Velier Caroni No Smoking? After their Demerara rums (RIP) Velier Spa are best known in the rum world for their range of rum from the Caroni Distillery in Trinidad. The Caroni Distillery closed for the final time circa 2002/3.
As in the whisky world with Port Ellen rums it seems that the pull of a “Lost Distillery” is difficult to resist. Velier Caroni rum has become some of the most sought after and prized distillate in the Rum World. Which is strange because if you speak with Richard Seale of Foursquare he will tell you their distinctive flavour is based on “bad distillation”.
The Whisky Barrel recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary. For those unfamiliar with 
The latest release from Bristol is this (near) Cask Strength effort from the Caroni Distillery. Bristol have released a good few Caroni rums over the past few years. Including their 1974 effort, which I have sadly yet to review.
Caroni Aged 15 Years is the older brother of the Aged 12 Years I reviewed earlier. Both bottlings by Velier standards are relatively inexpensive.
Distilled in 2000 from the last Trinidad molasses and bottled in 2012. This rum from the famous Caroni Distillery has been bottled by Italian company Velier.