Habitation Velier Savanna HERR 2015 Single Cask
Habitation Velier · Savanna Distillery
Savanna's HERR (Heavy Ester Reunion Rum) mark is one of the most characterful distillates in the rum world, and Luca Gargano's single cask selections capture it at its most uncompromising. This is rum for people who want to taste the raw decision — what it means to let a spirit be entirely itself before any blending can intervene.
Nose
An intense bouquet of tropical fruits — overripe mango and banana — meets roasted coffee and dark chocolate. A wisp of burnt rubber typical of Savanna's heavy ester style emerges, grounded by molasses and dried orange peel.
Palate
Powerful and layered at cask strength, with muscovado sugar and espresso rolling across the tongue. Underneath, there's dried fruit complexity and a tarry, almost leathery quality that speaks to the heavy-ester fermentation. A touch of vanilla oak provides structure without softening the intensity.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with coffee, tobacco, and tropical fruit lingering alongside a medicinal funk that slowly fades to warm leather.
- Base Ingredient
- Molasses
- Distillation
- Column still distillation with extended fermentation for heavy ester production
- Country
- Réunion Island, France
Food Pairing
The rum's coffee and muscovado character echoes the espresso crust on slow-roasted pork belly, while its tropical fruit notes provide a bright counterpoint to the fatty richness.
Selected by legendary Italian bottler Luca Gargano of Velier, this single cask from Savanna Distillery on the volcanic island of Réunion showcases the distillery's heavy-ester fermentation profile — a mark produced in limited quantities and prized by rum connoisseurs worldwide.
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