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About This Rum
This Caroni honours Dayanand "Yunkoo" Balloon, who spent ten years working at the distillery. Distilled in 1998 and bottled by Velier in 2020 at 68.3%, it is a heavy Caroni from the fourth Employees release.
It aged entirely in Trinidad.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Tar and varnish over ripe tropical fruit, molasses, leather and baking spice.
- Palate: Oily and explosive, with dark sugar, pepper, petrol and firm oak.
- Finish: Intense and persistent, drying slowly on spice and wood.
Serving & Food
Sip it slowly, with aged Gouda or candied ginger.
Good to Know
How many bottles? 1,180, from six casks picked by Gargano and 26 enthusiasts.
How strong is it? 68.3%, without reduction.
Product Details
| Producer | Caroni |
| Cask | Blend of 6 casks, fully tropical ageing |
| Age | 22 years (as sold) |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| ABV | 68.3% |
| Size | 700mL |
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About the Distillery
Caroni first distilled rum on its sugar estate in central Trinidad in 1918, and the state-owned distillery closed in 2002. Luca Gargano of Velier, the Genoa firm founded in 1947, began buying its remaining casks in 2004.