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Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 50cl bottle
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Aged rum · 15 years · 60,1%

Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008

Blind, you'd never call this a Savanna — the sherry cask swallows the distillery whole. Ten-plus years in ex-sherry piles on dark chocolate, prunes, charred oak and burnt sugar, with a sulphur/gunpowder streak running through the middle. Powerful at 60% but the alcohol sits well. Rich and oily, dry and bitter on the long finish. You either fall for the sherry bomb or you don't.

The community says
  • Deep sherry richness
  • Oily full body
  • But: Sulphur note
179.00 €incl. VAT
Excellence Rhum · 50cl · 358.00 €/l
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How does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 taste?

Aggregated from 68 community reviews.

Sherry-drenched, sulphury cask-strength sipper Most rate it highly and the alcohol integration wins praise, but the sherry cask erases the Savanna base — you have to love this dark, sulphurous, charred style.

Perfect for

lovers of sherry-cask whisky and dark, sulphurous rum

Less suitable for

anyone chasing the classic Savanna profile

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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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62% rate it 8 or higher. 20 selected write-ups from 68 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Most helpful positive review

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Sep 2025641 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

Savanna-Online-Tasting WLP 26.09.2025 - 87 Punkte Update 2025-09-28: Da ich mehrfach auf meine Bewertung angesprochen wurde, habe ich diesen Rum nochmals verkostet. Ein super Spalter-Rum! 😂 Ich wusste bisher nicht, dass ich verbrannte Zündplätzchen nicht nur olfaktorisch, sondern auch geschmacklich mag, aber so ist es. Für mich ist dies ein sehr erwachsener, leicht verrückter Rum, der mit etwas zu enormer Kraft daherkommt (für eine Verkostung mit einem Tropfen Wasser hat die Probe leider nicht mehr gereicht). Wenn andere ihn nicht mögen, gut für mich, dann wird es kein Problem, eine ganze Flasche zu ergattern. Bewertung bleibt bestehen. 😉

Review by Thunderbird

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Thunderbird
Sep 20251,262 reviewsGermany
5.5/10

Savanna-Tasting-RumX 26.09.25: Diese Wild Island Edition ist so gar nicht meins. Die 19 Jahre Sherryfass haben ihre Wirkung hinterlassen..aber nicht im positiven Sinne. In der Nase überwiegt alter dunkler schwerer Sherry. Am Gaumen anfangs noch gebranntes Karamell und leichte Röstigkeit. Dann entwickelt sich ein Aroma von altem modrigen pilzlastigen Waldboden mit leichtem Schwefel…dieses bleibt auch im Abgang dominierend…muss man mögen. Ich jedoch nicht

Review by SaibotZtar

SaibotZtar
Oct 2025528 reviewsGermany
6.9/10

Mmh I'm not really warming to this Savanna. The nose is almost musty Musty fermented ... Red fruits and sweetness . On the palate it tastes like an old port wine, lots of sweet plum and many bitter substances. Unfortunately not my cup of tea at all. Would never have guessed this rum blind as Savanna. Conclusion: Too bad about the original rum

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Sep 20251,875 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

Savanna Masterclass. Da gehe ich mit, ein wirklich guter Rum. Klar ist das Sherry Cask Finish erkennbar, aber wirklich gut eingebunden. Ansonsten ist noch etwas Holz erkennbar. Ein echter Top Rum meiner Meinung nach.

Review by Basti

Basti
Sep 2025497 reviewsGermany
8.5/10

Savanna Masterclass 26.09.2025

Review by Boletus

Boletus
Nov 2025309 reviewsGermany
6.5/10

Durch das Sherryfass wird der Rum nahezu erschlagen, nur ganz selten schimmert der Grundcharakter durch. Das könnte bei mir durchaus auch funktionieren, leider zeigt sich jedoch beim Fass eine leichte Schwefelverunreinigung, welche mir den Spaß doch merklich einbremst. Schade! Savanna Masterclass Online-Tasting am 26.09.25; vielen Dank an das RumX-Team.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Oct 20251,440 reviewsSwitzerland
8.0/10

Holz, geröstete Nüsse, vergorene Früchte, pflanzliche Noten und Schwefel an der Nase, am Gaumen kommt noch schwere Süsse von Schokolade und getrockneten Früchten dazu. Die Schwefelnote ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber insgesamt ist das Profil keineswegs unausgewogen. Das Savanna-Spektrum beweist einmal mehr seine eindrückliche Vielseitigkeit.

Review by Joachim Guger

Joachim Guger
Oct 2025459 reviewsAustria
8.7/10

Savanna-Tasting am 26.09.2025 – Es wurden acht Samples verkostet und fachkundig erklärt. Der Savanna-Hype ist irgendwie mal wieder an mir vorbeigegangen, aber es war ein wirklich großartiges Event. Vielen Dank an RumX und das Savanna-Team – gerne mehr davon! Die Savannas sind wahre Könner und Handwerker. Komplex, 60 % Vol., die am Gaumen schmeicheln. Die Arbeit mit verschiedenen Stilrichtungen wie Creole, Traditionell und HERR führt zu einer Vielfalt, wie sie nur wenige Brennereien bieten. Alles top-notch! Drittes Sample der Wild Island. Traditionelle, das Sherry Finish dominiert. Toller Rum, gut trinkbar, für mich (mit estrigen Rum kann ich wenig anfangen) der Beste des Abends.

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Details about Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008

A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 60,1%.

CountryReunion
DistillerySavanna
CategoryColumn Still Rum
DistillationColumn Still
ABV60,1%
Volume50cl
Age15 years
Vintage2008
Bottled2025
Cask no.#980
Limited edition899 bottles

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43 bottles logged by 37 collectors.

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9% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.

39 sealed 4 open 0 emptied

What does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Voie Lactée 2008 cost?

Community paid 139–182 €.

Current best price: 179.00 € – within the typical community range.

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About the Savanna distillery

The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,318 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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