Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish

Citrus, spice and smoke—complex yet elegant agricole experience.

Orange, citrus and smoky aromas meet a spicy, woody palate with port and Cognac touches. Community consensus points to a balanced, complex rum — recommended for adventurous sippers seeking unique cask finishes.

8.4  / 10  (30 reviews)

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Intense citrus and port aromas
    • Complex, layered flavour profile
    • Long, satisfying finish

    Rich orange and citrus leap from the glass, layered with port and smoky notes unique to this Savanna XO Port Cask Finish. The palate balances woody spice and a hint of Cognac influence, leading to a long, nuanced finish, praised as "complex" and "well balanced" by RumX tasters. Worth a sip for those who appreciate vibrant, cask-forward agricole rums.

    Aroma

    Orange Citrus Smoky Port

    Taste

    Spice Woody Citrus Port

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4  / 10  (30 reviews)
    Top 21% Reunion
    Top 32% Savanna

    "Overall a fantastic, rich, powerful and well-balanced Agricole that I tasted at the pre-party to Sweden Rumfest 2023 at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm. The Savanna Distillerie was built between 1948 and 1950 by Emile Hugot in Saint Paul, Reunion. It wasn’t the first distillery in Reunion cause rum has been distilled in the island since the 1870’s from sugarcane grown on the island. In 1992 the distillery was moved the Bois-Rouge sugar factory in Saint Paul where the entire production now takes place, from cultivation and harvesting of the sugar cane to distillation and bottling. Rum from the Savanna distillery has grown quite popular lately and Mr. Fabio Rossi from Rum Nation started a collaboration with them some years ago which has resulted in this bottling among some others. This bottling was distilled in 2005 in their Savalle Column Still whereafter it directly was transferred to steel tanks where it was left for 17 months before moved to cognac casks for eleven years and finally placed for one more year in port casks before bottled in 1401 bottles."

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    8.8 / 10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

    "This is a really nice release and the price tag is pretty good in my mind. Medium intense and fruity with clear cask finish notes. I really like the light smoky notes from nose to finish. The empty glass is wonderful and has light tobacco and mint notes."

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

    "Auf den ersten Blick für ein Portfinish etwas ungewöhnlich und für mich nicht ganz stimmig. Man findet zwar typische Früchte und etwas Schokolade, aber dann viel Rauch, pflanzliche Noten und extrem Menthol. Im Mund süß und etwas runder als an der Nase, dennoch pflanzlich und rauchig. Vermutlich spielt hier das Cognacfinish rein, wie auch immer, diese durchwachsene Lagerung ist nicht ganz mein Fall."

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    7.9 / 10
    Review by: Tim

    "The desire to return just to savor this final so greedy ..."

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    8.8 / 10
    Review by: Maxime Leclerc 🇨🇵
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX2765
    ABV
    50,7%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2005
    Cask number
    #967
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    12 years
    No. of bottles
    1,401
    Bottle volume
    50cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Savanna 2005 &nbsp; 12yr &nbsp; 50,7% XO - Port Cask Finish

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 45 bottles to their collections:

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    38
    opened
    3
    emptied
    4
    Open rate
    16%
    Ø Market value
    137€

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    About the Savanna distillery

    The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 5,853 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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