Welcome back dear reader! Let’s skip the usual empty phrases and taste the Velier Hampden “<H>” 2010 7YO. The Bottling At least for now this is the last rum of Velier’s Khong series I shall review. After all only two of them are missing: One I haven’t tasted yet and one I didn’t really like. Coming from…
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Velier Caroni “Eataly” 2000 17YO
Alaaf my friends, it’s Fastelovend! Special times call for special rums and that’s why we shall have a look at the Velier Caroni 2000 17YO today, a single cask rum that has been bottled exclusively for Eataly. The Bottling Eataly is one of the largest retailers of Italian consumption goods in the world, offering restaurants, foods, drinks,…
Velier Mount Gilboa 2008 9YO
I’ve written this review a few weeks ago and just had this rum in a blind-tasting. For the laughters: I couldn’t say with certainty what I was tasting. But then again, neither did my pals whom I have shared this bottle with. Once again, this showed how difficult blind-tastings really are. The Bottling After the Velier…
Velier St. Lucia 2010 7YO
I have written relatively extensively about St. Lucia but for some strange reason I have yet to introduce its island’s rums! Let’s start with the latest addition by an independent bottler (IB), the Velier St. Lucia 2010 7YO! The Bottling This rum is part of the “Khong” series, a selection of Velier bottlings which all…
Velier Uitvlugt “Modified GS” 1996 18YO
It’s time for the first tropically aged Demerara by Velier. The collaboration between Luca Gargano and Yesu Persaud gave us a few of the very best column still rums ever if you ask me. Today we have the Velier Uitvlugt 1996 18YO! The Bottling The relationship between Luca Gargano, the head of Velier, and Yesu…
Habitation Velier Last Ward 2007 10YO
Let’s take a trip to what might be my favorite Bajan distillery. I must admit that I am having a weakness for some of the Mount Gay releases by independent bottlers but unfortunately the only batch we ever got was from 2000. Even bigger was my excitement when Velier announced a tropically aged Mount Gay….
Velier Caroni “Guyana Stock” 1994 23YO
Today we have Velier’s latest vintage Caroni. It has been “double matured” in Trinidad and Guyana and comes with a colossal angel’s share of >85%. It’s the Velier Caroni 1994 23YO. The Bottling “Il y a même des gens qui m’ont dit ne pas avoir acheté les premiers Caroni car le prix n’était pas assez…
Velier Foursquare Triptych
I actually wanted to review another rum from Fiji today but after receiving my sample of a rum that is currently being ultra-hyped I just had to try it. So let’s take a break from our flavourful ester-darlings and check out how good the new Velier Foursquare bottling is. NAS (No Age Statement) Cuvées fortunately…
Velier Basseterre Vieux 1997
Let’s take a small detour to Guadeloupe, the only logical sequal to the Martinicans from the previous reviews. Today’s rum is the Velier Basseterre Vieux 1997. The Bottling Even though the label reads Basseterre (a city on Saint Kitts and Nevis), the Velier Basseterre Vieux 2007 actually comes from Basse-Terre, the western half of Guadeloupe. On the back label we…
Velier Caroni 17YO
Hello and welcome back to Single Cask Rum! After having reviewed the Velier Caroni 12YO earlier this week, it is now time for another heavyweight from Trinidad. It is one of his older brothers, the Velier Caroni 17YO. Save for a few, severely overpriced, residual bottles it has just ben sold out. I have seen the last…
Velier Caroni 12YO
Hello and welcome to the first review on Single Cask Rum! Making its debut will be a rum from a lost distillery that has almost been completely sold out. With a little luck you might still find it at your local specialised dealer however. You know, those small ones without online shops ;). I am talking about the…
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