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Manutea Tahiti 50
One taster said it "made me jump in the air for joy" — mostly because of the huge black licorice hit that catches everyone off guard. This unaged Tahitian cane-juice rum smells fresh, grassy and floral, then goes full liquid licorice on the palate with pepper, a little solvent and a warm 50% bite. Grassy, oily-bodied and genuinely unusual.
The community says- Bold licorice note
- Fresh grassy nose
- Hot and sharp
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How does Manutea Tahiti 50 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Grassy Tahitian white with huge licorice Split down the middle by that intense black licorice note. Fans call it a fun, unusual white rum; a few find it too sharp and hot to sip neat.
People who love black licorice and unusual grassy white rums
Anyone put off by licorice or high-proof heat
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How is Manutea Tahiti 50 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 82% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
64% 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 Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Heute geht es los mit einem Manutea aus der Südsee Insel. In der Nase bereits sehr viel Ester riecht aber auch sehr frisch auch einige Früchte sind zu erkennen. Im Geschmack sehr bekömmlich, auch Ester und Früchte.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5175 28.03.2025 Running through some samples at home. Nose Fresh, medium intense, light olive, citrus, faint mineral, light anise, sugarcane. Palate Warm, medium spicy, fruits, citrus, sugarcane, anise, light floral, licorice. Finish Long, faint smoke, fruits, citrus, light pineapple, light licorice, light floral, light spicy. Empty glass Licorice, citrus, light nutts.
Review by Pascal Gwada
Une belle curiosité ! Nez: Étrange et inhabituel pour un habitué des agricoles de Martinique et Guadeloupe. Ressemble à de l'eau de vie de réglisse, un peu iodé. Bouche très grasse et autant de réglisse. Longueur, faut que je regoute... Édit 2025 goûté en aveugle, je passe de 7.4 à un bon 8 et l'aveugle me permet de reconnaître sans hésiter un rhum d'alambics sans reconnaître le Manutea puisqu'il est affiché comme un rhum de colonne ! En reprenant l'étiquette cela confirme l'alambic, je vous résume : " Canne rouge O'Tahiti de Tahaa, le vesou obtenu sans addition d'eau est amené par goélette à Moorea où il est distillé en Alambic puis maturé 3 mois et réduit à l'eau de source du Mont Rotui". Pour cette évaluation en aveugle : Très bon nez caractéristique de l'alambic avec ses notes cuivrées métalliques, une force tranquille et déjà des notes de réglisse. La bouche est sur les mêmes tons, grasse et douce avec une petite chauffe bien agréable car elle reste grasse, c'est loin d'être un défaut d'intégration. La longueur est moyenne et ne dénote pas. Un super blanc à faire découvrir, un alambic quoi... Pas du niveau de La Perle A1710 mais de la même génétique. Il lui manque sûrement un peu de complexité pour être encore mieux noté.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Licorice sticks in liquid and brutally intense! how is that possible?!! personally, I'm not a fan of licorice at all, but it's kind of crazy😅 in the daiquiri, the licorice note also remains brutally dominant, but is flattered by light vanilla and coconut/banana and bitter orange notes. Cool and very unusual stuff 😅🕺
Review by Pavel Spacek
Have any of the rums you drinked taste like cream!?!!!
Review by Timo Groeger
Rum aus Tahiti, hatte ich auch noch nicht so viele. Zumindest für mich kommt er nicht an die Durchschnittsbewertung hier ran. Nase ist aber schön, pflanzlich, frisch und floral. Am Gaumen dann aber zu scharfkantig, ebenfalls floral und Lösungsmittel sind erkennbar. Aber zu alkoholisch.
Review by Big Greasy Daddy
A very fresh, grassy rum with a serious black licorice kick. I happen to love black licorice so this rum scratches an itch for me. Not the most refined as a sipper, although I’m good with it, but would make a fun daiquiri.
Review by Bowel Emptier
Shockingly licorice flavor. Based on the smell I wasn’t expecting much but the taste blew me away and made me jump in the air for joy. I felt like the Doom Slayer ripping my way through hell. In sort, a good run. :)
Details about Manutea Tahiti 50
A Pot Still Rum from French Polynesia, distilled by Manutea, at 50%.
Community purchases
38 bottles logged by 36 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Manutea Tahiti 50?
Community paid 30–49 €.
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38 purchased · 29 tasted · 18 wishlist · as of
About the Manutea distillery
The Manutea distillery is located in French Polynesia. Rums from Manutea have been reviewed 175 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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