RUM of JAMAICA - HABITATION VELIER - Rum Hors d'âge - Forsyths WP - WPM - Vintage 2006 - 57,5%
Habitation Velier is a project born from the will of Luca Gargano, probably the greatest rum specialist in this world. Luca Gargano comes from a large Italian family, known for the quality of his goods, a family of explorers who aims a qualitative rather than lucrative distribution. For each distilleries, the aim is to highlight the best distillers from their Pure Single rums, each time with an original project signed by Habitation Velier to produce a world first for each unique signature distillery.
Worthy Park was established in the 1670s, the sugar industry started there around 1710 and the distillation of molasses rums began soon after, designating Worthy Park Estate as the oldest distillery in Jamaica. Only 3 families headed the estate, the Price family, Francis Price being the first owner of the estate for services to the British Crown. In 1863, the estate passed into the hands of the Talbot family and since 1918 is owned by the Clarke family. Between 1950 and 2005, the distillation activity stops at the order of the Jamaican government but the sugar industry continues. The distillation is done in a single Forsyths still pot still double report copper, so dear to the realization of rum in the Jamaican style. At Worthy Park Estate, the environment is a major concern and occupies a key place in decision-making and business activity.
This Forsyths WP-WPM aged rum has been distilled into Forsyths still, as its name suggests from the 2006 vintage. It is a Worthy Park distillery production, although Worthy Park refused name is mentioned in the title of this bottle and this little nugget was made available to us by Habitation Velier. This is the first vintage distilled after the resumption of the Worthy Park distillation business, after an aging of 11 years in barrels of ex-Bourbon, this rum was bottled raw cask.
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