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Caroni 1996 Full Proof 21 Year Old Heavy 1.5-Litre
This is a 1996 vintage heavy rum (HTR), produced on the distillery's Indian-made mash column still and bottled for Velier in Italy by Capovilla Distillati.
This is one of three single cask magnums branded as The Caroni, released to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Velier.
Distillery
Distillery status
Closed
Age
21 year old
Vintage
1996
Production Type
Traditional rum
Still
Column still
Ageing
Tropical
Sweetened
No
Region
Trinidad and Tobago
Brand
Base
Molasses
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
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