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CDI Savanna Reunion (Selected by Rum Stylez) Grand Arôme 2008
Green olive brine in a rum catches people off guard, but that's Savanna's signature here — paired with solvent, fizzy pineapple, strawberry candy and a "cigar box" finish. The two-year Hampden DOK finish layers in tropical funk and overripe mango. At 58.3% it drinks surprisingly round and gourmand. One taster called it "funky bubble gum pineapple yoghurt," which sums up the fun.
The community says- Explosive complexity
- Well-integrated ABV
- Divisive olive note
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How does CDI Savanna Reunion (Selected by Rum Stylez) Grand Arôme 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 44 community reviews.
Olive, solvent and pineapple funk bomb People deep in the funk world adore this — brine, olive, pineapple and solvent, with the Hampden finish adding real depth. A one-trick pony to some, but a trick they love.
Fans of high-ester funk and Savanna's olive-brine style
Anyone put off by solvent, olive or salty savory notes
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How is CDI Savanna Reunion (Selected by Rum Stylez) Grand Arôme 2008 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.8 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
11% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 44 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Peut être le meilleur Savanna jamais goûté! La finition de 2 ans en fût de Hampden ne trahit pas le travail en ex cognac de la distillerie et lui apporte une touch de funk supplémentaire. Merci à Cris Iniacio de m’avoir fait goûté ça 🥹
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
We get a whiff of solvent in our nostrils, am I at work synthesizing Butyl Acetate or at a rum tasting? Typical Savanna olive, tart apple and fermenting grape juice, fresh mint. The nose is more than promising, I love these solvent scents! On the palate, it's explosive but perfectly integrated. It's even rather round and greedy for almost 60% under the hood! Green olive, menthol and tangy fruit are the hallmarks of the nose. Hints of exotic fruits from Jamaica.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
❗💥🇷🇪WOW! What a blast, long had nothing more under the nose what goes so in different directions.... The Jamaica Hampden barrel which was used for the "finish" makes itself very noticeable here in any case and brings a completely new dimension of complexity. One moment strawberry and pineapple, then again smoke and caramel, then again some candied apple and grape jelly, then freshly baked brioche with apricot jelly and after a long time to breathe join again notes of dried olives, tomatoes, peppers and chili and some thyme to it, underpinned by a menthol...In the taste then similar only not quite so vegetable, alcohol content extremely well integrated and dangerously drinkable... an absolute explosion in the mouth! The really fun!🤤
Review by John Coffey
Sacrée complexité !! Et belle explosion en bouche
Review by Barnagricole
Nez : Fraise tagada, saumure, le fond se compose de l'identité hampden amené par les fruits tropicaux et le vernis. On retrouve un cote boisé bourbon gourmand vanille, et les epices de muscade, cannelle et muscade Bouche : Du gras en bouche avec des aromes de tagada mele au fruit de la passion de Hampden. Finale: Tagada, saumure, noyau d'olive noir. Fait saliver
Review by ccajerem
Ce compagnie des indes est tout simplement l'un des meilleurs savanna grand arôme commercialisé par un embouteilleur indépendant. Son finish hampden lui procure le meilleur des rhums savanna et hampden. Un must have très rare.
Review by Ayc
Grand arôme finish high ester, quand on aime le style c’est une petite merveille. Saumure, passion, mangue trop mûre, solvant, bizarrement “assez équilibré”, bien intégré en alcool. C’est très bon
Review by Benoit Mahe
Belle sélection ! Le finish Hampden apporte une belle complexité.
Review by ...and a bottle of Rum.
Grand Arôme finished in ex-Hampden cask... what could go wrong? Nose: Yes sir. That's Grand Arôme alright. Funky bubble gum pineapple yoghurt... lovely. Mouth: The story continues, feels like a cognac note shows up, together with a slight sourness. Not unpleasant at all. Finish: Same tune. Very consistent. I'd be lying if I'd say I detect the Hampden finish – think it's more on the nose – but that may be because GA and Hampden are not so different, in a way. I regret not getting a bottle of this.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Interessant, komplex und schwer zu fassen. Viele florale, kräutrige Noten. Trifft nicht hundert Prozent meinen Geschmack, aber trotzdem ein spannender Rum, der den Spagat zwischen fruchtigen Estern und floralen Noten schafft. Gegen Ende macht sich das Finish in Hampden-Fass schön bemerkbar und bringt einen Hauch des typischen Aromas in den Mund.
Review by Oliver
Very good Savanna!
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Details about CDI Savanna Reunion (Selected by Rum Stylez) Grand Arôme 2008
A rum from Reunion, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 58,3%.
Community purchases
22 bottles logged by 19 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for CDI Savanna Reunion (Selected by Rum Stylez) Grand Arôme 2008?
Community paid 106–172 €.
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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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