0526C363-0EC4-44CA-B0D2-681D6D2ED4BAFiji South Pacific The Rum Cask
TRC South Pacific Fiji 2001 50cl bottle
Aged rum · 18 years · 55,7%

TRC South Pacific Fiji 2001

Glue, green banana and warm vanilla up front, then rubber, cedar and a herbal tea note on a long, dry finish — the classic Fiji pot-still signature. One taster swore blind it was Jamaican. Most call it a fine 2001 vintage that just runs a touch hot, and a few found it the quieter one in a lineup of siblings. No added sugar; the sweetness is all fruit and honey.

The community says
  • Classic Fiji funk
  • Tropical fruit + tea
  • Alcohol runs hot
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How does TRC South Pacific Fiji 2001 taste?

Aggregated from 31 community reviews.

Funky Fiji pot still, glue and tropical fruit A well-liked 2001 Fiji with glue, tropical fruit and tea notes. Most rate it very good; some found the alcohol a little sharp and the complexity a step behind other bottlings of the vintage.

Perfect for

Fans of Fiji and Jamaican pot-still funk

Less suitable for

Anyone put off by glue, rubber and 55% heat

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How is TRC South Pacific Fiji 2001 rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% 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?

16% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Oliver

Most helpful positive review

Oliver
Apr 20241,197 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

Recht zurückhaltende Nase. Am Gaumen aber schön ausgewogen.

Review by Joël

Most helpful mixed review

Joël
Apr 2025121 reviewsSwitzerland
7.3/10

Fiji und ich werden einfach nicht warm.

Review by Mirco

Mirco
Jan 2025558 reviewsSwitzerland
8.3/10

RumX Fiji Crosstasting April 2024 Platz 8/8 Insgesammt die schwächste der Abfüllung aller 8 Samples. Jedoch ist anzumerken, dass die ganzen 2001 Fijis ein aussergewöhnliches Qualitätslevel aufweisen. Auch der schwächste im Line-Up ist immer noch sehr gut!

Review by cigares

cigares
Jun 2024921 reviewsSwitzerland
8.2/10

RumX Community Tasting Fiji 2001. Un nez avec beaucoup d’épices, du macis en particulier, du vernis et des fruits tropicaux en arrière-plan avec surtout de la banane trop mûre. De la pâtisserie et un côté grillé/rôti. La bouche est marquée par le bois de cèdre, les épices et les fruits tropicaux. Un bouche plutôt du côté lourd. La finale est longue, mais seulement sur le bois de cèdre et le macis. Un rhum plutôt sombre mais équilibré, sans défauts, sauf peut-être un boisé un peu trop marqué et un léger manque de complexité.

Review by Serge

Serge
Apr 2024839 reviewsGermany
8.4/10

Fiji 2001 Community Tasting – großen Dank an Jakob für’s organisieren dieser Blindverkostung. Ein toller Vintage und ein Vergleich nicht ohne Überraschung. Schlusslichter waren für mich die beiden Rum Artesanal, die ich beide nicht ausgetrunken habe. Besonders störend war eine unangenehme Wachholder Fehlnote (stark ausgeprägt beim rx15398 etwas besser aber noch störend beim rx7779). Dann für mich als eigentliches Schlusslicht (also sehr gut / mit den richtigen Markern), aber eben nicht so toll, wie die anderen) der Rum Cask rx479. Überaschenderweise landed auf dem nächsten Platz für mich der Isla del Ron, der ja schon einen kleinen Referenz-Tatus in meinem Herzen hat, seit ich ihn probiert habe. Aber er wurde im Blindtest überholt vom leckeren Whisky Jury (rx13025) und dann vom sensationelle. cave Guildive (rx1717). Der Cave Guildive stellt für mich den Sieger des klassischen Fiji 2002 Profils dar und ist wirklich top. Höher bewertet habe ich dann nur noch den Flag LMDW Antipodes (rx13440) … dieser ist dann deutlich holziger aber auch ultralecker. Der war auch blind klar erkennbar und machte das Photofinish Millimeter hinter dem Plantation rx11133, der wohl auch so herausgestochen ist, weil er so un-Fiji2001 war und eine tolle Kleber-Karamel Guyana Nase hat. Fazit: Typische Fiji Sieger sind der Cave Guildive auf der fruchtig-Honig-feelgood-Seite und der Flag auf der holzigen. der Plantation ist der Wildcard Sieger. Die beiden RA Abfüllung sind die beider, die weit unter dem Niveau der anderen beiden bleiben.

