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Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Lave 2003
Poured neat in a tasting glass is really the only way to meet this one — at 66.5% it's a full-throttle Savanna Grand Arôme. Expect overripe strawberry, sour cherry, dried fruit and heavy ester funk (glue, nail polish, solvent) wrapped in unusually loud oak. Several tasters call the wood "un poil astringent," but almost everyone agrees the fruit and heat carry it.
The community says- Overripe red fruit
- Heavy ester funk
- But: Very oak-forward
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Aggregated from 45 community reviews.
Intense, fruity Grand Arôme with strong oak A favorite among Savanna Grand Arôme fans — huge fruit, esters and integrated heat. The one recurring note: the oak runs strong, edging toward astringent and dry for some.
Savanna Grand Arôme and high-ester fans
Anyone put off by strong oak or high proof
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100% rate it 8 or higher. 21 selected write-ups from 45 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Very intense savanna with a pronounced Grand Arôme character. The nose is dominated by fermented fruit, esters and solvent notes, accompanied by citrus zest and spicy wood. Powerful and complex on the palate with ripe fruit, herbs and a pleasant sweetness that blends harmoniously with the wood. The alcohol is excellently integrated and underlines the depth of the profile. A rum with a strong character and complexity, which for me is clearly one of the best Savanna bottlings.
Review by Jakob
Grand Arôme in its purest form meets wood: The barrel influence is finally not completely lost next to the fruit esters. Excellent representative of the Savanna Grand Arômes.
Review by Dr.Django
Ebenso wie der Wild Island Grand Arome ist dieser hier herausragend! Sehr geiler Rum, der die Aromen nicht so elegant wie der Vertreter aus dem Wald liefert, sondern diese brachial ungeschönt azf den Gaumen schleudert. Ein Aromenspektakel, das Spaß macht.
Review by TheRhumhoe
An intense, concentrated Savanna, as the rather flashy lava photo suggests. We get a veritable bouquet of diverse aromas, from medicinal notes (esters, glue, solvents, varnish) to fruit (strawberry, apple, raisins, tropical fruit) to spices (cinnamon, baked apple, pepper) and elegant oak. The profile is luscious, opulent and complex, living up to expectations. The attack is masterful: the full power and depth of the juice can be felt through woody notes, lively spices (cinnamon, chili, pepper), leather, phenolic notes of glue and varnish, but above all the ample, heavy fruitiness that invades the palate with strawberries, dried fruit, olive, overripe exotic fruit and citrus. This aromatic panoply is accompanied by a warmth on the palate that reminds us that we're dealing with an intense, dry, powerful rum that hides its game very well. The alcohol is really well integrated. The finish is particularly long, with a strong attachment to tropical fruits, strawberries and dried fruits, but the spicy, woody notes come with the tannins to give the finish a kick. Olive brine, medicinal notes and cognac also return in concert. A superb Savanna in its purest form, powerful and charming as can be.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolute Savanna Grand Arome DNA aus überreifer vergorener Erdbeere und anderen roten & tropischen Früchten, sowie Menthol Wick Eisbonbons und salziger Olivenlake. Cognac dezent wahrnehmbar aber nur zu 5% und Alkoholgehalt von knapp 67% extrem gut eingebunden. Extrem langer Abgang mit ordentlich Ester, Nagellackentferner und Klebstoff. Ganz großes Kino und zählt ab heute definitiv zu meinen Top 5 Savannas. Danke an Mirco für das Sample!
Review by Johannes
Ein etwas stürmischer, etwas trockener, nicht ganz so fruchtiger Grand Arome! Aber trotzdem hervorragend!
