Product description
The small Caribbean island of Trinidad once boasted as many as 50 rum factories.
The Caroni Distillery was founded in 1918 on the site of an old sugar mill. The distillery operated 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 a year later. 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 1983 Heavy Trinidad Rum is a molasses based rum distilled in Caroni in 1983. It matured in the tropical climate of Trinidad for 22 years. Bottled in 2005 as a blend of 78 barrels, in a limited edition of 20,986 bottles.
Nose: Soot, gum, oak, vanilla, fruit cake, toffee, raisins.
Palate: Soot, licorice, toasted oak, cocoa, caramel, vanilla.
Finish: Long, oaky, with a hint of toffee.