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Berry Bros & Rudd Savanna Réunion Rum (Bottled for Kirsch) 2016
The first surprise is the color — several tasters call it "Rosé," not rum. This 65% Savanna from a red wine cask splits people hard: a few catch plums, cherry and citrus peel, but most say the wine and raw alcohol bury everything. One reviewer summed it up as tasting more like a very strong red wine than rum. Very little of the distillery's character survives.
The community says- Fruity red wine nose
- But: Harsh alcohol
- But: Wine buries rum
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How does Berry Bros & Rudd Savanna Réunion Rum (Bottled for Kirsch) 2016 taste?
Aggregated from 41 community reviews.
Wine-cask Savanna, hot and unbalanced A red wine cask experiment most feel didn't work — dominant wine notes and harsh, poorly integrated alcohol drown the Savanna base. A small minority enjoy the fruity, wine-forward profile.
Fans of heavy red wine cask finishes and cask strength experiments
Anyone wanting classic Savanna character or well-integrated alcohol
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How is Berry Bros & Rudd Savanna Réunion Rum (Bottled for Kirsch) 2016 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.0 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 31% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 17% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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46% rate it below 6. 23 selected write-ups from 41 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Werni
Also im Vergleich zum RA Fiji FSDP bin ich hier ja mal voll bei Euch. Gestern bei dem ersten Versuch war ich echt geschockt. Savanna und Rotweinfass klappt nicht. Ich rieche nur bitteres Orangeat und Rotwein plus Fass. Vom Savanna ist eigentlich nichts geblieben. Er ist scharfkantig alkoholisch und künstlich, der Abgang ist lang und unschön, verbranntes Holz und scharfkantig. Der Versuch mit reichlich Wasser, ist auch fehlgeschlagen - jetzt riecht er nach Aperol Spritz und das mag ich gar nicht, dazu wird er komischerweise noch bitterer. Schade,hatte auf was gutes gehofft. Was mach ich jetzt mit der Flasche? Augen zu und durch? Kann mir auch keinen Cocktail damit vorstellen. :-/
Review by Roman Lelek
Popravdě nejsem fanoušek silných rumů, ale tenhle není špatný, i když alkohol je cítit…ve vůni jsem nejdřív cítil švestky a pak jsem si přečetl, že červené víno, dále dřevitost. Barva je velmi světlá, průhledná a lehce do červeno hnědá. V chuti cítím ovoce, dřevo a samozřejmě tóny z červeného vina. Savannu jsem ještě neochutnal, takže popravdě nevím, kolik chuti z ní zůstalo, ale podle ostatních hodnocení mi přijde, že vše přebilo červené víno. Po chvíli odležení ve sklenici opravdu hlavní chuť dominuje červené víno - jako by mělo 50-60% a nebyl to rum. Závěr za mě je poměrně dlouhý - chuť rumu je ještě dlouho cítit na patře..
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5298 03.05.2025 Running some samples while watching "Bumblebee" Nose Alcoholic, wine, light wood, faint iodine, light resin, watermelon, citrus. Palate Alcoholic, wine, light wood, light citrus, light roasted, spice. Finish Medium to long, alcoholic, wine, fruits, light grapes. Empty glass Spice, fruits, light vanilla. This release is completely out of balance and both the ABV and wine has taken over.
Review by Jarek
Ich habe nicht grundsätzlich etwas gegen Rotwein-Finish. Allerdings ist das hier sehr schlecht gemacht. Sowohl in der Nase als auch am Gaumen überlagert das Finish alles was von dem Rum noch da sein könnte - bis auf sen Alkohol, der sehr aufdringlich und unangenehm rüber kommt. Allerdings habe ich den Verdau, dass hier schon der Grundstoff nicht zu Savannas besten Fässern zählte. Der Reat wandert in den Ausguss.
Review by Timo Groeger
Haha, ich glaube ich muss noch viel lernen was Rum angeht. Finde diesen hier allerdings sehr lecker. Man hat einen schönen fruchtigen Rotweingeruch in der Nase und ich finde im Gaumen kommt dann noch Kirscje dazu. Den Alkohol schmeckt man kaum. Ich mag ihn.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Puuhh... Alcohol is already really very concise and anything but well integrated. Behind that you find a bit of notes of strong, slightly burnt coffee, wood and tannins from the red wine barrel and some sea salt chocolate, as well as strangely soapy bergamot notes?..From savanna flavors no matter whether traditional or grand arome is almost nothing to be found here. Too bad!
