Caroni 24 Year Old 1998 – Rum Sponge Edition No.16 (Decadent Drinks) | 700ML

Introduction

Rum: Caroni 24 Year Old 1998 – Rum Sponge Edition No.16 (Decadent Drinks) | 700ML

The legendary stills of the Caroni distillery in Trinidad create a rich, funky, and smoky rum like the one we have in front of us.

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Size: 500ML

Proof: 120.4 (60.2%ABV)

Origin: Trinidad

Distillery: Caroni

The legendary stills of the Caroni distillery in Trinidad create a rich, funky, and smoky rum like the one we have in front of us. It was filled into a first-fill barrel in 1998 and then spent its first five or so years maturing in the warm climate of the Caribbean, before being transported to the UK for further aging. After 24 years of maturation, it was bottled at cask strength in 2022 as part of the Decadent Drinks Rum Sponge collection. Check out that cool label too.

Caroni 24 Year Old 1998 – Rum Sponge Edition No.16 (Decadent Drinks) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Delicate and impressive depth on the nose.

Palate: On the palate it is very elegant, rich and full-bodied.

Finish: Long, dry and phenolic.

Distillery Information

Established in 1923 on the site of the old Caroni sugar factory with both column and pot stills, Caroni produced rums notable for a distinctive heavy profile which was supplied to the British Navy. Despite protests, in 2001 it was sold by the Trinidad government to Angostura, and it was then closed in 2002. But wait, that was not the end of Caroni distillery! The winds of fate changed when, while visiting Trinidad in 2004, Luca Gargano learnt of a warehouse full of barrels of rums in the derelict distillery. The barrels were purchased, bottled and sold and are now frantically sought out by collectors – a phenomenon termed Caronimania.