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Caroni (Silent)

Caroni Distillery was a legendary Trinidadian rum distillery established in 1918. Located in Trinidad and owned by the Trinidad government for much of its later life, Caroni was renowned for producing heavy, full-bodied rums using its own column and pot stills, and notably using local sugarcane molasses from the nearby Caroni sugar estates.

Caroni Distillery was a legendary Trinidadian rum distillery established in 1918. Located in Trinidad and owned by the Trinidad government for much of its later life, Caroni was renowned for producing heavy, full-bodied rums using its own column and pot stills, and notably using local sugarcane molasses from the nearby Caroni sugar estates.

About Caroni (Silent)

Caroni Distillery was a legendary Trinidadian rum distillery established in 1918. Located in Trinidad and owned by the Trinidad government for much of its later life, Caroni was renowned for producing heavy, full-bodied rums using its own column and pot stills, and notably using local sugarcane molasses from the nearby Caroni sugar estates.

In 2002, the distillery was shut down and abandoned, following the collapse of the Trinidad sugar industry. At the time, its closure attracted little attention outside the island. However, in the years that followed, rum enthusiasts rediscovered Caroni’s bold and oily style—marked by notes of tar, tropical fruit, burnt sugar, and spice—and demand surged.

Much of Caroni’s revival is owed to Luca Gargano of Italian importer Velier, who in 2004 discovered a trove of aging Caroni casks left behind in Trinidad. These barrels formed the basis for a series of limited-edition releases that are now considered some of the most collectible and distinctive rums in the world.

Today, Caroni rums are prized for their intensity, complexity, and historic character, representing a lost era in Caribbean rum production.

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