SAVANNA & SWELL DE SPIRITS - Herrline n°1 - Herr - Vintage 2009 - 8 years in ex Cognac barrels - 60.8%
Here is an original project which was born in 2023 around the most exceptional of Savanna 's distillates, HERR , and a meeting between rum enthusiasts, the Savanna team and Mika Barbaria, the founder of Swell de Spirits . Two big names in the spirits world to create an exceptional series around Herr!
HERR is a unique High Esters rum, as rare as it is exuberant, a true concentrate of fruit and deliciousness, a fabulous invitation to travel to Reunion Island. For his first opus in the Savanna HERRLINE series, Mika selected barrel n°268, a HERR rum distilled in 2009 , rested in stainless steel vats for more than 5 years before aging on January 2, 2015. It was then put in Ex-Cognac barrels for 8 days. Bottled at its natural strength, cask strength at 60.8% for 635 bottles in total. A very small part of this barrel will be available on the mainland France market.
The launch of this beautiful bottle took place on June 7, 2024 in our Constantia establishment. Place dedicated to gastronomy, wines and spirits.
Tasting notes (Swell team of Spirits and Savanna):
Nose: Dominant fruity (exotic), even over-ripe, with a hint of acidity characteristic of long fermentations. Notes of vanilla and spices bring sweetness and complement the woodiness of French oak. The promise of a complex and powerful tasting
Mouth: Tasting confirms the complexity and aromatic power of High Ester between gourmandise on harlequin, sweetness, acidity and woodiness. In the finish, a beautiful power of HERR softened by a fruity and vanilla sweetness.