Caroni 1997 25 Years Selected Cask No. 899 Samaroli for Caksus Limited Edition Heavy Trinidad Rum 60.0% Vol. - limited and very rare bottling of a magnificent Samaroli Single Cask Trinidad Rum from the closed cult distillery Caroni!
A rare and magnificent vintage 1997 25-year-old Caroni Single Cask Trinidad Rum from the world-famous Italian bottler Samaroli for the Caksus (Bird by Noir) single cask Rum series, which is well known among connoisseurs.
This fine and exclusive Caroni Premium Single Cask Trinidad Rum was distilled in 1997 and matured for 25 years in an oak cask with the cask no. 899 before being bottled in the year 2022 without added sugar or colouring in a limited edition of only 101 individually numbered bottles at 60.0% vol., received a top rating on RumX and was only available in a few European countries.
The Caroni distillery is said to have been founded in 1918, but there are several historical references to distillation having taken place there earlier in the 20th century. In 1936, it became part of the Tate and Lyle company, which used it as a base for expanding its eventually substantial sugar operations in Trinidad. Caroni was an important part of the British Navy s rations, where its famous high-proof heavy rums provided the signature flavour. With the decline of the Trinidadian sugar industry, Tate and Lyle sold a 51% majority stake to the government in 1970 before the company was fully nationalised in 1975. Although the newly formed Caroni (1975) Ltd. was able to supply itself with molasses, it continued to make losses for the next 25 years until the government attempted to minimise its stake by selling 49% of its shares, just enough to retain control. Angostura was the preferred bidder, but a dispute over the value of Caroni s stock cancelled the deal and and Caroni was finally closed in 2003 and a true giant of flavour was lost to the world.
This powerful vintage Caroni 1997 bottled for Caksus Trinidad Rum is the perfect example of the outstanding quality achieved when Caribbean heritage meets European sophistication. Bottled by the renowned Italian trading house Samaroli, Trinidad Rum has completed its maturation in the contrasting climate of Scotland, adding an extra dimension to its complexity. With its impressive cask strength of 60.0% vol., it achieves the perfect balance between intensity and sweetness and offers a rich and unforgettable flavour.
The exquisite vintage 1997 Caroni Trinidad Single Cask Rum presents the characteristic aromas of tar, leather, rubber and oak that are synonymous with Caroni s heritage, accompanied by a rich roasted flavour that appeals to the senses. On the palate, it has a robust, full-bodied flavour profile with pronounced notes of leather, oak, rubber and tar with a spicy hint of black pepper.
An exclusive and, with only 101 bottles, particularly rare expression from the Caroni distillery and a wonderful Trinidad single cask rum for connoisseurs, discerning rum collectors and lovers of fine old rum - an exquisite piece of rum history from the closed cult distillery Caroni, which is now an absolute rarity!
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- Typ: Trinidad Molasses Pot Still Traditional Rum - Independent bottling
- District: Trinidad / Laventile, Port of Spain
- Vintage: 1997
- Age 25 years old
- Year bottled: 2022
- Cask Wood Type: Oak Cask
- Cask No.: 899
- Alcohol ABV% 60.0
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1997 Selected Cask Limited Edition for Caksus (Bird by Noir)
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / no added sugar
- Packaging original boxed (box with traces)
- Producer/Importer: Samaroli SRL, Via del Teatro Valle 41/A, 001686 Roma, Italy
- Country of Origin: Trinidad
- limited, one of only 101 bottles - unique bottling and very rare collector s rum!
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