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Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grotte 2014
Agricole drinkers who like their cane spirit fresh, dry and a little weird will find plenty here. Yellow fruit — melon, nectarine, clementine — sits next to green olive, camphor, herbs and light toasted oak, with the ex-cognac cask showing quietly. At 61% the alcohol lands surprisingly well integrated. A few tasters found the nose too shy or hit medicinal off-notes, so it doesn't win everyone over.
The community says- Yellow-fruit freshness
- ABV well integrated
- But: Shy nose
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How does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grotte 2014 taste?
Aggregated from 39 community reviews.
Fresh, atypical agricole with olive and yellow fruit Most find it a fresh, atypical agricole with real identity and well-tamed proof; the recurring gripe is a shy, sometimes medicinal nose and a body some call thin.
Reunion agricole fans chasing atypical, fresh profiles
anyone put off by camphor and olive
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56% rate it 8 or higher. 14 selected write-ups from 39 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheJackDrop
At first, I felt a light pastry framework and clear notes of melon. Then with aeration, a slight leather, marked notes of wood and camphor appear, and while the cognac cask is discreet, some exotic fruit notes hide among the tannins. On the palate, there is pep and a nice acidity. Nectarine, clementine, I really like it! It's quite direct, as expected from an agricole, but pleasant, and the influence of the cognac cask grows in intensity. Fruit pits and some light spices gradually settle in. The finish, of medium length, oscillates between a surprising candy sugar (rather typical of molasses), yellow fruits, pepper, and a woodiness that is present without being overwhelming. Patience is needed to let the indulgence of the cognac settle in.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#6364 18.02.2026 Relaxing with some samples after a slow day at work and a good afternoon on the bike. This is a very nice release with a fruity and floral profile. The floral notes are close to being perfume like notes. Well balanced with some light rubber and mint.
Review by Johannes
Most helpful critical review
Missing notes of cable/plastic/electro. Hardly drinkable.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Kleines Savanna-Crosstasting mit Soforteinschätzung, daher nur kurz: Leider misslungen, sowohl an der Nase als auch am Gaumen. Eher Tresterbrand.
Review by zabo
Nun endlich mal diese neuen Savannas im Glas, vorab sehr enttäuscht das es diese nur in überteuerten Bundels gab und den Preis sind sie meiner Meinung nicht wert. Was jetzt nicht heißen soll, daß dieser schlecht sind, aber nun mal nicht überragend in meinen Augen.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Tasting of a 2cl sample. 👃 A moment of remembrance: as soon as I pour the sample into my glass, I smell a floral perfume that reminds me of the toilets at my grandparents' house. Little sachets and still life of dried flowers, flower smoke. I've had these aromas in Folle Blanche Armagnacs aged for at least 20 years. It fades with time. Then, sweet spices, a light woodiness tinged with leather, the impression of smelling the earth in my hands. Fruit takes over, with melon, yellow fruit, mirabelle plum, raisins (gros manseng variety) and even a hint of exotic fruit with "starfruit". The nose ends with fleeting herbaceous notes of green olives and tiger balm. Very good integration of alcohol in the service of an atypical, refreshing fruit profile. 😋 A variety of fruits (melon, tangerine, carambola, pineapple, yellow kiwi) in the form of tangy tutti frutti candy. Spices including cardamom, always this floral and smoky perfume, iodine (yet the canes are not so close to the edge of the Indian Ocean in my memory), camphor, green olives, a light, melted and dry woodiness. The palate echoes the nose. A mention for the integration of ABV. ⛳ Medium-length, warm, dry, slightly bitter. Combination of yellow fruit, sugarcane and iodine. Peppery oak, smoky floral aspect with some raisins. 💡 I'm amazed by the other first tasting notes. This Savanna is a very good agricole, atypical, fresh, with a real identity.
