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"Strawberry punch!" is how one member summed it up, but there's a lot more going on: 17 years of tropical aging over a Savanna Grand Arôme cask strength, layering overripe strawberry and pineapple with menthol, olive brine, varnish, and dark roasted wood. Tasters keep calling it their best Savanna. The 68.7% is remarkably well integrated, though the wood and intensity demand attention.
The community says- Huge complexity
- Great ABV integration
- Endless finish
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Intense, mature Grand Arôme — strawberry, ester, wood Tasters call it their best Savanna and a new benchmark for intensity — strawberry, ester and menthol wrapped in mature wood. The catch: it's hot, demanding, and not for beginners.
Aroma profileExperienced drinkers who love big, mature Grand Arôme funk
Beginners — it's hot, intense and astringent
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
An absolute top-notch bottle from Savanna. Barrel #991 + Armagnac finish. Classic Grand Arôme funk (strawberry/pineapple/mint & cinnamon = Wick Menthol + Big Red gum + Campino candies) is definitely there but complemented by a very grown-up, solid dose of elegance and power, which also brings about an almost endless finish. For example, a 2009 Savanna HERR Blanc Paris shows a noticeably shorter finish and much less complexity in direct comparison. The typical GA aromas are present, but in a much more elegant and complex way. In other words: a "normal" GA like Blanc Paris 2009 or Rum Nation Savanna 2007/2006 GA also has these unusual pineapple, olive, strawberry, and "candy" notes, but it’s a bit more one-dimensional and especially younger compared to this clearly older rum here. The new RumX bottling #991 offers all that but feels much fuller-bodied, more elegant and complex, and overall has many more flavor nuances. When it comes to Savanna Grand Arôme, a new benchmark has definitely been set here. Cheers to Oli and the community!❣️
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I actually wanted to hold back with my naturally very subjective "farmer's palate" rating until the release, since a tasted 2-cl sample is not very conclusive; but since other RumX users were already pushing, here is my first assessment from the direct comparison with RX24528: #991 wins the race on my tasting track in every respect. Whether it's the more complex, lovelier aroma, the fruitiness and roundness on the palate, the better alcohol integration, or the length of the finish – #991 simply convinces me more. (I'll leave aside the more pleasant smell that the empty glass of RX24528 gives off the next day, that's really a cute but useless nerd criterion.) I'll put the comparison in another picture: If both rums were portrayed by famous actors, RX24528 would be the rough, workshirt-wearing Chuck Norris – but RX20991 would be the elegant, almost universally likable George Clooney. And what crowns #991, despite the balanced Savanna DNA of esters and strawberries, is a hint of smoke in the midsection after some standing time. Superb. Update 2026-07-11: A little high-end cross-tasting where RX25324 and RX20991 swap rating places; otherwise, my previous scores are confirmed: RX25324 93 points RX20991 91 points RX24528 90 points RX20222 89 points RX20538 87 points
Review by Mirco
Very strong Grand Arome with clear Savanna DNA. On the nose, lots of overripe fruit, strawberry, and a nice menthol freshness, as you know from Savanna, but with a more pronounced cask influence of wood and spices. On the palate, dense and intense with powerful esters, ripe fruit, and spicy depth. The long tropical aging brings noticeably more structure and complexity than many other bottlings. The high strength is very well integrated. Thanks Oli for the advance sample!
Review by SaibotZtar
Dark and very spicy it comes across... Tropical fruits, dried fruits, strong cask influence, light esters. Very nice mouthfeel. I like it exceptionally well, very mature with high complexity. Tried it again today... the rum had more time. I find it clearly rounder and more complex. Real bomb!!!
