TBRC Caroni Caroni Distillery Heavy Trinidad Rum
For experienced palates: a dry, high-strength Caroni with classic dirty garage notes of rubber, tar and espresso over roasted wood, dried fruits and dark chocolate. RumX members see it as a solid, characterful 23‑year old sipper for slow, contemplative pours.
- Classic Caroni dirt
- Dry intense profile
- Long warming finish
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How does TBRC Caroni Caroni Distillery Heavy Trinidad Rum taste?
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Dry, dirty and very Caroni For experienced palates: a dry, high-strength Caroni with classic dirty garage notes of rubber, tar and espresso over roasted wood, dried fruits and dark chocolate. RumX members see it as a solid, characterful 23‑year old sipper for slow, contemplative pours.
Seasoned Caroni fans who enjoy dry, industrial rubber-and-tar profiles with strong oak, coffee and dark chocolate at serious cask strength.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike dirty, rubbery Caroni notes and slightly austere, wood-forward rums.
How is TBRC Caroni Caroni Distillery Heavy Trinidad Rum rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.4 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 →
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Review by HenryL
After filling, nothing but some wood and burnt sugar came out of the glass. After a few minutes of air, however, it really gets going: peach and banana accompanied by some rubber. The wood remains, but softens a bit, almost like bourbon. The smell is sweet and fruity, like a candy or syrup.Rubber, bitterness and wood dominate the taste, accompanied by too finely ground espresso and apple. Overall, however, unlike the nose here hardly any fruit. After a short while, freshly tarred road joins in before the espresso tips into spicy mocha on the finish. After the taste has largely dissipated remains something mineral on the tongue, as if one had licked a stone.very tasty, only about the price-performance ratio can be argued.
Review by Leo Krüper
Solid 98. Quite dry, little dirt. Neat.
Review by DomM
Nose has a (comparably) sweet and vanilla forward character to it. A little unexcepted on the palate. Some sweet notes again paired with raisins and dried fruits. Little bit to light on zur Dirty notes for my liking. Not bad after all.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, the first impression we get is very comsi/comsa, as industrial notes like rubber, tar, petrol are strong, overpowering.The fruit notes are faint with blackberry.The wood is roasted with nuts, burnt sugar and spicy with vanilla.The molasses is dark with licorice. On aeration, the picture clears a lot, as the fruits are dried, the wood smoky, honeyed, there are cocoa and meaty notes, the molasses is minty, mineral. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is fruity, woody, industrial with dried fruits like apricots, raisins, figs, spicy and roasted wood with creamy maple, dark chocolate, caramel and vanilla.The industrial notes are dirty, bitter with rubber, tar, menthol.The molasses is minty, floral, dark with black tea. Resting helps a lot to peaches, berries and apples to express themselves and espresso also. 8,5:The finish is long, dirty with tar, spicy, dry and roasted with smoky wood, notesIike nuts, caramel, espresso, a bit tannic.The fruits are dried with apricots, prunes and raisins. The molasses is vegetal with flowery, tobacco notes. Needs nice rest to become tasty.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Relatively hard at the first sip. Good flavor and very nice Caroni profile. Alcohol is a little too present in the mouth and finish for me though.
Review by Thunderbird
A good average Caroni with the necessary flavors, but not quite balanced! The alcohol is relatively present and too little tar and fruit for my taste, but a little too much wood!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
03.01.2023 Going through some samples at home while watching Aquaman on the telly. Dark in colour. Nose Wood, light roasted, light tannins, light rubber, light tar, faint chocolate, cherry, light earthy. Palate Warm, balanced, wood, oily, light smoke, light caramel, light tar, light rubber, faint chocolate, fruits, light tobacco, light tannins. Finish Long and warm, wood, tannins, faint smoke, dried fruit, light caramel. Pretty decent Caroni with the traditional notes.
Review by mto75
On the nose rubber, oak, caramel and fruit candy. On the palate, bicycle tube, tar, tannins, espresso. The alcohol is a bit too present on both the nose and palate. Not a bad Caroni, but a year ago there was also the Velier 21 to have for the price called 🥲.
Review by Christoph
Tar in nose, but rather on a hot summer day on Route 66 than freshly tarred. The rubber of the motorcycle tires is also just evaporating and it's been some time since anyone braked here. For 62.3% here simply lacks the power.
Review by cigares
A nose of wood glue, of old wood that's not very clean. A nose of dishwashing spatula revealing an unclean barrel. The mechanical workshop is in the background. The palate is bumpy, with chaotic development. The finish finally becomes interesting when the chaos stops. But then the unclean barrel reappears. A rum that doesn't make you want to drink it. Chaotic and marked by an unclean cask.
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47 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 17 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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