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Spirit of the day #3 La Reunion 2017
The surprise here is how briny it gets — several tasters pick up green olive and salty savanna character next to tropical fruit, butterscotch and young Bourbon-cask vanilla. One member spotted it blind as Savanna. The recurring complaint is the alcohol: at 60.9% it's often "not so well integrated," turning hot and thin on the palate despite the fruit underneath.
The community says- Salty olive character
- Buttery caramel notes
- But: Hot, poorly integrated
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How does Spirit of the day #3 La Reunion 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 35 community reviews.
Young, briny Reunion rum, hot and thin A wild, young Reunion column rum with olive, tropical fruit and buttery caramel. Genuinely interesting, but most agree the heat overshadows it — a longer tropical aging would've helped.
Savanna fans who like young, salty, cask-strength rum
Anyone who wants integrated, well-aged sipping rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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49% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 35 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Eric Frechin
Most helpful positive review
There are good foundations, but I find this rum a little unstructured. It would have benefited from longer tropical aging. Its main negative point is the integration of alcohol. The attack on the palate is not obvious. What I liked was the fruitiness, the caramel aspect and the smoky vanilla touches. Given the price of some bottles of Savanna, it's a good buy.
Review by zabo
Most helpful critical review
To describe it briefly and concisely, this bottling has a very poorly integrated alcohol. It overpowers pretty much everything on the nose and palate. Even after some time, there is not much more to it. Despite the alcohol, it seems a little watered down.
Review by Leo Krüper
Again, the alcohol is far too intense and the taste is far too thin for the high alcohol content. It's a shame, there's a lot more flavor here, but in the end it comes across like a 40% Savanna Traditional that has been fortified with neutral alcohol.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5826 04.10.2025 Warming up before going to the Nobilis Warehouse Tasting #3. Nose Round, light wood, faint smoke, fruity, light citrus, light cherry, light floral, light olive. Palate Round, light wood, light smoke, fruity, light cherry, spice, light floral, light mineral, spicy, dried fruit. Finish Medium to long, light wood, spicy, raisin, light floral. Empty glass Spice, light floral, light perfume, faint chocolate. Needs to rest for a while to really open up properly, ABV could have been better integrated.
Review by TheJackDrop
Édit : nouvelle note dégustation : Au nez, je n’ai pas le bois patiné habituel de La Réunion, c’est déroutant. Par contre il y a des notes d’olives et de fruits murs qui ne semblent pas tromper. Un petit Savanna de derrière les fagots ? Surement, mais on ne le saura jamais ! Pas mal de beurre, une légère vanille. C’est très gourmand. En bouche, une réelle chauffe, qui s’estompe assez vite, heureusement, laissant place à une trame assez proche du nez, supplément fruits tropicaux, caramel au beurre. Le piquant du début de bouche a refait la part belle au beurre, et au fruits. C’est sacrément gourmand. L’espère d’un instant on pourrait croire à un petit Worthy Park low ester. Finale, entre fruits exotiques, bois léger, et onctuosité, mais plutôt de courte durée.
Review by Julien Ries
Le nez est curieusement très agricole, avec tout de suite une vanille bourbon assez puissante et un boisé léger. Quelques fruits exotiques apparaissent en second nez, alors que s'estompe la vanille. En fond, on perçoit quelques notes de saumure et un léger côté iodé. Rien de très agressif en alcool, et nous ne sommes pas sur un rhum à ester, les Grands Arômes, propre à certaines gammes de cette distillerie en vogue. La bouche surprend d'ailleurs aussi par cette surprenante intégration de l'alcool. On ne croirait pas être sur un rhum à 61°. Ce rhum déçoit un peu par sa faible complexité : un peu d'olive verte, un peu de fruits exotiques en compote. C'est léger et frais. La longueur est très courte. Pas vraiment convaincant.
Review by Skyfly
Sehr interessanter Rum, da sich Nase und Gaumen stark unterscheiden. In der Nase ist der Alkohol sehr präsent in Form von Lösungsmittel. Daneben nimmt man aber auch Früchte und Beeren, sowie Gewürze und Holz wahr. Im Gaumen überwiegen Noten von Toffee, tropischen Früchten und Gewürzen, aber auch Oliven sind erkennbar. Im Abgang wieder fruchtig/ holzig, jedoch ist der Alkohol wieder präsenter.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Das savanna Profil ist eindeutig erkennbar. Insgesamt etwas Ananas, Olivenlake, rote Beeren, überreifes Obst, sowie eine intensive Bourbon Fass Note die ebenfalls eine leicht süße mit bringt. Der Alkohol ist noch recht biestig und könnte besser integriert sein, aber dennoch eine spannende, wilde und junge Abfüllung.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Tasted during a visit to Versus vins et spiritueux. Thanks for the tasting. Rare are the wine shops with such beautiful products to taste. A "young" 7-year-old with only 2 years of ageing on Bourbon Island. Quite an intense nose, quite a lot of cooked fruit, rather tropical, spices, and a little brine. I found it hard to grasp, as if it lacked some. Tropical aging versus continental. The 60 bourrins sting a little on the palate, making it quite intense. Bourbon vanilla and caramel, fruit between fresh and stewed, spices and green olives in the background. I'll have to find another sample to confirm this first impression.
Review by Vidaa Wz
J’ai acheté ce rhum dans le pack Spirit of the day étant fan de la distillerie Savanna, Au nez belle intégration des notes de bonbons caramel associé à une certaine fraîcheur c’est déroutant mais agréable, En bouche c’est là que tout s’effrondre, gros problème d’intégration de l’alcool on ne perçoit plus rien mise à part de l’alcool neutre
Review by Fuwi
Spannender Rum, der mit 7 Jahren und 60,9% daher kommt. Die Nase ist sehr unauffällig, also da muss man den Riechkolben schon tief ins Glas hängen, um Witterung aufzunehmen. Dann wird es leicht stechend, aber bei dem ABV kaum verwunderlich. Auf der Zunge und am Gaumen kommt er allerdings ziemlich wuchtig daher! Sehr buttrige Noten mit Fruchtkompot und Fasseinflüssen. Leider ist der Alkohol nicht so gut eingebunden, kommt im Abgang leicht stechend in den Vordergrund. Alles in allem aber sehr interessant und lecker
Review by Jacques etdom
Good product, but not crazy either. Cooked fruit, light brine, but lacks depth. I expected more. Considering the price, it's still decent, but without emotion.
Review by Richard Krupa
Lehce zatuchla vune, vyrazna, slana az olivova chut, delsi slany zaver.
Review by Thomas Renoud
The nose is ok, it's fruity and pleasant. You can taste there's something but it's overwhelmed by the alcohol. I don't get the reunion vibe. The finish is vegetal. Conclusion: Lack flavours for the proof.
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Details about Spirit of the day #3 La Reunion 2017
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, bottled by Spirit of the day, at 60,9%.
Community purchases
14 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Spirit of the day #3 La Reunion 2017 cost?
Community paid 68–76 €.
Current best price: 74.28 € – within the typical community range.
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