#49 Rum Nation Caroni 1998 (Bottled in 2014 @ 55%)
Posted by Arctic Wolf on November 6, 2015
The Caroni Distillery in Trinidad and Tobago was established in 1918, and was operated at near full capacity until 1993. Unfortunately, due to industry consolidation, rum production at the facility began to decline late in the 20th century and the distillery was closed in 2002. As a matter of interest, the consolidation of the rum industry during the last two centuries is amply illustrated in Trinidad and Tobago where there this small country featured 50 distilleries at the turn of the 19th century. One hundred and fifty years later (in 1950) only 8 had survived, and today there is but one, Angostura. It seems a pity that so much tradition and history has vanished. Although I guess we can count ourselves lucky that some of the rum barrels from the Caroni distillery are still finding their way into the market place.
The Rum Nation Caroni 1998 is one such offering from the folks at Rum Nation. This is an old-style heavy column still rum which was distilled in 1998 and aged for nine years in American Oak casks on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad. From this tropical locale, the rum was transported to Europe for further aging in refill American Oak (bourbon) casks which had been also previously used to age Rum Peruno (8YO).
Here is a link to the review of the #49 spirit on my Rum Howler Top 100 Spirits Countdown.
#49 – Rum Nation Caroni 1998 (Bottled in 2014 @ 55%)
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Arnold Shoon said
As a Trinidad born Canadian the observation regarding the consolidation and subsequent closures of an art is a national shame.
That said I’m very happy to follow this blog and continue enjoying the different tastes from around the tropics!