South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2002
For experienced palates who enjoy high-ester funk: this cask strength 18‑year Fiji leans Jamaican in style, mixing tropical fruit, rubber, honey, tea, licorice and firm oak. RumX members praise its intensity and complexity.
- Complex funky profile
- Tropical fruit & honey
- Great value cask strength
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How does South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2002 taste?
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Intense funky Fiji fruit-and-wood bomb For experienced palates who enjoy high-ester funk: this cask strength 18‑year Fiji leans Jamaican in style, mixing tropical fruit, rubber, honey, tea, licorice and firm oak. RumX members praise its intensity and complexity.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican-style funk who want a mature, cask strength Fiji with lots of tropical fruit, rubbery notes and spicy oak after a meal.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to alcohol heat or heavy esters, and drinkers who prefer soft, sweet, low-ABV rums with minimal wood influence.
How is South Pacific S.B.S Fiji 2002 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another retaste and it lost a few points, but still a great rum looking at the price tag. Price to quality you get a lot for your money. Fruit and esters combined with a nice spicy and warm palate. I get a light honey note on the nose and palate as well as a hint of mint on the finish. Really nice rum.
Review by Galli33
This is a very interesting, impressive Rum from Fiji. I enjoyed this a lot. The wood and alcohol is integrated very well. In the nose a perfect mix of fruits and the barrel with some nice smells of esters and nail polish. In the mouth it’s added some nice rubber, licorice, almond, vegetal, pipe tobacco, tea and olive tastes. The finish is quite long with a lot of barrel notes without being to bitter.
Review by Marcel.
Fermented fruit, esters, rubber, glue, anchovies, licorice, honey, sweet warm spice, stone fruits. Amazing drink. Didn’t like it as much when I just opened the bottle but after giving it some time to open up it really delivers. It’s underrated here I believe. Well after doing a few more crosstastings I have to deduct points. It doesn’t hold up well against other high end bottles. I still love it as a standalone after a nice meal.
Review by Jakob
Top Fiji, great complexity: Fresh fruit and spice notes meet wood, tea and licorice. If Fiji reaches this level, then the South Pacific Rums really get a unique selling point at a very high level. Great bottling.
Review by Thunderbird
Overall, a spicy, woody rum with a touch of ester! But to play at the top, it lacks something!Fidji Tasting No. 8: 2nd tastingOn the whole, my first tasting has been confirmed, but this time I taste and smell a few more nuances of fruit and funk out! That gives a few points more 👍🏻
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum intense, sale et exotique à souhait. Le nez est particulièrement funky et opulent. Les notes médicinales se mêlent à la fumée et le caoutchouc pour un cocktail explosif, très vite accompagné par une déflagration fruitée et tropicale (papaye, banane, ananas). On y trouve également des notes mielleuses, des épices (poivre, réglisse, vanille), du thé et du tabac frais qui contrebalancent à leur manière l’onde de choc fidjienne précédemment décrite. Un profil généreux et intense. L’attaque en bouche est vive et expressive, avec une déferlante de fruits en entrée (papaye, mangue, ananas, banane, citron vert), des notes médicinales (esters, colle) et empyreumatiques (caoutchouc) en plat de résistance, puis des notes pimentées, salées, mielleuses et herbacées en dessert et en digestif. L’ensemble est puissant mais cohérent, harmonieux et équilibré pour une expérience assez intense. L’alcool est bien intégré. La finale est longue mais plus fermée que la bouche. Les notes terreuses (tabac), herbacées (thé), médicinales, rôties et salées apportent une facette plus sombre et atténue l’exubérance perçue en bouche. Le funk et les fruits sont maîtrisés par une certaine astringence. Un très beau représentant du Pacifique et qui mérite davantage d’attention.
Review by Enriko Špinler
So this was an incredible tasting. My first S.B.S and immediately such a treat :) Aroma - esters, papaya, a large portion of honey and tea Taste - tropical fruit, funky, nail polish, wood and spices, esters Finish - long, warm, licorice, spicy
Review by Christoph
Herbal to earthy undertones paired with funky fruit notes. Quite astringent on the finish. Eucalyptus very pleasant on the palate. Alcohol very well integrated.
Review by Martin Augustin
A good representative from Fiji with the typical "Fiji funk".
Review by Jesper Petersen
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Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Mein erster 2002er Fiji. Ein irgendwie klassischer aber ein wenig uninspirierter Fiji: pflanzliche Nase mit dem typischen grünen Tee. Eher fruchtig und nur wenig Gummi, etwas Honig, eher rund als kraftvoll. Im Mund salzig, pflanzlich, würzig mit etwas honig. Nicht so extrem rund und glatt wie die 2004er, nicht so kraftvoll wie z.B. der SBS 2009. Ähnlich dem TRC 2003 nur ohne das Finish. Sehr lecker aber nichts außergewöhnliches (und dafür deutlich zu teuer!)
Review by Business Liner Ralf
Rum Pure!!! Every euro was worth it! Straight from the barrel. So multi-faceted with many nuances. The initial alcohol Esther in the nose disappears after 5 minutes and goes into the fruity. There I will still taste some. Maybe try it on ice.
Review by DomM
Jamaica-ish funk from Fiji
Review by Santo
Frais et funky ! Super Fidji
Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
"Phew, I am not a big fan to be honest..."
Community purchases
54 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 12 members.
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,520 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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