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Savanna RA Unshared Cask for Germany 2004
If you come to this expecting classic funky Savanna, the cognac cask rewrites the script. It's a 14-year Reunion molasses rum that leans dark and spicy: vanilla, caramel, roasted wood, dried fruit and tobacco, with banana and tropical fruit underneath. Several tasters note grapes, leather and a faint glue/solvent edge, then a dry, tannic, spice-driven finish. Many call it their favorite Savanna; a few wanted more punch.
- Cognac-cask depth
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Spicy dried fruit
+10
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How does Savanna RA Unshared Cask for Germany 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 94 community reviews.
Dry, cognac-cask Savanna, not the funky kind Loved by most as a balanced, cognac-influenced Savanna with great alcohol integration. The recurring gripe: a finish that fades a touch fast, and it's missing the usual ester funk.
People who like dry, spiced, cognac-cask rums with dried fruit
Anyone chasing the big high-ester Savanna funk
How is Savanna RA Unshared Cask for Germany 2004 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
We had a great tasting today and here are the results.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Strong savanna, with very successful cognac note.... Very successful
Review by Benoit Mahe
A round, pleasant rum. It won't turn the world upside down, but it's a pleasure.
Review by Harald
Color: Orange-brown Aroma: Fruity aroma of tropical fruits, spices and wood. Ripe pineapple, papaya, apricot jam, vanilla, white mousse, sandalwood and cognac. Taste: Sweet, creamy and spicy in the mouth. Spicy and fruity-woody on the swallow with pineapple, caramel, tobacco and cognac. Finish: Long Spicy, hot and woody. Dry. 88 points
Review by Djehey
Excellent. Un nez très fruité, frais voire florale. La bouche reste fruité mais davantage sur le caramel et les arômes boisés. La finale, de longueur moyenne fait penser à une orangette (de la peau d'orange confite enrobé de chocolat noir). Au prix de sortie c'est un excellent rapport qualité prix.
Review by zabo
Edit: One of my first Savanna in a glass and still one of the best I've had so far. As Savanna is a new area, I find it very successful and the alcohol is very well integrated. The only possible criticism is that the finish could be a little longer
Review by Oliver
Really great, complex Savanna. Rather on the heavy and dark side. I like!
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Delicious. Not quite as intense as the CDI 12 year old. Cognac comes through pleasantly.
Review by Marcel.
Nose: fruit, candy, coconut, wood, funk, warm laundry Taste: candy, salt, pickled plum, wood, sour, esters, chilli Finish: Long My first ever Savanna, like it a lot. Would score this 86.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Savanna more rooted in the traditional style. Notes of vesoul and caramel mingle with spices (pepper, ginger), tobacco and elegant oak. Then come more pronounced fruity notes of dried fruit, citrus, yellow and exotic fruits. A profile that demands a little more attention. On the palate, this is a balanced, relatively accessible rum. Dried fruit, exotic fruit and citrus combine with spices, toasted notes and wood to create a winning and effective combination. Notes of tobacco, flowers, caramel and honey add roundness. Alcohol is well integrated. The finish is drier and loses aroma. Roundness gives way to bitterness, with notes of nuts, licorice, tobacco, spices, chocolate and wood. Fruit takes a back seat. A traditional but well-crafted profile, quite elegant, complex and accessible at the same time.
Review by mto75
good round Savanna, not as intense as the CDI bottled for Germany, but with a subtle cognac note
Review by DosenZorn
Tried as a 5cl sample.Abgefahren great nose, fruit gum, gingerbread, banana, tropical fruit, vanilla, wood, slightly rusty and nen smell, which I know but despite headaches can not assign. The smells so good, you can just sit with it for an hour and just smell it. Taste then quite different than the nose suggested it, rather on the spicy side and compared to Savannas I have tried so far quite discreet fruit. Still clearly recognizable and nicely harmonious. Beautiful natural sweetness, licorice, wood, tobacco, dark chocolate. Alcohol is well integrated. Taste not quite as outstanding as the smell, but still not to be underestimated. I really like this one. Savanna simply has it.
Review by DomM
Nice nose with notes from the cask, dried fruits and some glue. Very enjoyable. Complex and elegant on the palate. Presenting dried fruits and lots of spices (cinnamon) in an excellent balance. Influence from the cognac cask is noticeable. Alcohol is very well integrated.
Review by Christian Rudt
Quite different in character to the unshared for Germany from 2023, this one has a well-balanced, not too overloaded cognac finish and is slightly ahead of its successor in terms of taste. A beautifully harmonious single cask from Savanna. Good balance, rather dry. Alcohol well integrated.
Review by Frank
Nose: fresh, citrus plus a tart-sweet caramel note. Cherry, grape and green apple. Dry wood and vanilla. A pleasantly complex and beautiful fragrance. Palate: spicy, woody, slightly salty. Lemon zest and a light caramel note with vanilla. The cognac barrel also comes through. ABV suits it well... Sufficiently complex but not complicated. Liked.
Review by Serge
Ordered as a sample with many others without knowing much about it. Tastes like Rhum traditionel with cognac storage. So no Savanna with long fermentation. Reminds me somewhat of the Isautier 15 from Velier. Good molasses rum without the typical characteristics of the funky Savannas.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, grapes first bump into our nosetrils, with wood and cognac notes, solvents, joined with a banana and yellow fruits. The wood is roasted with leather, caramel, dark chocolate and nuts, spicy with vanilla. On aeration, it becomes fruitier with citrus, cherry, dried fruits, some other tropical fruits and a bit minty. 8,3:On the palate, the attack is rather intense with roasted, spicy wood and notes like petrol, rubber and plastic, luckily quickly balanced with honey and fruits like raisins and tropical with banana, roasted notes with caramelized, salty nuts, dark chocolate...Pure caramel is shows up, vegetal and minty molasses, some licorice. 8,5:The finish is long, dry, balanced with roasted wood notes and dried, tropical fruits, citrus, some tobacco, spicy and tannic, a tasty crunchy bread note joins the game after a while..
Review by Boletus
Bei diesem eher scheuen Geruch hätte ich nicht mit so einem Spannungsbogen im Mund gerechnet. Der Wandel von der eichenbetonten Prägung durch das Cognacfass über prickelnde Gewürzmomente hin zu einem zunehmend süß-fruchtigen Gemenge mitsamt karamallisierten Pekannüssen finde ich wirklich gelungen. Schade, dass es nach dem Runterschlucken relativ schnell und unspektakulär endet.
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Details about Savanna RA Unshared Cask for Germany 2004
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 53,6%.
Community purchases
129 bottles logged by 101 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
24% opened, 19 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Savanna RA Unshared Cask for Germany 2004?
Community paid €93–€135.
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129 purchased · 95 tasted · 36 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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