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Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008
Smell it blind and you'd swear it was cognac before rum — those 15 years in ex-cognac casks pull it toward baked apple, menthol, cherry and dark chocolate. The palate turns heavier and spicier than the nose suggests: allspice, roasted nuts, candied caramel, a little smoke and burnt rubber. Most tasters say the 63% sits well integrated. A couple wish the famous Savanna fruit came through more.
- Cognac-cask depth
- Well-integrated 63%
- Baked apple, spice
+10
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How does Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Heavy, spicy cognac-cask Savanna for sippers A heavyweight, spicy Savanna leaning cognac and roasted wood rather than tropical fruit. Most find the 63% well integrated; a few miss the brighter fruity side and call the finish a touch dry.
People who like heavy, spicy, cognac-influenced aged rum
Anyone chasing the bright, fruity side of Savanna
How is Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008 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 TheJackDrop
Édit 2 : esters et fraise au nez qui ressortent encore plus avec l’oxydation. EDIT 1 : après achat de la bouteille et à la première ouverture : intensité folle au nez comme en bouche, gros sucre brûlé / cassonade, beau bois, gros chocolat également, et des épices bien dosés. Reste une pointe d’alcool peut être un un léger manque de fruits pour passer les 9, mais j’adore. C’est tellement lourd ! Dégusté au Rhum Fest Paris, notes à compléter. Pré-commandé instantannément à mon retour du Festival. Les notes "classiques" d'un savanna, sublimées sur 15 ans, plus complexe, plus lourd, un peu fumé, épices de cuisine... j'ai adoré ! Hate de re-tester à la maison ;)
Review by Tschusikowsky
This rum has a powerful and complex bouquet. Roasted notes, dark berries, milk, cream and a hint of caramel flan unfold on the nose and palate. There are also aromas of dark red fruits, tobacco, wet wood, vanilla and tropical ripeness. The finish is warm, with a fine acidity of apple and peach. The rum opens up even more with a little water. Overall, a special and very successful profile.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Tasted at the Rhum Fest Paris 2025 innovations counter. 👃 Fresh apple on the first nose, then baked into a cake, it's pastry, vanilla, slightly buttery. Lovely soft caramel, some minty freshness. Alcohol not very noticeable despite the 63%. 😋 Gourmet, rich and sufficiently intense. Dried and candied fruit cake (Port cask?), sweet spices, a little coconut and walnut roastiness. Fresher, fruitier finish, a lychee & grapefruit basket comes to mind. ⛳ Quite long, on the notes of the nose in retro-olfaction, still on fruity freshness with a touch of camphor. In comparison with UC 22-23-24, it seems to me a notch above, somewhat similar to UC Belgique 2024 "Mérou", only better. Perhaps even at the level of a Maputo, to be verified. PS: More in-depth note to follow as soon as it's released in June 2025.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5819 03.10.2025 Enjoying a few samples after work while listening to some heavy Psy Trance. Nose Medium intense, woody, light roasted, fruity, light cherry, citrus, light mint, light caramel. Palate Warm, medium intense, woody, light marzipan, fruity, light floral, light mint, faint grass, light caramel. Finish Long and warm, wood, light roasted, light dry, light mint, fruits. Empty glass Light marzipan, citrus, light caramel, faint smoke.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Super exciting "old" Savanna. The nose reveals green apple, mint, cherry and hazelnuts. On the palate, bitter-sweet grapefruit including peel, cocoa and allspice, light BBQ flavors, some coconut and camphor. The finish is reminiscent of strong specialty coffee with more floral notes and a pleasant bitterness. The tropical maturation in a cognac barrel brings out intense tannins and roasted aromas. Great bottling!
Review by Thunderbird
Ein Savanna, der eindeutig auf der würzigen kräftigen Seite beheimatet ist. Von der Nase bis zum Abgang sind für mich würzig nussige Aromen erkennbar. Etwas Rauch und Karamell sind ebenfalls erkennbar. Ein Komplexitätswunder ist er nicht, aber gefällig.
Review by Timo Groeger
Letzter für heute, gleich alle Darts schauen :) Unauffällige Nase, wir haben Minze, Kirsche und etwas dunkle Schokolade. Am Gaumen eher pflanzlich und frisch. Durchaus solider Savanna, aber das können die definitiv besser;)
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, minty molasses, charred wood notes with butterscotch, dark chocolate, nuts, smoky, spicy with allspice, burnt rubber, apricots, green apple and cherries, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, some confectionery arises, baked apple, vanilla and hints of Maggi, strawberry, flowery molasses and candies, very round.... 8,4:On the palate, the attack is quite heavy with roasted oak notes, smoky, like candied caramel, bbq, nuts, baked apple, spicy with allspice, fruity with grapefruit, red and dried fruits, some coconut, perhaps candied fruits, medicinal with burnt rubber, camphor, as the molasses is vegetal with briny olive, perfumed, grassy, herbaceous, when well aired, musty and with hints of peat. 8,2:The finish is medium long, warm, less fruity, dry and tannic, rather dull with toasted/roasted oak, smoky, nutty, spicy with allspice, the rubber is burnt and the molasses grassy, vegetal with briny olive, some camphor hints present.
