Top 10 most popular rum from South Africa

Mhoba 2020 Single Cask Bourbon Nectar is a South African rum made from sugar cane juice and distilled in a pot still. That already places it in a more distinctive corner of the rum world, with the raw material playing a central role in the identity of the spirit.

This release is all about focus and small-scale character. It was (…)

Mhoba American Oak Aged is a South African rum made from sugar cane juice and distilled in a pot still. That gives it a different starting point from many molasses-based rums, with the raw character of cane sitting closer to the heart of the spirit.

The American oak ageing is given an extra dimension through a whisky finish. With no (…)

Mhoba Bushfire is a South African rum made from sugar cane juice and distilled in a pot still. Bottled at 55%, it has the kind of presence that puts the raw material and distillation style firmly in the foreground.

In the Drankenshop Broekmans selection, this bottle stands out for its combination of South African sugar cane juice (…)

Mhoba Pot Still High Ester is a South African rum with a very direct identity: sugar cane juice, pot still distillation and a high-ester style at the centre of the experience. Rather than leaning on sweetness or wood influence, this bottling is about the force and personality of the distillate itself.

At 65.2% alcohol, it is a (…)

Mhoba Pot Still High Esters is a South African rum with a very clear sense of direction. The name already tells you where the focus lies: pot still character, high ester intensity and a style that is anything but neutral.

At 66.5% ABV, this is a rum to approach with time and attention. It is made for drinkers who are drawn to (…)

Mhoba Select R French Cask is a South African rum with a bold, unpolished sense of identity. Made from sugar cane juice and distilled in a pot still, it stays close to its raw material rather than moving toward a softer, heavily rounded molasses style.

The French cask reference and wine finish add a distinctive maturation angle, (…)

Mhoba Select Release White is a South African rum with a direct, energetic personality. Made from sugar cane juice and distilled in a pot still, it keeps the focus firmly on the raw material rather than on wood influence.

At 58% ABV and bottled at cask strength, this white release has real presence. With no age statement, its appeal (…)

Mhoba Select Reserve Glass Cask is a South African rum made from sugar cane juice and distilled in a pot still. Its interest lies less in a classic wood-led style and more in the direct, concentrated character of the spirit itself.

The Glass Cask name refers to the listed glass demi-john. In the supplied profile, oak is not the (…)

Mhoba Select White Hab is a white rum with a very clear identity. For the first time, Habitation Velier has released a white rum from the Mhoba distillery in South Africa, putting the focus firmly on pure sugar cane juice, fermentation and pot still distillation.

It is made from juice of the local N49 cane variety from the (…)

Mhoba Strand 101 is a South African rum made from sugar cane juice, pot still distilled and bottled at cask strength. It is a rum with a direct, assertive identity, built less around softness and more around the raw material, distillation style and bottling strength.

At Drankenshop Broekmans, we see this as a bottle for drinkers who (…)