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Old Brothers South Pacific Fiji 2011
One taster nailed the split: "it won't please everyone." This 2011 South Pacific pot still leans Jamaican-style — overripe tropical fruit, esters and solvent on the nose, then a heavy wall of smoke, burnt rubber and charred oak on the palate. Some find that char one-dimensional, drowning the fruit; others love the power-and-fruit balance. At 59.1% the heat mostly stays in check.
The community says- Expressive ester nose
- Ripe tropical fruit
- Heavy burnt rubber
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How does Old Brothers South Pacific Fiji 2011 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Smoky, funky Fiji pot still, polarizing Divides drinkers hard: fans love the fruity ester nose and smoky punch, while others find the burnt rubber and charred-cask notes too heavy and one-note on the palate.
Fans of smoky, high-ester pot still rum
Anyone put off by burnt rubber and heavy smoke
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How is Old Brothers South Pacific Fiji 2011 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
25% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 28 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jc69
I love it.the alcohol is very well integrated.you don't realize the 60watts.a great taste
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
It smells fruity Jamaican, in the mouth it's spicy, then smoky/fruity and on citrus. It's very good! Well balanced power and fruit 🔥❤I don't think this will appeal to everyone though.
Review by Johannes
Ein junger Fiji mit adstringierendem, hohem Ester-Anteil.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rum from the Fiji Islands. The nose is exuberant like a Jamaican rum, with its typical notes of very ripe fruits, solvents and esters. Floral and olive notes bring some freshness, while one can also feel a smoky frame that gives strength to the rum. On the palate, tropical fruits and smoky notes intermingle, offering a rum that is quite biting at first, but easily tamed afterwards. On the finish, the rum remains on smoky and tropical fruit flavors, but has less impact than the olfaction and tasting. A pleasant rum that allows to discover another land of rum unknown to the general public.
Review by mto75
in a blind tasting, I would have guessed a high ester HD. Fermented fruit, milk cream and toasty notes dominate the nose. On the palate quite violently burned out barrel, for me almost a bit too much of a good thing. There is little room for anything else even in the finish.
Review by Thunderbird
On the nose I found him still quite versatile in terms of fruit, smoke, roasted aromas and something artificially sweet!On the palate he then loses noticeably. Too one-dimensional it tastes predominantly of smoke, burnt espresso and slightly bitter roasted flavors! Everything else falls more or less by the wayside! Too bad!In the finish, these flavors continue!
Review by Jackie Flannery
What do you get when blending Jamaican rum, young Guyana pot still and Isla whisky, all continental aged? Right! Let’s do 5 Fijians. SBS 2009 57% Rasta Morris 2009 60,5% Old Brothers 2011 59,1% Old Brothers 2009 63,3% The Nectar 2009 60,5% C: Gold. N: Light Esters with more cask influence. Or is it the different vintage? This being a 2011 and all the others 2009. Sweet nose with red apples and peach marmalade. Think of a “mean pot still” Bielle or even Worthy Park. M: The mouth is kind of timid. Too timid I would say. It brings some floral notes, denoting that this Fijian is different. Not so impress. The 2009 Old Bothers is the real deal. A shame I can’t find another bottle. F: Short with white pepper. Buy: No.
Review by Rodolphe
Yeah... Disappointment for me on this one. The alcohol is not super integrated and as if that wasn't enough, a kind of burnt rubber and smoke completely overwhelms the rum. There is some fruit behind it and a slight pastry undertone that tries to break through but fails to do so, even with time. Basically, it will please the smoked products lovers, me it is absolutely not my case.
Details about Old Brothers South Pacific Fiji 2011
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Old Brothers, at 59,1%.
Community purchases
21 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Old Brothers South Pacific Fiji 2011?
Community paid 116–140 €.
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About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,650 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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