Caroni 17 years 1994 Velier High Proof One of 7142 - bottled 2011

  • 52% |
  • 0.70L

Caroni rum was distilled in 1994, aged in Trinidad until 2008 and then transferred to Guyana to finish aging until bottled in 2011. Velier was founded by Casimir Chaix in Genoa in 1947. This was a small family business in the importation and distribution of wine and spirits. Luca Gargano, a former r…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Appellation: Heavy Rhum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly damaged label

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Caroni 17 years 1994 Velier High Proof One of 7142 - bottled 2011

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  • €894
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  • 04/10/2024 €894

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Caroni 17 years 1994 Velier High Proof One of 7142 - bottled 2011

Cuvée presentation

Caroni rum was distilled in 1994, aged in Trinidad until 2008 and then transferred to Guyana to finish aging until bottled in 2011. Velier was founded by Casimir Chaix in Genoa in 1947. This was a small family business in the importation and distribution of wine and spirits. Luca Gargano, a former representative in Saint James and a rum enthusiast and collector, bought the business in 1986 and launched his trade business, first with whisky in 1992 and then rum in 1996. The rum selected by Velier are all aged in tropical climates, which gives them their aromatic richness and considerable angels’ share. They are bottled at cask strength, or just below. The selections from the Diamond vaults, the Caroni bottlings, and those from the various distilleries in Jamaica, Barbados or other countries have played a key role in the history of rum and are among the most coveted in the category. Limited edition with 7142 bottles.

The distillery Caroni

The Caribbean, Trinidad. Distillery closed, site dismantled.

In 1975, under pressure from across the country, the government of Trinidad nationalized a number of companies, including Tate & Lyle, the English giant of sugar production and owner of Caroni Ltd since 1937. The very competitive economic context, however, led to the closure of the island's sugar refineries and the collapse of the molasses production required for the production of rum. In 2001, the government sold its shares in Rum Distillers Ltd (Caroni) to Angostura and closed the distillery in 2002. Caroni Ltd would be definitively liquidated on 31 July 2003. In October 2004, Luca Gargano, the CEO of the Italian spirit distributor Velier and a passionate rum enthusiast and photographer, visited Trinidad to carry out research for a future report. There he found the site abandoned and, within its cellars, a huge stock of barrels, some distilled in 1974. The story of Caroni began in 2005 and the distillery immediately became the subject of lore.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Vintage: 1994
  • Bottler: Velier
  • Age: 17 years
  • Appellation: Heavy Rhum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Alcohol percentage: 52 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly damaged label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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