Swell de Spirits Savanna HERRLINE (Selected by Swell de Spirits) HERR 2009

Totally awesome HERR and extremely impressive for its 8 years. What stands out in particular are the stone fruit associations which, alongside the usual tropical fruits (pineapple, mango, etc.), tend to be rather rare in intropically matured rums. Above all apricot. The first sip literally explodes and spreads throughout the mouth. An eternally long finish, even though the cask is not over-present on the palate. High complexity. For me the best Savanna so far, or rather my new reference that replaces the 10yo LMDW.

Savanna Masterclass High Ester: Almost identical to HERR Blanc Paris... but a little wilder, more impetuous and direct. The aromas come across with full force and press their stamp firmly into the palate... making the finish beautifully long and intense... first class. If I had to choose between the Blanc Paris and this one... I'd go for the HERRline, despite the elegance of the Blanc Paris

Incredibly cool and quite typical HERR Grand Arome nose of strawberry, olive brine, tropical fruits and some candied sour currant. Aromatically, the sour currant and some kiwi prevail, along with light vinegar notes, some salty olive brine and then quite a lot of tannins and a nice bitter-sweet spiciness in the finish, reminiscent of grilled caramelized pineapple with molasses or almost pineapple tepatche with cinnamon bark. Here, too, kiwi comes through in terms of this furry, sour-sweet aroma. Really good, complex and delicious!

WoW! Really a great bottling😍 Estery, lovely, fruity, gummi bears, red fruits, delicious, full bodied, yummy yumm yumm😎🥃 The alcohol is integrated perfectly. Unfortunately, you can‘t find it anymore under 400€ 😭

Im direkten Vergleich mit dem Blanc Paris verkostet. Hier nehme ich etwas mehr Klebstoff und Gewürze wahr. Der Blanc ist etwas frischer/fruchtiger und vielleicht auch etwas intensiver. Am Gaumen beim Herrline viel trop. Früchte, Kaugummi, Beeren und Gewürze. Einer der besten Savanna, die ich bisher im Glas hatte. Der Preis hat mich jedoch davon abgehalten mir eine Flasche zu kaufen.

Wonderful! When you open the bottle, you can tell even on the other side of the very large room that a bottle of HERR savanna has been opened. The wonderful fruity and very intense nose invites you to taste it. Without much coaxing, I find that the taste is not far behind the smell!

Ausgezeichneter Savanna, der dem Savanna Edition Blanc wirklich sehr sehr nahe kommt. Der Alkohol ist perfekt eingebunden und die Ester sind dezent. Die fruchtigen Noten kommen sehr gut durch. Leider sehr wenig verfügbar und teuer.

Little Savanna GA & HERR cross tasting: On the nose the SdS starts off more towards spices (turmeric) and herbal notes (menthol) while the other contestants have more accentuated fruity notes right from the start. Over (a rather long) time, the SdS gravitates towards the Edition Blanc, while the latter one is more balanced. The SdS retains this little extra accent towards spices. On the palate the fruits clearly take over. Again not as well balanced as the Edition Blanc but with a bit more fruity notes and intensity almost as good in my book.

It is clear from the first whiff: we are dealing with a HERR. Wild, overripe pineapple and mango, strawberries and olives. Wow! On the palate, there's a pleasant crispness. Overripe strawberries, apricots and mangoes again. The tropical 8 years in a cognac barrel round it off successfully. Outstanding release!

Another classic, breathtaking HERR. Great bottling. Very balanced and round despite its wildness. Therefore for me just worse than the Japoniani. In direct comparison to the Savanna Blanc, it is much wilder and more brute. A top rum, but I like other HERRS better.

Sensational savanna. Typical Herr notes, as with the previous releases. May just not catch up with the Über-Herr 2006 LMDW and 2009 Herr Blanc. Complaining on a high level, as these are of course all wonderful bottlings.

Post-tasting Masterclass Savanna high Ester. Now the two highlights, the HERRLINE is truly impressive. Great nose, esters and tropical fruit, but also sweet for me. Also esters and tropical fruits on the palate, but the barrel also comes to the fore. Really great savanna.

Savanna High Ester Masterclass: The Herrline delivers as you would expect. Fruits (red) without end with wood, olive and some menthol. Very nice. You can argue about the price, but it's delicious. Also more typical (in my eyes) than the Blanc Paris.

How I was looking forward to this bottling... I was not disappointed. Wonderfully fruity ester-heavy red fruits, pineapple a real bomb of smell and taste simply delicious and intense. Just my cup of tea. Very very cool in a daiquiri!

Sehr komplex und sehr eigenes Profil. Vollmundige Sache auf alle Fälle. Aprikose, Mango Chutney, etwas von Parfum, geröstete Gerste, fruchtig-beerig mit Fasseinfluss. Alkohol ist nicht schmeckbar. Das Überreife ist da aber überhaupt nicht „laut“ sondern sehr angenehm präsent. Der Abgang hält wahnsinnig lange.