Caroni 1998 16 Year Old Full Proof Heavy Trinidad Rum Bottled 2014 - Velier 70cl / 64.5%

A bottle of Caroni 1998 Full Proof Heavy Trinidad rum. This was matured for 16 years and bottled in 2014 for Italian importer Velier.

This is bottle number 002472 of 2750.

The Caribbean island of Trinidad was once to home to more than 50 distilleries, today just one remains. Caroni is one of the island's lost distilleries, having closed its doors for good in 2002. It was established in 1923 and utilised both pot and column stills to produce the characteristic 'heavy' rum it has since become known for. The distillery supplied rum to the British Navy for many years and the raw materials were sourced from its own sugar refinery. In an unpopular move, the Trinidad government sold a 49% share of Rum Distillers Limited to Angostura, and the Caroni distillery closed a year later. Shortly after its closure, Luca Gargano of Italian spirits company Velier discovered hundreds of barrels of maturing Caroni rum, some dating back 30 years. These casks were purchased and bottled, 'Caronimania' took hold and the rum rapidly gained cult status amongst spirits fans.

This Caroni 1998 16 Year Old Full Proof Heavy Trinidad Rum sold at our online auction for £240