A terrific independent bottling of the cult, closed Trinidadian distillery Caroni, from Dutch company Ultimatum.

Made with molasses and distilled in both column and pot stills, this is an excellent example of the heavy style that made Caroni so famous, and was previously a central part of the Royal Navy’s rum.

1998 was one of the last distilling years of Caroni. This rum has been aged in a single former Bourbon barrel (no. 41) for 20 years, having been distilled in January 1998, and bottled in November 2018.

The rum itself displays all the classic pungency and intensity associated with this distillery, possesses flavours of custard, dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon, bananas, orange rind, honey, vanilla, dried fruits, charcoal, toasted nuts, dried mango and slight leather.

Bottled at 64.1% ABV, this brings to the rum an incredible peppery spice, alongside a filling mouthfeel and full body. The rum is also natural in colour and non chill filtered.

Just 259 bottles were produced.

• Product type
  Dark
• Distillery / brand
  Ultimatum
• Country
  Trinidad and Tobago
• Bottler
  The Ultimate Whisky Company
• Distillation date
  January 1998
• Bottling date
  23rd of November 2018
• Age
  20 years old
• Non-chillfiltered
  Yes
• Natural colour
  Yes
• SKU
  034256