Aroma visualization from community tastings
Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005
Fans of dry, spice-forward agricole are the natural audience here. This 2005 Savanna leads with pepper, citrus and woody heat, with light smoke running nose to finish and a Port edge that stays subtle. A few describe leathery, tobacco and mint in the empty glass. The catch: several find the vegetal, mentholated, sometimes sour side a bit disjointed rather than seamless.
The community says- Long peppery finish
- Real character
- Vegetal, sour side
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How does Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Dry, peppery Reunion agricole with a Port edge Most rate it a rich, powerful agricole with a long peppery, leathery finish. Some love the balance; others find the smoky, vegetal, slightly sour profile off and not their thing.
Fans of dry, spicy, complex agricole
Anyone wanting sweet, easy rum
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How is Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits 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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What does the community say?
23% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
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 Tim
Most helpful mixed review
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 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 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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Details about Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 50,7%.
Community purchases
46 bottles logged by 39 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
15% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005 cost?
Community paid 75–135 €.
Current best price: 149.00 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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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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