La Maison Du Whisky South Pacific Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) 2001 21yr 62,1%

RX13440 Excellent Single Cask 210 bottles Above 250€

9.0/1058 ratings

Community rating

“Complex, fruity, divisive Fijian rum flavor bomb.”

The Rhum Fidji Flag Series, from Fiji's South Pacific distillery, is a limited-release rum distilled from molasses in 2001 and aged for 21 years. Bottled at cask strength with a robust 62.1% ABV, it offers complex aromas of tropical fruit, medicinal notes, solvents, and menthol. On the palate, it reveals layers of tropical fruit, vegetal, woody, and vanilla flavors. This expression showcases intense, long-lasting aromas and a rich profile that has impressed many rum enthusiasts. Its distinct character, combining unique elements like burnt plastic and caramel, elicits varied responses, from admiration for its complexity to critiques of its challenging notes, making it a captivating interest in the world of aged rums.

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Highlights

Complex flavor profile
Intense tropical fruit notes
Long-lasting aroma

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How does this rum taste?

This 21-year-old Fijian rum combines tropical and woody notes with intriguing burnt plastic and medicinal nuances, creating a complex yet divisive tasting experience.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Tropical fruit Woody Medicinal Solvents Menthol Vegetal

Taste

Tropical fruit Woody Vegetal Vanilla Citrus OrangePeal

Finish

Tropical fruit Peppery Dark chocolate Solvents Spice Vanilla

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Oliver

25 April 2024

9.0/10

“In the nose typical Fiji note. Very inviting. On the palate then comes a real fireworks. Dirty and wild with power. Crazy! Excellent Fiji rum!”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Medicinal Vegetal Unknown Ester

Taste

Tropical fruit Citrus Vanilla Woody

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user Oliver

Jakob

27 May 2023

8.9/10

“The 2001 vintage from the South Pacific Distillery manages to pick me up time and again. Here, a very own dirty note (burnt plastic) meets deep spice, menthol, wood, fruit esters, a minimum of caramel and plenty of medicinal hints. Must be liked or tolerated, aromatically the whole thing is in any case almost breathtakingly complex and worth consciously engaging in each sip - there is simply much to discover. My rating is certainly also a little dependent on my personal preference for very complex rums; but the breadth of the flavor spectrum is simply impressive.”

Aroma

Menthol Olive Tropical fruit Platsic Solvents

Taste

Tropical fruit Citrus Platsic Burnt Menthol

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user Jakob

Mirco

25 April 2024

9.1/10

“RumX Fiji Crosstasting April 2024 Place 1/8 The best Fiji for me to date. 2001 is one of the best vintages in which this bottling ranks right at the top. Powerful through and through with a long elegant finish. Original rating: Grandiose bottling!!!! 😍”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Woody Menthol Solvents

Taste

Tropical fruit OrangePeal Citrus Berries Pineapple

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user Mirco

cigares

30 May 2024

9.0/10

“Tasted blind. A complex nose of domesticated esters, overripe fruit, marzipan, cedarwood (cigar box) and glue. Cedarwood dominates, followed by overripe fruit, leather and sea iodine. The finish is long, with apricot coming through at the very end. The empty glass is very complex, with pastries, varnish, overripe fruit and apricot. A magnificent Fiji rum!”

Aroma

Ester Fruity Overripe Cedar Confections

Taste

Cedar Fruity Overripe Leather Apricot

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user cigares

SaibotZtar

16 January 2024

8.8/10

“First nose Booom crass acetone and glue. Phew . Alcohol slightly biting on the nose . Some papaya and honeydew melon . Palate first delicious sweetness with great fruit . Then come esters and slight bitterness . Nice and oily in the mouth , great ! Palate DEUTY better than the nose . The rum needs some time in the glass. Great Fiji.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Olive Solvents Nail polish Banana

Taste

Tropical fruit Citrus Flowery Pineapple Spicy

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user SaibotZtar

crazyforgoodbooze

25 May 2024

9.0/10

“The first Fiji I've enjoyed in a long time. The typical burnt plastic note is there, as if you had forgotten your toy on the stove next to the pan with the French toast with banana. Aromatically extremely intense and long-lasting. It has something of red berry jelly, vanilla pulp, pineapple jam and burnt caramel. Great cinema! A funny anecdote: there was an elderly lady sitting next to me who asked me if that was my rum that smelled so delicious? She actually only drinks Don Papa and then ordered a glass and thought it was awesome 😅 and will now order it more often!”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Berries Burnt Rubber Solvents

Taste

Platsic Berries Vanilla Tropical fruit Mandarin

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user crazyforgoodbooze

zabo

28 May 2024

8.7/10

“Danke Jakob in den Genuss gekommen, ein breites Spektrum von den Fiji 2001 Abfüllungen probieren zu können. Obwohl ich vorher schon einige im Glas hatte, hat mich das Ergebnis doch wieder verwundert, da mein vorheriger Favorit auf dem letzten Platz gelandet ist. Wobei man dazu sagen muss, dass ich auf Grund eines Zeitproblems den meisten keine Zeit zum entwickeln gegeben habe. Deshalb hier das Ergebnis vom Blindtasting, dass von der Bepunktung abweicht.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Solvents Ester Medicinal Vegetal

