The Rhum Rhum distillery was created in Marie-Galante as part of a project launched in 2004 by Vittorio Giani Capovilla—a Veneto brandy and grappa distiller—and Luca Gargano—head of the Genoese importer and bottler Velier. Housed for a long time at Bielle, the distillery uses a pot still designed by Andreas Muller to produce rhum agricole from local varieties of sugarcane. The rums are then aged in bourbon casks and large French wine barrels.

Rhum Rhum Liberation 2012 is the distillery’’s second bottling. 2012 refers to the year of the rum’’s “liberation”—i.e. bottling—rather than the year of distillation. A rum agricole distilled in a bain-marie still and aged in Sauternes casks, Rhum Rhum Liberation 2012 is the fruit of a collaboration between Giani Capovilla, a Grappa and brandy distiller, and Luca Gargano, owner of the Genoese bottler Velier. Although a cask strength version also exists, this edition was bottled at 45%.