Review by cigares
A rum tasted at Whisky Live Paris in 2025 and in a Savanna tasting. A very nice nose, more oaky than usual for Savanna, but still very reasonable and I don’t mind it at all. The palate is very beautiful, lively and complex. The finish is long and balanced. A rather dark and oaky profile but very expressive (the effect of the Grand Arôme) and above all balanced with a nice freshness. A very nice release, well done! Edit: on the nose lots of fruit, tropical and yellow (mirabelle), bitter cherry and esters. The palate is very lively with a beautiful noble bitterness and perfectly integrated alcohol. A finish as long as you want. A much better rum tasted calmly, extraordinarily complex.
Review by zabo
Edit for the mixer with cola definitely earned it some extra points. MegaMixer Today I had 3 Savannas in the glass to be able to place the new RumX bottling. The contenders were Rob's bottling, the Virtues, the Savanna Thunderstruck, and of course the RumX #991. Thanks again to Oliver for the sample in advance. In summary for me, the RumX has the best nose. It also takes first place in taste for me. You just can't beat 17 years of tropical aging of a Savanna. The Thunderstruck Grand Arome can't compete with that. Rob's Virtues secured second place with me.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5741 27.09.2025 Day one of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. This is a great Savanna and I really look forward to the release in 2026. The balance is great and the wood and ABV is very well integrated. Fruits and mint go well in hand with the floral and spice notes.
Review by RumTaTa
Cross tasting with the barrel sample from 2024 Nose: the alcohol integration is noticeably better in RX20991. Otherwise, the final bottling seems a bit fruitier and the original from 2024 more expansive in terms of glue and lacquer. Palate: hmm, difficult. On the first try I was sure there was a difference, but when I tried to pinpoint it on the second try, it was gone. It felt less sharp/bitey in RX20991. Would be interesting to know the alcohol content of the barrel sample. Finish: no noticeable difference, very long. I'm not saying anything new when I say this is an exceptional rum from Savanna! This intensity combined with (for Savanna standards) balance I don’t know from any other Savanna bottling. Still, a warning: I consider rum from Savanna to be very challenging and very, very far from what the widely known, common producers offer.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Definitely one of the best new releases at Whisky Live 2025, this collaboration between RumX and Savanna delivers on all its promises. The nose is powerful, driven by very ripe fruits (strawberry, pineapple) and a fresh floral and menthol note. A woody, roasted, vanilla imprint, but also esters and olives, stand out on the nose. The aromas are harmonious, the whole is structured and creamy—a winning combo. You get a real aromatic show on the palate. The roasted, spicy, and woody side takes a bit more space and perfectly complements this exuberant profile. The rum is smooth, very round, and shows great complexity. You can detect lots of floral notes, olives, esters, and cognac, the last two slightly drying the palate. But it’s the fruits that steal the show: strawberry, raspberry, pineapple, dried fruits, and citrus offer a real juice of ripe exotic fruits that’s incredibly tasty. The alcohol blends perfectly with the profile. The finish is superb and very long. Red and exotic fruits linger on the palate with their aromas, as do the olive, menthol, and varnish. The wood and spices are more discreet but add that touch of elegance that lets this hyper-flavorful, intense, yet remarkably balanced profile end beautifully. Without a doubt a must for Savanna and a quality bottling that perfectly expresses the spirit of RumX (with a very nice label to boot).
Review by Skyfly
The time in the barrel has really done this Grand Arome good. Besides the classic markers, it comes across as both dark with various spices and wood, as well as floral/fresh – two opposites that complement each other perfectly. The alcohol is first-class integrated and brings out strawberry and olive perfectly!
