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New Grove Savoir-Faire Ville Bague 2004
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Surprise here is how much this drinks like an aged Armagnac rather than a tropical Mauritian rum. Wood leads, backed by cherry, dried fruit, tobacco and a dark-chocolate bitterness. Most tasters call it well balanced with a nice sweet-and-sour push, though several note the aromas and flavors fade fast. At 45% it stays composed and food-friendly.
The community says- Balanced wood
- Cherry and dried fruit
- But: Notes fade fast
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How does New Grove Savoir-Faire Ville Bague 2004 taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Wood-driven, Armagnac-like aged sipper Most find it "very nice and balanced rum," wood-driven with cherry, dried fruit and an Armagnac edge. The recurring gripe: the nose and palate fade quickly.
Aroma profilePeople into wood-forward rums and thicker Armagnacs or brandies
Anyone wanting bright tropical fruit or a long finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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39 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Andi
Most helpful positive review
Despite the relatively low alcohol content, it surprises both on the nose and on the palate with balanced woody notes paired with Armagnac, fruity, herbal notes. Unfortunately, the notes fade very quickly.
Review by Julien Ries
Most helpful mixed review
Nose: the nose evokes the Vagabond Spirit Harmony with its passion fruit notes. You also sense some yellow wine, with white grapes. It is quite floral, and a slight young woodiness comes first, quite fresh. The woodiness becomes stronger in the glass, a wood that the tears have dried. Palate: you immediately get the sharpness of ginger on the tongue. The passion fruit is there but more discreet than in the olfactory part. The same goes for the white grape. You still taste a very light woodiness, which gives a fairly tannic aftertaste to this rum. It is also quite liqueur-like. The alcohol is generally poorly integrated. This rum lacks indulgence and sweetness. The whole is quite dry. At the end of the mouth, a white pepper dries the drink even more. Finish: average on spices, ginger, white pepper, grape, the woodiness becomes more pronounced and exotic (sandalwood).
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Pleasant surprise. Beautifully woody in the positive sense. Unfortunately, a somewhat volatile fellow in terms of smell and taste. Very good PLV.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5965 16.11.2025 Enjoying some samples after visiting a friend and now watching The Big Bang Theory. Nose Wood, light roasted, light floral, fruits, polish, light prunes, light berries, light grass, light chocolate. Palate Oily, wood, light roasted, medium dry, floral, light cherry, light polish, peppery, faint tannins, light grass, light prunes. Finish Long and warm, wood, dried fruit, light grass, light berries. Empty glass Light cherry, light chocolate, light tobacco, light caramel, leather.
Review by zabo
Today, compared three New Grove Savoire Fair, with 13, 15 and 16 years. Thanks to Bauerngaumen in Berlin for the split. For me, because of the ABV, more the easy sippers. If I had to rank the three, the 15-year would have the edge.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
Last New Grove for tonight. Thanks Gunnar for the samples. On the nose: Woody, roasted, vanilla, dried fruits, very light minty note. Fruity notes do lean slightly more on the sour side. Taste: Fruity notes like dried fruits, grapes and cherries. Tannins. Woody notes. Thick, but not syrupy mouthfeel. Light spicy notes like peppery notes in the background. Finish: Minty and herbal notes at first. Then you get fruity notes like grapes. Finish is medium lennot and dry in the end. This one was more fruitier than the 12 yeat old New Grove, but was lacking the complexity that the 12 yearbold New Grove had, but this was my pick out the three New Groves i tasted today
Review by TheJackDrop
Still in a New Grove line I like. Woodier, darker, with a hint of Armagnac. But also less fruit than usual, and no/few menthol (too bad). Medium-length finish.
Review by Gyuli
Aroma: Salty and tart, like salt water, with an oaky, caramel base. Neither heavy nor light. Taste: Caramel sweet at first, then earthy, bitter pill flavors as you linger. Finish: The powdery pill flavor builds up and intensifies with each sip, as well as the bitterness of 99% dark chocolate. The peachy fruit flavors that were not present when swirling in the mouth are felt afterward.
Review by Christoph
Cherry blossoms, cherry and Armagnac on the nose. Super delicious sweetness on the palate. In the finish complemented by herbal notes.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Pretty wood driven Mauritian rum. Armagnaccy. Good sweet and sour balance. Dried fruits. Thick. a bit of Tobacco. Not as "fresh" as younger New Grove. More complex in spiciness and "woody" flavours. Recommended if you're also into the more thicker flavoured Armagnacs/Cognacs and Brandies.
Review by Irbis
Very intersting rum. It is not dry, but not sweety as well. Has long dark chocolate taste. It is not simple and its 45 are definitely saver for this rum
Review by AlPhilipo
Quite Armagnac-heavy with plenty of tannins. It creates a super cool mouthfeel with decent complexity. At 45%, it feels a bit watery and unfortunately fades in the nose and on the palate after some time.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Very nice and balanced rum.
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27 bottles logged by 25 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
29% opened, 4 emptied.
What does New Grove Savoir-Faire Ville Bague 2004 cost?
Community paid 50–79 €.
Current best price: 77.68 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 53 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about New Grove Savoir-Faire Ville Bague 2004
A Column Still Rum from Mauritius, distilled by Grays, at 45%.
About the Grays distillery
The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,872 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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