Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008
Highly praised, powerful Savanna with rich baked-apple, dried-fruit and spice layers, well-handled 63% ABV, and a long, warming, slightly tannic finish that fans find deeply satisfying.
Savanna fans and seasoned sippers who enjoy heavy, oak-driven rums with baked-apple, dried-fruit, cacao and spice, plus a clear cognac-cask twist at robust cask strength.
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Powerful, pastry-fruited Savanna heavyweight
If you already enjoy mature Savanna or cognac-finished rums, this pushes those roasted wood, baked-fruit and spicy notes hard at 63% while staying surprisingly balanced.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike woody, tannic dryness and heavier, slightly bitter profiles.
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About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,175 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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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.