Sample Caroni 1994/2011 17yo 52% 3cl

Sample Caroni 1994/2011 17yo 52% 3clDistilled in 1994 and aged entirely in tropical weather for 17 years Trinidad until 2008 and Guyana after 2007. Stock of 23 drums. One of 7 142 bottles. Type: Rum Distillery: Caroni Distilled: 1994 Bottled: 2011 Age: 17yo Strength: 52% Size: 30ml Number of bottles produced: 7142 on the label, but 6434 is correct

Distilled in Distillerie du Simon

A 1982 vintage

however there are several historical references that suggest distilling was happening there earlier in the 20th century

A 2008 vintage

Luca learned that Hervé had also bottled this 1980 vintage at the same strength

This full-proof heavy Trinidad rum was distilled in 2000

Tereos in France

The Caroni Distillery

and Aubéry was one of several to see rum as an opportunity to make money from the oversupply of sugarcane

and the estate on Martinique passed from the state into private hands

a rum that truly embodies the exceptional and unique charm of Caroni’s rum heritage

The rum is distilled on two copper column stills between the months of November and August