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The Caroni Employees series is a range of bottling from the legendary Caroni distillery, released across six batches between 2018 and 2021 by Velier. Each bottling in the collection features the image of one of the distillery's former members of staff, culminating with a group shot on the final release called Employees United.

The first two batches were two-bottle sets in 2018 and 2019, with subsequent releases being three-bottle sets. The first two bottling were vattings of casks selected by Luca Gargano and Olivier Sears, whereas the rest of the series is the result of casks selected by 26 people divided into "tasting gangs" who earmarked the casks from Velier's remaining stock in 2019.

The Bottles

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Mahesh 'Sonny Black' Bridgelal

2021
70cl
64.6%
2021
70cl
64.6%

Part of the 6th Release of the Caroni Employees series from Velier, this 1996 vintage is an example of the distillery's HTR (heavy) rum. It was distilled on the Indian-made mash column still and bottled for Velier in France in 2021.

The label features Mahesh "Sonny Black" Bridgelal who was a skilled labourer at the distillery for 12 years.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Mahesh 'Sonny Black' Bridgelal

2021
10cl
64.6%
2021
10cl
64.6%

Part of the 6th Release of the Caroni Employees series from Velier, this 1996 vintage is an example of the distillery's HTR (heavy) rum. It was distilled on the Indian-made mash column still and bottled for Velier in France in 2021.

The label features Mahesh "Sonny Black" Bridgelal who was a skilled labourer at the distillery for 12 years.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Ricky 'Dirty Harry' Seeharack

2021
10cl
66.2%
2021
10cl
66.2%

This is from the 6h Release of the Caroni Employees series from Velier and features Ricky "Dirty Harry" Seenarack on its label (misspelled as "Seeharack") who work at the distillery for 20 years.

The rum is the Caroni HTR style and is a vatting of four casks filled from the Indian mash column still.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Ricky 'Dirty Harry' Seeharack

2021
70cl
66.2%
2021
70cl
66.2%

This is from the 6h Release of the Caroni Employees series from Velier and features Ricky "Dirty Harry" Seenarack on its label (misspelled as "Seeharack") who work at the distillery for 20 years.

The rum is the Caroni HTR style and is a vatting of four casks filled from the Indian mash column still.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Roopnarine 'Roop' Toolsie

2021
70cl
66.1%
2021
70cl
66.1%

This is a part-bottling from a four-cask vatting of 1996 vintage heavy rum (HTR) from Caroni. It was distilled on the Indian mash column still and bottled in France in 2021.

Part of the Velier Employees 5th Release, the label features Roopnarine "Roop" Toolsie, who worked as a carpenter at the distillery for six years.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Roopnarine 'Roop' Toolsie

2021
10cl
66.1%
2021
10cl
66.1%

This is a part-bottling from a four-cask vatting of 1996 vintage heavy rum (HTR) from Caroni. It was distilled on the Indian mash column still and bottled in France in 2021.

Part of the Velier Employees 5th Release, the label features Roopnarine "Roop" Toolsie, who worked as a carpenter at the distillery for six years.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Vijay 'Vijay' Ranmarine

2020
20cl
64.5%
2020
20cl
64.5%

This 1996 vintage Caroni is from the 3rd Release in the Caroni Employees series from Velier. It is an example of the distillery's HTR (heavy type) rum and was produced on the Indian-made mash column still. Despite erroneous copy on the back label, the front label information is correct in that the rum was fully matured in Trinidad before it was bottled for Velier in France in 2019.

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Velier Black Bottle

Caroni 1996 Full Proof Heavy - Vijay 'Vijay' Ranmarine

2020
70cl
64.5%
2020
70cl
64.5%

This 1996 vintage Caroni is from the 3rd Release in the Caroni Employees series from Velier. It is an example of the distillery's HTR (heavy type) rum and was produced on the Indian-made mash column still. Despite erroneous copy on the back label, the front label information is correct in that the rum was fully matured in Trinidad before it was bottled for Velier in France in 2019.

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