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Transcontinental Rum Line 2014 Fiji 4-Year rum

Transcontinental Rum Line 2014 Fiji 4-Year

France | Aged | 40% ABV

7.8/10
29 ratings
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29 Transcontinental Rum Line 2014 Fiji 4-Year Ratings

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Smovens 🇺🇸 | 187 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

It's hard to get good, ester filled rum from Fiji and this is an excellent example. Oak is present but not dominating, glue, esters, maple, chocolate. Its a great blend between the sweeter notes and the Ester funk

laurent 🇫🇷 | 64 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Nose : heavy, "dirty" (remember the glue for children ? with typical benzaldéhyde "almonds" flavour ahah), slighthy acid fruits and zesty. Somewhat reminiscent of big jamaican rums but not a copycat, these Fiji rums seems to have their own character. Behind these typical potstill features there is a more rounded part too which develops slowly. The first 5-10mn are a bit "too much", it deserves to breathe for some time to enjoy the deep aromas. Mouth : same league. Heavy rum, thick texture, slighty acid, more zests. Tons of aromas. Alcohol is well integrated and 48° seems a good choice.
Very good rum if you are into this style but you'll find it a bit harsh if you only know heavily sugared light rons from South America. For well informed audience, I may say.

Alkin 🇱🇻 | 44 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Quite okay, but there is a better in same price range.

theislander 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 4 years ago

In college, I used to think rum was just for mixing. As time went on and while living in Colombia, I started sampling rum neat or with an ice cube or two and discovered a whole other world.

About nine months ago, I discovered the Transcontinental rum line. While I'm not a fan of some of their rums (the 2013 Jamaica WP is a bit brutal and the Panama is nothing to write home about), I've fallen in love with the Fiji 2014.

It has a bouquet of floral and caramel...maybe a little vanilla. To the taste, rather oaky and a little vanilla, though I'm not great at pinpointing what I taste, unfortunately. Despite being a slightly higher proof, it's as smooth going down as an 80-proofer would be, and, perhaps the best part, is the beautiful, long-lasting finish.

All in all, a great sipping rum (don't mix it!) and a very different rum experience despite there seemingly being no additives. :)

Florianhagemann 🇵🇪 | 83 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

El color no es nada prometedor, mas bien muy opaco, probablemente por el corto tiempo de añejamiento.
En nariz el barniz predomina como también el ahumado e incluso fruta caramelizada. En boca, el barniz es aún mas acentuado, al igual que el ahumado y la fruta malograda.
Me recuerda mucho a los rones jamaicanos no manipulados. Mucho ésteres, además es un por still, sabroso, aunque a muchos probablemente no les guste. Extraordinario!

Supalite 🇵🇱 | 8 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

I suggested opinions, unfortunately this rum is the world's worst wasted money

beeporama (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 90 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

I ordered a glass of this at my local rum bar, never having had one from Fiji before. A little research shows that the source of this rum, South Pacific Distillery, is a big (the only?) distillery on the island, making beer, "ready to drink" alcopops, and a whole line of other spirits. So, snobbily, I would not have expected a quality rum.

Well... I haven't tried their other products, but if nothing else, Transcontinental must have found some fine casks and treated them right. (Their schtick seems to be taking something aged for a while at origin, then aging them in Europe for a while. Which is a whole other rabbit hole to discuss...)

High esters, low sweetness... get yourself a bottle of this Jamaican-like (one glass isn't enough) and take your time with it. My initial impressions were banana, cinammon, apricot, spice... I need to give this thing time in the right glass to see what it reveals, experiment with a little water... this is a good proof for the flavor, but the burn is a little challenging, and I feel certain I could dig up more complexities. Especially since there seem to be no additives getting in the way.

It'll take some experimentation to get there, but I think it'll be a pleasant trip.

Yann 🇪🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

Oily ! barnish, flowers on the nose, fresh grass, cedar wood and light caramel on the palate.
Great balance with a personality.
48% is the perfect spot.
Really well made. Congrats !

piratejabez 🇺🇸 | 322 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Ageing 65% tropical 35% continental. Batch distilled. 48% ABV. I have "T2c1+" in my notes by haven't a clue what it means... please message me if you do :) Great nose. Funk, fruit, varnish… tasty funky high notes. Some oak on the palate. Rather spicy.

8, 8+?




Brand Details

Name: 2014 Fiji 4-Year
Years Aged: 4
Yr Distilled: 2014
ABV: 40%
Type: Transcontinental Rum Line
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No