MHOBA Bushfire

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful positive review

crazyforgoodbooze

Oct 20212,468 reviewsGermany

8.0/10

Pure BBQ! Smoky, bacony, and all that goes with it. No idea how they do it without fatwash, etc., but this thing is a blast. But only if you're into meat 🤣

Review by TheRhumhoe

Most helpful mixed review

TheRhumhoe

May 2023912 reviews

7.8/10

A unique Mhoba thanks to its ageing in local wood, which gives it exceptional aromas. The nose offers real meaty notes: meat, bacon, smoky and roasted notes make us think of a Sunday barbecue. The woody notes are followed by esters for funkiness, sugar cane for vegetation and banana and dried fruit for fruitiness. An atypical profile that comes across quite well. On the palate, dark, empyreumatic notes take center stage. Esters, spices, dried fruits and salt share the little space on the palate crushed by the improvised barbecue. At the crossroads of funk, barbecue, heaviness and fermentation, this is a highly original profile. The finish, of decent length, leaves a sensation of burnt wood and smoky notes. Floral and sugarcane notes counterbalance the empyreumatic warmth. A rum to enjoy with a barbecue, of course.

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger

Aug 20241,811 reviewsGermany

7.6/10

Mhoba ist schon nicht schlecht, dieser hier ist ganz ok, gibt aber weitaus bessere. Die Nase ist überwiegend holzig aber auch etwas rauchig. Am Gaumen dann ebenfalls viel Holz, sehr trocken, intensiv und rauchig dieser Rum. Alkohol gut eingebunden.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Oct 20245,556 reviewsDenmark

7.8/10

#4915 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 Faint wood, smoke, light grass, light olive, fruits, sugarcane, light citrus, light tomato. Palate Warm, smoke, light wood, grass, light cherry, olive, sugarcane.,light salt, light earthy, light tomatoes, medium dry, light cinnamon. Finish Long and warm, light wood, smoke, cinnamon, light banana, light cherry, light grass, light salt. I would prefer this one in a mixed, but it's still pretty amazing as a sipper.

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson

May 2026676 reviewsSweden

7.7/10

Tasted this, my first Mhoba Rum, at the Rhum Fest Paris 2026. The distillery was founded by Robert Greaves and started to distilling rum 2013 using a self-built pot still. Mhoba don’t always age their rum in a traditional way using barrels, instead much of their rum is aged using glass demijohns with input staves of wood. These staves is commonly made of American or French oak, but in this case it comes from local wood called sickle bush that’s charred. As most of their rum also this one is produced from cane juice in a pot still. The nose is burnt, smoky, woody, buttery, fruity, roasted and spicy with scents of sugarcane, popcorn, dried fruits, pineapple, banana, leather, ester and vanilla. At the palate it’s intense, dry, funky, woody, smoky, burnt, roasted, charred and spicy with flavors of sugarcane, caramel, pineapple, banana, ester, salt and pepper. The finish is medium long.

Review by Johannes

Johannes

Feb 20242,838 reviewsGermany

6.7/10

Now I understand the name of the rum. It has a lot of influence from smoky aromas, campfires, probably from a very heavily toasted barrel. The DNA of Mhoba is still recognizable, but it doesn't meet my taste.

Review by Air-one

Air-one

May 202532 reviews

7.9/10

Ce rhum Mhoba Bushfire est plutôt atypique de par ses notes fumées. Le nez complexe, fumé, carné et suave offre une belle entrée en matière. La bouche, dans la même veine est très clairement dominé par les notes fumées et charbonnées. La finale est à la hauteur du nez et la bouche.

Review by Jussi Piirainen

Jussi Piirainen

Aug 2025152 reviewsFinland

8.2/10

Edit: Added a photo On the nose: Woody, smoky notes upfront. More sugarcane and agricole notes appear after the sits in the glass. Taste: Oh yeah, its like having a quite intense smoky barbeque in your mouth. The alcohol is integrated well in this rum. Finish: Sugarcane juice notes try to appear in vegetal and floral notes in the background of smoky notes. Again the finish is quite dry. I have give extra points on creativity and originality for these guys. You have to have a palate for intense rums and smoky aromas in order to enjoy this rum.