The Duchess Savanna La Reunion 19 2003
For experienced palates: a 19‑year, 67.2% Savanna selected by The Duchess. RumX members praise its dense mix of dried fruit, eucalyptus, menthol, coffee, old wine cellar and roasted wood with a very long finish.
- Complex profile
- Very long finish
- Great ABV integration
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How does The Duchess Savanna La Reunion 19 2003 taste?
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Intense, woody Savanna powerhouse For experienced palates: a 19‑year, 67.2% Savanna selected by The Duchess. RumX members praise its dense mix of dried fruit, eucalyptus, menthol, coffee, old wine cellar and roasted wood with a very long finish.
Seasoned enthusiasts who enjoy powerful, dry, woody Savanna with eucalyptus, menthol and dried-fruit notes at full cask strength and don’t mind letting a glass sit for 30–60 minutes.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to alcohol heat, or drinkers who dislike very dry, woody and slightly astringent profiles at high ABV.
How is The Duchess Savanna La Reunion 19 2003 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by cigares
Rum Friendly Club Advent Calendar, Day 12. A lovely earthy cellar nose with moisture-attacked wood, pastries, tropical fruit and bitumen. The palate is dark and as if perfumed, an obsolete perfume, with decadent fruit, earth and wood. But a hint of menthol balances this rum. The length is rather short, marked by wood and earthiness. The empty glass brings out discreet bitter wood aromas on the palate, with perfume lingering on top. A perfumed old woman strolls through the rubble of an old wooden house with bitumen patches torn from the roof.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Crosstasting 14.05.2023: RX9388: 75/100 RX300: 76/100 RX14156: 87/100 RX7316: 89/100 RX308: 90/100 RX219: 92/100 RumX-Adventskalender 15.12.2023 What is striking about this rum is that you really don't feel any alcohol at all on the nose, but it really packs a punch in the mouth. This rum really has two very, very different sides.
Review by Mirco
Great savanna, with a little time in the glass a lot of aroma develops. The bottling is quite old compared to other bottlings. For me, some fruit is therefore lost. However, this is complaining on a high level and compared to other top bottles of Savanna.
Review by Vincent D
Ultra concentrated. Made of wood. Spicy. Vanilla, woody, heavy, spicy. Long, astringent, dry, spicy finish. Very strong in alcohol! 2nd tasting: similar sensations. It's an intense, ultra-concentrated rum, a bit like some Jamaican rums with their high ester content. The profile may or may not appeal.
Review by Leo Krüper
Pleasant old savanna. Great vanilla note. Age comes through nicely, hardly any bitterness. Alcohol super integrated, but needs time
Review by Thunderbird
In direct comparison to the 18-year-old CdI, they are quite similar, this one is just a bit less mentholated.
Review by mto75
Very solid Savanna. Old barrel on the nose, dried fruit, plum jam, also slightly musty like in an old wine cellar. Plum jam again on the palate. Long, sweet and spicy finish Very tasty. I would have liked to have had a second bottle now...
Review by zabo
Edit: RumX Calendar Day 15 just realized that I was probably already quite full at the tasting at the first tasting 😉 Really very tasty rum. I have corrected it upwards. What I remember here is that it was very spicy and strong. But that's all I can really remember after the intense tasting. The nose initially reminded me of a famous detergent.
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX Advent 15.12.23 Fine savanna. Concentrated flavors, dried fruits, eucalyptus, slightly gingerbread, medicinal notes of iodine and gauze, earthy and smoky. Very tasty.
Review by Timo Groeger
We have a really nice Savanna here. It's very woody and rusty on the nose, on the palate too, but isn't there a nice spiciness here, and eucalyptus is also clearly recognizable. Really tasty rum.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Probably the oldest savanna single cask to date. Lots of wood, some cardamom, candied ginger, dried apricot and some peach and menthol. I was hoping for a little more overall, but still good plv, alcohol very well integrated and delicious.
Review by Jarek
Nice fruity and toasty nose, fruit in coffee. Alcohol in the nose not yet perceptible, on the palate could be better integrated. But maybe it's the form of the day, after all, he has over 67%. Actually very tasty and I would have liked to give more points, but in the finish it is a bit too woody for me. There the 19 years of tropical storage strike through. Despite the long storage time, he has not quite lost the Agricole character for me.
Review by Filip Šikula
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Review by SaibotZtar
Very spicy and heavy... Alcohol in nose hardly to be perceived on the palate already strong ... I do not mind it. fruit initially rather in the background but comes after ca.45min through and he makes up nicely. the largely tropical storage you notice clearly.
Review by Serge
Not a Grand Arôme, but still delicious. Baking spice with fruit and wood.
Community purchases
58 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 19 members.
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,562 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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