Caroni 1998 Trinidad Paradise #10 Barrel #3927 (70cl, 70.2%)

Caroni Paradise #10 is a heavy Trinidad rum distilled in 1998 from molasses on a column still. It matured in the Caribbean until 2019, then was transferred to glass demijohns and stored in the Cognac region, ending wood ageing. Bottled in 2024 at 70.2% without colour or chill filtration, it comes in a 70cl bottle with gift packaging. The nose brings mango, guava, pine resin, iris butter and cayenne pepper, with ripe banana, pineapple and a fine lacquer note. The palate is lively and fiery, with petrol, liquorice, grated ginger, turmeric, curry and ylang-ylang. The long silky finish shows rice, ginger, arnica, sage and camphor, with very ripe banana, raisins and pipe tobacco retronasally.