Savanna, 2004, Grand Arome 2004 Thunderstruck

This was distilled on a Savalle column still in 2004. It was aged in single cask #276 for 14 years before bottling under the title Thunderstruck.

One of 681 bottles.

The Savanna distillery is the oldest on the Île de la Réunion, established in 1870 by Olive Lemarchand and at the time known as Parc à Jacques. The Domain of Savanna was formed six years later, with records showing the distillery producing rum principally from a molasses wash. This facility operated until the 1940s when Émile Hugot consolidated a number of sugar factories, including Savanna, to form the Bourbon Sugar Company. The original Savanna distillery in Saint Paul continued to operate until 1992 when it was relocated to its current location in Bois-Rouge. Despite expanding the distillery in 1995 and again 1999, The Bourbon Sugar Company divested from rum in 2001, and the distillery passed through various hands to its current ownership, Tereos in France. The distillery’s creole column still dates from 1964, and under the guidance of master distiller and rum-savant, Laurent Broc, produces a wide range of traditional and agricole rums, including these much-lauded Grand Arôme. Some distilling also take place on a tiny alembic pot still.

DISTILLERY: SAVANNA

AGE: 14 YEAR OLD

VINTAGE: 2004

REGION: REUNION ISLAND

CASK TYPE: N/A

BOTTLED STRENGTH: 65.1%

BOTTLE SIZE: 50CL

PRODUCTION METHOD: SAVALLE COLUMN STILL

BASE: MOLASSES