VELIER - Aged Agricultural Rum - Indian Ocean Stills - Savanna 2012 - 6 years old - 61%
Velier was founded in 1947 by Casimiro Chaix, in Genoa , Italy . With his partner Arturo Lupi, they created a small classic wine and spirits import company in 1953 and distributed champagne, grappa, but also tea and cocoa. In 1983, Gian Luca Gargano , the marketing director of Spirit SpA (the largest import company in Italy) became a shareholder in the company and in 1985, Velier specialized in importing the best spirits intended in particular for restaurants and wine bars. In 1988, Velier was the first Italian company to import wines from the New World. It was from 1992 that they began to select casks of old Single Malts and Rums for their brand, which they developed from 1995. In 2001, the first selection of Damoiseau rums was offered by Velier.
This edition is a Savanna rum distilled in November 2012. It was aged for 6 years in French oak barrels in the tropical climate of Reunion Island. The rum was bottled in February 2019.