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SMWS R13.5: Caroni

“Fragility, impermanence and ephemeral” · Past release, no longer on sale
Fragility, impermanence and ephemeral - SMWS R13.5Sold outJul 2024
R13.5

Fragility, impermanence and ephemeral

SMWS regionTrinidad
Age24 years
ABV61.7%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritRum
Distillery from SMWS code R13
DistilleryCaroni
RegionTrinidad

In short · Caroni (Trinidad), 24 years.

“We all mentioned cherries on the nose neat, boozy chocolate coated cherries, black ‘mountain cherry’ liqueur as well as an aviation cocktail which led us all to fly…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£250View on SMWS

SMWS R13.5 is a single cask of Caroni, in Trinidad, 24 years old, bottled at 61.7%, released in the Jul 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered R13.x is from Caroni.

How the price compares
At £250, this 24-year-old cost less than all 3 Caroni bottlings aged 22–23 released in 2021 that we hold. They ranged from £275 to £275, with a median of £275.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Caroni

On the site of a Trinidad sugar factory, Caroni was established in 1923 and made heavy rum in pot and column stills, much of it for the Royal Navy's ration. As the sugar industry declined it was closed in 2002. In 2004, Luca Gargano of Velier found its warehouses still full of old casks, and the bottlings that followed made Caroni a cult. Lost.

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