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Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 50cl bottle
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Aged rum · 15 years · 60,1%

Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008

Don't expect a typical Savanna here — the sherry cask takes over almost completely. Think dark chocolate, dried plums, burnt sugar and charred oak, with a sulphury, gunpowder edge that runs through the whole glass. Several tasters loved the depth and Black Forest richness; plenty of others felt the base rum got "taken hostage" by the wood. Give it long air time — it splits the room.

The community says
  • Deep sherry richness
  • Dark chocolate, dried fruit
  • Sulphur off-note
179.00 € incl. VAT
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How does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 taste?

Aggregated from 67 community reviews.

Divisive, sherry-soaked, sulphury cask-strength sipper A genuine love-it-or-hate-it bottle. Fans get rich sherry, chocolate and dried fruit at cask strength; critics find the sulphur, burnt notes and dominant cask bury the Savanna character.

Perfect for

Fans of heavy sherry-bomb whisky and dark, sulphury rums

Less suitable for

Anyone sensitive to sulphur or wanting the classic Savanna profile

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How is Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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What does the community say?

49% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 67 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Most helpful positive review

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Sep 2025637 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

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. 😉

Review by Thunderbird

Most helpful critical review

Thunderbird
Sep 20251,251 reviewsGermany
5.5/10

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

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Sep 20251,811 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

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.

Review by SaibotZtar

SaibotZtar
Oct 2025518 reviewsGermany
6.9/10

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

Review by Basti

Basti
Sep 2025496 reviewsGermany
8.5/10

Savanna Masterclass 26.09.2025

Review by DomM

DomM
Oct 2025910 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

Very heavy influence from the cask. Sherry is very dominant in the overall profile. There is also lots of wood and burnt notes taking the Savanna profile somewhat hostage. Finish lingers with very long with lots of wood and bitterness.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Oct 20251,429 reviewsSwitzerland
8.0/10

Holz, geröstete Nüsse, vergorene Früchte, pflanzliche Noten und Schwefel an der Nase, am Gaumen kommt noch schwere Süsse von Schokolade und getrockneten Früchten dazu. Die Schwefelnote ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber insgesamt ist das Profil keineswegs unausgewogen. Das Savanna-Spektrum beweist einmal mehr seine eindrückliche Vielseitigkeit.

Review by Boletus

Boletus
Nov 2025300 reviewsGermany
6.5/10

Durch das Sherryfass wird der Rum nahezu erschlagen, nur ganz selten schimmert der Grundcharakter durch. Das könnte bei mir durchaus auch funktionieren, leider zeigt sich jedoch beim Fass eine leichte Schwefelverunreinigung, welche mir den Spaß doch merklich einbremst. Schade! Savanna Masterclass Online-Tasting am 26.09.25; vielen Dank an das RumX-Team.

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Details about Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008

A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 60,1%.

CountryReunion
DistillerySavanna
CategoryColumn Still Rum
ABV60,1%
Volume50cl
Age15 years
Vintage2008
Bottled2025
Cask no.#980
Limited edition899 bottles

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Community purchases

39 bottles logged by 33 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

7% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.

36 sealed 3 open 0 emptied

What does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 cost?

Community paid 138–179 €.

Current best price: 179.00 € – within the typical community range.

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About the Savanna distillery

The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,002 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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