Product description
The small Caribbean island of Trinidad once boasted as many as 50 rum distilleries. The Caroni distillery was founded in 1918 on the site of an old sugar mill.
The distillery used both traditional stills and column stills, and the rum produced there was heavy, just right for supplying the British Navy. In 2001, the distillery was sold to Angostura, and closed for good the following year. Caroni rum was given a second life by Luca Gargano's visit to Trinidad in 2004, when he discovered a forgotten warehouse of barrel-aged rum.
Caroni 21yo Heavy Rum is a blend of the contents of 24 barrels aged in American bourbon oak barrels for 21 years in the tropical climate of Trinidad. Bottled without any intervention - no additives, no coloring, no cold filtering, no dilution. Part of the second edition of Caroni rums dedicated to former employees of the distillery closed in 2002.
Aroma: Vanilla, caramel, citrus, exotic fruits, petroleum notes.
Palate : Buttery, with notes of cane sugar, spices, flowers and oak.
Finish: Long, with notes of petroleum, honey and toffee.