MHOBA Dead Reckoning Rum Mhoba - South Africa 2020
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For curious explorers, this young cask-strength cane juice Mhoba offers big fruity esters, red-wine berries, caramel and light wood. RumX members praise its rich, oily texture and complex, naturally sweet profile neat.
- Rich fruitiness
- Oily texture
- Red-wine influence
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How does MHOBA Dead Reckoning Rum Mhoba - South Africa 2020 taste?
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Fruity, winey Mhoba at full power For curious explorers, this young cask-strength cane juice Mhoba offers big fruity esters, red-wine berries, caramel and light wood. RumX members praise its rich, oily texture and complex, naturally sweet profile neat.
Fans of ester-forward Mhoba or Jamaican-style funk who enjoy cask-strength, fruity rums with red-wine and caramel notes and a naturally sweet, oily mouthfeel.
Those sensitive to high ABV, anyone who dislikes ester funk or red-wine tannins, and drinkers wanting an easy, soft 40% sipper.
How is MHOBA Dead Reckoning Rum Mhoba - South Africa 2020 rated?
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Review by Dr.Django
An interesting experiment with Mhoba in a red wine barrel. The barrel influence is already very strong, but the Mhoba also comes into its own. You can try it, but it's not a must in my opinion.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4613 15.02.2024 Relaxing at home with a bice rum. Nose Fruity, light wood, faibt roasted, medium ester, caramel. Palate Oily, light wood and roasted notes, ester, fruits, caramel, naturally sweet. Finish Long, wood, citrus, light caramel, ester.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, esters, glue, nail polish, funky, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, mango, dried fruits, lemon peel, berries, roasted wood notes like caramelized burnt sugar, leather, nuts, spicy with allspice, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, spiciness is stronger with ginger, vanilla, baking spices, peppery, the molasses is flowery, herbaceous, earthy with tobacco, dark with black tea, pastry, chocolate join the game. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is tasty with fermented tropical, yellow fruits, orange, dried and red fruits, the apple is baked, sweet with red wine hints, medicinal with esters, the wood is roasted with butterscotch, pastry, nuts, toffee, spicy with vanilla, baking spices, umami, slightly peppery, as the molasses is flowery, herbaceous. 8,3:The finish is long, dry and tannic, slightly furry, with roasted oak, spicy, medicinal with esters, rubber, fruity with berries, citrus, tropical fruits, the molasses is sweet with honey, musty, earthy with tobacco, dark with black tea..
Review by Timo Groeger
Toller Mhoba meiner Meinung nach. Klar ist hier etwas Ester und Frucht wie Ananas erkennbar. Finde ihn aber überwiegend doch etwas süßlich, Dinge wir Karamell, Toffee aber auch Butterscotch sind hier erkennbar.
Review by zabo
Another Mhoba in a glass. I don't find it really convincing either. From memory from my last Mhoba crosstasting there are better ones. I hope the next 3 samples that are coming in will convince me more. It's good, but unfortunately nothing more.
Review by Jakob
The red wine barrel works excellently for my taste. Opulent sweetness on the palate full of caramel, red fruits, wood, spices - pleasant complexity, despite its young age already with a pleasant balance. Very tasty without becoming banal. Great.
Review by Christian Rudt
Zwei Jahre im südafrikanischen Rotweinfass machen sich hier deutlich bemerkbar. Die von Mhoba bekannten Ester sind deutlich vorhanden und geben ein tolles Tandem mit den fruchtigen Rotweinmarkern. I n der Nase noch etwas verschlossen, haben wir hier am Gaumen eine tolle Symbiose, auch das Finish im Bourbon Fass unter australischer Sonne kommt zum Tragen, die Konsistenz ist sirupartig mit leichter alkoholischer Schärfe, aber sehr aromatisch.
Review by Schnubbii
Tolle Nase mit dem typischen Mhoba Aromaprofil, aber sehr rund. Am Gaumen Honig, Banane, sehr fruchtig, etwas Steppengras. Alles sehr rund und der Alkohol toll eingebunden. Im Abgang klingt er schön aus. Richtig leckerer Mhoba. Nur 2 Jahre alt? No way! Woher bekomme ich jetzt noch eine Flasche?
Review by Fuwi
Interessante Abfüllung, die zumindest am Strand viel Spaß gemacht hat, muss ich zu Hause noch einmal testen. Das Rotwein-Fass kommt ganz gut zur Geltung, die Mhoba Aromen werden nicht zu stark überdeckt und man bekommt einen durchaus komplexen Rum mit tollen fruchtigen Einflüssen vom Rotwein, Fassaromen, holzigen Anklängen dazu Karamell und Dunkle Tiefe.
Review by Scottyg
Real unique taste with several flavours punching through vanilla, medicinal, fruit and ending with slight floral finish that lasts long. Liquorice comes through toward the end. Very smooth and easily drinkable.
Review by Henry Davies
Interesting, my first barrel finished Mhoba. It works well, the quality and interest of the distillate with some barrel influence. A tropical and ester heavy nose, not quite the classic Mhoba nose but elements of it. The mouth is intense and interesting, layers of wine and currants with some glue and esters. The finish is roasted, with caramel, and tropical fruit.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"Quite a curious rum though as it shows elements of both young and more mature rum. It's another example of Dead Reckoning and Justin Boseley being happy to push things and issue something a little different. There is nothing safe about this release. Kudos to Dead Reckoning for releasing this...."Read full review →
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25 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 2 members.
About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,309 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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