Sample Velier Saint James 2008 Sélection exclusive Velier 13yr 47% 3clThe 2008 vintage was bottled after 13 years of aging in ex bourbon barrels. A reduction to 47% was made, as was the case for the rest of the selection. 2008 was a typical harvest season for the distillery, despite Hurricane Dean, which hit Martinique in 2017, causing significant damage to the crops.

Strength: 52

designed by Italian grappa maker Vittorio Capovilla for his Rhum Rhum collaboration with Luca Gargano of Velier

This exceptional spirit is part of the Caroni Employees series by Velier

In conclusion

with the Jamaican government stepping in to assume ownership and some of its debt in order to preserve the jobs of its employees

stripping spirit of sulphites in the same manner that copper does

a paragon among rums

Under his direction

blond tobacco mingle with a fruity universe of prunes

this Martinique agricole intrigues as much as it divides

The packaging is a loving reproduction of the old 1960s bottles imported to the UK by Tate & Lyle

This was a special 2018 release of Caroni extra strong Navy Rum