Caroni 1996 LM&V Paradise n°1 Cask n°5552

  • 62.70% | 
  • 0.70L

A single cask (#5552) Caroni that was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2022. With a slightly higher ester content of 150 g/Hl of pure alcohol than the Caroni Paradise #2, this Guyana Stock version paradoxically proves to be less empyreumatic. In fact…More info

Lot description

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Appellation: Full Proof Blended Rum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 upper-shoulder
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 slightly damaged wax capsule, 1 Original box slightly damaged

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Caroni 1996 LM&V Paradise n°1 Cask n°5552

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  • €2,980
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  • 03/10/2025 €2,980

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Caroni 1996 LM&V Paradise n°1 Cask n°5552

Cuvée presentation

A single cask (#5552) Caroni that was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2022. With a slightly higher ester content of 150 g/Hl of pure alcohol than the Caroni Paradise #2, this Guyana Stock version paradoxically proves to be less empyreumatic. In fact, favouring change to continuity, it episodically reproduces the oily and earthy notes that built the Caroni legend. On the other hand, its floral, waxy, fruity, pastry and delicately woody notes are extraordinarily intense and are the highlights that have shaped the incredible character of its aromatic and flavour palate.

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.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Caroni
  • Vintage: 1996
  • Bottler: LM&V
  • Appellation: Full Proof Blended Rum
  • Country/Region: Trinidad and Tobago ,
  • Alcohol percentage: 62.70 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 upper-shoulder
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 slightly damaged wax capsule, 1 Original box slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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