Savanna Art of Rum by Yann le Gall

"A rum tasted at the Rhum Fest in 2024 and at the Masterclass for RumX 2024. A nose that vacillates between dark, woody, spicy, very lightly tarred and fruity (pear) and vegetal. The freshness is perhaps a little lacking. The palate is fruity with spices, wood and less vegetal than on the nose. The finish is rather short on yellow fruit and citrus. Spices and a hint of tar at the very end. The empty glass is beautiful."

"Thanks to the RumX Team for this great opportunity!! Unfortunately, I missed the only tasting due a delayed flight… This one took the last place in my tasting, but this doesn‘t mean it‘s a bad rum… What I really liked here is the tar note and overwhelming floral notes!"

"Very alcoholic nose, which does not bode well. But then quite nice on the palate. Very round, well-balanced rum. Hardly any characteristics. Some apple, some hazelnut, some vanilla. Hardly any depth. Light sipper without much pretension. Unfortunately too expensive for that, even if the rum has its raison d'être."

"7,5:On the nose, the first impression we get is vegetal, then woody with roasted notes like nuts, leather.At first, fruits are quite tamed, so is a sugarcane, revealing later. Certainly it is spicy with pepper and flowery. On aeration, the rum is grassy, there is some tea, obviously fruits are dried and citrus, some caramel could be also found, when resting passes.It becomes a bit smoky... 7,6:On the palate, tha attack is agricole like with spicy, vegetal and flowery sugarcane, the wood is roasted with nuts, leather. The fruits are tropical and yellow, accompanied with a pear.The sugarcane quickly becomes earthy and grassy, waxy, later we taste some hay. Bitterness is inevitable with a bit resinous wood.Resting helps vanilla and honey, herbal notes and tea. 7,6:The finish is medium long, with dry and roasted wood notes, the sugarcane is spicy and earthy, herbaceous, with honey and tea touch, as in the end it could be minty. The fruits are yellow and dried, some pineapple is also present.."

"Nice and sweet on the nose after an initial mismatch, smell of ripe grapes. The palate is then relatively sober, i.e. dry, I miss the fruitiness. The rum quickly runs out of steam on the finish. Category: Unspectacular easy sipper."

"Mmh my expectations were low and I was not disappointed. Inconspicuous without recognition value ... A little fruity, herbal and vegetal. Generally quite alcoholic and rough. Nothing you need for the price... Fortunately it stayed with the sample."

"Netter und leichter Sommerrum, der mich nicht besonders abholt. Leicht alkoholisch aber mir vor allem zu unscheinbar und nichts, was mich vom Hocker haut. Mir kommen zu viele pflanzlich grasige Agricole Noten durch."

"Ungewöhnlicher, aber spannender Savanna. Viele pflanzliche Assoziationen, Kräuter und Holzeinfluss. Wunderschönes Flaschendesign."

"Unfortunately, this Savanna is a disappointment for me. The best thing about it seems to be the label. Overall, I would describe it as a mixture of herbal tea with neutral alcohol, which is also very thin and has a very short finish. Nothing that really sticks in the memory."

"12.07.2024 A nice online tasting by Savanna and RumX. Nose Intense, light wood, fruity, light peach, light anise, light mint. Palate Warm, medium spicy, light wood, faint smoke, fruits, faint peach, faint herbs, light floral, medium dry. Finish Medium to long, wood, light herbs, light peach, faint chocolate, medium dry. The empty glass has vegetal, licorice and light metallic notes. Needs to rest for a good while to really open up."

"Quite alcoholic from the nose, through the finish, to the aftertaste. With green apples, pears, olives, vegetal, floral. An intrusive sweetness, similar to artificial sugar cane (is that even possible? =D) accompanies the aromas. The finish is very short and burns unpleasantly peppery."

"Savanna Masterclass for RumX July 2024: Schöner Blend, am Gaumen kommen angenehme pflanzliche Agricole-Noten zum fruchtig-würzigen Aromaprofil der Nase dazu. Tolles Profil, vielschichtiges Bouquet mit ansprechender Komplexität."

"Deuxième édition de la gamme Art of Rhum, ce Savanna se veut traditionnel et typique dans son style. On retrouve au nez des fruits tropicaux, des agrumes, mais aussi des notes boisées, épicées, médicinales sur les herbes aromatiques et un peu de douceur sur le caramel et la canne à sucre. Le nez est plutôt complet, avec un spectre aromatique assez large. Le profil en bouche combine les influences traditionnelles et agricoles de la distillerie. L’attaque en bouche est sur les fruits, suivis par des notes herbacées et épicées. Le boisé est un peu plus sombre avec des notes rôties, tandis que le côté agricole ressort avec la canne à sucre, mielleuse et juteuse. Le profil est équilibré, avec un alcool bien maîtrisé et à un degré optimal. La finale est de bonne facture, avec des notes végétales qui prédominent, suivis des fruits exotiques (ananas) et des fruits secs. Les épices tiennent la longueur en bouche avec un soupçon de douceur, alors qu’une touche médicinale se dessine dans le palais et confère un peu de caractère à ce profil relativement classique. Un bon Savanna, mais qui manque d’un petit peu de folie pour se démarquer."

"Surprisingly bitter, few fruity notes. I'm not used to that from Savanna."

"RumX Savanna Masterclass 12.7. Die zweite Abfüllung der Art of Rum Serie von Savanna kommt mit deutlich anderem Profil daher kein Wunder denn hier vermischen sich Anteile von Agricole und Trad G. Ein klares florales Profil in der Nase das muss man schon mögen. Setzt sich am Gaumen fort wird mit etwas Zeit aber leider auch leicht sauer. Letztlich haben wir hier eine gute Präsentation eines anderen Stils der Destillerie wobei für mich da noch viel Luft nach oben ist."