Taste

Tropical fruit Woody Peppery Spicy Vegetal

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user zabo

Serge

28 April 2024

8.9/10

“Grandiose, delicious, complex. Really excellent. So many and varied flavors ... I could spend forever with it. Update: Fiji 2001 Community Tasting - big thanks to Jakob for organizing this blind tasting. A great vintage and a comparison not without surprise. For me, the two Artesanal rums, neither of which I finished, brought up the rear. An unpleasant juniper off-note was particularly disturbing (very pronounced in the rx15398, slightly better but still disturbing in the rx7779). Then, for me, the Rum Cask rx479 brought up the rear (i.e. very good / with the right markers), but not as great as the others. Surprisingly, the Isla del Ron, which has had a small reference status in my heart ever since I tried it, ended up in next place for me. But it was overtaken in the blind test by the delicious Whisky Jury (rx13025) and then by the sensational. cave Guildive (rx1717). For me, the Cave Guildive is the winner of the classic Fiji 2002 profile and is really top. I only rated the Flag LMDW Antipodes (rx13440) higher ... this one is clearly woodier but also ultra-tasty. It was also clearly recognizable blind and made the photo finish millimeters behind the Plantation rx11133, which probably also stood out because it was so un-Fiji2001 and has a great glue-caramel Guyana nose. Verdict: Typical Fiji winners are the Cave Guildive on the fruity-honey-feelgood side and the Flag on the woody. the Plantation is the wildcard winner. The two RA bottlings are the two that remain far below the level of the other two.”

Aroma

Woody Olive Medicinal Menthol Tropical fruit

Taste

Tropical fruit Vegetal Woody Vanilla OrangePeal

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user Serge

Thunderbird

16 February 2024

9.1/10

“Fiji (Fidji) surprises me again and again... here again absolutely positive, the "Antipodes" totally picks me up. A beautifully complex nose with aromas of esters, dirt, fruit, plants and spices. A true explosion of flavors on the palate, oily and creamy, initially heavy sweetness, then fruit, spices and again a plantiness, which continues on the long finish... I need a bottle of this 😇”

Aroma

Solvents Phenol Medicinal Ester Papaya

Taste

Vegetal Vanilla Honeycomb Roasted Green pepper

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user Thunderbird

DomM

25 April 2024

8.9/10

“RumX Fidji 2001 Cross Tasting: Well this is undoubtably (and blind) very very nice. Besides the plantation (with its finish) this one was quite a bit ahead of the competition in our line-up. Intense and complex an outstanding bottling among the other high end Fidjies. First place for me. Cheers to Jakob!”

Aroma

Medicinal Phenol Iodine Tropical fruit Dried dates

Taste

Tropical fruit Vegetal Vanilla Honey Nutmeg

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user DomM

Artur Schönhütte

30 December 2023

9.0/10

“Grenade and the benchmark for Fiji 2001”

TheRhumhoe

12 October 2022

9.0/10

“Big surprise of LMDW that this Fijian rum, which wants to be aromatic and complex to wish. We find in the nose the funk of the island with notes of olives, phenolic notes, menthol, tropical fruits, floral, vegetal and even empyreumatic notes with a touch of rubber. The attack on the palate is equally sumptuous with lots of fruit (citrus, dried and exotic fruits), floral notes and a hint of perfume, lots of spice, roasted notes, custard and caramel. The whole is rich, intense, complex, balanced and of a roundness without name. The finish is very long with fruity, spicy and phenolic notes. A real delight for the taste buds that takes us on vacation.”

Aroma

Olive Medicinal Phenol Unknown Solvents

Taste

Tropical fruit Banana Pineapple Vegetal Flowery

Leo Tomczak

30 December 2023

9.0/10

“Überragend guter Fiji 2001er.”

mto75

9 November 2023

8.9/10

“Erstes Schnuppern: puuh, was ein krasses Teil! Konnte die Eindrücke gar nicht sortieren. Jetzt nach 15 Min wirkt es etwas aufgeräumter. Chemische Noten oder Plastik, überreife tropische Früchte, Karamell, Balsamico Essig, leicht mentholig, Gartenkräuter. Am Gaumen Fass und Tannine, dreckige Noten, zugleich aber auch etwas leckeres, eine Mischung aus Malzkaffee und Printen. Der Abgang ist lang und eher herb. Definitiv kein easy sipper, und nicht so fruchtig wie der 2001 IdR, aber LMDW hat hier wirklich Mut bewiesen!”

Alex1981

8 March 2024

8.9/10

“Best Fiji (Fidji?) I tried so far, it is an explosion of flavors on the tongue with a mix of mineral/fruits/glue/spices/medicinal notes. Medium-long dry finish with solvents and slight alcohol burn. Needs time to explore & enjoy.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Menthol Olive Solvents Medicinal

Taste

Tropical fruit OrangePeal Vegetal Woody Peppery

Photo of the rum Rhum Fidji Flag Series (Collection Antipodes) taken from user Alex1981

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Fiji

Distillery
South Pacific

Bottler
La Maison Du Whisky

RumX ID
RX13440

ABV
62,1%

Vintage
2001

Cask number
#FS01PD01

Made from
Molasses

Age
21 years

No. of bottles
210

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Above 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

390 €

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