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Rum Nation Savanna Small Batch Rare Rums 2001
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A Savanna that promises more on the nose than it delivers, if you ask the members. The nose is balanced and inviting — wood, a little sweetness, light ester and varnish — but several tasters say it falls off on the palate, with a soapy edge creeping in and the classic Savanna character barely showing. Fruity and spicy, but not the expressive Reunion rum many hoped for.
The community says- Balanced nose
- Light ester fruit
- But: Soapy finish
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How does Rum Nation Savanna Small Batch Rare Rums 2001 taste?
Summarized by AI from 16 community reviews.
Nice nose, muted Savanna that fades on the palate Recurring verdict: good nose, then it drops off. Enthusiasts expected more Savanna punch and got a restrained, soapy-finishing pour that a few found a bit flat.
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Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
As a good admirer of Rum Nation rare series I would have expected more. A pleasant rum, but not one to be tasted at a certain level. It comes across as not very fragrant and the pungent/vegetable part of the Savanna in my possession is barely hinted at, leaving it a rum that is not too expressive. The finish with a tentative start of chocolate moving then from lychee/grape to tobacco turns out to be unimpressive and of average duration. The price of 79 euros makes it a decent buy, since for decent rums one has to spend high sums.The type of distillation is not given, perhaps I would opt for continuous distillation. This bottle of 2001 seems to me to be the depowered version of 2004.
Review by cigares
Most helpful mixed review
Great Savanna tasting with Artur. A balanced nose with a pleasant sweetness and some wood support. Things go downhill on the palate, starting with sweetness, then the aromas, instead of increasing, decrease and a soapy note appears which is not very pleasant. The finish is quite short, except for the woody aromas and the soapy note which linger for a long time.
Review by Guido Pohlig
Tends to be a very "unspectacular" Savanna
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
01.06.2019 Had a nice meet up at this Nordic Rum Fest where we brought some of our own bottles. Notes. Dark in colour. Nose: wood, roasted, fruity, pineapple, light ester, olive. Palate: oily, fresh, fruity, sweet, spicy, medium dry. Finish: long and warm, wood, fruity, olive, medium dry.
Review by Richard Krupa
Bright, distinctive sample, full flavor
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
A good nose that promises a restrained but quite good character, but on the palate it completely falls off with off-notes and no Savanna notes at all on the palate. That's really a shame.
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12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Rum Nation Savanna Small Batch Rare Rums 2001?
Community paid 75–108 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 55 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
12 purchased · 16 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
Details about Rum Nation Savanna Small Batch Rare Rums 2001
A rum from Reunion, bottled by Rum Nation, at 52.8%.
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,549 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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