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Savanna Unshared Cask for Germany 2016
The surprise here is the fruit: strawberry cream, lychee and bubblegum stacked on ester and honey, with the wood sitting quietly behind. This blend of Traditionnel and HERR grand arôme runs high on funk yet stays round. At 59.5% the alcohol is mostly well tucked in. The recurring gripe — six years is young, and a few years more would have deepened it.
The community says- Strawberry-ester fruit
- Alcohol well integrated
- Round and drinkable
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How does Savanna Unshared Cask for Germany 2016 taste?
Aggregated from 114 community reviews.
Fruity, funky young Savanna at cask strength A very fruity, funky Savanna most people enjoy — strawberry, ester and spice, alcohol nicely woven in. The common catch: it drinks young and the finish fades a touch quick.
High-ester fans who like fruity grand arôme Savanna
People wanting deep, mature, long-finish rum
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10% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 114 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Thunderbird
A first-class Savanna with a fruity, floral interplay of aromas. In the glass again today and the fruit on the nose is always positively surprising at first. On the palate, the fruit is joined by a little wood and spice. A very harmonious and round Savanna
Review by Timo Groeger
So far for me today the best Savanna of this masterclass with Sam. Ester, wood and a little fruity on the nose. Palate matches the nose. Alcohol super integrated. I can recommend it, super rum
Review by Frank
I had brought a small sample with me from the 12th GRF in Berlin, but I'm only now getting around to it... Nose: beautifully spicy-fruity and very intense. A whole lot of great aromas hit the nose right away. Ginger, cardamom and clove alongside sweet lemon, green apple and ripe apricot. Honey or syrupy sweetness envelops the whole. A certain medicinal note and a strong floral note - geranium - make it delicately edgy. At the end I can still detect a slight hint of liquorice. Top nose. 8.8 Palate: fruity, medicinal and spicy. Exciting mixture. Bitter-sweet lime and tart-sweet fruit, such as guava and fresh fig with apricot (but less than on the nose). The medicinal note is omnipresent, but anything but unpleasant. And as in the nose, there is an almost artificial syrupy sweetness. The spiciness is somehow reminiscent of caraway liquorice (is there even such a thing 😬?). I also really like it. 8.6 Definitely savanna. I like that. I guess the 6 years in the cognac barrel bring in those apricot flavors.
Review by Oliver
Great mix of Traditional and Grand Arôme / HERR!
Review by cigares
Savanna Masterclass for RumX 2024. On the nose, lychee, red fruit, vegetal, floral and even bubble gum-like aromas. The entry is soft, then the aromas take over the palate: esters, fruit, wood and spice. The finish is long, with citrus, red fruit and a pleasant floral/herbaceous note.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4185 This is an easy drinkable release, but at the same time also a well balanced one. Nice and fruity with a floral touch and the wood is more in the back. Draws really nice curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some chocolate and coffee to it.
Review by Alex1981
Toller Blend aus Melasse & HERR, best of both worlds. Sehr gelungen, hoffe erwische eine Flasche bei Release 🙈 //update: Super Nase, fruchtig & intensiv. Am Gaumen etwas astringent & holzig, die Frucht tritt in den Hintergrund. Die Erdbeeren des HERR sind nur zu erahnen. Ein wenig scharf, was schade ist. Da wäre mehr drin gewesen…
Review by Vincent D
Nez plutôt délicat. Boisé, fruité. Puis quelques effluves plus lourdes : esters, solvants. Des fruits jaunes également. En bouche, je m'attendais à quelque chose de beaucoup plus fort. L'alcool est parfaitement intégré. Une première bouche boisée et fruitée. Du piment. Puis un profil plus sombre, rôti. Sensation qui s'accentue encore ensuite. Très bon ! Edit : c'est vraiment très bon. Une touche d'esters et de fruits exubérants balancée par l'omniprésence du piment. Belle réussite. Comme d'habitude, j'aurais aimé quelques degrés de moins pour qu'il soit un peu plus accessible.
Review by Tim
Extremely fruity nose, in which you can discover a lot and which is complemented by some beautiful notes. The palate is very mild, spicy, fruity and sour with a distinct sweetness that is super harmonious. From time to time you get the feeling of chewing gum in your mouth and nose.
