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Mhoba Select Reserve French Cask rum

Mhoba Select Reserve French Cask

South Africa | Aged

8.5/10
18 ratings
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Mujuru 🇺🇸 | 152 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Coming in at a nose tingling 65% ABV, this rum is a pot distilled rum from fresh pressed Sugar cane juice and aged for an undisclosed amount of time, but by some accounts a little over 1 year, in French Oak in South Africa.

I have zero expectations coming in because I know so little about Mhoba and have never had any rum from South Africa. So this is all around a brand new experience for me.

The nose on this rum is mysterious, fascinating, and yet familiar all at once - and not at all what I would expect from a French oak aged rum. On the nose I get a delightful combination note of Cinnamon Churros Toffee that a local shop sells. It’s one of my favorite deserts to get locally and this rum oozes it in spades - so off to a flying start. Next I get Black Cherry Ice cream (one of my favorite flavors) accompanied by caramel, liqueur chocolates, and papaya. With a little added water I get the distinct combo note of Mango Lassi. Altogether a fairly fantastic nose

Taking a sip over a single small ice cube (because I don’t need to paint strip my esophagus), I get a rush of that delightful Cinnamon Churros Toffee. Unfortunately, that fades quickly into slight Mango Lassi, caramel, and Cognac. The latter notes not being bad by any stretch - in fact they are quite tasty - but man I need more of that Cinnamon Churros Toffee rum note in my life. That’s just delightful, and it was taken away from me too quickly on the palate.

Thankfully, the Cinnamon Churros Toffee note returns and lingers on the finish for a while before slowly fading into caramel and faint Black Cherry ice cream. Finally, after a while I am left with the aftertaste of Coca Cola which is actually rather fascinating in its own right.

So this was an interesting experience. I definitely enjoyed it but at times I feel like the best part of the dram is pulled out from under me too quickly. The flavors also blur together a little bit. The whole experience leaves me feeling both delighted and also slightly disappointed that the notes don’t stick around longer. The finish is long that’s true but those delightful notes run a bit. This rum is pretty good, very good at times, but it perhaps falls just short of truly great.

Short Description: Novel and unique yet familiar but not in the way you would expect: French Cask Cinnamon Churros Toffee…okay?

ABV 65%

Country of Origin: South Africa

Distillery: Mhoba

filovo 🇨🇿 | 504 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

barva : zlatavá
vune suchost, červené víno
chut: sladkost a ovoce, med
zaver : med, přijmně štiplavé a výrazně pitelnější než třeba bushfire
hodnoceni 7,7
koupit ano z 50%
Alcohol 65%

Gastovski (PREMIUM) 🇨🇿 | 417 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Rum byl na více než 1 rok uložen do sudů z francouzského dubu, ve kterém předtím zrálo kapské červené víno. V palírně Mhoba jsou tyto sudy renovovány a znovu vypáleny, než jsou znovu použity pro staření rumu.

Aroma: Medově nasládlé, exotické dřevo, třtina, trochu citron, malinko funky
Chuť: Přezrálé ovoce, med. Přechází do pálivé ostrosti
Dozvuk: Med, opět přezrálé ovoce, bylinky, dřevo. Vysychá
Sladkost: 0/3
Velmi zajímavá a nevšední rumová laskomina. Podle mého názoru jasně nejlepší Mhoba.

filipec 🇨🇿 | 249 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

taste - 9/10
smell - 9.5/10
sweetness - 8/10
price/value rating - 6/10

taz.c 🇫🇷 | 86 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Surprenant de longueur et de puissance, a tester absolument !!!
Amateurs de ron espagnols passez votre chemin, ce rhum est pour les amateurs de rhums agricoles...

Martin 🇨🇿 | 2 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Pleasure for true lovers of agricol rum. Beautiful bottle, beautiful label, beautiful rum story, soft taste with longer finish .... I'm excited :)

Gareth 🇨🇼 | 93 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

This is a exceptionally good rum even though ita high proof it still doesnt burn

Jara 🇨🇿 | 307 ratings
Posted 2 months ago

Vůně: Shnilá tráva, lysol
Chuť: Sudově nasládlá, třtina, pálený karamel, lehce slivovicová
Dochuť: Sudem zjemnělá Mhoba + nižší ABV, sladce dřevitá
Ta High Esterová mě bavila víc.
8,2/10

ripperussr 🇨🇿 | 475 ratings
Posted 3 months ago

Sugarcane/honey, wood and thinner aroma; sweet fruit, honey, chilli and decent bitter in body; warming tail.

Drinkia 🇨🇿 | 392 ratings
Posted 12 months ago

lepidlo, lehký ester, dřevo, med, květiny, ovoce, čekal jsem trochu víc.




Brand Details

Name: Select Reserve French Cask
Type: Mhoba
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No