37B6EF29-2043-4E20-A197-39B0D2A2FD78Fiji South Pacific Nobilis Rum
Nobilis South Pacific No. 16 2004 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 17 years · 61,1%

Nobilis South Pacific No. 16 2004

"This is not your typical Fiji" sums it up — several tasters blind-guessed Barbados or Foursquare, not the South Pacific distillery. Expect chocolate, toffee, vanilla and roasted coffee with only a whisper of solvent and banana, plus a natural sweetness a few found surprising at 61.1%. The recurring gripe: it's linear and the flavors fade fast, missing the ester funk Fiji fans hunt for.

The community says
  • Toffee and chocolate
  • Well-integrated alcohol
  • Linear, short finish
123.92 € incl. VAT
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How does Nobilis South Pacific No. 16 2004 taste?

Aggregated from 35 community reviews.

Round chocolate-toffee Fiji, oddly un-Fiji Divisive. Some enjoy the round toffee-and-chocolate balance; more feel let down by a flat, linear profile with no Fiji character — several pegged it blind as Barbados.

Perfect for

People who like round, chocolatey, gently sweet pot-still rum

Less suitable for

Fiji fans chasing high-ester funk

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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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54% rate it between 6 and 8. 15 selected write-ups from 35 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Most helpful positive review

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20225,556 reviewsDenmark
8.0/10

This is not your typical Fiji rum but a very nice sidestep. Really well balanced and with natural sweetness, fruit and lovely toffee. I can see why they chose this cask because of the balance and the uniqueness of flavours.

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

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Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Feb 2024637 reviewsGermany
6.0/10

Unfortunately, no recognition value whatsoever. Not bad, but not good either. I wouldn't miss it unbottled. Kind of a shame, but that's the way it is sometimes - even with a rum bottled by Nobilis. Update 2024-02-01 - Blind tasting, 6th rum Nose: brrrrr, what's that? A simply knitted Foursquare? Palate: just unpleasant, fizzy, yet flat; nope, FS can't be that, I don't like them but because they're boring, but not as pungent as this rum. No idea what that is. Solution: Phew, the Fiji from Nobilis, which I've even had in a glass before. But the rum can't keep up the 76 points I gave it back then: I only give it 60 points. Sorry, Nobilis, mistake. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Feb 20242,838 reviewsGermany
7.2/10

Was ist nur mit dem Jahrgang 2004 von South Pacific los? Schmeckt gar nicht typisch nach Fiji, sondern eher langweilig, auch wenn er einer der besseren 2004er ist. Blind hätte ich ihn auf Foursquare getippt!

Review by RumTaTa

RumTaTa
Sep 2022449 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

Hmm, where are the esters? Not very typical nose for Fiji. On the palate round and spicy with slight sweetness, but also quite strong alcoholic. The transition to the finish is dominated by wood and coffee and fades quite quickly.Good rum but I expected more.

Review by mto75

mto75
May 2022686 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

liegt vielleicht an dem gerade zuvor verkosteten IdR South Pacific 2001, aber der Nobilis löst keine Begeisterungsstürme aus. Zwar durchaus rund an Nase und Gaumen, mit Schokolade und Röstaromen, aber ein wenig mehr Pepp hätte ich mir schon gewünscht.

Review by Tschusikowsky

Tschusikowsky
Sep 2022495 reviewsSwitzerland
7.9/10

Auch hier: nix Fiji. Eher in Richtung Foursquare. Im Mund ist er mir zu scharf aber grundsätzlich passt mir der Rum ganz gut. Die Frage ist halt, wieso soll ich einen Fiji Rum kaufen der dann eher die Charakteristikas von Barbados aufweist und nicht gleich einen solchen kaufen. Dennoch feiner Rum.

Review by DosenZorn

DosenZorn
Jul 2022161 reviewsGermany
7.7/10

Probiert als 5cl Sample. Ich wäre blind niemals auf Fiji gekommen. Von Estern am Gaumen keine Spur, lediglich minimal an der Nase in Form von Lösungsmittel und Banane. Alles in allem ein untypischer Fiji-Vertreter, der gut, aber keinesfalls herausragend ist. Alkohol ist gut integriert, aber es fehlt definitiv an Komplexität. Für 61,1% außerdem ein sehr dünnes Mundgefühl. Hätte ihn eher in die Ecke St.Lucia eingeordnet. Werde an nem anderen Tag definitiv nochmal probieren. Vielleicht liegts ja an meiner Tagesform. Edit: Liegt anscheinend nicht an meiner Tagesform. Nach Verkostung 2 und Recherche stellt sich heraus, dass der 2004er South Pacific wohl einfach nen mieser Jahrgang ist. Nicht falsch verstehen, ist nen solider rum, aber nicht das was Fiji kann/auszeichnet.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
May 20231,429 reviewsSwitzerland
8.1/10

Ein – dem Jahrgang entsprechend - leichter Vertreter aus der South Pacific-Destille, der in der Nase noch mit viel süssen Aromen von Toffee und Gebäck sowie frischen Aromen von tropischen Früchten zu gefallen weiss. Dieselben Aromen finden sich auch am Gaumen wieder, allerdings flankiert von feurigen Gewürzen, Holz und einer nicht zu leugnenden Präsenz des Alkohols. Ein vielschichtiger Rum, der aber etwas unter der zu bissigen Schärfe am Gaumen leidet. Dank der aromatischen Komplexität dennoch knapp noch im sehr guten Rahmen.

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Expert review by The Dunder Hut

How the fuck is this so sweet for so long? It is hard to believe that this is not sugared...

Details about Nobilis South Pacific No. 16 2004

A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Nobilis Rum, at 61,1%.

CountryFiji
DistillerySouth Pacific
CategoryPot Still Rum
ABV61,1%
Volume70cl
Age17 years
Vintage2004
Limited edition218 bottles

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12% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.

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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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