Review by DomM

DomM
Apr 2024910 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

RumX Fidji 2001 Cross Tasting: For me the last place in the line-up (blind). While this is by no means a bad bottling, it lacks some of the complexity of the other bottlings. The 01 Fidji profile is there (and nice) but some excitement (fruity notes in particular) is missing. Cheers to Jakob!

Review by Agricoler

Agricoler
Jan 2024202 reviewsGermany
8.6/10

Erstklassiger Fiji. Besonders gut die Teenote gepaart mit der Fruchtigkeit. Lediglich der Alkohol könnte ein Kleinserie besser eingebaut sein. Mein liebster Daily Sipper in meiner kleinen aber feinen Sammlung

Review by zabo

zabo
May 20241,503 reviewsGermany
8.5/10

Danke Jakob in den Genuss gekommen, ein breites Spektrum von den Fiji 2001 Abfüllungen probieren zu können. Obwohl ich vorher schon einige im Glas hatte, hat mich das Ergebnis doch wieder verwundert, da mein vorheriger Favorit auf dem letzten Platz gelandet ist. Wobei man dazu sagen muss, dass ich auf Grund eines Zeitproblems den meisten keine Zeit zum entwickeln gegeben habe. Deshalb hier das Ergebnis vom Blindtasting, dass von der Bepunktung abweicht.

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Expert review by Rob Bauer

Rob Bauer
8.6/10
Nose Good lord, what is this? That's so different compared to all the rums we had to date. The bouquet is odd and exotic and brings you straight to a tropical Island (no we're not influenced by the label, we promise!). First there is green banana, freshly chopped tamarind and manioc, plus sugar cane fried in melted butter. This creation is thoroughly seasoned with pure vanilla (a lot of vanilla). But it's not the familiar vanilla flavour, given by toasted american oak's additive cask maturation, but the purest vanila pods from Réunion. A really entertaining and exotic bouquet. With water: The fruits are taking command now. Palate This is shamanic stuff! Plenty of herbal, vegetal and sweet flavours are dancing around on our palate like crazy. Hard to unravel this compact package. Shall we? Ground tamarind powder in sweet vanilla pudding, new plastics, pink grapefruits juice and banana milkshake, seasoned with mint and tobacco leaves. Weird and exotic combination we know, but this somehow works very well. With water: Becoming sweeter and creamier now. But no new flavours on the table.
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Expert review by Rob Bauer

Rob Bauer
8.6/10
Nose Good lord, what is this? That's so different compared to all the rums we had to date. The bouquet is odd and exotic and brings you straight to a tropical Island (no we're not influenced by the label, we promise!). First there is green banana, freshly chopped tamarind and manioc, plus sugar cane fried in melted butter. This creation is thoroughly seasoned with pure vanilla (a lot of vanilla). But it's not the familiar vanilla flavour, given by toasted american oak's additive cask maturation, but the purest vanila pods from Réunion. A really entertaining and exotic bouquet. With water: The fruits are taking command now. Palate This is shamanic stuff! Plenty of herbal, vegetal and sweet flavours are dancing around on our palate like crazy. Hard to unravel this compact package. Shall we? Ground tamarind powder in sweet vanilla pudding, new plastics, pink grapefruits juice and banana milkshake, seasoned with mint and tobacco leaves. Weird and exotic combination we know, but this somehow works very well. With water: Becoming sweeter and creamier now. But no new flavours on the table.

Details about TRC South Pacific Fiji 2001

A Pot Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by The Rum Cask, at 55,7%.

CountryFiji
DistillerySouth Pacific
CategoryPot Still Rum
ABV55,7%
Volume50cl
Age18 years
Vintage2001

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Community purchases

19 bottles logged by 14 collectors.

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26% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.

14 sealed 3 open 2 emptied

What did the community pay for TRC South Pacific Fiji 2001?

Community paid 59–89 €.

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About the South Pacific distillery

The South Pacific distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from South Pacific have been reviewed 3,650 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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