Savanna - The Wild Island Edition - Single exCognac Cask #387

Profile: The Savanna - The Wild Island Edition - Single exCognac Cask #387 at a glance

• The Wild Island Edition - Single exCognac Cask #387: When La Réunion gets really wild
• Limited experience from Savanna - only 450 bottles worldwide
• A Grand Arôme Rhum with a fermentation period of up to ten days
• Aged in former Cognac cask #387 made of French oak
• Natural: Bottled without coloring, without chill filtration & Not sweetened

Portrait: What makes the Savanna - The Wild Island Edition - Single exCognac Cask #387 special

Anyone who thinks islands are only for sunbathers and surfers hasn't yet experienced rum from Savanna. On La Réunion, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, they don't produce beach drinks, but serious tropical adventures in bottles. And with the Wild Island Edition, the distillery impressively demonstrates that it can bottle not only sunshine, but also plenty of character.
The Savanna 13 Year Old - Cognac Cask #387 is part of this four-part series and comes from the Grand Arôme Rhum category – the island's "rock star" rum. It's made with molasses, and before distillation even begins, the mash is allowed to ferment for up to ten days. In the rum world, this is like running a marathon while others are still looking for the starting gun. The rum is distilled on a venerable Savalle column still, a French classic that's as much a part of Réunion's landscape as the Piton de la Fournaise volcano.
The rum then matures for 13 years in a French oak cognac cask, where it learns, almost incidentally, how to be both tropical and refined. At 60.9% ABV cask strength, non-chill filtered, uncolored, and unsweetened, Savanna demonstrates once again that honesty is the best policy - at least in the cask. And because only 450 bottles exist worldwide, each one is a true island original.
In short: The Savanna Cognac Cask #387 is not a rum for casual drinkers, but for explorers, collectors, and adventurers with wanderlust. A piece of La Réunion in a bottle – wild, distinctive, and with French understatement.

Conclusion: A characterful rum for connoisseurs – powerful, individual, and bearing the unmistakable signature of the Savanna distillery.

Base: Molasses
Distillation: Savalle Column Still
Cask Type: French Oak Cognac Cask
Cask No.: 387
Outturn: 450 bottles
Non-chill filtered
Uncolored
Unsugared

Tasting Notes: This is how the Savanna - The Wild Island Edition - Single exCognac Cask #387 tastes like

• Nose: Intense and complex, with a clearly perceptible ester structure. Ripe fruit aromas combine with distinctive, slightly solvent-like notes, typical of Grand Arôme rums. In the background, subtle wood and spice notes from the Cognac cask influence.
• Palate: Powerful and opulent. The long fermentation is evident in the depth and diversity of the notes - fruity, slightly spicy, and with a pronounced body. The interplay of molasses base, high ester concentration, and cask maturation provides structure and character.
• Finish: Long and intense, with lingering warmth and typical Grand Arôme spice. Complex notes fade away slowly, leaving a powerful, lasting impression.