Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008

Édit 2 : esters et fraise au nez qui ressortent encore plus avec l’oxydation. EDIT 1 : après achat de la bouteille et à la première ouverture : intensité folle au nez comme en bouche, gros sucre brûlé / cassonade, beau bois, gros chocolat également, et des épices bien dosés. Reste une pointe d’alcool peut être un un léger manque de fruits pour passer les 9, mais j’adore. C’est tellement lourd ! Dégusté au Rhum Fest Paris, notes à compléter. Pré-commandé instantannément à mon retour du Festival. Les notes "classiques" d'un savanna, sublimées sur 15 ans, plus complexe, plus lourd, un peu fumé, épices de cuisine... j'ai adoré ! Hate de re-tester à la maison ;)

Tasted at the Rhum Fest Paris 2025 innovations counter. 👃 Fresh apple on the first nose, then baked into a cake, it's pastry, vanilla, slightly buttery. Lovely soft caramel, some minty freshness. Alcohol not very noticeable despite the 63%. 😋 Gourmet, rich and sufficiently intense. Dried and candied fruit cake (Port cask?), sweet spices, a little coconut and walnut roastiness. Fresher, fruitier finish, a lychee & grapefruit basket comes to mind. ⛳ Quite long, on the notes of the nose in retro-olfaction, still on fruity freshness with a touch of camphor. In comparison with UC 22-23-24, it seems to me a notch above, somewhat similar to UC Belgique 2024 "Mérou", only better. Perhaps even at the level of a Maputo, to be verified. PS: More in-depth note to follow as soon as it's released in June 2025.

#5819 03.10.2025 Enjoying a few samples after work while listening to some heavy Psy Trance. Nose Medium intense, woody, light roasted, fruity, light cherry, citrus, light mint, light caramel. Palate Warm, medium intense, woody, light marzipan, fruity, light floral, light mint, faint grass, light caramel. Finish Long and warm, wood, light roasted, light dry, light mint, fruits. Empty glass Light marzipan, citrus, light caramel, faint smoke.

Ein Savanna, der eindeutig auf der würzigen kräftigen Seite beheimatet ist. Von der Nase bis zum Abgang sind für mich würzig nussige Aromen erkennbar. Etwas Rauch und Karamell sind ebenfalls erkennbar. Ein Komplexitätswunder ist er nicht, aber gefällig.

Super exciting "old" Savanna. The nose reveals green apple, mint, cherry and hazelnuts. On the palate, bitter-sweet grapefruit including peel, cocoa and allspice, light BBQ flavors, some coconut and camphor. The finish is reminiscent of strong specialty coffee with more floral notes and a pleasant bitterness. The tropical maturation in a cognac barrel brings out intense tannins and roasted aromas. Great bottling!

This rum has a powerful and complex bouquet. Roasted notes, dark berries, milk, cream and a hint of caramel flan unfold on the nose and palate. There are also aromas of dark red fruits, tobacco, wet wood, vanilla and tropical ripeness. The finish is warm, with a fine acidity of apple and peach. The rum opens up even more with a little water. Overall, a special and very successful profile.

Voilà un Savanna que j'aime. Le nez nous accueille avec beaucoup de fruité pâtissier. De la pomme au four, du gâteau tutti frutti, un peu de boisé, un peu de menthol. Tout est très harmonieux et très bien équilibré. La bouche est douce avec un alcool bien intégré. Là encore beaucoup de fruité, avec une douce chaleur d'épices et un soupçon de camphre. La finale est longue et réconfortante. Un rhum gourmand qui pourrait être piégeux à vouloir en reprendre, tellement il est bon.

small, private Savanna Coss tasting 2025-07-10: I like it much better than the RX23891. You can also tell that the rum has matured. It is more on the spicy side, less fruit, nutty and, as expected, more wood.

On the nose: At first all i got on the nose was port and i had to check in which cask this was aged, its aged 15 years in ex-cognac casks. After few minutes in the glass it opens up. Got those lovely apple notes and spices. Wood on the background. Not so heavy on those nose. Taste: Quite strong upfront and somewhat heavy bodied. The alcohol could have been integrated just a little bit better. Baking notes. Quite fruity. Hints of green apples and apricot. Finish: Quite short and finishes dry in the mouthfeel.. Smoky, toasted woody notes. Lots of familiar notes that i like and i associate with aged Savanna rums. The finish could have been better.

Reminiscent of Martinique. Probably because of the barrel.

Sehr wuchtiger Savanna, der erst nach grasigen Noten duftet und sich im Verlauf immer weiter öffnet, sich fruchtig und schokoladig entwickelt. Nach einer Weile kommt eine buttrige Note dazu, er duftet etwas nach Butterspekulatius mit Blümchen, so ganz komm ich nicht dahinter. Geschmacklich weit vorne dabei, kräftige aromatische Noten von Holz und Gewürzen, angenehmer Einfluß des Cognacs, hinten raus fehlt ein wenig die Power, auch wenn er wirklich lange anhält.

Rhum Fest Paris 2025 Really excellent. Many layers that reveal themselves along the way. The cognac barrel brings out a lot of fruity accents.

Nose is rich but I have a hard time describing it. Very cognac for sure. Mouth, I wrote tapenade not do.much the taste but the mouthfeel reminds me this