Mhoba Rum - Pot Stilled High Ester Rum - 65,2%

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 65.2% | Colouring: No

Special Features:

For Pot Stilled High Ester, MHOBA produces a particularly aromatic white rum from fresh sugarcane juice. The Nkomazi sugarcane grows on the distillery's own estate near Malalane in South Africa. For this high-ester expression, the distillery extends fermentation, adds dunder from sugarcane juice distillation and distils at a lower alcohol strength than for its lighter white rums. These choices produce a heavier, more ester-rich spirit.

This 65.2% bottling is produced following 22 days of fermentation using 30% dunder. The rum remains unaged and is bottled without dilution with water. No sugar, flavourings or colouring are added. Alongside its tropical fruit and peppery character, it also reveals olives, citrus fruit and spices. The bottle contains 0.7 litres and comes without gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, tropical fruit and star fruit mingle with vegetal notes and pepper.
• Palate: The rum is full-bodied and creamy on the palate. Earthy notes and black pepper meet fruit and citrus accents.
• Finish: The finish lingers and remains peppery.

Distillery/Bottler:

The Greaves family has grown sugarcane at the foot of the Makhonwja Mountains near Malalane since the 1980s. Robert Greaves returned to the family farm during the 2007–2008 financial crisis and looked for a way to process its own harvest. A stay in Mauritius gave him the idea of establishing a rum distillery. In 2013, he produced his first white rum using stills he had built himself; in 2015, he began the steps towards obtaining a commercial production licence.

His training as a mechanical engineer shapes the distillery's technical equipment: Greaves designed and built the distillation equipment himself. MHOBA processes juice from sugarcane grown on its own estate rather than molasses. Cultivation, production and bottling all take place at the MHOBA Rum Distillery.

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