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Caroni 22 years 1993 Compagnie des Indes Cask n°TC4 - One of 350 - bottled 2016

  • 48% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask Caroni 22 year old (#TC4) distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2016 by Compagnie des Indes. Compagnie des Indes is a rum bottler founded in 2014 by Florent Beuchet. It takes its name from the Portuguese, English, Dutch and French West India Companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, which s…More info

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Appellation: Rhum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: Bottle n°81

Lot presentation
Caroni 22 years 1993 Compagnie des Indes Cask n°TC4 - One of 350 - bottled 2016

The wine

A single cask Caroni 22 year old (#TC4) distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2016 by Compagnie des Indes. Compagnie des Indes is a rum bottler founded in 2014 by Florent Beuchet. It takes its name from the Portuguese, English, Dutch and French West India Companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, which selected goods in Asia and imported them to their respective countries. A limited edition of 350 bottles.

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: 1993
  • Bottler: Compagnie des Indes
  • Age: 22 years
  • Appellation: Rhum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Alcohol percentage: 48 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Case: Yes
  • Remark: Bottle n°81
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Caroni 22 years 1993 Compagnie des Indes Cask n°TC4 - One of 350 - bottled 2016
Caroni 22 years 1993 Compagnie des Indes Cask n°TC4 - One of 350 - bottled 2016

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Caroni 22 years 1993 Compagnie des Indes Cask n°TC4 - One of 350 - bottled 2016

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