J. Bally 1998 Rhum Vieux 43%

J. Bally 1998 Rhum Vieux 43%J. Bally 1998 Rhum Vieux The J. Bally brand is named after founder, Jacques Bally, who purchased the Lajus plantation in 1917 following its closure after the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption. After rebuilding the distillery virtually from scratch and acquiring the neighbouring Habitation Dariste, the equipment from which was incorporated into the restored Lajus, Jacques began to lay down spirt in 1924. Bally holds an important place in the history of French

satisfying finish

who as first point of business began laying down the casks that would eventually become the first Hampden Estate labelled official bottling of the distillery’s rum

it is distilled in the Savalle copper column built by Grégory Neisson's grandfather

crème de menthe… A rather perfect old Caroni that managed to keep all the heavy oak under control

Vintage 1995

Despite being self-sufficient in molasses

with records showing the distillery producing rum principally from a molasses wash

Caroni 1998 Velier 15 Year Old 104 Proof

It was distilled in 2013 from Sugar cane juice with a Creole Column and then aged for 7 years

matured for 12 years starting from 30 November 2005 in ex-Bourbon barrels

Strength: 55%

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