Caroni 1994 Guyana Heavy Trinidad - Paradise #3 (70cl, 52.8%)

A 26-year-old aged rum distilled in 1994 at the Caroni distillery in Trinidad and bottled in 2023 by Velier at cask strength. It spent 14 years in Trinidad and Tobago, was transferred to Guyana in 2008, and matured in glass demijohns in the Cognac region from 2019. The limited outturn is 215 bottles. The rum is non-chill-filtered and bottled without colouring, with a Cognac finish. The Caroni distillery was founded in 1918 and closed in 2003. On the nose there are intense aromas of tar, oak and medicinal notes, with a hint of rubber. The palate is full-bodied, dominated by tar and rubber with a light bitterness, accompanied by woody and vanilla undertones. The finish is long and dry, with woody notes and subtle sweet accents.