Review by Cédric C
Dégustation de 4 samples de cette nouvelle édition Wild. Je suis un grand fan de ce que fait Savanna, de leurs rhums atypiques et variés. J’ai beaucoup apprécié ces nouveaux rhums et je ne prendrai pas en compte le prix exorbitant comparé aux versions précédentes… Avant de me plonger dans cette édition Wild, j’ai fait un tour sur le Savanna Unshared Belgium Mérou, que j’avais noté 8,4, afin de me donner un point de repère. Pour ce qui est de ce Wild Grotte, j’ai trouvé le nez très discret, trop discret, ce qui est selon moi le point négatif de cette bouteille. En revanche, pour ce qui est du goût… je l’ai trouvé terrible. L’alcool est bien intégré et j’ai rapidement perçu en bouche un profil varié et qui évolue: salé, herbacé, fruité, puis une finale boisée. Un agricole très réussi selon moi
Review by DutchRumPirate
In terms of nose and taste, this Savanna is a bit of a letdown. Fewer of those real tropical fruits. More glue, esters, milk chocolate, and a bit of barrel/oak wood. In the back you can taste the olive and mint. I really love Savanna, but this one is on the light side.
Review by Schnubbii
Beautiful, light Agricole nose. Very intense on the palate with apple, pear and grassy notes. There is a hint of vanilla, but it remains quite green-vegetable-fruity. Medium length finish with some wood. I like it, in my opinion a little underrated here. Unfortunately (too) expensive for what it is.
Review by Jarek
Savanna Cross Tasting - November 2025: Die „zweite“ Grotte aus der neuen Wild Island Edition ist eher auf der hellen Seite, mit gelben Früchten, weniger Holz, weniger Gewütz, weniger Süße. Irgendwie leicht und eher dünn. Nicht ganz nach meinem Geschmack.
Review by Michael Schou
05-12-2025 - Rate 8.3 The 1.st in a line up of 5 different Savanna rums. Can say now that this one was a bit off from the other 4. See next 4 review’s of the ocher bottles. Nose of herbs/floral, wood and spice. Palate also a floral feel mixed with wood and spice. Medium finish dominated by wood and herbs/floral.
Review by Michal Jurka
🇷🇪 Nová Wild Island edice 🏞️🌅🌋🌌 🥃 Black Volcano Cave 🌋 Agricole, 2014, 7 let, ex-cognac, 61% Velmi svěží a živý, trochu travnatý a velmi ovocný po žlutém kontinentálním ovoci, po provzdušnění se více projevuje dřevitost se zemitým kořením a bylinkami. V chuti je agricole DNA znatelnější více. Parádní kousek a pro mě asi největší překvapení série. 🥃 Marine Cave 🏞️ Traditionnel, 2009, 15 let, ex-cognac, 62,6% Potřebuje delší čas ve sklenici, než se pořádně otevře. Pak nabídne bohaté aroma ořechů, lehké praženosti, karamelu, hnědého cukru, koření a dotek chemie. V chuti se přidávají ovocnější tóny. 🥃 Milky Way 🌌 Traditionnel, 2008, 15 let, ex-sherry, 60,1% Čokoládově nasládlý se dřevem a sušenými švestkami a celkově poměrně tmavý s příjemnou vínovou linkou. Krásně plný a hutný jak ve vůni tak v chuti. Závěr je tu ale nečekaně chemicko-gumový (zvýrazněný ještě po zapití vodou). To mi ale nevadí. 🥃 Tree in flames 🌅 Grand Arome, 2010, 13 let, ex-cognac, 60,9% Záměrně jsem si nechal na konec, protože prostě vrchol. Skvělý nos, jak jsme u Grand Arome Savanny zvyklí. Mix sladkého, zralého tropického ovoce (zvláště banánu) a umělé jahody umocněný akurátní dávkou esterů a chemie a kapka toho dřeva a sladkokyselosti. V chuti ta samá nálož ovocných tónů s estery. Celkově to působí jako gumídci. ______ Opět nádherná přírodní grafika, kterou prostě můžu, a opět špičkové rumy, které prostě můžu. A za mě se určitě staví na stejnou úroveň jako předchozí edice.
Review by kclo
Nose works, the rest does not!
Review by Filip Šikula
Vune Dřevo, koření, olivy, bylinky, později se objevují tóny koňaku Chut Kulata, stavnata, zlute meloun, stařený agrikol- drevo v kytkach, naznak lečiv, jód, dlouho cucaná pecka z olivy Zaver Stredne dlouhy, vystupuju ďrevo a sušenka, konak.
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Details about Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grotte 2014
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 61%.
Community purchases
40 bottles logged by 32 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grotte 2014 cost?
Community paid 121–169 €.
Current best price: 152.39 € – 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 8,349 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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