Review by Rodolphe
It's always complicated to give a 100, so I give less just to say something. But in the end, this is the type of Savanna I love: fruity, oaky. Very well-balanced. It's really a great pleasure and my best test at WL 2025.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
👃 Banger! An almost perfect combination of cedarwood, pine, complex spices, esters, pot glue, model varnish, marinated green olives, overripe fruits (strawberries ❤️) but also tropical fruits (overripe and caramelized pineapples). Fresh mint notes soften the sharpness of the alcohol (almost 69 proof!). You can spend hours on the nose to dissect all its subtleties. - 95 pts. 😋 Wow, okay the alcohol is definitely present, a slight reduction of a few degrees is wise. The advantage is that you need very little in the glass to be amazed. All the aromas from the nose blend beautifully on the palate. I also detect a mix of dried fruits and citrus (kumquat), cooked vanilla extract, and bitter dark chocolate. - 93 pts. ⛳ Endless, woody, dark, tannic, complex, esterified, fruity. The highlight is a combination of red fruit notes (strawberries, currants, raspberries) and fresh mint. - 94 pts. 🏅 This GA 2007 becomes a new absolute reference. It has everything: basket of ripe fruits, chemical Tutti Frutti notes, savannah esters, wood that ties the aromas from start to finish, complex spices, vegetal freshness. An intense, powerful, complex, evolving rum. 📝 After several cross tastings, I stick to 94 pts. Everything is there, but a touch of alcohol presence. A reduction with a pipette around 62-64° should be ideal.
Review by LukaŽiga
9,5:On the nose, medicinal with esters, waxy, fermented, overripe strawberries, banana, slightly pungent, rotten, fresh, minty molasses, vegetal with olive, sweet with honeycomb, roasted wood notes like nuts, dark chocolate, spicy with allspice, anise, balanced, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, dried figs, raisins, cherry, citrus fruits and pineapple, some candied, arise, molasses is earthy, dark with black tea, flowery, the wood is charred with leather, caramel, fruitcake, bacon, meaty, very, very complex. 9,2:On the palate, the attack is fruity with overripe, fermented red fruits like strawberry, banana, citrus, green fruits, pineapple, marmalade like, dried apricots, slightly pungent, rotten, molasses is minty, flowery, vegetal with briny olive, as the wood is charred, dark with chocolate, caramel, pastry, bacon, meaty, spicy with allspice, vanilla. 9,1:The finish is long, dry&tannic, elegant, medicinal, oily with charred wood notes, caramelized, spicy with allspice, molasses is fresh, minty, vegetal with olive, dark with black tea, licorice, floral, herbaceous, candied, fruity with yellow, dried fruits, overripe red fruits like raspberry, strawberry. Edit:23.7.26, 30.8.26
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this rum at Rhum Fest Paris VIP area. It was in my opinion best in show. I would say it’s a new benchmark when it comes to intensity, at least for me. It’s a Grand Arôme from Savanna’s Savalle column still at 665 g/hlpa of esters. It’s tropical aged for 17 years in Reunion in an ex-cognac and ex-armagnac cask and bottled at 68,7% ABV in just 445 bottles exclusively for RumX. The nose is complex, intense, roasted, fruity, spicy, vegetal and woody with scents of menthol, diesel, esters, mocha, leather, banana, pineapple, red fruits, raisins, apple, cinnamon, vanilla and tobacco. At the palate it’s hot, intense, complex, roasted, spicy, fruity and floral with flavors of esters, saline, menthol, ginger, peppers, green olives, banana, pineapple, red fruits and herbals. The finish is very long, with added flavors of licorice, tea and dark fruits.
