500B95DD-E429-495E-8162-3379DEC793ACFiji Fiji Rum & Co Maison Ferrand
Fiji Rum & Co Plantation Fiji Islands (V&B) 2001 70cl bottle
Aged rum · 19 years · 65,4%

Fiji Rum & Co Plantation Fiji Islands (V&B) 2001

One member's line sums it up: it smells like "burning your bicycle" then eating dark chocolate mousse. This is a cask-strength Fiji drenched in glue, ester, burnt rubber and leather, with a cognac-cask edge bringing dried apricot and figs. Powerful and dense, with the 65.4% surprisingly well tucked in. Several tasters blind-guessed Guyana or Jamaica, not Fiji.

The community says
  • Huge ester nose
  • Cognac-cask depth
  • Heavy leather/rubber
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How does Fiji Rum & Co Plantation Fiji Islands (V&B) 2001 taste?

Aggregated from 56 community reviews.

Intense, leathery, glue-heavy Fiji sipper Loved by funk-and-leather fans, and a repeated winner in Fiji 2001 blind tastings thanks to the cognac finish. A few felt that cask covered too much of the base Fiji character.

Perfect for

Fans of high-ester, funky, leather-heavy rums

Less suitable for

Beginners and anyone put off by rubber and high ABV

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What does the community say?

7% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 56 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Mirco

Mirco
Sep 2025558 reviewsSwitzerland
8.9/10

RumX Fiji Crosstasting April 2024 Platz 3/8 Erneute Verkostung im Blind Tasting. Die Abfüllung hebt sich durch das Ferrand Finish deutlich vom Rest und etwas des ursprünglichen Profils ab. Jedoch wirkt der Rum sehr komplex. Ursprüngliche Bewertung: Eine sehr schöne Abfüllung von Plantation. Schade, dass diese schwer zu bekommen war. Bitte mehr in dieser Art.

Review by zabo

zabo
May 20241,503 reviewsGermany
8.6/10

Edit: Thanks Jakob, I had the pleasure of tasting a wide range of the Fiji 2001 bottlings. Although I've had a few in my glass before, the result surprised me again, as my previous favorite ended up in last place. However, it has to be said that I didn't give most of them time to develop due to a time problem. So here is the result of the blind tasting, which differs from the scoring. This is really a Plantation and also from Fiji that really convinces me. Very tasty. Thank you Vincent for the sample. I have to say that of all the Fijis I've had in my glass so far, this one has convinced me the most. My number 1 from this country

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
Feb 20232,468 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Blind I would never have thought of Fiji from the nose, rather Jamaica high Ester. Brutal stuff, full in the face glue, red berries, tangerine and a whole mouthful of old leather bicycle chair 🤣and bicycle tube but especially leather is blatantly dominant. in ne very perverse way unfortunately really horny with an eternal finish and makes surprisingly fun to drink despite the high age and alcohol content.I am once again similar to the recently released Hampden extremely flashed that such a quality again from the house Plantation comes on the market!Definitely one of the best Fiji rums to date!At the 2nd tasting, the typical burnt bicycle tube aroma is almost too much for me! Nevertheless, a blatant device as far as Fiji is concerned! "Tastes like you're burning your bike and then eat ne horny dark chocolate mousse with red fruit jelly, plus bissl salty banana chipsAber your whole face is full of burnt rubber" 🤣🌋🚲🔥

Review by DomM

DomM
Apr 2024910 reviewsGermany
8.8/10

RumX Fidji 2001 Cross Tasting: Noticably different from the rest of the pack. Very high intensity and thickness and density. First association was „Guyan-esque twist on the Fidji 01 profile“. Actually the twist obviously comes from the Ferrand finish. This works really well here and beautifully enhance the base profile. For me 2nd place (blind) Cheers to Jakob!

Review by cigares

cigares
Jun 2024921 reviewsSwitzerland
8.2/10

RumX Community Tasting Fiji 2001. Un nez de caramel brûlé, beurré, aldéhydes un peu piquants, esters. Le début de bouche est aussi un peu piquant, l’alcool n’est pas très bien intégré et le caramel est trop présent. La finale est assez longue sur le caramel amer, le boisé avec de beaux amers. Un rhum que j’ai trouvé déçevant, unilatéral et un peu piquant.

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Apr 20241,197 reviewsGermany
9.1/10

Very atypical Fiji. Complex, spicy, dark. Could also go for Guyana in a blind tasting.

Review by Vincent D

Vincent D
Jul 2023648 reviewsFrance
8.5/10

Nose full of esters. On the palate, esters are complemented by fruit and caramel. Powerful. Funky. A little dirty. The finish brings a sensation of burnt leather. Top-notch. Really well done. Edit: powerful. But really good.

Review by Serge

Serge
Apr 2024839 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

Fiji 2001 Community Tasting – großen Dank an Jakob für’s organisieren dieser Blindverkostung. Ein toller Vintage und ein Vergleich nicht ohne Überraschung. Schlusslichter waren für mich die beiden Rum Artesanal, die ich beide nicht ausgetrunken habe. Besonders störend war eine unangenehme Wachholder Fehlnote (stark ausgeprägt beim rx15398 etwas besser aber noch störend beim rx7779). Dann für mich als eigentliches Schlusslicht (also sehr gut / mit den richtigen Markern), aber eben nicht so toll, wie die anderen) der Rum Cask rx479. Überaschenderweise landed auf dem nächsten Platz für mich der Isla del Ron, der ja schon einen kleinen Referenz-Tatus in meinem Herzen hat, seit ich ihn probiert habe. Aber er wurde im Blindtest überholt vom leckeren Whisky Jury (rx13025) und dann vom sensationelle. cave Guildive (rx1717). Der Cave Guildive stellt für mich den Sieger des klassischen Fiji 2002 Profils dar und ist wirklich top. Höher bewertet habe ich dann nur noch den Flag LMDW Antipodes (rx13440) … dieser ist dann deutlich holziger aber auch ultralecker. Der war auch blind klar erkennbar und machte das Photofinish Millimeter hinter dem Plantation rx11133, der wohl auch so herausgestochen ist, weil er so un-Fiji2001 war und eine tolle Kleber-Karamel Guyana Nase hat. Fazit: Typische Fiji Sieger sind der Cave Guildive auf der fruchtig-Honig-feelgood-Seite und der Flag auf der holzigen. der Plantation ist der Wildcard Sieger. Die beiden RA Abfüllung sind die beider, die weit unter dem Niveau der anderen beiden bleiben.

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Details about Fiji Rum & Co Plantation Fiji Islands (V&B) 2001

A rum from Fiji, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 65,4%.

CountryFiji
DistilleryFiji Rum & Co
ABV65,4%
Volume70cl
Age19 years
Vintage2001
Cask no.#02

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35 bottles logged by 31 collectors.

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34% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.

23 sealed 8 open 4 emptied

What did the community pay for Fiji Rum & Co Plantation Fiji Islands (V&B) 2001?

Community paid 125–158 €.

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About the Fiji Rum & Co distillery

The Fiji Rum & Co distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from Fiji Rum & Co have been reviewed 515 times with an average of 7.5/10.

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