Reunion Rum 2016/2023 - #7 (Berry Bros & Rudd) - Cherry Import

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 65% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

A red wine finish complements this Savanna rum’s cask maturation on La Réunion. Distilled in 2016, the rum comes from cask 7 and was bottled in 2023 by Berry Bros. & Rudd exclusively for Kirsch Import in Germany. Spirits Curator Doug McIvor made the selection. The cask yielded 302 bottles.

The rum matured on La Réunion and was bottled in the United Kingdom. It is bottled at 65%, without chill filtration or added colouring. Its character brings together berry fruit and the influence of red wine with herbs, earthy notes and gentle smoke. The 0.7-litre bottle comes in black gift packaging with gold-coloured accents.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Vanilla cream and red wine meet spices and gentle smoke on the nose. Cinnamon buns, red berries and notes of thyme, grass and fennel add further detail.
• Palate: The rum is full-bodied and intense on the palate. Earthy impressions accompany cinnamon and vanilla ice cream, while juicy raspberries and blackberry jam bring fruit. A little herbal tea rounds out the flavours.
• Finish: Herbs, red wine notes and spice remain present throughout the long finish.

Distillery/Bottler:

Savanna’s history stretches back to 1870. The distillery was originally located on the estate of the same name near Saint-Paul in western La Réunion. In 1992, it moved to Bois Rouge near Saint-André in the east of the island. One of its distinguishing features is the production of both fresh sugarcane juice rum and traditional molasses rum. Savanna predominantly uses column stills, although there are exceptions. Its French Savalle columns allow it to produce heavier, intensely aromatic rum styles with high ester levels.

Berry Bros. & Rudd selected this single-cask rum and acts as its independent bottler. The London wine and spirits merchant traces its origins to a grocery shop opened by the widow Bourne opposite St. James’s Palace in 1698. The company remains family-run and based at No.3 St James’s Street. Its historic coffee mill shop sign still recalls its beginnings trading in coffee and other goods.

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