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MHOBA Select Reserve Glass Cask Rum 2019
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One member calls this their "favourite Mhoba," and you can taste why. Overripe banana, glue-ish esters and vanilla lead, with roasted nuts, coffee and dry oak underneath — closer to a Jamaican than most, with a few extra edges. At 60% it's warm and spicy; several tasters found the alcohol well integrated, though a couple wanted a splash of water to round it off.
The community says- Ester-oak balance
- Long warm finish
- Keep in mind: Spicy and biting
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How does MHOBA Select Reserve Glass Cask Rum 2019 taste?
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Funky, oaky South African pot-still at full proof Well-liked among Mhoba fans — intense, funky and oak-heavy, with the proof integrated better than expected. A few find it spicy or a touch bitter, and it's more workout than easy sipper.
Aroma profilefunk fans who like Jamaican esters and oak
beginners or anyone put off by heat
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, tropical, funky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
49 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#4740 07.06.2024 Found a nice secluded spot in this moving dune to enjoy a few samples. Nose Intense, fresh, wood, light smoke, sugarcane, light coconut, faint honey, banana. Palate Intense, wood, light tannins, fruity, light banana, light coconut, roasted. Finish Long and warm, wood, roasted, faint honey, tannins, light fruits, dry.
Review by Rodolphe
Most helpful mixed review
So mhoba and I have quite a story. The strand 51 (or 101, I don't quite remember) introduced me to the brand. I really didn't like it at all. Since only fools never change their minds, I wanted to take advantage of Rhumfest to try something else. Verdict: it's better than the other one (=more to my taste) but I still didn't really connect with it. At least I tried...
Review by Galli33
Really a good bottling from Mhoba with a really good Price per value rating. Awesome pairing of esters with a lot of oak with some hints yellow fruits and licorice. The alcohol in integrated very well.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Beautiful mhoba but somewhat exhausting... The french cask can clearly more here in comparison!
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Great powerful but pleasant taste, where you feel the 60%. Good flavors of roasted nuts, coffee and vanilla 💪🏻
Review by Timo Groeger
Great rum. On the nose, the (overripe) fruits come straight at you. Also, wood, vanilla, and esters come through. On the palate, it remains very fruity. Ester is clearly recognizable, also woody and spicy.
Review by Wernie
Compared to the Frensh Cask I find him in the nose more coherent, a bissl less esters, more caramel, I would say rounder. Taste-wise, he has to rank behind him, he is too bitter for me. Possibly I evaluate my Rums alwaysein little too low, but that's because I'm still waiting for the right grenade. 😉
Review by mto75
tasted together with the Habitation Velier and the Glass Cask. The FAQ is much more brute than the Velier, with a more pronounced Äppelwoi-Vinegar note. The Glass Cask is even more intense than the FAQ. With the FAQ, a nice aniseed cookie note is added after a while. On the palate, the Velier is a bit more floral than the two competitors, but both bring a nice, long spicy-sweet finish. My favorite of the three remains the Habitation Velier. It is not as intense, but is the most balanced/coherent.
Review by julie
Mostly a blend of vanilla, banana and esters. Quite nicely blended, although I feel the alcohol is quite spicy and biting at times. Honey, smoke. It’s pleasant, but not very exciting in my opinion.
Review by MarcT
It seems I am drawn to funky Rums, this one is very nice indeed. I had it breathing for quite some time in my cabinet, and got quite a nose already when opening it to get the glass. Tastwise intense and lovely, with the alcohol being integrated very nicely, giving tongue, mouth and stomach a nice warm feeling without any burn.
Review by Filip Šikula
My second experience with mhoba. Significantly less painful than the first. There's still glue, still volatile alcohol, but I no longer think it's spoiled. On the palate, classic kanagon mhoba, thunderous down to the belly.
Review by GigiMartini
In sostanza ricorda molto un Jamaicano, ma con qualche spigolo in più
Review by Michal Jurka
Still my favourite Mhoba.
Review by Chris ausm Norden
Recommendation: dilute a little with water and the rum will become rounder in taste. 65% alcohol has its effect.
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MHOBA Select Reserve Glass Cask Rum 2019 at live auctions
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29 bottles logged by 24 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
34% opened, 5 emptied.
What does MHOBA Select Reserve Glass Cask Rum 2019 cost?
Community paid 70–113 €.
Current best price: 77.00 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 77 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about MHOBA Select Reserve Glass Cask Rum 2019
A Pot Still Rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 60%.
About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,534 times with an average of 8.2/10.
To MHOBA ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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