Basseterre 1995 Velier 12yo 58,2% selling rum to third-party blenders

selling rum to third-party blenders and independent bottlers

a firm established in 1985 and currently part-owned by the Jamaican government

this version takes pains to express the empyreumatic style so characteristic of Caroni

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Distillery: Uitvlugt

Basseterre 1995 Velier 12yo 58,2% selling rum to third-party blendersThis is a 1995 vintage rum from the Carrere distillery in Guadeloupe. More commonly referred to as Montebello after its flagship rum brand, the Carrere distillery is located in Petit Bourg on the Basse Terre island of the Guadeloupe archipelago. Established in 1930, it is a small operation run by the Marsolle family, and buys in sugarcane from local farmers to supplement the fifteen hectares of plantation that it owns. Carrere operates a two column