Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005
Loved by Stefan Persson, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 21 more
For curious explorers leaning toward expert territory: a 12‑year Savanna agricole at 50.7%, with citrus, peppery spice, menthol, light smoke and port/cognac notes. RumX members praise its power, length and complexity.
- Complex agricole profile
- Long spicy finish
- Interesting cask influence
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How does Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005 taste?
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Powerful, complex cask-finished agricole For curious explorers leaning toward expert territory: a 12‑year Savanna agricole at 50.7%, with citrus, peppery spice, menthol, light smoke and port/cognac notes. RumX members praise its power, length and complexity.
Agricole fans and experienced rum drinkers who enjoy dry, spicy profiles with port and cognac cask influence and don’t mind a hint of smoke and menthol.
Those new to rum, anyone expecting sweet, gourmand flavors, or drinkers who dislike vegetal/technical agricole notes and noticeable alcohol presence.
How is Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.4 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 30 ratings
Review by Stefan Persson
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.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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.
Review by Tim
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.
Review by Romain de L
Remarkable ! Strong nose, well balanced, you can smell the porto, but lightly. Strong on the palate, but again balanced with a lot of character. Very long finish, leathery. Recommended
Review by Maxime Leclerc 🇨🇵
The desire to return just to savor this final so greedy ...
Review by Tschusikowsky
Decent nose, in the mouth likewise but in the finish it escapes a great taste
Review by Vincent D
Nose rather sweet on the fruit, citrus fruits in particular. In the mouth, spices (pepper) explode and embalm the mouth. It's very woody again.it's a bit more greedy after a few sips. A touch of Cognac is felt.It's good but it lacks greediness for me. Not really my thing.
Review by Pavel Spacek
IMHO one of weakest Savanna profile. Low esters, taste similar to Unshare cask series = sour, bitter. 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 L' Art Rhumiste
Un vieil agricole comme je les aime, concentré, épicé, boisé fruité et complexe
Review by martin slezák
Farba jantár Vôňa intenzívna korenie, citrusy, technické tóny riedidlo, olivy, zelenina Chuť intenzívna korenie, citrusy, technické tóny riedidlo. Olivy, komplexná Záver dlhý korenie, technický
Review by Anubis_CZ
intenzivní a komplexní rum s citrusy a portským v chuti. Je znát síla, dozvuk je dlouhý a kořenitý. Jenže agricole základ mi osobně nesedí – místo nadšení ve mně zůstává spíš respekt. Ochutnat určitě zajímavé, ale láhev bych si nekoupil.
Review by Sylvain44
La finale est belle et longue, un nez sur le fruit, la bouche est un peu en retrait avec un alcool assez présent
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About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,726 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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