Review #: 303
Description: TCRL Fiji 2014
Spirit: Rum
Background: Another LMDW rum offering, this one was distilled in Fiji in 2014 from molasses. It is a blend of 3 ex-rum casks that were aged for 2 years in Fiji and then another 3 years in Europe. Let’s see how it stacks up especially against XXX/4 also being from Fiji.
Distillery – South Pacific
Bottler – La Maison Du Whisky
Brand – Transcontinental Rum Line
Selection – N/A
ABV – 56.9%
Age – 5 Years
Nose – Sharp, diesel-y and rubbery, cooked sweet potato, unripe banana, smokey burnt sugar
Taste – Sweet vanilla, a little bit of caramel and white sugar. It’s not overly sweet but there isn’t a whole ton of depth. Maybe some unripe fruit. Remind me of eating a cake that isn’t very sweet. More texture than anything
Finish – Lots of burnt sugar and char, used matchstick, lingers with pepper and char. A bit of fruit but like it was cooked over a tire fire
Score: 5
Would I buy a bottle? No
Thoughts: This had a lot more industrial notes than the other Fijian rums I’ve had. The taste was a little lacking but the finish at least kept it interesting, though not something I typically find myself reaching for.