Review by Julien Ries
Voilà un Savanna que j'aime. Le nez nous accueille avec beaucoup de fruité pâtissier. De la pomme au four, du gâteau tutti frutti, un peu de boisé, un peu de menthol. Tout est très harmonieux et très bien équilibré. La bouche est douce avec un alcool bien intégré. Là encore beaucoup de fruité, avec une douce chaleur d'épices et un soupçon de camphre. La finale est longue et réconfortante. Un rhum gourmand qui pourrait être piégeux à vouloir en reprendre, tellement il est bon.
Review by Jarek
small, private Savanna Coss tasting 2025-07-10: I like it much better than the RX23891. You can also tell that the rum has matured. It is more on the spicy side, less fruit, nutty and, as expected, more wood.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: At first all i got on the nose was port and i had to check in which cask this was aged, its aged 15 years in ex-cognac casks. After few minutes in the glass it opens up. Got those lovely apple notes and spices. Wood on the background. Not so heavy on those nose. Taste: Quite strong upfront and somewhat heavy bodied. The alcohol could have been integrated just a little bit better. Baking notes. Quite fruity. Hints of green apples and apricot. Finish: Quite short and finishes dry in the mouthfeel.. Smoky, toasted woody notes. Lots of familiar notes that i like and i associate with aged Savanna rums. The finish could have been better.
Review by Djehey
Reminiscent of Martinique. Probably because of the barrel.
Review by Fuwi
Sehr wuchtiger Savanna, der erst nach grasigen Noten duftet und sich im Verlauf immer weiter öffnet, sich fruchtig und schokoladig entwickelt. Nach einer Weile kommt eine buttrige Note dazu, er duftet etwas nach Butterspekulatius mit Blümchen, so ganz komm ich nicht dahinter. Geschmacklich weit vorne dabei, kräftige aromatische Noten von Holz und Gewürzen, angenehmer Einfluß des Cognacs, hinten raus fehlt ein wenig die Power, auch wenn er wirklich lange anhält.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Très bon Savanna !
Review by Rum man
Rhum Fest Paris 2025 Really excellent. Many layers that reveal themselves along the way. The cognac barrel brings out a lot of fruity accents.
Review by Thomas Renoud
Nose is rich but I have a hard time describing it. Very cognac for sure. Mouth, I wrote tapenade not do.much the taste but the mouthfeel reminds me this
Review by Filip Šikula
Degustační kalendář Pavla Špačka no. 5 2025
Review by Roman Lelek
It’s my first Savana ever or at least this year, don’t have sample yet. The color - usual - but darker- brown to red. The nose - fruits - red apples, woody, spicy tones. The taste- minty, menthol, reminds me Trinidad, but different. I feel intense warmth of alcohol, the dried fruits, caramel. Long dry aftertaste…with wooden tones..
Review by Michal S
Slušná Savanna, ve vůni kandované ovoce, koření, cukrovinky, v chuti spíše sušené ovoce a ořechy. Žádná extrémní pecka, ale za vyzkoušení/vzorek stojí.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Dernière petite doublette Savanna dégustée hier avec le poto Selvam Carlier : Savanna 2008 Excellence Rhum - 63% Un vieux Savanna super excitant. Le nez révèle de beaux arômes de pomme, de menthe et de cerise. Ce nez est super frais et envoûtant. En bouche, on retrouve un profil un peu plus lourd que le nez et amers avec du cacao et du piment, de légers arômes de camphre. En fin de bouche, on retrouve du café et une agréable amertume. Superbe mise en bouteille avec une bel équilibre et une parfaite intégration des 63%. Je n’aurai pas été contre d’en avoir une bouteille à la cave 🥹 Savanna The Duchess 2003 - 67,2% Que 4% d’écart mais le ressenti est tout autre. C’est franchement moins bien équilibré. C’est Ultra concentré. On retrouve du bois et du piment. C’est lourd mais malheureusement piquant. La finale est longue mais malheureusement trop piquante et astringente. C’est trop alcooleux malheureusement. Le profil plaît ou on ne plait pas. Moi j’ai choisi mon camp …
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Details about Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008
A rum from Reunion, bottled by Excellence Rhum, at 63%.
Community purchases
50 bottles logged by 41 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Excellence Rhum Savanna Collection Privée 2008?
Community paid €157–€162.
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50 purchased · 41 tasted · 21 wishlist · as of
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,894 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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