Bielle 2007 Velier 10yo Single Cask #217 Velier 70th Anniversary

Bielle 2007 Velier 10 Year Old Single Cask #217 / 70th Anniversary

Bielle is one of three distilleries on the island of Marie Galante in the Guadeloupe archipelago. It was founded at the end of the 19th century as rum production began to take over following the decline in profitability of sugar. The distillery was acquired by Paul Rameaux in 1955, and today is still run by his nephew, Dominique Thiery. Bielle produces around 320,000 litres of agricole rum on its column still every year. It also houses a bespoke Muller pot still, designed by Italian grappa maker Vittorio Capovilla for his Rhum collaboration with Luca Gargano of Velier.

This rum was aged 10 years in ex-bourbon cask #217, and along with its sister cask #218 was one of two bottled for the 70th anniversary of Velier in 2017.