Review by TheJackDrop
After two extended tastings (RumX masterclass, Whisky Live), here is my verdict on what is shaping up to be THE bottling of 2026. The aromas quickly fill the room; this Grand Arôme spent 17 years in the tropics and hasn’t lost any of its brilliance, quite the opposite. Between dark fruits, varnished wood reminiscent of 30-year-old armagnacs and beyond, notes of mango, slightly esterified strawberry, candied oranges... you don’t know where to focus. But this particularly fruity profile also hides a darker side. The olive is discreet, but salty, spicy notes and a slightly ashy empyreumatic profile appear after about half an hour of airing. Like the finest GAs and the best that armagnac can offer, the stage is set. On the palate, the smooth mango, strawberries, and cherry stems stand out first through an oily veil. Very quickly, the fruity and harlequin candy notes are shaken up by tannins, varnished wood, fresh herbal notes, a hint of black tea, and green coffee. The finish seems never-ending and continues to evolve throughout the tasting. Sometimes fruity, minty, sometimes woody, slightly bitter, varnished, or more roasted, coffee, and lightly spiced. The chew remains, like a small fresh fruity lozenge adorned with a slight licorice touch. A grandiose rum that never ceases to surprise me and can be enjoyed again and again. No flaws, no alcohol burn, just pure pleasure in its raw state. If I weren’t such a fan of Savanna and RumX, I’d give it a 9.9, but you’ll say I’m exaggerating again ;)
Review by Manuel
Absolute exceptional rum from Savanna. Big thanks to Oliver for bringing this barrel ashore. The rum needs its time in the glass to fully unfold. Alongside the intense woody influences appears the fruity Savanna profile. Alcohol very well integrated. Endless finish.
Review by F Kraemmer
Tasting with Mr. Simon Hansen on 16.07.2026 RX 20991 Savanna Rum X Nose: Exclusive strawberry sweetness. Bittersweet pineapple and mirabelle. Fantastic spicy profile from the Armagnac cask, adding a bit of cinnamon, nuts, and red sour berries with mint. Elegant and complex structure, and an ABV balance that is just perfect. Finish with elegant cask, red berries, light olive. The glass: Light licorice and dark fruits, nicely spiced cask character. Tasting “In the garden”
Review by Johannes
Wow, I'm really impressed! Grand aroma funk combined with a distinct maturity that's second to none! A wonderful complexity of tropical esters, overripe fruits, strawberry, raisins, menthol, plenty of cask influence, all bottled at a bombastic 68%. A truly brutal monster and a worthy RumX bottling!
Review by Thunderbird
After the tasting in the masterclass, now the final version in the glass. And I can only agree with the general consensus. The additional aging time really did him good. He comes across much more elegant, mature, and complex... but he can't hide his high ABV. Still a very good bottling.
Review by Tim
Respect, excellent rum. Very complex and well-balanced, every component is present and intense. On the palate, a bit more on the dark, spicy side, but still with fruit and chocolate. The caramel in the finish makes it very balanced again. Hats off!
Review by Timo Groeger
Well then, let's see what cask 991 can do, I already got to try it once at a Savanna Masterclass. It's really an outstanding rum. Lots of (overripe) strawberry on the nose, along with wood and esters. On the palate, besides strawberry and wood, there's also a hint of citrus fruits.
Review by mto75
Arrived today and straight into the glass: On the nose you immediately feel the power and complexity. First, dried fruits like fig and raisins come to mind, also sherry. All underlined by the rather typical Savanna GA aromas of strawberry, vanilla, chewing tobacco, fruit candy. On the palate vanilla, leather, beeswax, toasted barrel (but not too tannin-heavy yet). Really long finish. Not the craziest Savanna I've had in the glass so far, but the one with the nicest balance! PS: need to check if there's any left from the barrel sample.
Review by Jarek
The upcoming RumX bottling, the legendary barrel 991 from Savanna. Huge thanks to Oliver for the surprise, a sample in advance! I am already a fan of the Grand Arome and HERR profile from Savanna, but this one exceeds my expectations. Everything I love about Grand Arome is here complemented by a wonderful maturity. For comparison, I also poured myself the RX369 from Wild Parrot and as a counterpoint the RX14156 from Duchess. But the RumX plays in a different league. Currently a 9.0, but I have to let it compete against RX20222 and RX378. From memory, I would estimate that it is even a bit better than the two.
