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Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005
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Agricole drinkers who want something dense and spice-driven will get on with this fast. Orange and citrus lead the nose over light smoke, then black pepper explodes on the palate with the port sitting quietly behind it. At 50.7% there's real power, a long peppery finish and a leathery tail. Rich and complex — a couple of tasters found the double finish a touch busy.
The community says- Big pepper spice
- Long leathery finish
- Keep in mind: Busy double finish
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How does Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005 taste?
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Powerful, spicy agricole with a long peppery finish Most owners rate it highly — a rich, powerful agricole with a long peppery finish; a few find the port-plus-cognac layering slightly disjointed rather than seamless.
agricole fans who want spice and power
beginners or those wanting a sweet, easy pour
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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31 community reviews
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Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
Overall a fantastic, rich, powerful and well-balanced Agricole that I tasted at the pre-party to Sweden Rumfest 2023 at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm. The Savanna Distillerie was built between 1948 and 1950 by Emile Hugot in Saint Paul, Reunion. It wasn’t the first distillery in Reunion cause rum has been distilled in the island since the 1870’s from sugarcane grown on the island. In 1992 the distillery was moved the Bois-Rouge sugar factory in Saint Paul where the entire production now takes place, from cultivation and harvesting of the sugar cane to distillation and bottling. Rum from the Savanna distillery has grown quite popular lately and Mr. Fabio Rossi from Rum Nation started a collaboration with them some years ago which has resulted in this bottling among some others. This bottling was distilled in 2005 in their Savalle Column Still whereafter it directly was transferred to steel tanks where it was left for 17 months before moved to cognac casks for eleven years and finally placed for one more year in port casks before bottled in 1401 bottles.
Review by Tim
Most helpful mixed review
At first glance, a bit unusual for a port finish and not quite coherent for me. You find typical fruits and some chocolate, but then a lot of smoke, vegetal notes and extreme menthol. On the mouth, sweet and somewhat rounder than on the nose, still vegetal and smoky. Probably the cognac finish plays a role here, anyway, this mixed maturation is not quite my thing.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a really nice release and the price tag is pretty good in my mind. Medium intense and fruity with clear cask finish notes. I really like the light smoky notes from nose to finish. The empty glass is wonderful and has light tobacco and mint notes.
Review by Romain de L
Remarkable ! Strong nose, well balanced, you can smell the porto, but lightly. Strong on the palate, but again balanced with a lot of character. Very long finish, leathery. Recommended
Review by Maxime Leclerc 🇨🇵
The desire to return just to savor this final so greedy ...
Review by Tschusikowsky
Decent nose, in the mouth likewise but in the finish it escapes a great taste
Review by L' Art Rhumiste
An old agricole as I like them, concentrated, spicy, woody, fruity and complex.
Review by martin slezák
Farba jantár Vôňa intenzívna korenie, citrusy, technické tóny riedidlo, olivy, zelenina Chuť intenzívna korenie, citrusy, technické tóny riedidlo. Olivy, komplexná Záver dlhý korenie, technický
Review by Sylvain44
The finish is beautiful and long, a nose on the fruit, the palate is a bit reserved with quite present alcohol.
Review by Vincent D
Nose rather sweet on the fruit, citrus fruits in particular. In the mouth, spices (pepper) explode and embalm the mouth. It's very woody again.it's a bit more greedy after a few sips. A touch of Cognac is felt.It's good but it lacks greediness for me. Not really my thing.
Review by Pavel Spacek
IMHO one of weakest Savanna profile. Low esters, taste similar to Unshare cask series = sour, bitter. Rumy z destilerie Savanna jsou jedny z mych nejoblibenejsich. Doporucuji kazdemu vyzkouset zejmena vuce esterove kousky jako je Grand arome nebo HERR. Tolik ovoce v nekolika malo kapkach tekutiny jste dlouho necitili
Review by Anubis_CZ
Intense and complex rum with citrus and port flavors on the palate. You can feel the strength, the finish is long and spicy. But the agricole base personally doesn't suit me – instead of enthusiasm, I feel more respect. Definitely interesting to taste, but I wouldn't buy a bottle.
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47 bottles logged by 40 collectors.
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14% opened, 4 emptied.
What did the community pay for Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005?
Community paid 75–135 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 138 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Savanna XO - Port Cask Finish 2005
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 50,7%.
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,683 times with an average of 8.3/10.
To Savanna ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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