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MHOBA IMBASHA Foundations 2024
Made for people already deep into cane-juice esters and Mhoba's glue-and-varnish signature. The nose throws passion fruit, banana and pineapple over fresh, grassy cane, with roasted wood behind it. At 61.5% it turns hot and spicy fast. One taster caught mostly "colle et solvant" up front before caramel softened it. Divisive even among Mhoba fans — several rate it a step below the distillery's better bottles.
The community says- Fruity esters
- Ripe pineapple
- Hot, high ABV
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How does MHOBA IMBASHA Foundations 2024 taste?
Aggregated from 32 community reviews.
Fruity, hot South African ester bomb Loved for its fruity ester and pineapple punch, but many Mhoba drinkers find it thinner and less complex than siblings like Ingwe or Kigelia. Hot and spicy.
Fans of high-ester, cane-juice funk who like it fruity and powerful
Beginners and anyone put off by heat or glue-like ester notes
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How is MHOBA IMBASHA Foundations 2024 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 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?
34% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 32 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Tres joli dans le style!
Review by Serge
I teresting Mhoba release with a great balance of fruit, esters, caramel, spiciness and a medicinal, mentholated finish. Really not bad and very similar/equivalent to the older (better rated) bottlings. the profile is very recognizable and just wears off a bit, which I think explains the mediocre ratings. I find it delicious.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un jeune Mhoba dynamique qui se laisse facilement approcher par rapport à d’autres rhums de la gamme. Le nez propose une trame médicinale, beurrée, bien épicée (piment) et végétale sur le sous-bois et les champignons. On a également des effluves d’ananas mûr, du caramel et un boisé léger. Le profil est prenant et captivant pour les narines. La bouche est agréable, on retrouve les fruits tropicaux mûrs et les agrumes, mais aussi le côté médicinal, fermenté, beurré et esterisé du profil sud-africain. Le canne à sucre légèrement confite rencontre les épices (cardamome), le boisé et le fumé pour construire un rhum rond et équilibré. L’alcool est bien intégré. La finale est plutôt courte mais ne manque pas de charme et d’arômes entre ses notes douces et mielleuses, ses agrumes, son boisé épicé, son cuir animal et ses notes médicinales, herbacées, caoutchouteuses et plastiques. La finale est intense mais trop éphémère hélas. Il n’en reste pas moins un bon rhum qui jouit d’un bel équilibre entre arômes, structure et plaisir.
Review by Johannes
Deutliche fruchtige Ester, Vanillin, Holz. Nicht ganz so rund.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Esther and also taste was extreme
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4869 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Fresh, medium intense, light wood, raisin, light caramel, light vegetal, light pineapple, faint earthy, light citrus, light ester. Palate Round, light, fresh, medium intense, light ester, fruity, light citrus, faint pineapple, faint caramel, light wood, faint smoke. Finish Medium long, fresh, light ester, light wood, fruits, light citrus, faint grass, faint leather. Another easy drinkable release that I think most would be able to drink once rested.
Details about MHOBA IMBASHA Foundations 2024
A rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 61,5%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
9 purchased · 32 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
About the MHOBA distillery
The MHOBA distillery is located in South Africa. Rums from MHOBA have been reviewed 2,402 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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