Basseterre 1995 Rhum Vieux

This rum is titled Basseterre, the meaning of which is 'lowland', after its Island home on Guadaloupe. This release and a 1997 vintage were both bottled for Velier in 2008.

Both the 1995 and 1997 vintage casks were discovered by Luca Gargano as he sought to widen his catalogue of Guadeloupe rums following a successful initial collaboration with Damoiseau.

Although from the Carrère distillery, both rums are actually blends of its own cane juice rum with a small portion of sourced molasses-based spirit. Once a common practice at the distillery, it has since fallen out of favour as focus has turned more firmly towards its Montebello label.