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TAST'TOE South Pacific Fiji Rum SPD 2009
Most tasters land in the same place: a fruity, easy-drinking Fiji that leans sweeter than you'd expect at cask strength. Yellow banana and banana bread lead, backed by vanilla, honey and a light roasted, smoky oak. One member wanted "more high glue esters" and called it one-dimensional; others found it creamy and rounded. Alcohol integration divides opinion too.
The community says- Banana-bread nose
- Creamy sweetness
- But: Alcohol not tucked in
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How does TAST'TOE South Pacific Fiji Rum SPD 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Fruity, sweetish Fiji sipper with banana-bread core Well-liked as a relaxed evening Fiji, with two recurring gripes: the alcohol isn't always tucked in cleanly, and funk-chasers want more ester bite.
Fiji fans who like fruit over heavy funk
ester chasers wanting big glue and hogo
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% 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?
93% rate it 8 or higher. 9 selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Leo Krüper
Strong and very present at the beginning, as expected from a Fiji. Some almond or a slight bitter note then. Hintenraus unexpectedly sweet with long, quaffable finish. Alcohol could be better integrated.Wins in direct comparison just against the RC Fiji 2009.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6200 07.01.2025 Relaxing a bit after work with some trance on the stereo. Nose Medium intense, light wood, fruits, banana, light polish, light floral, ester. Palate Oily, medium intense, fruity, light wood, citrus, banana, faint honey, light polish, ester, faint caramel, light salt. Finish Medium long, wood, faint tannins, herbs, light honey, light salt. Empty glass Flowery, light marzipan, citrus, light herbs.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, esters, some plastic, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, citrus fruits with lemon, sour, anise and vanilla, nutty oak, smoky with sourdough bread, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the molasses is grassy, slightly herbaceous, vegetal and flowery, some rubber arises. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is smoky with roasted oak and marzipan, spicy with vanilla and anise, salty, fruity with tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, citrus fruits, vegetal(chamomile, olive), grassy and herbaceous molasses, sweet with honey.When the rum is well rested, plastic and rubber notes are out, but it becomes buttery, creamy, as we notice hints of eucalyptus. 8,3:The finish is rather long, less balanced, dry&tannic, as the notes from palate linger on, peppery and again flowery.
Review by Thunderbird
A very round and pleasant to drink Fiji! The nose is intensely fruity, sweet and with delicious ester. On the palate it spreads creamy with lots of sweetness and vanilla, then switches to the slightly woody roasty flavor.The finish is medium long and sweet herbal!A nice evening sipper
Review by Skyfly
Sehr komplexer angenehmer Fiji. Die Nase sehr fruchtig mit vergorenem und Vanille. Im Gaumen dann etwas rauchig mit Banane, Zitronenschale, Vanille und Holz. Da srauchige hält bis in den Abgang an. Alkohol sehr gut integriert.
Review by zabo
Ein Fiji im Grunde wie er im Buche steht. Mit hier sehr guten Bananenbrotnoten. Lediglich der Alkohol könnte hier etwas besser eingebunden sein. Hintenraus entwickelt sich dann eine schöne süße. Gefällt mir.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Sweet and a bit metallic. Bitterness in the finish.
Review by Rare Akuma
On the nose a fruity and fermented profile with predominantly yellow banana followed by a citrusy pineapple juice blend. It smells quite dry and acidic almost to the point of expecting astringency. Barrel notes that end lightly smoky. In the mouth a more coherent experience starting with bakery notes such as vanilla cream, lemon key pie and banana bread. Again lightly smoked with chamomile tea. The bananabread and chamomile stay for quite some time making for a reasonably lengthy sweet finish.
Review by Stijn Zino
Very fruity Fiji, but feels one dimensional. Missing some high glue esters.
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Details about TAST'TOE South Pacific Fiji Rum SPD 2009
A rum from Fiji, bottled by TAST'TOE, at 58,4%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 14 tasted · as of
About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,767 times with an average of 8.0/10.
To South Pacific →Read on in the RumX Guide
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