Caroni 1985 21YO Full Proof Rum (Velier) Caroni For a review by 88Bamboo

For a review by 88Bamboo

for a total of over 11 years maturation

who in turned followed the stills blueprint of Masataka Taketsuru

and finally worldwide recognition and triumph as a truly superb whisky when it was too late (for more interesting insights into Karuizawa

Caroni 1985 21YO Full Proof Rum (Velier) Caroni For a review by 88BambooCaroni was the state distillery of Trinidad which began production in 1918, and had access to its own sugar refinery that guaranteed its supply of local cane sugar. Equipped with both column stills and double distillation pot stills, until 2002 it produced heavy rums with a distinctive profile described by some as "nail varnish", along with spices, syrup, and barbequed pineapple. For a long time the distillery remained known only to a handful of