Caroni 1st-39th Release

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Brand

Caroni

Company

Velier

Dates of production

2005-2019

This is a legendary and sought-after collection of Caroni rum from the historic lost distillery on Trinidad. They were bottled and marketed by the Italian distributor Velier SpA and released between 2005 and 2019. The collection showcases the variety of production types at the distillery and includes heavy, light and blended rums, all bottled at various full and high proof strengths.

The 2015 releases were the first to begin stating the release number on the rear label with the series culminating with the 39th bottling in 2019 - a full proof heavy rum titled The Last Caroni. In addition to the earliest bottlings, other rarities in the series include a US market exclusive and a magnum size 1994 vintage limited to just 48 bottles.

The Bottles

Caroni 1993 17 Year Old Blended

Velier

2010

70cl

44.4%

This 17-year-old rum from Caroni is a blend of the distillery's heavy and light style rums. They were distilled in 1993 on a combination of the Gebr. Hermann and Indian column stills.

A vatting of seven casks, this was bottled for Velier in the Netherlands in 2010.

Caroni 1994 100° Proof 23 Year Old Heavy - Guyana Stock

Velier

2017

70cl

57.18%

This 1994 vintage was the first Velier release of stock that was transferred from Trinidad to Demerara Distillers Ltd in 2008. It was distilled on the Indian-made mash column at Caroni and eventually bottled in Scotland at Benriach.

Caroni 1994 18 Year Old Heavy

Velier

2012

70cl

55%

Caroni 1994 Full Proof 17 Year Old Heavy

Velier

2011

70cl

62.3%

Caroni 1994 Full Proof 18 Year Old Heavy

Velier

2012

70cl

62.59%

This 1994 vintage Caroni is the distillery's HTR (heavy) rum, distilled on its Indian-made mash column still. It is a vatting of ten casks that were bottled for Velier in Scotland at the Benriach distillery.

Caroni 1994 Full Proof 23 Year Old Heavy - Guyana Stock

Velier

2017

70cl

59%

This "Guyana Stock" of Caroni rum from Velier was aged in Trinidad until 2008 before being transferred to the warehouses of Demerara Distillers Ltd. It was distilled in 1994 on the distillery's Indian mash column still.