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Caroni Tasting Gang 23 Year Old Full Proof Blended Trinidad Rum 1996 700ml bottle

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Tasting Gang 23 Year Old Full Proof Blended Trinidad Rum
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Tasting Gang 23 Year Old Full Proof Blended Trinidad Rum 700ml
The Caroni 1996 Tasting Gang 23 year old Full Proof Blended Trinidad Rum is the 38th Caroni release from world-renowned spirit distributor Velier and is cited as their penultimate bottling in this now iconic series. The story goes that on 12th April 2019, a group of 23 highly motivated Caroni lovers from all across Europe met in France's Cognac region to enjoy a sampling of the last 173 barrels of Caroni stock Velier had stored in Guyana and Trinidad. The result is this exceptionally crafted blended rum derived from a careful marriage of 22 of those select barrels, ranging from both the heavy and light styles - all manufactured using the famed Caroni pot and column stills. Produced in 5,083 bottles and 100% aged in the tropics, the 1996 Tasting Gang 23 Year had an Angel's share of over 85% - bottled at 63.5% ABV. Supremely collectible and very rare, this decadently crafted Trinidad rum is the tasting experience of a lifetime!
Beverage type:
Dark Rum
Alcohol Level:
63.5%
Bottle size:
700ml bottle Single
Tastes like:
Spice
Citrus
Mint
Lemon
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1996

About the brand
Caroni Rum has an elusive history that has led this prized brand to become one of the most sought-after rum producers in the world - so much so that the phenomenon has been dubbed Caronimania! Cited as established as far back as 1899, with other sources stating it was possibly founded in 1918 or 1923 - this premium brand of superior rums was based in Trinidad and employed as many as 9,000 workers at one time. Caroni Rum utilized its own sugar refinery facilities and locally sourced molasses in all of its rum offerings, ensuring the highest quality and uplifting the local economy. In 1936, a controlling portion of Caroni was sold to the Trinidad government who, despite vast protests, later sold the brand to Angostura. This resulted in the eventual closing of the distillery in 2003. The story doesn't end there, however - as Luca Gargano (CEO of Velier) visited the distillery in 2004 and, upon finding the buildings shuttered and closed, managed to uncover a large selection of rum barrels hidden in one of the warehouses. He succeeded in purchasing the majority of these barrels and under the umbrella of Velier, has since revived Caroni into the legendary brand it once was.
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Tasting Notes
Nose
Citrus, oranges, lemon, rum spice, marmalade, mint
Taste
Spice, rum, citrus, mint, lemon, molasses sugar, menthol
Finish
Long, fresh, sweet
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