Review by Master P
Excellent rum. Very complex and balanced, every component is present and intense. On the palate a bit more on the dark, spicy side, but still with fruit and chocolate. Through caramel in the finish then again very balanced. Strawberry note is also there🥰
Review by The Specialist
What a beast. So much to discover just in the nose and it keeps changing constantly. Time is definitely a factor that suits it very well. Taste-wise, an explosion in the mouth with lots of power. High complexity. And an almost endless finish. I'm very impressed 👍👍👍
Review by Jussi Piirainen
For my 300th review, i picked this RumX release. I am happy that i even got a sample of this. On the nose: Woody, esters, overripe tropical fruits, spices, olives and minty notes. Very good complexity. Its has those notes typical to Savanna rums and they are integrated very well, but also aging in this rum gives the palate right amount of roundness. Taste:Woody, esters, minty and menthol notes at first. Then you get get spices and citrus with little bit of medicinal notes in the background. Full bodied and complex. Again, i have to say that the level of aging is perfect. Perfect timing for bottling this batch/barrel. Finish: Minty notes, woody notes, fresh, overripe fruits. Menthol notes. Nice complexity in the finish and the finish just keeps going.... Excellent rum from nosing to all the way to the finish. Perfectly aged. I wish that i had a bottle of this, but i glad that i even got to taste this. Recommended!
Review by Schnubbii
First impression: Unfortunately awesome. Edit: So, today tasted calmly and compared to the barrel sample from the Savanna Masterclass. On the nose, they are relatively similar for me, both quite red-fruity, but for me the RX20991 has the olive/brine note even more pronounced. On the palate, the barrel sample is very intense with cherry/red berries and Tictac wintergreen at the start, hardly olive/brine, then again Tictac wintergreen and in the finish a typical Savanna Grand Arome wood stain. Already a very nice rum, the final RX20991 has all that too, but is even rounder, more intense and additionally brings some olive/brine. With a few drops of water, the barrel sample also reveals the wood stain and the rum opens more. The RX20991 also opens more with some water, although the wood stain does not come as prominently to the fore as with the barrel sample. I have to admit that the barrel sample in the Masterclass initially lagged behind other bottlings like the HERR Blanc Paris for me, now as a final bottling it is, all in all, a brutally strong bottling and a great success for Oliver to have gotten this barrel as a RumX bottling. Congratulations!
Review by Rumantisch
I don't even know what to write. So complex, so silky. Very hard to describe what you taste, so much comes at you. This rum is suitable for absolute connoisseurs who are very advanced. Absolute high enjoyment.
Review by Filip Šikula
WOW - I was honored with a tasting sample from Oliver before the official release and I can't wait for it. Right after pouring, it's clear that we're dealing with the pinnacle of what has ever come out of Savanna. The same barrel as the legendary Desert, and the extra years in the barrel have only benefited it. The price probably won't be low, but this one will definitely justify it without any problems. I'm really looking forward to the bottle. And thank you!
Review by Fred Tillac
👃🏼 = The lively winey notes (red fruits) and solvents jump out on the nose with menthol, pineapple, banana, roasting, and woodiness.. 👄 = Very quickly the strength and warmth of the alcohol assert themselves in a slightly oily way with toasted notes, dried fruits, olive, ginger, and tannins… all the way to the long finish that’s nicely peppery, slightly bitter and saline. What a beautiful intense vintage in every way, best enjoyed in small doses after airing 👍
Review by Martin Švojgr
Luck was on my side and I got this bottle very early. 17 years in the tropics have slightly dulled the Grand Arome aroma, so it's not too pronounced. The taste is very complex, woodier; I can sense bombars, strawberries, dried fruit. The higher alcohol is noticeable, but it's not empty alcohol heat, rather a really strong balanced experience. If you're not expecting an ester bomb GA, then you'll really enjoy this.
Review by Nicolas Kröger
Totally over the top! Tons of wood combined with an exotic passion fruit cocktail. The tannins from the French oak capture the extreme profile and create a body like no other.
