MAGNUM SERIES #1 ELLIOTT ERWITT EDITION - VELIER 4 X 70 CL

This is the first edition of the Magnum Series, a special collaboration between Velier and the celebrated Magnum Photos, one of the most important agency in the world, founded in Paris in 1947 by photographers Robert Capa, David Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and Will Vandivert, in collaboration with Rita Vandivert and Maria Eisner.

The photos on the label, are a work of world-famous photograper Elliott Erwitt.

One of 600 sets, this is the 70 cl version.

These bottles make up Magnum Series #1:

• Foursquare 2005 16 Years Old 61% Velier - Magnum Series #1 Elliott Erwitt 70 CL

Distilled in 2005, matured in Tropics in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks and bottled in 2021 at Foursquare distillery. The photo on the label, dated 1970, represents the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

• Hampden 2016 5 Years Old 60% Velier - Magnum Series #1 Elliott Erwitt 70 CL

Distilled in 2016, aged for 5 years in Tropics and bottled in 2021, the LFCH mark identifies rum with an ester concentration at distillation of 500-600 gr/hlpa. The photo on the label, dated 1954, represents Coney Island, New York.

• Mount Gay 2007 14 Years Old 60% Velier - Magnum Series #1 Elliott Erwitt 70 CL

Distilled in a Double Retort Pot Still in 2007 at Rum Refinery of Mount Gay, aged 14 years in tropics and bottled in 2021. The photo on the label, dated 1999, represents Pacific Palisades, California.

• Saint James 2006 15 Years Old 45% Velier - Magnum Series #1 Elliott Erwitt 70 CL

Distilled in a Creole Column Still, thi is a blend of rums distilled in 2004 and 2006, fully aged in Tropics and bottled in 2021. The photo on the label, dated 2005, represents a wedding scene in Rome, Italy. The silhouette of the woman in the middle, is the bride.

THE BOTTLER

Velier was founded by the Chaix family in Genova in 1947 as a small traditional company specialised in the importation and distribution of wines, champagnes and spirits. In 1983, a young Luca Gargano, former brand ambassador for Saint James at that time, acquired shares in Velier. Under his influence the company began spacialising in the importation of outstanding spirits exclusively destinated to the Italian market. By the early 90s Luca heard about a legendary stock of Saint James rum dating back probably to 1885 and bottled in 1952. After a complex negotiation, he finally managed to acquire the entire stock. This was only the first of a list of legendary selections to come in the following years.