific Distillery in Fiji—but who's surprised, considering the vintage? The intense aroma of the 2001 Fijis practically begs to be called a "Heavy Fiji Style." Tea, citrus, olive, wood, smoke, subtle caramel...you have to like it, but in terms of complexity, it's very impressive.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Excellent Fiji 2001! In the same league as the LMDW flag and Rock&Rhum. 👃 Pineapple, Fijian esters, green olive, petroleum, diesel, yellow fruit, dry lemony freshness. 😋 Overripe yellow tropical fruit (pineapple, banana), Fiji's typical good esters, light brine, petroleum flavors, light caramel, sweet vanilla.
Review by alex
Très beau profil de Fiji. Les 2001 sont vraiment top. Belle complexité, Funky à souhait, belle longueur. Une aeration est necessaire, je l’ai trouvé beaucoup plus rond après une heure dans le verre. On retrouve pas mal de fruits, jaunes et tropicaux. Du solvant, un peu de caoutchouc. J’aime énormément ce profil ❤️❤️❤️
Review by Dr.Django
Superleckerer Fiji Rum, nicht so dreckig, wie manch einer aus der SPD, dafür aber umso fruchtiger. Sehr komplex. Dieser Rum macht einfach Spaß. Insgesamt überreif und trocken. Geiler langer Abgang, der zum Nachsippen auffordert =D
Review by Schnubbii
First impression: This is a very tasty Fiji. The typical aroma profile is present, but not so dominant, and the usual metallic note is more in the background and is complemented by a nice caramel sweetness. Really a successful bottling. Edit: Not entirely dissimilar to the Velier Hampden LFCH 2011 for my taste.
Review by Julien Ries
Au nez, c'est d'une complexité dingue : un peu d'ester, du solvant, de la prune, de l'orange sanguine, du massepain. Tout ce maelstrom se marie merveilleusement bien. C'est aussi très floral et épicé, avec de la fève de Tonka, du chocolat noir. C'est un rhum d'une originalité dingue et on passe un temps fou à humer chaque variations d'arômes, avec ce tabac et ce boisé délicat pour un rhum aussi vieux. En bouche, c'est la folie, la fête du slip ! Incroyablement complexe et sombre comme un excellent Guyana, on retrouve du café cappuccino, un peu lacté et gras en bouche. C'est ample et explosif sur du cuir et des agrumes bien mûrs. C'est super gourmand et rond également avec un alcool impeccablement intégré malgré 56,6%. La finale est longue, ample, sur du café avec des notes empyreumatiques d'épices grillées et torréfiées. La réglisse apporte un brin d'amertume avec aussi de l'amande.
Review by Spirit Gallery
Un Fiji 100% pot still d'une très grande complexité, oscillant entre les fruits et le solvant, a la frontière entre des très beaux jamaïcains et des Guyana type Versailles
Review by Buddudharma
Very nice Fiji, great alcohol integration and, in terms of profile, feels a little closer to the Rockleys than other bottlings of the vintage. The only downside is the rather short and unspectacular finish.
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Details about Spirit Gallery South Pacific Fiji 2001
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Spirit Gallery, at 56,6%.
Community purchases
31 bottles logged by 22 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Spirit Gallery South Pacific Fiji 2001?
Community paid €120–€135.
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31 purchased · 62 tasted · 29 wishlist · as of
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,621 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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