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Savanna Traditionnel 2003 Single Armagnac Cask 16 Year Old #987 50cl / 150th Anniversary

Lot: 6028077

Savanna Traditionnel 2003 Single Armagnac Cask 16 Year Old #987 50cl / 150th Anniversary

Winning Bid: £112

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Savanna
Age: 
16 year old
Vintage: 
2003
Region: 
Reunion Island
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
Armagnac
Bottled Strength: 
52.7%
Bottle Size: 
50cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
Production method: 
column still
Base: 
reunion molasses
product Details

Savanna Traditionnel 2003 Single Armagnac Cask 16 Year Old #987 50cl / 150th Anniversary

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.

Cask #987 was distilled in 2003, matured in an ex-Armagnac cask and bottled at 16 years old as part of thier Wild Island collection.

One of 936 bottles produced to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the distillery.

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