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Famille Ricci South Pacific Exception 2001
One of the more reliable 2001 Fijis, and owners keep confirming it. The nose leans spicy and vegetal — green pepper, tea, tropical fruit, a touch of tar and rubber underneath. The palate is oily and warm, with mango, honey, dry oak and a long peppery finish. At 58% the alcohol sits well integrated. A few say it's rounder than complex, but almost nobody walks away disappointed.
The community says- Tea and fruit combo
- Well-integrated 58%
- But: Wants more depth
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How does Famille Ricci South Pacific Exception 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 37 community reviews.
Balanced, spicy 2001 Fiji with tea and fruit Well-liked across the board — balanced, oily and spicy with the tea-and-fruit Fiji signature and heat that's genuinely tamed. A few want a touch more complexity.
Fiji fans who like tea, pepper and light funk
newcomers wanting soft, sweet sipping rum
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97% rate it 8 or higher. 14 selected write-ups from 37 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Rum Friendly Club Advent Calendar, Day 19. A fruity, heavy and spicy nose. Banana and mango, dried fruit, esters, oak, varnish and Christmas spices. The palate is lively, with spices, cedar wood and dried fruit. The finish is long and balanced, but lacks complexity. A fine rum, but I'm not particularly enthusiastic about it.
Review by Thunderbird
Mal wieder ein sehr guter 2001er Fiji. Er ist mehr auf der würzig pflanzlichen Seite, dabei aber sehr ausgewogen. Der Alkohol ist sehr eingebunden und trägt die Aromen gut und deutlich. Er komnt zwar an meine Benchmark des Fiji Flag LMDW nicht heran… aber dennoch eine sehr gute Abfüllung
Review by Tschusikowsky
This bottling once again confirms the exceptional vintage of Fiji. A special and unique profile. For me, the tomato skin on the nose is particularly striking. The whole thing is very complex and has a lovely long finish.
Review by Jakob
Beautiful release, which on the one hand shows the long years in the barrel on the palate, but on the other hand does not lack freshness. Pleasant fruit aromas meet barrel notes, tea and spices. A convincing Fiji from 2001.
Review by zabo
Die Abfüllung der Familie Ricci bringt genau das mit was man von einem Rum von 2001 aus Fiji erwartet. Schöne Esternoten gepaart mit Früchten. Der Alkohol ist hier gut eingebunden. Die Würze ist hier eher dominierend, was aber nicht stört.
Review by Dr.Django
Fijis have been popular and coveted in connoisseur circles for years. Nevertheless, my experience shows that you can sometimes find a pig in a poke on the palate, regardless of the key data. So every Fiji is exciting for me. A cross-tasting today. 1. sbs 2009 11yo: boring. a bit of dirty fiji notes, but equal parts vanilla and licorice. 77 pts (2nd tasting: -4 pts). 2nd Famillie Ricci 22yo: Delicious, very balanced, alcohol well integrated, somewhat peppery on the palate, astringent and sweet at the same time. The finish is short. Delicious 83 pts. 3rd Swell de Spirits 9yo: Very smooth on the attack, that changes immediately! xD A cigar smoked quickly turns into smoke and adche immediately. During this change, the rum is very astringent and mouth-filling on the palate, awesome! A lot happens here (including dirty notes) in a very short time and at the end there is ash. Smooth, wild and smoky at the same time. The only drawback is the poorly integrated alcohol, which results in an unpleasantly long finish. But at least we have 66% abv here. My expectations are perhaps simply too high in this respect. Interesting and I would love to know how it tastes after a few months or even years in the bottle. 85-88 pts. 4. the whisky jury fiji 2012: well, i should have tried this one before the swell. my mouth is still full of swell fiji xD 10 minute break. Much more pleasing, reminiscent of the elegance of a Neisson on the attack and then it strikes again, like a Fiji. Dirty flavors garnished with vanilla. delicious, complex but also quite spicy. the finish is pleasantly dry, young grass and vanilla, some spice. Delicious. I have the feeling that my palate is still inspired by the blatant swell =D 85 pts. Chapeau to the Swell, it won't leave me alone. Makes me very curious. This relationship could become quite "toxic" if it gives me a chance.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Etwas klassischerer 2001er Fiji. Grüner Pfeffer, Gummi, grüner Tee, und schöne ölige Noten von Zitrusfrüchten die zu Marmelade verkocht wurden. Im Abgang wird das ganze von Passionsfrucht und schwarzem Tee, schwarzem Pfeffer, sowie dunkel gebräuntem Karamell und gebranntem "gestempelten" Leder und Jod ergänzt. Tolle Rauchigkeit ohne zu aufdringlich zu sein. Sehr schöne Komplexität, Alkohol Integration ist top und generell eine rundum gelungene Abfüllung.
Review by Michael Schillheim
Schöner Fiji, der sehr rund und mild daherkommt. In der Nase Noten vom Fass, leicht pfeffrig und tropische Früchte. Dieses Potpourri setzt sich am Gaumen fort. Von der Nase bis zum langen Nachklang gefallen mir die Teearomen sehr gut.
Review by Mentalo
2001er Jahrgang aus Fiji liefert einfach hohe Qualität ab. So auch die Abfüllung der Familie Ricci. Fruchtige Esternote, leichte Honigsüße, Fassnoten. Alkohol ist gut integriert. Runde Abfüllung, der aber die Komplexität fehlt um mit dem 2001er von LMDW mitzuhalten.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Krásná technická vůně, kterou v této podobě dělá jen tato destilerie. Trochu tropického ovoce a med se snad marcipánem. Hezky zakulacené tělo, dost ovocné a s medem. Ovocný závěr s nemocnicí, mátou a bylinkami. Možná tam byl i náznak caroni špinavosti. Parádní kousek
Review by Filip Šikula
Zlatý adventní kalendář RFC 2024 Fiji je poslední dobou můj tajný favorit pro jejich tóny vteřinového lepidla, protože mám rád technické prasárničky a caroni nám pomalu bude docházet. Lepidla jsem se zase dočkal, tentokrát velmi posilněná čajem. Hezké. Moc hezké.
Review by Jacques etdom
Dégusté lors d un important line up, notes assez brèves. Nez: epices typiques fidji, vanille, fruits jaunes. Bouche idem + un boisé sec. Finale de bouche sur les épices.
Review by Michal Jurka
Excellent Fiji, one of my favourites. I like the combination of fruits and tea.
Review by Rado Vito
Nose is amazing. In the taste fruits, wood and spicy. Rum is dry, but in aftertaste the wood taste disappear. Remains only spicy and smoke. Fiji is always very interesting to taste. Heavy alcohol, mixed with esters, two worlds are connecting in Fiji. This rum is very good.
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Details about Famille Ricci South Pacific Exception 2001
A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Famille Ricci, at 58,2%.
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1 bottles logged by 1 collectors.
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About the South Pacific distillery
The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,767 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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