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Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996
Tar, burnt rubber and oily smoke land first, then a surprising sweetness pulls through — apricot jam, cherry, a touch of milk chocolate, with salty roasted almonds and that classic Caroni "workshop" note. At 69% the alcohol stays remarkably well-tucked. Several tasters call this a textbook 1996 Caroni, fruitier than most, and reckon it holds its own next to the Veliers.
- Classic Caroni tar
- Surprising sweetness
- Great ABV integration
+10
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How does Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Tarry, oily Caroni with surprising sweetness Members are nearly unanimous: a powerful, complex Caroni with tar, iodine, sandalwood and an unexpected sweetness. The only real warning is the ABV — it's intense, and not a beginner's pour.
Caroni fans who love tarry, oily, high-proof rum
Beginners or anyone wanting an easy, low-proof sipper
How is Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 9.2 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 27 ratings
Review by Oliver
Excellent representative of the 1996 style. Wow, it's really fun!
Review by Lukas Jäger
A world class 96 Caroni! Pure Caroni aroma, with plenty of power! And what's more, the presentation is great and when you consider the issue price, you have to start crying. A breathtaking bottling that doesn't need to hide behind the Veliers!
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
A palate wolf in nose sheep's clothing. Crazy, crazy, crazy! What an explosion of aromas in the mouth! And then at the issue price of EUR 7.50 for the 10cl bottle. 🤓 What more could you want? I'm going to go out on a limb here: once you've drunk this rum, you won't need another Caroni from Velier. 🤷♂️😍
Review by Thunderbird
An outstanding Caroni... that challenges you, but doesn't overwhelm you.... Complex, intense .... Simply a pleasure!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
30.11.2019 A great afternoon and evening with friends, good food and of course, rum. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Balanced, light wood, herbs, workshop, light leather, faint licorice, cherry faint caramel. Palate Oily, wood, dry, complex, light caramel, lightly sweet, licorice, workshop, cherry, faint smoke, light salt. Finish Long and warm, wood, dry, oily, light licorice, fruits, faint smoke. Extra note Very good ABV integration.
Review by Rum Freund
The must not hide from the Velier!This rum simply inspires me🥃
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolute caroni essence with a surprising sweetness. Burnt rubber, tar, intense sandalwood, roasted and salted smoked almonds and some apricot jam and mango chutney with milk chocolate. Alcohol perfectly integrated, almost endless finish. Top! Thank you Oli for this opportunity!
Review by Mike H.
Highlight of the evening 🥰
Review by Josip
Ingenious rum!
Review by Frank
Attunement to tomorrow's 10th GRFNose: Hammer. Fruity spicy slightly smoky, nice honey note, pleasantly woody. The alcohol is almost imperceptible, pleasant acidity, a bit herbaceous, little dirty, cherry, apricot, tangerinePalate: again the hammer, insanely complex. Spicy and fruity, well balanced acidity, slightly salty, almost like iodine , nice woody. The number of characters is not enoughOpening beginning
Review by Domi Mal
The nose already promises a lot! After an hour of breathing, it comes across with the typical Caroni notes - nicely fruity for a 96. The nose is less dirty than usual, apricot, papaya, tar, workshop is at the start! An explosion on the palate, wow, it really goes forward - full workshop, well dirty as we know the 96 vintage. Oily, tar, bicycle inner tube, rubber and phenols, caramel - aniseed and herbs on the finish! A Caroni from the textbook. Perfectly balanced for me, despite the high alcohol content. One of the best Caronis I have drunk to date!
Review by Carlitooo
Rather on the dirty side and for the young age incredibly good and incomparable
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweet, but really good! Even you taste like 30% of the legendary oil. ... Caroni is a Trinidadian distillery, producing at the height of its fame a rum that was added at a ratio of 1:10 to the namornik blend. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000, the distillery ceased production and closed. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who took a liking to the rum because of its special taste. And the interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of "you need to try before you die" rums. I recommend it, Caroni is a truly unique rum.
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Details about Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996
A Pot Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Whisky Krüger, at 69%.
Community purchases
36 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996?
Community paid €40–€250.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
36 purchased · 28 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,226 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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