Caroni 1998 20 Year Old TMCG Trinidad Rum Bottled 2018 - Cadenhead's 70cl / 62.8%

A bottle of Caroni 20 Year Old TMCG rum from Trinidad. This was distilled in January 1998 and bottled at cask strength in June 2018 by Cadenhead's for Belgian retailer The Nectar.

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 20 Year Old TMCG Trinidad Rum sold at our online auction for £220