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Caroni 15 years 2000 Velier Single Cask n°4681 - bottled 2015 LMDW Joint bottling

  • 70.90% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask Caroni 15 year old (#4681) distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2015. This cask was selected by Velier and La Maison du Whisky at the same time as other casks from the same vintage. Caroni produced various styles of rum for its customers. This is a heavy rum. Velier was founded in Genoa by…More info

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Appellation: Heavy Rum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 base of neck
  • State: 1 plastic capsule

Lot presentation
Caroni 15 years 2000 Velier Single Cask n°4681 - bottled 2015 LMDW Joint bottling

The wine

A single cask Caroni 15 year old (#4681) distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2015. This cask was selected by Velier and La Maison du Whisky at the same time as other casks from the same vintage. Caroni produced various styles of rum for its customers. This is a heavy rum. Velier was founded in Genoa by Casimir Chaix in 1947. It was originally a small, family-run business specializing in the import and distribution of wine and spirits. Luca Gargano, a former representative for Saint James and serious rum collector and enthusiast, bought the business in 1986 and began bottling whisky first in 1992 and then rum in 1996. His Caroni bottlings have become truly legendary. In 2005, he bought several casks after visiting Trinidad with Fredi Marcarini to take photos the year before. Rums selected by Velier are only ever aged in a tropical climate, which explains both their concentration and the high angels’’ share. They are generally bottled at cask strength or just below.

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: 2000
  • Bottler: Velier
  • Age: 15 years
  • Appellation: Heavy Rum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Alcohol percentage: 70.90 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 base of neck
  • State: 1 plastic capsule
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Color: Brown
Caroni 15 years 2000 Velier Single Cask n°4681 - bottled 2015 LMDW Joint bottling
Caroni 15 years 2000 Velier Single Cask n°4681 - bottled 2015 LMDW Joint bottling

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Caroni 15 years 2000 Velier Single Cask n°4681 - bottled 2015 LMDW Joint bottling

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