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Caroni 1997 Silver Seal Whisky Company Heavy bottled 2011 Wildlife Series n°2

  • 46% |
  • 0.70L

A Caroni distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2011 by Italian independent bottler Silver Seal for the Wildlife series. Silver Seal was founded in 2000 by Ernes…More info

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Appellation: Fine Rum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 3.5cm
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: Pen marks on the customs collar

Lot presentation
Caroni 1997 Silver Seal Whisky Company Heavy bottled 2011 Wildlife Series n°2

The wine

A Caroni distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2011 by Italian independent bottler Silver Seal for the Wildlife series. Silver Seal was founded in 2000 by Ernesto Mainardi—also the founder of Sestante—and bought in 2010 by Massimo Righi, the owner of Whisky Antique.

The distillery Caroni

The Caribbean, Trinidad. Distillery closed, site dismantled.

In 1975, under pressure from across the country, the government of Trinidad nationalized a number of companies, including Tate & Lyle, the English giant of sugar production and owner of Caroni Ltd since 1937. The very competitive economic context, however, led to the closure of the island's sugar refineries and the collapse of the molasses production required for the production of rum. In 2001, the government sold its shares in Rum Distillers Ltd (Caroni) to Angostura and closed the distillery in 2002. Caroni Ltd would be definitively liquidated on 31 July 2003. In October 2004, Luca Gargano, the CEO of the Italian spirit distributor Velier and a passionate rum enthusiast and photographer, visited Trinidad to carry out research for a future report. There he found the site abandoned and, within its cellars, a huge stock of barrels, some distilled in 1974. The story of Caroni began in 2005 and the distillery immediately became the subject of lore.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Vintage: 1997
  • Bottler: Silver Seal Whisky Company
  • Appellation: Fine Rum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Alcohol percentage: 46 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 3.5cm
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Case: Yes
  • Remark: Pen marks on the customs collar
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Caroni 1997 Silver Seal Whisky Company Heavy bottled 2011 Wildlife Series n°2
Caroni 1997 Silver Seal Whisky Company Heavy bottled 2011 Wildlife Series n°2

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Caroni 1997 Silver Seal Whisky Company Heavy bottled 2011 Wildlife Series n°2

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format