Sample Velier Caroni 1996 Paradise #12 Heavy Trinidad Rum 24yr 60,8% 3clCaroni's The Paradise series continues with an extraordinary new release. This series was born during the legendary Caroni Ceremony on 12 April 2019, in Cognac, when 26 rum experts including Luca Gargano selected the 23 best from the 136 barrels remaining from Caroni's last available stock. From the selection, Caroni The Last, Caroni Tasting Gang and Caroni Employees were born, and then special casks were selected to be bottled as Single Cask: The

Cask number: #222

short for Habitation Saint-Etienne

This bottling is very confidential and can only be found at Excellence Rhum to date

captures the essence of an 18-year maturation

it’s an unfiltered expression of Jamaica’s bold

8% Velier is not just a rum

undergrowth

red fruit sorbet

Vintage 2020

including a 20 year old from the lost Caroni distillery

including 5 in a barrel that previously contained Sauternes

cinnamon buns