Review by rbfsnow
Amazing Savanna Grand Arôme in Armagnac Cask🤩
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Many thanks Oli for the great sample. Great selection! Tasted together with the Madras and both are really top. Compared to the Madras less fruity and with significantly more cask influence. Super smooth for 68%. All Savanna fans should not miss this bottle.
Review by Michael Schou
#1776 24-04-2026 - Rate 9.4 To date the best Savanna I have tasted. Tough competition with Vagabond Savanna 21Y. Both fantastic rum. But this night the RumX got the upper hand. Looking forward to the next heads up between the two. Perhaps it should be a blind tasting.
Review by F.L.O.
I'm no Savanna nerd, but it's really tasty and above all highly complex. It feels like a new aroma comes up every second on the finish. That's really awesome. But for me actually currently "only" a 9.0.....maybe more someday.
Review by Martin Spooner
The nose is already a bomb that I can smell from miles away. Beautiful strawberry-like ester item of the highest class. On the palate, an absolute bomb. Enormous intensity and complexity. Truly a unique drop.
Review by Vincent D
I had the chance to taste a sample when it was only cask #991. Happy to be able to test new ones after bottling. And the least we can say is that this rum does not disappoint. The nose is first nicely woody. You clearly feel a long stay in the cask. Then notes of ripe fruits, strawberry. Fresh, mentholated. Then a bit of olive. You find the same markers on the palate with all these notes responding to each other without one taking over. I love these rums where every sip is different, despite identical ingredients. The finish is of superb length, the alcohol superbly integrated. It is really a superb rum. Bravo Oliver and RumX.
Review by Pit Krause @ slowdrink.de & Walhalla of Whisky
My E(a)ster treat this year is a preview provided by Oliver G., thank you sooo much🙏. It was distilled in a Savalle Column Still and matured tropically, I heard rumours of an Armagnac Finish (not sure). Oliver convinced the distillery to give this special cask to the Rum-X community. Don’t miss out, release date is April 18th! It is a stunner: Leathery, sweaty-sweet and seducingly fruity, a wild mustang to be tamed - I am in for the ride: old bandages with iodine, the former Grand Arôme-dirtiness is tamed by maturity leaning towards great complexity and tertiary aromas. Warm mulch, tarry rope, olive tapenade, menthol, gum arabic and glue, pine sap, morello cherries, ripe bananas, dried prunes and an oily minerality lurking in the background. Wow. Complexity and excellent alcohol integration as it carries the load yet never takes center stage. It keeps delivering: Jungle flowers, licorice and sweet Indian spices meet incense now. Pleasant, yes, interesting and authentic, yesss! It bombs the palate, heavy at first and like a lick on an oil rig. Strait of Hormuz-style 😉. A second sip gets you used to the power and spiciness and the multi-faceted nose replicates wonderfully. Battery acid and acetone from its dirty new make is clearly there but subdued by the time in the cask. Smoky joss sticks, chocolate, rotting lemons and marinated olives are detectable – one for connoisseurs of big n’ loud esters a la carpet cleaner yet way more than just that. With water, it turns incredibly round and pleasant – hence presentable to “normal” people as well, the monster in a tuxedo, well-behaved, the jungle woods turn into mahogany. I prefer it neat but it is a swimmer – so it offers two profiles. It finishes by soothing the immense attack on one’s papillae, loads of tropical fruit and mulch on fresh pavement again. Ever getting sweeter, the iodin-minerality counters the sweet fruitiness. Great development and balance. A cocktail name? Sophisticated Battery Acid Fruit Punch from Reunion, strictly served in an old leather chair or on horseback 😜. Kudos, Oli! Massive selection.
Review by Frederic
The most balanced Grand Arome I've ever tried. The fruit is super strong, but the exceptionally high age offers a strong counterbalance. For people who don't like pure fruit bombs, this is just right.
Review by Tomas Hajlich
Wow, great bottle :) lots of wood, tannins but nothing disturbing. Nicely integrated alcohol. Age is noticeable. Color is dark mahogany, pleasant esters and wood in the nose, you just want to drink it. Long finish. An experience to taste this bottle.
