Old Brothers Savanna 68.8 - Excellence Rhum 2019
Loved by Léo Delek, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 11 more
For experienced palates who enjoy high-ester agricoles: an unaged Savanna cane juice rum at 68.8%. Expect an intense mix of olive brine, BBQ/bacon notes, funky cheese, citrus and bubblegum sweetness. Best slowly sipped, well-rested, or used sparingly in bold cocktails. Widely praised by RumX members for its crazy aromatic power and unique savory-fruity profile, though clearly not an everyday crowd-pleaser.
- Huge ester intensity
- Unique savory funk
- Long warming finish
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Savory, funky Savanna fruit-bomb For experienced palates who enjoy high-ester agricoles: an unaged Savanna cane juice rum at 68.8%. Expect an intense mix of olive brine, BBQ/bacon notes, funky cheese, citrus and bubblegum sweetness. Best slowly sipped, well-rested, or used sparingly in bold cocktails. Widely praised by RumX members for its crazy aromatic power and unique savory-fruity profile, though clearly not an everyday crowd-pleaser.
Seasoned enthusiasts who love extreme high-ester Savanna, mezcal or baijiu drinkers, and funk hunters wanting briny olives, BBQ, cheesy notes and citrus in a powerful unaged rum.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who prefer sweet, smooth, classic profiles without brine, cheese or vegetal funk.
How is Old Brothers Savanna 68.8 - Excellence Rhum 2019 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.1 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 87% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Léo Delek
Bbq sauce, citrus zest and essential oils with a hint of hydrocarbons
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
02-09.04.2022 This was crazy week, where some friends and I rented a nice summerhouse on Rømø. The plan was to go nuts for a whole week with different rums without going overboard. The final agreement came to 6 rums a day and then enjoy nice walks or ferry rides during the day. Day 4 Notes Transparent in colour. Nose Intense, floral, light olive, light glue, esters, citrus, light tomato. Palate Warm, light vegetal, floral, light olive, faint salt, light glue, esters, light tomato. Finish Very long and warm, faint smoke, light vegetal, esters, citrus. Extra note. Needs to rest for a good while and while resting a perfume like smell spreads in the room.
Review by Martin Švojgr
bompary goes into the glue
Review by ChrisPro
Olive, cave aged blue cheese, earth and some floral notes on the nose. Bubble gum showed up after 15 minutes Has that crazy juicy fruit gum flavor and finish for minutes. Sweet up front but very dry finish Doesn't drink like 68.8 at all!
Review by Barnagricole
Alcohol less well integrated than its big brother, still this taste Burger bacon, sauce bbq
Review by Banana Joe
Ein junger Bergkäse trifft auf rauchige Oliven in geräucherter Salzlake. Irgendwie spannend, aber am Ende doch nicht mein Geschmacksprofil. Freunden des Mezcal wird er bestimmt gut gefallen. Da hab ich wohl ne Flasche zu viel gekauft.
Review by Djehey
Attention UFO! The flavors found in this rum are unusual: beacon, ketchup, barbecue ... For those who know, it reminds the Chinese baijiu: a strong alcohol of rice. Strong in alcohol (68,8), strong in ester (845), this rum is not to be put in all hands. Personally, it is too much for me.
Community purchases
47 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 9 members.
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,609 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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