Savanna S.B.S Réunion Grand Arôme

The S.B.S Réunion Grand Arôme offers a bold, funky profile with aromas of overripe fruit and chemical notes, intriguing some but divisive due to its unique taste.

7.8  / 10  (37 reviews)

Bold, funky, and chemically unique rum experience.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Unique estery profile
    • Intriguing complexity
    • Rich fruity aroma

    The S.B.S Réunion Grand Arôme is a distinctive cask strength rum with a high ABV of 59.1%, produced in Reunion by the Savanna distillery. Independently bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, this limited release boasts just 201 bottles. Users noted its unique aroma of overripe fruit and musty esters, alongside complex flavors dominated by fermented notes, rubber, and glue-like nuances. While some appreciate the bold, funky profile as intriguing, others find it off-putting due to its unusual combination of funky and chemical impressions. This rum challenges preconceptions, engaging enthusiasts with its extreme and polarizing nature.

    Aroma

    Overripe Ester Fermented Musty

    Taste

    Fermented Glue Rubber Overripe

    How is this rum rated?

    7.8  / 10  (37 reviews)

    "This rum is really interesting, but I'm not sure how to rate it yet, never had such a flavor in the glass. It is a mixture of initially pure nail polish remover (ester galore), but without a fruity component, and then later wet wood, the Virgin Oak has done a great job. A crass stuff, it seems somehow "sick" to me, in the sense of absolutely wacky, extreme. Anyone who blindly tastes a Savanna out here can only be congratulated. Let's see what the others say, who get these days samples from me. 😉 Update 2023-08-04: At the 2nd tasting, unfortunately, completely failed. The co-tasting whisky drinker (advanced) just said "manure!" - and I have to agree with him now, unfortunately. 😳 Too bad, with this experimental rum I could not pull him from the whisky to the rum side. But I'm still waiting for the reviews of those who got a sample (at a fortunately bearable price) of this (failed?) experiment. I'm curious!"

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    4.9 / 10
    Review by: Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

    "I can't do anything with it. I have a taste on the palate as if they had added a few dead animals during fermentation . . In addition to rotten and musty, somehow something carrion-like! At the very end, a little strawberry wine gum comes through, but that can't really save the rum."

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    4.9 / 10
    Review by: Thunderbird

    "I‘m sitting like the meme of John Travolta and looking for the Savanna GA flavours… Double Checking the label doesn‘t help🫣 The nose is OK, but what‘s going on the palate is just disgusting. The finish last long with a bitter taste of sour cherries 🤣Some extra points, because I like sour cherries 😁 BTW My GF ask, what‘s smells like compost in here 🤦🏻‍♂️"

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    5.5 / 10
    Review by: Galli33

    "The nose starts off with a lot of glue, fermented red fruit, vanilla, tobacco, chemical notes, but then more and more repulsive notes such as butcher's meat or offal (rumen) appear. The first impression on the palate is also similar, in the direction of rotten meat. A little better at the end, with vanilla and tobacco, but the unpleasant notes unfortunately remain. I'm glad it was only a sample. How SBS was able to select this cask remains a mystery to me, or was this supposed to be a 'Savanna beast' 🤷‍♂️"

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    4.5 / 10
    Review by: mto75
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    S.B.S
    RumX ID
    RX16012
    ABV
    59,1%
    Vintage
    2021
    Mark
    Grand Arôme
    No. of bottles
    201
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    1423 World Class Spirits • Savanna 2021 &nbsp; 59,1% S.B.S Réunion Grand Arôme

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 17 bottles to their collections:

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    2
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    4
    Open rate
    35%
    Ø Market value
    89€

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    About the Savanna distillery

    The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 5,809 times with an average of 8.3/10.


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