SAVANNA - Artist Edition n°3 - Art of Rum by REPY - 4 years - 57%
The Savanna Distillery is located on Reunion Island . It was designed and built by Emile Hugot between 1948 and 1950. At the time, located in Saint Paul, it was annexed to the sugar refinery of the same name. In 1982, the Savanna Distillery acquired a distillation workshop whose production was only intended for the production of light rum for export, following the signing of a major rum supply contract with a leading German client in its market. This acquisition was, for the Savanna Distillery, the trigger for the development of its rum technology, which multiplied, from that year on, the diversification and quality of its production. Today, the Savanna Distillery exports the majority of its rum production to professionals. Like many rum distilleries, the Savanna Distillery is equipped with discontinuous fermentation , also called the "mother tank" process, consisting of 8 100 m3 fermenters and all of its satellites. This discontinuity is synonymous with obtaining a high-quality product.
This limited edition was produced by the artist Repy , a painter and graffiti artist. He is known for his works combining graffiti, illustration and painting. Repy trained in industrial drawing, design and letter painting, which enriched his graffiti practice. Fascinated by the alphabet and lettering, he explores these elements in his works, while drawing inspiration from the natural and cultural environment of Reunion Island. This traditional old rum is a blend of two white rums (rhum agricole and grand arôme) distilled in 2019. They were aged for 4 years in ex-Cognac French oak barrels.
