Aroma visualization from community tastings
Savanna Plantation La Réunion Single Cask 2005
Most people land on "special and delicious, but a touch too sweet." Glue, solvent and rubber lead the nose, with ripe banana, pineapple and a wisp of smoke behind them — very Jamaican for a Réunion rum. The rye-whisky finish adds char and leather. Then the dosage kicks in: intense and estery up front, sliding into a syrupy sweetness that, for a few tasters, "wegbügelt" everything else.
The community says- Big glue esters
- Ripe fruit & funk
- But: Added sugar
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How does Savanna Plantation La Réunion Single Cask 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Estery Savanna funk, let down by sweetness Most tasters find it genuinely different and like it — heavy, estery, fruity funk. The recurring gripe: the added sweetness gets syrupy and flattens the finish.
funk fans who don't mind sweetness
anyone avoiding dosage or wanting it dry
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How is Savanna Plantation La Réunion Single Cask 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 86% 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?
50% rate it 8 or higher. 14 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Dr.Django
Most helpful positive review
Just yesterday I had a Plantation Savanna 2005, 12 years with a 1 year finish (rye) and 51.9%. I was blown away by it. I came across this sample by chance and naturally had to try it. The nose suggests a great rum with intense aromas on the palate. In the mouth, the rum starts off richly flavored and intense, but then quickly falls into a very sweet direction that irons everything else away. The finish is again initially Grand Arome-like and then becomes very sweet. It would be very interesting to try all the Plantation Savannas from this range against each other. For me, the one with the rye finish is much better.
Review by Serge
Most helpful mixed review
Quite a nice savanna. Heavy, sweet and overripe with wood, smokiness and lots of glue. But I'm a little more convinced on the nose than on the palate, where it seems a little inconsistent towards the finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Das hätte ein wirklich leckerer Grand Arome werden können, auch vom Rye Whisky Finish war ich nicht abgeneigt aber hier ist definitiv ordentlich dosage drin. Die sirupartige süße ruiniert das Geschmacksbild leider komplett, keine Ahnung was das soll ...
Review by Oliver
Great rum from Savanna. Just the right mix of fruit, glue and sweetness. Very balanced and yet intense.
Review by Stefan L
It really has a special taste profile and I like it. I actually bump it a few points this time. Now into my second bottle and it’s still different from most rums I’ve tasted and I still like it.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is an older tasting. A fruity rum with nice wood and a lovely smoky note. The glue in the profile is there from nose to finish. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Montana
Ein intensiver Geruch nach Klebstoff, Lösungsmittel, fruchtig, dazu auch etwas Rauch und Whisky. Der Geschmack ist ebenfalls intensiv und besonders, fruchtig, rauchig, Klebstoff und auch etwas dreckig im Nachklang. Der Körper ist schwer und ölig, der Geschmack hält sehr lange an. Ein äußerst interessanter Rum...
Review by Vincent D
Étonnant ce rhum. Nez très doux et fruité malgré des esters et un whisky bien présents. En bouche, passée la brûlure de l'alcool, c'est très Jamaicain : esters, fruits mûrs. Un côté fermenté. Finale assez longue sur une douceur bien agréable, presque caramélisée.
Review by Jonas Kofod
Funny thing: I could not smell a hint of charring before tasting. After tasting it is dominating the nosing. Really delicious; sweet and estery and a hint of burn. Had I been a smoke head this would get a higher rating with me.
Review by stufcik
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Review by Filip Šikula
Plantation / planteray adventní kalendář 2024 Zdenka Polácha Den 19 Kombinace savanny s whisky v tomto případě funguje velmi dobře. Jen se mi zdá výsledný produkt zbytečně sladký. Ale to byl zřejmě trend doby. Libí se mi.
Review by Daniel
Nase: Whisky-, Rauch- und Klebstoffaromen. Gaumen: Klebstoff und Gummi, gefolgt von rauchigen und verkohlten Noten des Whiskyfinishes. Abgang: rauchig und ganz dezente Süße von Honig zu vernehmen. Fazit: Vertreter aus dem „dreckigen“ Lager. Erinnert an Trinidad. Hat aber trotz der langen Lagerzeit einen relativ kurz anhaltenden Auftritt.
Review by Harald
Farbe: Bernstein Geruch: Intensiv und aromatisch, süß, fruchtig und nach Estern. Aromen von Banane, Kokos, Sahne, Kräutern und etwas Rauch. Riecht echt lecker. Geschmack: Süß und fruchtig im Mund bevor er würzig wird. Beim Schlucken würziger Toffee, süß mit Sandelholz. Lecker. Abgang: Lang, lecker, wärmend, süß im Nachgeschmack. Würzig, Sandelholz, Zimtblätter und Leder. Fazit: Erinnert mich stark an den Rum Arrangé, den ich mir gerade aus weißem Rum mit einer Trockenmischung aus La Réunion angesetzt habe … vor allen an die darin enthaltenen Zimtblätter. 87 Punkte
Review by martin slezák
Planeteray kalendar 19 Farba medená Vôňa tropické ovocie, ananás, estery, riedidlo, lepidlo, guma Chuť estery, lepidlo riedidlo ovocná sladkosť, mango, ananás, kandizované ovocie marhule, med, jód, bylinky, uhladený, Záver stredne dlhý až dlhý ovocie, lepidlo, riedidlo, jód Abv do 50 skôr 48%
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Details about Savanna Plantation La Réunion Single Cask 2005
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 51,9%.
Community purchases
45 bottles logged by 33 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
31% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Savanna Plantation La Réunion Single Cask 2005?
Community paid 75–127 €.
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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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