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South Pacific Plantation Isle of Fiji
Poured neat on a warm day or dropped into a cola, this Fiji leans soft and sweet. You get ripe banana, tropical fruit, a whiff of glue and solvent that hints at the island's ester side, then vanilla and honey smooth it over. Several tasters call it a fine entry to Fiji, though the added sweetness flattens the funk and the finish drops off fast.
The community says- Ripe banana notes
- Easy to drink
- But: Contains added sugar
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How does South Pacific Plantation Isle of Fiji taste?
Aggregated from 405 community reviews.
Sweet, banana-forward entry into Fiji rum Well-liked as an easy, fruity intro to Fiji rum, but the sweetness divides people — fans of the style say it buries the funk and the finish is short.
People wanting an easy, sweet first taste of Fiji rum
Anyone avoiding added sugar or chasing full Fiji ester funk
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What does the community say?
76% rate it between 6 and 8. 46 selected write-ups from 405 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Gregor
Most helpful positive review
Sauber den Zucker eingestellt. So das er nicht zu dominant ist. 16g passen echt gut. Interessante Töne von Banane mit Blüten mit angenehmer vanille. Das Preis Leistungsverhältnis ist sehr gut. Gefällt mir sehr gut
Review by Anonymous
Most helpful critical review
Alkoholisch, etwas flach, wenig Dimensionen. Etwas fruchtig und leicht. Plantation 20XO besser.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall is the nose unpleasant, palate better than expected and too short finish. The nose is fruity, spicy and smoky with additional smells of glue, alcohol and vanilla. At the palate it tastes like the nose indicated except for alcohol and glue, instead it’s very sweet.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
There is something about this rum that swings it off but I can't put my finger on it. The nose promisses a lot that the palate can't finish. Still wondering what tipped this one......
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Leichter guter Fiji ohne Schnörkel
Review by Galli33
Mmh… Very thin, diluted, sweet daily sipper. Paired with some nice notes of various fruits. It‘s a good one, for beginners especially, otherwise it‘s more like a daily driver at a very good price level.
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose it is quite punchy and vanilla. Lots and lots of dark treacly molasses notes jump straight out at you, a bit of caramel then. There is a sweeter, more perfumed note but it’s little fierce as well, varnish. After a little time in the glass some fruitier notes arise, fermented, overripe notes, even rotten, canned with passion fruit, banana, ripe pears, plum and some currants. There is a smokiness as well.The nose is really impressive and balanced. 7,8:On the palate the rum is not as powerful as the nose suggested, but is well round. The fruitier notes are not that strong, not overripe, banana is fresh. It has a sweetener note, it is spicy with some baking spices. On the mid palate, we get some punchy and roasted notes of burnt banana, ginger and a honey, minimal bitterness present. 7,3:The finish is medium. It fades quite quickly, is fruity, spice, some overripe notes, a bit dry and acidic, that sweetener note stays. Edit:28.9.25.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Flavors of vanilla, honey, plums and coconuts. Aftertaste of dried bananas and bourbon spices.
Review by heckto🥃
In der Nase eher schlicht und wenig komplex. Am Gaumen Vanille, Honig, Kokos und tropische Früchte. Für den Profigaumen zu süß, flach und dünn. Ich finde ihn süffig, leicht und lecker. Sicher keine Geschmacksexplosion aber ein solider Süßrum.
Review by Rumpalumpa
A Fiji rum from Plantation that follows the typical profile of this island, with fruity esters in the foreground. However, the cognac cask also makes it quite mild and vanilla-like. Also slightly sweetened, of course.
Review by Jarrod Smith
Vanilla, fruits, toasted coconut. Sweet fruits on the front and dry spices with nutty vanilla on the finish. Big flavors. Excellent rum.
Review by Skyfly
Tropische Früchte dominieren diesen Rum vom Geruch bis zum Abgang. Im Geruch noch eher nach Birne riechend bekommt man im Mund den Geschmack von getrockneten Birnen. Hätte diesen Rum gerne mit Fassstärke :P
Review by Werner10
Edit : took down my original rating a bit. From 73 to 70. Although i'm not the biggest lover of Jamaican rums, this one goes a tiny bit in the same direction but way less funky. Not bad at all. It's fruity and very easy to drink. Finish is a bit too short tho 🤷♂️
Review by w00tAN
Beautiful nose, but in the mouth then dominates mainly the sweetness. Honey and vanilla give each other the hand especially in the finish then but rather tangy with medium-long finish. Drinkable for beginners or as a simple sipper, but more should not be expected
Review by Necron
Very powerful scent and strong alcoholic taste. Cannot say that it is a good rum since the overpowering alcohol taste removes most of the pleasure from the rest of the flavours. If you do like the strong alcoholic taste, then by all means go for it - Myself, I prefer to have a sweet taste without a burn in my throat.
