Bedford Park Savanna 2019
Brace yourself: this drinks below its 67.7% but hits like a freight train. Tinned pineapple and bubblegum esters fill the whole room, then the palate goes wild — fermented funk, brine, chili spice, even medicinal and curry notes. Several tasters were intimidated at first, then hooked. One member nailed it as a "creamsicle flavour" with iodine behind it. A high-ester Reunion bruiser.
- Room-filling pineapple nose
- Unique ester punch
- Long lingering finish
+10
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How does Bedford Park Savanna 2019 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Wild, briny high-ester pineapple-bubblegum bruiser Most find it unique and memorable — pineapple, bubblegum and salty funk at huge intensity. One reviewer pushed back, calling it interesting but overhyped. Definitely not a quiet sipper.
Fans of Savanna HERR and high-ester wildness
Anyone wanting a balanced, gentle sipper
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How is Bedford Park Savanna 2019 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.9 sits 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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8% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Beancheese
On the nose this is all bubblegum and esters. There’s more but those two dominate so much that it’s almost a disservice to speak of anything beyond them. That said, there is saltiness/brine and solvents behind that bubblegum ester. On the palate this is intense, wild, fermented funk. It’s briny and it’s zesty, salty and spicy. This explosive rum is untamed. I understand that many will love this. To me, at most, it is interesting. I would have been better served with a sample. Rums like this simply scream ‘unrefined’. There is a big trend for high ester, wildness these days - they are labeled as ‘unique’ and then score exceptionally high. I, personally, think this is a bit of a stretch. It’s conflating interesting with great - once that newness wears off, will you really be reaching for a dram of rums like this with any regularity? Can you honestly say it is just as good as other more balanced options? I understand this intensity is intentional and to each their own. I for one can’t embrace the hype train. To me this one is fun, it’s unique but it just ain’t great.
Review by J Suh
Definitely a unique flavour. Most accurate description is a white freezie in Canada but for those not in the north it’s a creamsicle flavour. The esters bubble throughout the mouth and this has such a punch of flavour but at the same time drinks below its ABV that it provides something different than anyone expects. Tons of tropical fruit, bubblegum, some spice and iodine notes. Delightful!
Review by luke.potter
Might be one of the best and most unique rums I’ve ever had. High ABV but I get some incredible flavours… amazing combination that floods the palate perfectly!
Details about Bedford Park Savanna 2019
A rum from Reunion, bottled by Bedford Park, at 67,7%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Bedford Park Savanna 2019?
Community paid 76–89 €.
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11 purchased · 12 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 7,979 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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