Review by Jarek
Auf dem GRF zuerst verkostet und total begeistert gewesen. Da hätte ich noch um 88 Punkte vergeben. Jetzt in Ruhe nochmals probiert und weniger enthusiastisch, obwohl es immer noch ein sehr guter Savanna ist. Im direkten Vergleich schmeckt mir aber der „alte“ Unshared Cask for Germany vielleicht doch einen Tick besser, komplexer und „erwachsener“. Immerhin sind es 6 gegen 14 Jahre Reifung. Nachtrag: Erneut verkostet während der RumX Masterclass und die Bewertung wieder nach oben korrigiert. Heute schmeckt er mir wieder sehr gut und der HERR-Anteil kommt gut zu Geltung.
Review by TheJackDrop
Comparaison grâce à RumX, Unshared vs Absolu ! Que du très bon. Ici des fruits, un petit côté floral au nez, qui ne m’a pas impressionné. Par contre en bouche, des fruits, un fond d’esters, beaucoup de fraise et un boisé léger. Finale longue qui se calme progressivement sur les piments et la fraise. Très bon, même si j’avoue qu’à ce prix j’aurai sûrement attendu un petit +.
Review by Master P
Bisher einer der besten Savans aus dieser Serie, die ich hatte. Stark fruchtig im Aroma, stellenweise fast esterartig. Das Geschmacksprofil ist ähnlich, Erdbeeren und Litschis. Der Alkohol ist integriert, mein einziger Kritikpunkt wäre der kurze Abgang. Zitrus und rote Früchte machen sich gut.
Review by DomM
Intense and interesting blend of Traditional and HERR. While both characteristics add to the mix and create a enjoyable profile, personally, I tend to enjoy both profiles separatly more. Very nice bottling for Germany netherthrless.
Review by Lukas Jäger
I first tried it on the GRF 2023 before it was released and was somehow a little disappointed. Today, half a year later, I quite like it. Lots of esters that give it a bit of a HERR feeling, plus a nice rich honey note on the nose and then a lot of spice at the back, I would say cinnamon and cardamom. Unfortunately, it's quickly gone again, the young age probably comes through here. Young and intense, actually also good, but unfortunately priced too high! Update in the RumX-Masterclass: I still like it quite a lot, strong and spicy and the nice honey note. Still priced too high for me.
Review by Serge
The blend of Rhum Traditionell and HERR works very well and is well proportioned. On the nose, an intense Traditionell with lots of fruit and some ester. Only on the palate comes the HERR strawberry and the fruit gmi quietly in the background. However, the storage is m.E. Still not enough. The would have a few more years certainly stood well.
Review by mto75
on the nose I have melon, pineapple, grape and young wood. On the palate just as neat young wood, plus green vegetables. From memory, I would say it is not quite on par with the RX 300 (the 14yr unshared for Germany), and compared to the CdI for Germany (RX 308) it falls off a bit more. Nevertheless a good Savanna
Review by Jakob
Savanna Masterclass for RumX July 2024: Braucht etwas Luft, um die alkoholische Präsenz eibzudämmen. Hinter diesem Schleier bahnen sich anschliessend aber herrliche Aromen von frischen und vergorenen Früchten den Weg, dazu Holz, florale Noten, etwas gebrannter Zucker, sehr dezente Würze…überraschend, wie sich der Rum im Glas wandelt.
Review by Banana Joe
Ich bin einfach ein High Ester Fan. Superspannender Savanna, an der Nase rote Beeren und gelbe Früchte, hauptsächlich Erdbeere. Auch am Gaumen sehr fruchtig, auch hier überwiegen für mich die Beerenaromen. Alkohol super integriert.
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Details about Savanna Unshared Cask for Germany 2016
A rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 59,5%.
Community purchases
134 bottles logged by 95 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
17% opened, 14 emptied and repurchased.
What does Savanna Unshared Cask for Germany 2016 cost?
Community paid 120–183 €.
Current best price: 140.00 € – within the typical community range.
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134 purchased · 115 tasted · 26 wishlist · as of
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,995 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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