Savanna, 2004, “UNSHARED CASK” 14 years, for Rum Artesanal Germany.

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“UNSHARED CASK”

Savanna Traditionnel 2004 Single Cask 14 Year Old and Cask #263 / for Rum Artesanal Germany.

This 2004 vintage rhum traditionnel was distilled from a molasses wash and was matured 14 years in the tropics.

Single cask #263 was selected buy Heinz Eggert’s Rum Artesanal label and produced 699 50cl bottles, exclusive to the German market.

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

BOTTLED STRENGTH: 53.6%

BOTTLE SIZE: 50CL

PRODUCTION METHOD:  COPPER COLUMN STILL

BASE: REUNION MOLASSES