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MHOBA Pot Stilled High Ester Rum 2019
You don't expect a white, unaged rum to taste this loaded. Glue, banana, pineapple and fresh green sugarcane come at you with real force at 65.2%, then several tasters catch pear, coconut and even a mushroom-and-forest-floor note. Powerful but, as one member put it, "puissant mais maîtrisé" — big without turning rough. A South African take on Jamaican-style funk.
The community says- Big ester funk
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Very high ABV
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How does MHOBA Pot Stilled High Ester Rum 2019 taste?
Aggregated from 33 community reviews.
Powerful white ester bomb, funky and green Fans of white ester bombs really rate this — funky, fruity and surprisingly polished for something so young and strong. A couple found the intensity simply too much neat.
Fans of high-ester funk and white overproofs
Anyone put off by solvent notes and high ABV
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 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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27% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 33 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mc Pirate
Nez très puissant type jamaïcain et un second nez sur la canne à sucre. Bouche extrêmement puissante qui, une fois de pic de douleur passé, laisse place à une explosion de pâtisserie, pâte brisée et amande. Franchement une révélation !
Review by zabo
Edit: So now, how could it be otherwise, I've tried it as a mixer for a CubaLibre. It's really something different in the glass. I think it can really do something here. Simply delicious. But the points remain the same despite everything, no correction really necessary for me. Mhoba Night Was the last of the 6 different Mhoba. But the tastiest for me today.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.04.2021 Relaxing at home with some new samples. Notes Transparent in colour. Nose Intense, glue, ester, banana, overripe, vegetal, light olive, citrus. Palate Intense, oily, ester, light vegetal, fruity, overripe, polish, faint rubber, olive, light salty, citrus. Finish Very long and warm, ester, grass, pineapple, light olive, faint salty, light rubber.
Review by Timo Groeger
Mhoba High Ester, ich liebe diese Esterbomben. Natürlich hat man den Ester direkt in der Nase und die tropischen Früchten kommen natürlich auch dazu. Wie gesagt, ist sowas mit Cola echt ein super Sommergetränk. Am Gaumen kann mann dann zusätzlich noch Zuckerrohr schmecken.
Review by Gregor
Very pleasant nose: pear and coconut, some white grapes even a hint of pineapple nuts, very light glue Palate, coconut, Brazil nut & cashew, pear and vanilla (without wood of course), slightly gluey, banana on the finish, slightly creamy, alcohol well integrated - I especially like the finish!
Review by w00tAN
Very nice white overproof rum with an exciting profile. Strong, clear but by no means rough. I have it on my list from now on.
Review by Gregor
For those who want to try white overproofs for a long time highly recommended. I was really flabbergasted by the and would like uf definitely now get to know the stored products from the company
Review by Fuwi
Wow, so eine komplexe Komposition von Würze und Ester habe ich nicht von einem so jungen, weißen Rum erwartet! Hab 2 mal probieren müssen, macht wirklich Spaß und ist sehr lecker! Alkohol ist auch überraschend gut eingebunden. Top!
Review by Thunderbird
A very good white Mhoba, which I primarily use for mixing. The herbal aromas are very evident here and of course the esters, which are not to be sneezed at.
Review by Djehey
Lots of intensity, a lovely sweetness and, in the middle, an astonishing note of mushroom and undergrowth (truffle). Unfortunately, it's too much for me too... Would a lesser degree make it more accessible?
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Details about MHOBA Pot Stilled High Ester Rum 2019
A rum from South Africa, distilled by MHOBA, at 65,2%.
Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
16 purchased · 35 tasted · 30 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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