Spirits Shop Selection Caroni The Legend Collection HTR 1997
For seasoned enthusiasts only: a high-strength 1997 Caroni single cask that rewards patience with dirty workshop notes, roasted wood, tar, dark chocolate, baking spices and a hint of fruit. Aged 21 years, intensely characterful, and highly rated by the RumX community as a top-tier Caroni-style sipper.
- Classic Caroni dirt
- Deep roasted notes
- Long powerful finish
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Intense, dirty, classic 97 Caroni For seasoned enthusiasts only: a high-strength 1997 Caroni single cask that rewards patience with dirty workshop notes, roasted wood, tar, dark chocolate, baking spices and a hint of fruit. Aged 21 years, intensely characterful, and highly rated by the RumX community as a top-tier Caroni-style sipper.
Seasoned Caroni lovers and high-ABV fans who enjoy dirty workshop, tar, roasted wood and dark chocolate notes with a long, powerful finish.
Beginners, those sensitive to alcohol heat, or drinkers who dislike dirty, industrial Caroni profiles and expect juicy fruit-forward rum.
How is Spirits Shop Selection Caroni The Legend Collection HTR 1997 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.8 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Peter Sjoroos
Revisiting. Still a fantastic rum for the price
Review by David Graf
Mein erster Caroni. Vom Geruch her hätte ich zu allererst auf einen Whisky getippt; intensive Fassnoten, dazu Vanille, Gummi und Anis. Im Mund kommen dann Teer, dunkle Schokolade und ein mineralischer Geschmack dazu. Abgang mittel, jedoch stark Alkohol lastig - klingt lange nach.
Review by Leo Krüper
Klassischer 97 Caroni, deren Profil mir hervorragend gefällt. Dieser hier hat auch den leicht süßen Unterton unter den schweren Teer Noten, den man/ich bei Caroni so liebe.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Not too bad a release, would have loved a slightly better ABV integration. Needs to rest for a good while before it releases its flavours.
Review by Alex Kunath
Geruch: Man merkt direkt die Caroni DNA. Hier kommt abwechselnd was rostigen und was fruchtiges Kraftvolles in der Nase. Geschmack: Die Noten aus der Nase spiegeln sich auf der Zunge deutlich wider. Lecker! Allerdings könnte der Alkohol besser integriert sein.
Review by Johannes
A good '97 Caroni, but nothing outstanding.
Community purchases
33 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 5 members.
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,072 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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