Review by ArminK
First NO, I did not pour it into the cola. It's too precious for that exclusive drop. On the nose, the pleasant woody notes dominate first with fruits. On the palate it turns and the fruits come to the forefront. Extremely balanced and the 68.7% supports everything. I'm very happy to have a bottle.
Review by primus
Complex on the nose already. Depending on the wind direction, sometimes smoky, sometimes fruity, sometimes woody, sometimes vegetal. On the palate, a double punch! Spice! Power! Wood! Fruit! Feels refreshing. The mint keeps coming through again and again.
Review by Martin Rasmussen
This is perfect, absolutely perfect. Its so wellrounded, with everything you expect from a Grand arome. Dialed up to 11. It's the best savanna, i've ever tasted
Review by Alexander Rasch
A highly complex rum that develops over time in the glass. The nose has typical Savanna markers that are very well integrated and are significantly expanded by the long barrel aging. On the palate, the many tropical years become more present and everything gets darker. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is long and barrel-influenced. Here, distinct bitter notes come through and it gets drier and drier. An outstanding rum and a mecca for fans of Savanna. For rum enthusiasts like me, who are not completely won over by the Savanna profile, still a great rum because it is more than just a very good Grand Arome. Certainly an exceptional barrel in the entire rum world.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
At 3pm, Rob Bauer (RumX) arrives accompanied by Sam Pritchard, mystery bottle in hand: a RumX co-bottling of Savanna's oldest great aroma! On tasting, there's fruit, mint and pretty floral notes, but spice and wood soon take over. A darker profile than usual for Savanna, with which I found it a little harder to connect. It's said to come from cask 991! The same as for The Wild Island bottlings (Grand Étang Sec and Piton des Neiges). Could this barrel be gigantic? Or is it a finish in cask 991? A mystery... Answer in 2026!
Review by CaRaph
Tasted this rum today, it was my first Savanna. A bunch of fruits, esters, menthol, along some wood, spices, menthol and very light honey scents. I was quite surprised, in the mouth the 68,7 % ABV felt softer than what I had expected, alcohol intégration is very good. This one is really outstanding, thanks RumX !
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Expert reviews
3 critics scored it, averaging 9.2/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
Read full review →This rum is deep, complex, and takes us on a journey between exuberant fruit, comforting and rich woodiness, and more briny, salty notes with surprising ease... impressive, really! What more can I say?
Expert review by WhiskyNotes
Read full review →This was the loudest pupil in the classroom, if you know what I mean. They weren’t always my best friends and here as well, I have some difficulty to connect due to the alcohol. So there, a new benchmark in terms of intensity, that’s for sure. And also the best Savanna I’ve had so far.
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
This is not a rum for beginners! The intensity, the unusual aromas and the astringency demand experience and a lot of attention. But precisely in that lies its charm. For the practiced and patient palate, this reveals an impressive, multi-layered experience. Exactly what you expect from a Grand Arôme. But here additionally with this pronounced wood aroma that can only develop in a long tropical maturation.
Expert review by L'amateur éclairé
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327 bottles logged by 222 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 7 emptied.
What did the community pay for Savanna RumX Co-Bottling Grand Arôme 2007?
Community paid 280–295 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 289 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
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Details about Savanna RumX Co-Bottling Grand Arôme 2007
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 68.7%.
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.
To Savanna →Read on in the RumX Guide
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Velier Caroni 35th Release Heavy Trinidad Rum (Trespassers) HTR 1996
Distilia Savanna The Virtues Charity by Robert Bauer 2008
Swell de Spirits Savanna HERRLINE (Selected by Swell de Spirits) HERR 2009
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Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
We selected and bottled this rum together with our community: one of 7 RumX co-bottlings since 2020.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX → All the co-bottlings and their stories YouTube channel (in German)