Review by Godspeed
This is a mixed tropical and continental aged column still rum that I was pleasantly surprised by. Had I not looked it up I would've sworn this had at least some pot still in it, but I guess the Cognac casks just worked their magic. Tropical flavors for days, sweet and inviting, the kind of rum I'd put in front of just about anyone and they'd very likely enjoy it. It lacks the complexity to fly high but at 3 years aging and this price I'm not going to hold that against it. Would use in cocktails especially if I wanted a slightly sweet note to whatever I was making.
Review by rum_sk
Really surprising as it was quite similar to Jamaican rum, a bit of esters and smell and taste reminded me of a home made booze made of various fruits such as plums. Not bad, very surprising though. Retasted and I agree with previous take, very similar to Jamaican rum and I like that.
Review by thomas fraboulet
Fruité, vanillé, très doux & rond en bouche presque mielleux. Finale très courte. Sucre ajouté. A boire pur ou en Daiquiri
Review by Andrew Mainprice
Fantastic rum not as sweet as expected
Review by Robert Mallander
Wonderful on the nose, unfortunetally weak in flavour
Review by Christian Rudt
Light Fiji. Nice mixer.
Review by Jan Králík
Quite sweet rum... but pleasant to drink. Tastes better than it smells. Honey, vanilla and plum... slightly coconut. Pretty good for the price.
Review by Mark Leggett
Aromas of caramel, spice and hogo. Flavor of barrel, spice, caramel and hints of dried fruit. Was expecting more tropical fruit that I'm not getting
Review by Cédric Meyers
surprenant au début au nez, il reste tous de même agréable. En bouche il est sec, légèrement fruité et alcoolique avec une fin assez longue qui reste sur ce côté alcoolique et on sens par ou ça passe.
Review by Montana
Der Geruch ist fruchtig, mit Klebstoff und Esteranteilen. Auch würzig und Holzig, etwas süß und leicht Funky-Dreckig. Der Geschmack ist etwas süß, fruchtig-würzig mit etwas Alkohol und Rauch.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Blumig, süß, etwas Klebstoff, Banane und Ananas. Mild und süffig im Geruch, leicht und angenehm. Im Mund dann etwas dünn, aber mit zwei klar definierten Seiten. Süß und blumig im Antrunk, danach setzen sich die esterigen Aromen recht mittig klar ab. Ein scharfer Wechsel, und ich denke genau hier glättet die Dosage honigartig ab. Gefällt mir sehr - allerdings habe ich keinen Vergleich zu anderen Fijis. Nachtrag: nach querbeet etwas mehr Fiji wirkt er doch relativ blass in der Charakteristik. Bleibt aber ein ganz guter Einstieg.
Review by Tyler L
The nose is amazing. Overripe bananas and a trace of varnish or solvent. I get the impression of a crate of bananas forgotten in a dark corner of a dive shop. Taste is similar with fried banana, buttery smoothness. Slightly musty. Almost too sweet but it’s balanced pretty well.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose reminds me of a mid to high ester Jamaican in many ways. Lots of gluey solvent notes, heavy on the banana and floral notes. A touch sharp. The palate is not as floral and the nose let's on. Some honey, still lots of solvents. A touch of smoke on the back end. The finish is very short. But pleasant in its tropical flavours. Honey and coconut mainly. Overall not a bad rum. Works well sipped neat on a hot day.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Zu dünn und zu süß, da hat Fiji mehr zu bieten. Für Einsteiger geeignet, die etwas Neues abseits der üblichen süßen Verdächtigen entdecken wollen
Review by Fauco
Its a pleasant, sweet and fruity rum. I enjoyed it but won’t buy a whole bottle of it.
Review by Niko
Un rhum de grande distribution très correct pour des cocktails gourmands 🙂🙂
Review by jamdram
Actually nothing wrong with this rum. Tasted blind and was shocked to find out it was a Fiji. Has absolutely nothing recognisable as the wonderful characteristics of SPD. Super generic, soft/flabby & sweet. Relatively well balanced with some dried fruit Caramel toffee and hints of barrel spice, but again all very generic.
Review by Jack M
Very sweet. Marshmallow and honey flavours. Not dynamic.
