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Savanna Unshared Cask for Belgium
People who chase green-apple freshness and light Savanna esters will find plenty here: cut grass, yellow fruit, apple tart and a soft cognac-cask sweetness. The cask influence is real and pleasant, but most tasters land on the same note — it drinks thin and finishes short for a 50% single cask, more everyday fruity sipper than the explosive Savanna some hoped for.
The community says- Fresh green apple
- Cognac-cask sweetness
- But: Thin body
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How does Savanna Unshared Cask for Belgium taste?
Aggregated from 53 community reviews.
Fresh, apple-heavy Savanna that drinks thin Fresh and fruity with apple, honey and cognac wood, but nearly everyone calls it too light and short. Enjoyable, just not the big Savanna the label promises.
Fans of light, fresh, fruity Savanna with cognac-cask notes
Anyone wanting bold, high-ester Grand Arôme intensity
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What does the community say?
72% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 53 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheRhumhoe
This Single Cask for Belgium has a rather atypical, full-bodied profile for its young age. The nose is heavily influenced by fruit (raisins, yellow fruit and green apple), but spicy and floral notes balance the profile. It gains in opulence and fruitiness as it airs, but with a skilful balance between sweetness and complexity. A promising Savanna on paper. On the palate, however, there's a sensation of lightness, altered by a diluted edge that spoils the opening. This is a pity, as the fruity markers (yellow fruit, green apple, grape) remain perceptible but are much less aromatic on the palate. Bitterness and greenness take up more space, as do oak and spice. The alcohol could have been better integrated. The finish is very short, with only a faint hint of fruit, soon overtaken by the woody, vegetal influence that adds bitterness. A very changeable profile, a little disconcerting, which could have been aged a little longer to gain in finesse and depth.
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted at Liquid Leuven ‘25 The nose opens fantastically playful with juicy yellow fruits mixed with yoghurt and mid-summer breakfast notes. It develops into dried flowers and those typical Provence candied peaches and apricots, instantly bringing me back to my childhood. It’s young, but fresh and exciting. The palate leans more into red fruits and the sweets get cemented into a more sugary form. It’s spicy with elements of short-steeped oolong tea. For my taste a hair too thin. The finish is pepper-dusted, slightly hot, and very dry. Too short and fueled by brown sugar for my liking. In my opinion not on the level you would expect from an unshared cask, but judged too harshly.
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Nose: green apple, cut grass (a day old), dried flowers, cider... not too appealing. Mouth: calvados-y, light fruits, grassy. Finish: on similar notes. not too long. Well, this one falls a bit short compared to the Grand Arômes from yesterday. I wonder why Savanna doesn't do more GA... this here feels boring in comparison.
Review by Jacques etdom
Au nez, une impression de fraîcheur, de la pomme, des fruits jaunes, de la fumée et des épices. Ça sent l agricole. La bouche est assez légère et souple, probablement trop, sur la continuité du nez avec un côté boisé. La finale est de moyenne à courte. Sympa, mais sans plus.
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
Un nez boisé et fumé et un peu plus sur le végétal après aération. En bouche c'est plutôt floral et fruité, assez doux et plaisant. Un rhum léger avec une légère acidité qui fait penser à de la pomme. C'est bon et agréable mais un peu trop léger à mon goût
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Au nez c’est pâtissier et légèrement boisé. Mais on sent déjà que l’on va croquer à pleine dent dans la pomme ! C’est jeune, frais et léger. En bouche, c’est très rond. C’est très doux, l’alcool est parfaitement intégré. On mange une bonne tarte aux pommes de grand mamy ! Sur la finale le HERR tire son épingle du jeu avec sa fraise tagada et l’olive. Les 5 fruits et légumes quotidiens sont engloutis en quelques gorgées. OK, si tu regardes l’étiquettes et que tu vois que c’est un blend contenant du HERR vieilli 5 ans, c’est frustrant car pas assez explosif. Mais c’est top.
Review by Dr.Django
The second unshared cask from Savanna for Belgium. Strawberry yoghurt and burnt sugar on the nose and palate. The alcohol is not well integrated. The finish is flat and simply sweet. This is probably Savanna's worst unshared cask to date.
Review by Filip Šikula
Na nose je to opravdu velmi veľmi intenzivne jablečné. V chuti se přidá sladkost a jablka stále zůstavají silně dominantní. Alkohol je pěkně integrovaný. Připomene se až lehce v závěru, který je spíše krátší. Zajímávé, ale takové zbytečn řídké.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
27.02.2021 A nice blind tasting in a friend's home. Bottles covered in tin foil and only numbers to match up the glass with the bottle. Notes Light to medium dark in colour. Nose Fresh, light wood, light roasted, or and, coconut, faint smoke, raisin. Palate Balanced, fresh, light wood, orange, coconut, light spicy, faint mint, light vegetal. Finish Medium long, light wood, dried fruit, light orange, faint licorice.
Review by Pavel Spacek
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 Rowald Sweet Empire
A pretty mild Savanna. Not really outspoken. Honey. Freshness. A hint of the cognac-wood. Actually expected a bit more from this.
Review by Guido Pohlig
Leider weit entfernt von dem bisherigen Geschmacks- und Geruchsprofil welches ich bei Savanna so schätze. Eher „flach“
Review by Tom Buteneers
Ik heb de fles nu enkele maanden open staan. Ik vind het wat minder fruitig dan op het begin. Niet zo intensief en vluchtig dan de HERR, maar de aanwezigheid ervan hierin is merkbaar. De rijping op cognac vaten biedt een aangename dimensie die goed uitgebalanceerd is. Ik hou ervan, maar ik kan me voorstellen dat dat niet voor iedereen geldt.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Savanna moyen… et pas dans mes goûts. Trop sur le végétal, l’anis et une longueur beaucoup trop courte. Décevant.
Review by L' Art Rhumiste
Côté HERR, trop discret, mais rhum équilibré, gourmand et avec lequel on passe un bon moment
Review by Rodolphe
Un bon savanna mais que j'ai trouvé personnellement un peu mince. Il passe assez vite en bouche. Le HERR aurait peut être pu se faire mieux sentir. Mais en même temps c'est aussi à replacer dans sa gamme de prix. De ce point de vue là, c'est un excellent rapport qualité/prix.
Review by Pierangelo Pianta
Naso debole, sembra sempre chiuso .L bocca più alcolica dal finale leggermente amaro
Review by alex
C’est bon, un peu trop léger à mon goût. Manque de complexité.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Aroma is amazing Palate little bit disappointed, was expected more. Aroma are very close to HV white HERR. Happy to get this same character, but in this release it’s more round and less intense - cask gives something new, but also takes something from raw distillate
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
25/01/2025: tasted @ Liquid Leuven in "De Hoorn". Another nice surprise that day. I don't have much experience yet with rums from Savanna/La Réunion, but I liked this one. Matured in ex-Cognac casks.
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Auction results 73 € – 171 €
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Details about Savanna Unshared Cask for Belgium
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 50%.
Community purchases
108 bottles logged by 79 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 9 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Savanna Unshared Cask for Belgium?
Community paid 45–114 €.
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About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,293 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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