Review by Joachim Guger
The color does not exist on the RumX scale. Rose. It needs to breathe a little longer, the aroma becomes more natural. Very fruity, citrus peel, oak and medicine. In the mouth then furry, alcohol stings neat. He is not my thing, but could imagine that lovers of fruity rums can gain more from it.
Review by Martin Švojgr
První napití - no fuj, co to je za hnus? Vůbec jsem to nečekal. Dávám tomu šanci druhé a třetí napití je o dost lepší. Je to takové sušší alkoholové portské kde je strašně cítit lihivost a trochu dřeva, grepu. Kdyby bylo ubráno na té lihovosti (lépe integrovaný alkohol) asi by mi to i chutnalo. Po Reunionu v chuti ani náznak, sud po červeném víně vše přebil :-(
Review by Pavel Spacek
Weak Savanna with - am I the only one, who feels the strongest taste macerated vanilla pod? Rumy z destilerie Savanna jsou jedny z mych nejoblibenejsich. Doporucuji kazdemu vyzkouset zejmena vuce esterove kousky jako je Grand arome nebo HERR. Tolik ovoce v nekolika malo kapkach tekutiny jste dlouho necitili.
Review by Mirco
I was skeptical about this finish beforehand. Unfortunately, the bottling doesn't really convince me either. As a Savanna fan, I don't really see any parallels to the base here. It is a traditional rum, I exclude HERR/Grand Arome. Overall, the rum is too unbalanced for me with lots of wood and roasted aromas.
Review by Andi
Since I can only join the previous speakers, too much alcohol and not quite round the bottling. What you can see immediately, however, is the storage in the red wine barrel, this comes out very clearly on the palate. The typical Savan notes you can already recognize.
Review by mto75
the red wine notes are unmistakable, unfortunately also so dominant that they slay everything else...still some wood barrel, but that's it. For a 60 rating (= pleasant) it is not enough, also because on the palate the high ABV brutally strikes, and in the finish remains almost only alcoholic sharpness...the experiment is unfortunately not successful.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Jemná vůně vína a ovoce. Spíš ovocná pálenka než rum. V chuti ten sud po víně už není vůbec rušivý naopak příjemný doplněk k chuti rumu. Bohužel se pro mě jedná o příliš moc "travnatý" kus, který mi na rozdíl od HERR zrovna nechutná.
Review by DomM
Long story short: no bueno. The nose is very much just strong alcoholic notes with redwine. This smells like a very very bad fortified wine. Just not good. On the palate it is a bit „better“ but still… alcohol is very dominant. There is some sweetness from the wine but overall this isn’t balanced at all. Very much not recommended.
Review by Michal S
Nic moc. Vůně hned po nalití opravdu pekelná, po 30 minutách trochu lepší. Červené víno přebíjí charakter rumu, je tam příliš mnoho alkoholu, který není dobře integrován. Jsem vděčný za šanci ochutnat, ale dále zkoumat určitě nebudu…
Review by zabo
Der größte Reinfall des Abends bei unserer kleinen Savanna Runde war leider dieser. Wieder einmal ein Paradebeispiel wie man einen Rum mit einem Finish komplett kaputt machen kann. Habe nur kurz probiert und ihn dann weg geschüttet, nachdem ein wenig Luft ihn auch nicht besser gemacht hat.
Review by Peter
Doftar lite nafta. Smak oljig lite fet. Röda bär
Review by Thunderbird
Rarely tasted such a bad finish! This red wine finish overpowers almost everything except the poorly integrated alcohol... I usually like subtle finishes with red or white wine. With this one, everything must have definitely gone wrong
Review by martin slezák
Rumový kalendár pavla spačka 1 rx17014 Farba medená Vôňa sladkosť, med, banán, zatuchlina, hniloba Chuť sladkosť, vanilka, korenie, zatuchlina, akoby kvas, alkohol je zle integrovaný Záver kratky vanilka drevo skoro vyprcha Toto mi vôbec nechutí
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Für mich schmeckt es wie ein Rotwein mit sehr viel Alkoholgehalt. Hätte mir hier mehr erhofft. Auch im Abgang sehr alkoholhaltig. In der Nase sind einige Noten von tropischen Früchten zu erkennen. Abgang eher langanhaltend
Review by Leo Krüper
Red wine rum with a lot of alcohol. Too much. Color also rose. Completely unbalanced and ill-considered. Had really high hopes for the part.
Review by Olimpia1936
Definitely disappointing the finish in red wine overpowers everything, am I drinking rum or a brandy?
Review by Jan Odvody
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Details about Berry Bros & Rudd Savanna Réunion Rum (Bottled for Kirsch) 2016
A rum from Reunion, bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd, at 65%.
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7 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
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Current best price: 79.23 €.
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About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,349 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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