Review by Léo Delek
Yo les frérots, Plantation - isle of fiji - 🇫🇯 - 40% Ça faisait un petit moment que je voyais des publications sur des rhums des iles fidji et ma curiosité eveillée, j'ai finalement passé le pas avec ce rhum. Certes très basique avec une réduction importante et une légère édulcoration, je me suis dit que ce plantation était idéal pour un 1er voyage dans l'océan pacifique. Il s'agit d'un blend de melasses distillées en colonne et pot still. Il a vieilli 3 années en fut de bourbon sur son ile d'origine pour finir son affinage dans des fûts ex cognac dans le chai plantation se situant dans le sud de la france. Au nez, la melasse se dévoile directement mais ça reste flou et me fait penser à de nombreuses destinations des caraibes (sainte-lucie, jamaique, barbade, ...). On a bien sûr les fruits, la vanille et des notes fumées. En bouche on a une sensation de "chocolat chaud" au lait avec une note de poivre qui vient relever le tout mais on sent malheureusement l'edulcoration et la finale se fait courte. Santé
Review by Steve the Barman
All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.
Review by DutchRumPirate
This was my first Plantation experience. I mostly drink it in mix and I fell in love with it.
Review by michaël renard
Zachte maar fruitige aanzet. Tonen van citrus sinaas met een licht bittertje
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Has that special nose and palate that a pot still rum has. Picking up some dried fruits and pear as first impressions. Palate delivers more dried fruits and a sharp alcoholic taste. A good rum from plantation but not one of my favourites.
Review by Christoph
Ein sehr fruchtiger Fiji Rum der mir persönlich allerdings deutlich zu süß ist. Die Süße übersteuert dann auch etwas die Würznoten von Nelke und Ingwer im Abgang. Wäre der Rum weniger gezuckert würde er mir wahrscheinlich besser gefallen.
Review by TriRoel
Great fruity nose and fruity taste, soft and easy to drink i really enjoy this one. The bottle looks great to
Review by Tom Buteneers
Lekkere basic Fiji rum. Heerlijk voor een dark ‘n stormy mee te maken. Prijs/kwaliteit zeker zijn geld waard!
Review by Adrien B
Fiji is here. Consensual.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
wenn die verdammte dosage nicht wäre, wäre das ein echt schöner Einstiegs Fiji, ist er auch mit aber das Aroma wird von der süße einfach Überdeckt was schade ist... dennoch ein guter Standard Fiji mit schöner Aufmachung.
Review by M@xiM
Aroma: sweet herbal aroma, very spicy, some vegetable tomato notes, Jamaican flavors of rotten fruit. Taste: sweet, spicy, very fruity, the barrel is in place, despite the fact that these alcohols with a Feeder are very similar to Plantation Jamaica 2002. The aftertaste remains sweet, barrel and fruity Jamaican funk and it is quite long. In general, a very decent budget release from Plantation, blindly I would definitely say that this is Jamaica. We need more rums from Fiji, a wonderful island. Аромат: сладкий травяной аромат, очень пряный, какие-то овощные томатные ноты, Ямайские ароматы гнилых фруктов. Вкус: сладкий, пряный, очень фруктовый, бочка на месте, несмотня на то что это спирты с Фиджи ром очень похож на Plantation Jamaica 2002. На послевкусии остаётся сладость, бочка и фруктовый Ямайский фанк и оно достаточно продолжительное. В общем очень приличный бюджетный релиз от Plantation, вслепую я бы точно сказал что это Ямайка. Нужно больше ромов с Фиджи, замечательный остров.
Review by Kieron Wood
This is a different island to obtain rum from . In a online tasting session the plantation rep went on to say that the island will now exclusively sell only to plantation ..... The actual rum is quite dry but sweet with dried fruit notes . You can see the Jamaican style production notes in the sampling at the start of the pallete and towards the end the sugar takes over
Review by Solidfunk
Vanilla, caramel, coconut. Very light barrel. Pours golden, but pretty light. Just OK--sits somewhere between average Hispanic rums with a hint of Barbados (though probably not enough. This is my first Fijian rum and I was hoping for a little more personality. Short finish. Had in a flight at Casta's. 6.6
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Read full review →Plantation from the exotic island of Fiji is a pleasant surprise. If you like their classic Barbados, it will take a while to get used to the taste and smell of Fiji.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →I've already been down the Fijian rum route though, so this is probably a good start. Whether it's the dosage, Ferrand finish or just the age of the rums in the blend after such a promising nose, it fell just a little short. It's still quite good though and I...
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Details about South Pacific Plantation Isle of Fiji
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Fiji, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 40%.
Community purchases
798 bottles logged by 734 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 103 emptied and repurchased.
What does South Pacific Plantation Isle of Fiji cost?
Community paid 22–39 €.
Current best price: 23.36 € – within the typical community range.
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+34 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
798 purchased · 439 tasted · 161 wishlist · as of
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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