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Founded in 1918, Caroni was the state distillery of Trinidad, with its own sugar refinery to ensure a supply of local sugarcane. Equipped with both column stills and pot stills, it produced “heavy rums” with a remarkable and unique style until 2002.

Rarely releasing bottlings under its own label, the distillery remained a secret known only to a few connoisseurs, giving it a mythical status that its closure, decided by the Trinidadian government in 2002, only enhanced.

In 2004, the discovery of hundreds of barrels stored in Trinidad led to the joint purchase of the entire Caroni stock by the companies Velier and La Maison du Whisky and the bottling of a few rare vintages, offered in limited editions that have since become cult classics.

The richness of this unique treasure allowed for the launch of Caroni 12-year-old, an unprecedented and historic version that, despite its already respectable age, will be the last Caroni expression to be bottled so young.