Perola Caroni Bellamy‘s Reserve 1998

Wonderfully relaxed Caroni. Just the thing for a summer in front of the balcony. 😊For me in the same pleasant, still affordable league as the Caroni of C. Dully from Switzerland (RX11715).Update 2022-12-09:Nah, is still a bit better than the C. Dully, because simply more power for the aroma transport to my nose and palate. At least as good as the Ultimatum, but even slightly more appealing because of the expressive power and therefore also upgraded from 88 to 90 points.Worthy rum for today's Caroni Day. 👍👍

Einfach lecker. Schön dreckige Note, gut Holz und genial eingebundener Alkohol. Dazu jede Menge Frucht. Ich hätte mir gewünscht, dass mir Caroni niemals schmeckt. Zu spät…. An jetzt wird der Geldbeutel wohl noch mehr strapaziert. Die Frau wird sich freuen…

A very eye-catching Caroni among the 1998s. The nose is superb, a beautiful expression combining dirty and oil notes, exotic fruit and a honeyed, sweet, candied sweetness. Spices and copper accompany the oak. The aromas here offer a generous bouquet, both lively and greedy. On the palate, the pastry part fades away in favor of a powerful build-up of tropical fruit. The latter are suave and bring a welcome sweetness to the palate, which is livelier. Hydrocarbon and metallic notes combine with spices to create a warm, inviting blend. The alcohol is extremely well integrated. The finish is long and round. Exotic fruits are surprisingly present, competing with empyreumatic, spicy and woody notes to give a very tasty Caroni. A nice surprise among the late distillery's latest bottlings, available at a "reasonable" price.

Ein Caroni ganz nach meinem Geschmack. Eine angenehme Süße trifft auf etwas Frucht. Im Hintergrund halten sich die typischen Caroni Noten. Die 64% sind bestens integriert und geben dem Rum eine ordentliche Kraft. Update: Ein paar Punkte Abzug. Im Vergleich zu anderen Caronis etwas medizinischer. Trotzdem immer noch hohes Niveau und in der Welt der Caronis passt die Preis Leistung auch noch einigermaßen.

Very delicious balanced Caroni. Alcohol is integrated very good. Tar and wood is not to dominant as in other Caroni. For me the best of Bellamy’s!! This one needs some time to open up! 🥃 Nose: Dirty, delicious, round, rubber, polish, bicycle tube, tar, fresh, woody, leather, vanilla, smoky, toasted, spicy, oak, roated nuts, over some times it will release some notes of chocolate and thyme Mouth: Dry, Dirty, delicious, full bodied, balanced, complex, sharpness, oily, intense, rubber, bicycle tube, tar, menthol, minty, tobacco, chamomile, trop. fruits(papaya), allspice, leather, woody, anise, sandal wood, roasted, smoky Finish: medium-long, dry delicious, tar, minty, dark chocolate, wood(oak), vanilla, smoky, cocoa, leather

Nase: papaya, mango

A very nice and well balanced release. Draws really nice curtains i the glass and has the traditional Caroni flavours. The empty glass is really wonderful and full of flavours.

Unexpected and uncharacteristic of Caroni, but very well integrated between tar and rubber fruit notes. The finish is astringent and leaves some mint on the palate. The 64% is excellently integrated and makes the rum a flavor bomb. By the fact that here not only dirt, but also fruits are there I can imagine the rum quite as a "beginner Caroni".

Caroni in the nose, although not in top form. The 64% suits him well. Burnt plastic and rubber are present first, but behind that there is also a tart sweetness of still green mango and some caramel. Then already comes a distinct vinegar note and leather with old vanilla powder. Woody and slightly smoky it is also. Out the back again sweet, burnt sugar and syrup.The 64% is also very good on the palate. They drive the flavors wonderfully into the mouth. Slightly astringent, the nice dirty things come first: burnt, sweet plastic and rubber. This quickly transitions into sweet, soft licorice and becomes slightly nutty. Kind of fruity too, maybe some cherry and papaya..The finish is left with plastic, rubber and soft licorice.I like this one already....

On the nose furniture polish comes to mind, after some time also red wine barrel, pipe tobacco, a certain honey sweetness and dried herbs. Toasty notes and tar/gum on the palate. The alcohol is surprisingly well integrated for the 64%.

Tasted again after a long time and still delicious. But in direct comparison with its tropical cousins, I have to downgrade it again ... a nice continental 98 and the barrel experiment was relatively successful here

Comparably lighter and more approachable profile. More heavy on roasted and fruity notes. Maintains a little more dirt compared to other early 1998 Caronis, however. Nice complexity and evolution on the palate keeps it interesting.

Less pronounced workshop notes. Instead, a nice smoky note runs through the nose and palate.

Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki

Tres bon Caroni, pas trop sale, de belles notes gourmandes, pas hyper complexe et l’alcool est un peu violent en bouche, avec une petit manque de longueur, mais on passe un très bon moment quand même!