The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée

bold, sherry-heavy Savanna experiment

Very sherry-driven Savanna with dark, woody, roasted and spicy notes, sometimes smoky and sulphuric. Polarising but complex and long-lasting, loved by fans of heavy sherry cask influence.

Intense sherry profile
Complex and unique
Long warm finish
195.00 €

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
RumX ID
RX24943
ABV
60,1%
Category
Column Still Rum
Vintage
Bottled
2025
Cask number
#980
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Age
15 years
No. of bottles
899
Bottle volume
50cl
Savanna 2008   15yr   60,1% The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members talk most about the intense sherry influence on this 2008 Savanna: dark sherry, old wood, roasted notes, red fruits and a touch of gunpowder and sulphur. Powerful at 60.1% yet often described as round, complex and with a long, warm finish. A real “Spalter-Rum” that divides opinions but thrills sherry and burnt-cask fans, and stands out as a bold, experimental Wild Island Edition.

    Aroma

    Sherry Woody Red wine Dried fruit

    Taste

    Sherry Woody Roasted Dark

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.0/10 45 reviews

    Savanna-Online-Tasting WLP 26.09.2025 - 87 Punkte Update 2025-09-28: Da ich mehrfach auf meine Bewertung angesprochen wurde, habe ich diesen Rum nochmals verkostet. Ein super Spalter-Rum! 😂 Ich wusste bisher nicht, dass ich verbrannte Zündplätzchen nicht nur olfaktorisch, sondern auch geschmacklich mag, aber so ist es. Für mich ist dies ein sehr erwachsener, leicht verrückter Rum, der mit etwas zu enormer Kraft daherkommt (für eine Verkostung mit einem Tropfen Wasser hat die Probe leider nicht mehr gereicht). Wenn andere ihn nicht mögen, gut für mich, dann wird es kein Problem, eine ganze Flasche zu ergattern. Bewertung bleibt bestehen. 😉

    Savanna-Tasting-RumX 26.09.25: Diese Wild Island Edition ist so gar nicht meins. Die 19 Jahre Sherryfass haben ihre Wirkung hinterlassen..aber nicht im positiven Sinne. In der Nase überwiegt alter dunkler schwerer Sherry. Am Gaumen anfangs noch gebranntes Karamell und leichte Röstigkeit. Dann entwickelt sich ein Aroma von altem modrigen pilzlastigen Waldboden mit leichtem Schwefel…dieses bleibt auch im Abgang dominierend…muss man mögen. Ich jedoch nicht

    Savanna Masterclass. Da gehe ich mit, ein wirklich guter Rum. Klar ist das Sherry Cask Finish erkennbar, aber wirklich gut eingebunden. Ansonsten ist noch etwas Holz erkennbar. Ein echter Top Rum meiner Meinung nach.

    Mmh I'm not really warming to this Savanna. The nose is almost musty Musty fermented ... Red fruits and sweetness . On the palate it tastes like an old port wine, lots of sweet plum and many bitter substances. Unfortunately not my cup of tea at all. Would never have guessed this rum blind as Savanna. Conclusion: Too bad about the original rum

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