Review by Pavel Spacek
100% vanilla The rums from Savanna Distillery are some of my favourites. I recommend everyone to try especially vuce ester pieces like Grand arome or HERR. You haven't felt so much fruit in a few little drops of liquid for a long time.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one was also really good and we all agreed that this series was overall a really good one. The nose is very fruity with tobacco and wood and there is some ester in there as well. The palate is complex and equally fruity with sugarcane and some wood/barrel. The finish is long and fruity with wood/barrel.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Magnifique ! Une explosion de saveur dans tous les sens.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Sample de 5cl disponible, dégustation décomposée en 2x2,5cl. Dégusté à la suite du UC chai humide LMDW #714 et du Wild Island "Forêt". 👃 Whaou quel nez 🤩 Très complet sur des notes fruitées (fraise gariguette, cerise griotte, raisins gorgés de sucre, mangue, papaye, carambole), esterisées (vernis à ongles, solvant, ether), épicées (poivre vert, baies roses, cannelle). Un peu de fermentation d'olives vertes. L'aspect boisé bien présent développe une odeur envoûtante de glace rhum/raisins nappée de caramel salé. Le tout avec une touche fraîche de menthe poivrée. Magnifique intégration de l'alcool au nez malgré les 66 bourrins. 93/100 😋 Quelle attaque chaude et intense ! Puissance et concentration me vient à l'esprit. C'est vif sur du piment de Cayenne, le boisé type Cognac sur des fruits secs gorgés de sucre, des agrumes confites (kumquat, mandarine). De nouveau les esters (colle et vernis), des fruits surmûris (mangue, papaye, ananas, fraise, cerise), de la saumure d'olives noires. Le boisé est plus présent en bouche, sur un aspect presque fumé, bousiné. Un profil très sec où l'alcool n'est quasiment pas présent (toute proportion gardée 😉). 91/100 ⛳ Longue, chaude, vive, intense ! Petits dés de fruits oscillants entre le confit et le trop mûr. Fraîcheur mentholée. Puis, un aspect plus animal sur ces produits manufacturés, cuir de malette, peut-être presque une touche de tabac à cigare. 90/100 Ce lave porte bien son nom ! Quelle intensité au nez et quelle vivacité en bouche 🤯 Une "petite" bombe organoleptique ! Pour moi, il est dans le quatuor de tête GA dégusté à ce jour ; The Chronicles > GES > Madras = Forêt = Lave, en fonction de la forme du jour 😂 N.B. Chai humide 10 ans bientôt dégusté 🤤
Review by John Coffey
Magnifique produit ! A fruit compote with a lot of punch !
Review by Arthur Moreau
A great aroma very "concentrated", perfect expression of the full proof, aromas of red fruits (very ripe strawberries, cherries..) very present in the nose as well as in the mouth, very long finish. The power of the alcohol makes the note slightly lower.
Review by Mathieu C.
Grand arôme très bien maîtrisé et réussi Mais ce type de rhum ne reste cependant toujours pas mon favori...
Review by Guji Guji
Amazing rum, fruit bomb, olive oil, custard and dried fruits. The alcohol is wonderfully integrated, it's round and smooth. Endless finish ! Delicious poetry in a glass of rum!
Review by Jarek
Savanna Cross Tasting - November 2025: Aahhh… da habe ich wohl instinktiv den besten Tropfen des heutigen Tages für den Schluss aufgehoben. Sehr leckerer und kraftvoller Grand Arome, auch wenn der Holzeinfluss mir fast zu stark ist.
Review by Joël
Einer meiner Lieblings Savannas. Grossartiger Stoff!
Review by FischeJ
Im Vergleich etwas wilder, kräuterig, mehr Fasseinfluss dadurch im Abgang trocken. Aber meckern auf hohem Niveau
Review by Gaston NP
Rhum bien équilibré et agréable au nez comme en bouche.
Review by Ayc
Magnifique, digne représentant des GA. On peut simplement lui reprocher un côté très (trop?) boisé un poil astreingent. Mais c’est vraiment très bon!
Review by Michal Jurka
Savanna exactly to my liking, the only thing I miss is a bit of technical/chemical notes in the taste and the abv could be little lower though.
Review by Morten Nørregaard Rasmussen
The nose really fruity in the front, and then the alcohol kicks☺️💪. Wild grand Arome
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Details about Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Lave 2003
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 66,5%.
Community purchases
87 bottles logged by 65 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Lave 2003 cost?
Community paid 80–345 €.
Current best price: 799.50 € – above 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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