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Caroni 1989 Full Proof 17 Year Old Light
This is an example of the LTR (light) style of rum produced at Caroni. It was column-distilled in 1989 and filled into three casks before being bottled for Velier in France in 2006.
Distillery
Distillery status
Closed
Age
17 year old
Vintage
1989
Production Type
Traditional rum
Still
Column still
Ageing
Tropical
Sweetened
No
Region
Trinidad and Tobago
Brand
Bottle count
680
Base
Molasses
Series
Distillery
Caroni
A historic rum distillery that was once owned by British sugar merchant, Tate & Lyle, before being nationalised by the Trinidadian government in the 1970s. It eventually closed in 2003 and the last of the distillery's stock and its brand name were acquired by Italian distributor, Velier.
Founded
1918
Production type
Traditional rum
Brand
Caroni
A historic rum distillery that was once owned by British sugar merchant, Tate & Lyle, before being nationalised by the Trinidadian government in the 1970s. It eventually closed in 2003 and the last of the distillery's stock and its brand name were acquired by Italian distributor, Velier.
Founded
1918
Production type
Traditional rum
Company
Velier
An Italian importer and distributor founded in Genoa in 1947. Under the ownership of Luca Gargano since 1986, it has become one of the most important companies in the world rum. It represents a huge array of brands in Europe as well as marketing a number of its own.
Founded
1947
Company type
Distributor,
Importer,
Independent Bottler
Series
Caroni 1st-39th Release
A collection of numbered releases of Caroni rum from the historic lost distillery on Trinidad. They were bottled and marketed by the Italian distributor, Velier, and released between 2005 and 2019, culminating with the 39th, The Last Caroni.
Dates of production
2005-2019
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