Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993
For seasoned enthusiasts only: this unsweetened 29‑year Trinidad Caroni (S.B.S “The Beast #3”) is an extreme, bitter, menthol‑and‑wood heavy experiment. RumX members mostly see it as a fascinating but barely drinkable curiosity sample.
- Unique experience
- Massive intensity
- Classic Caroni markers
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How does Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993 taste?
Aggregated from 49 community reviews.
Brutal, bitter Caroni experiment For seasoned enthusiasts only: this unsweetened 29‑year Trinidad Caroni (S.B.S “The Beast #3”) is an extreme, bitter, menthol‑and‑wood heavy experiment. RumX members mostly see it as a fascinating but barely drinkable curiosity sample.
Seasoned Caroni fans and flavor masochists who enjoy extreme, bitter, menthol‑and‑wood heavy profiles purely as a once‑in‑a‑lifetime tasting experiment.
Beginners, easy‑sipper seekers, and anyone sensitive to bitterness or menthol; most drinkers looking for balance, sweetness or daily‑drinker value will dislike this.
How is Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 5.8 lands squarely in the "Average" band. 14% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 32% 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 Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is the worst of the 3 releases. Kind of like smelling, locking and drinking a chemical factory. Maybe they brewed this at BASF 😂
Review by Filip Heimerle
Great incredible but at the end very hot and question how much drinkable
Review by Johannes
This is times full on the face! Bitterness, gasoline, varnish, wood. Phew, it is extreme in any case. But to drink maybe then rather not...
Review by zabo
Disappointing for a Caroni, but for those who like to lick fresh tar, it might be okay. Update: I've now tried it again with a little distance. There's something about it, somehow it reminds me of my younger years when I was 14 and took two puffs of a menthol cigarette before I got caught. I just had a taste like that in the finish. It's a very cool piece in any case. The smell is really great, but you can't say the same about the taste.
Review by Andi
Sehr interessant, weil ich sowas noch nie getrunken habe, viele Aromen die ich im Rum noch nie gefunden habe, es ist jedoch absolut nicht mein Geschmack. Nachtrag: Foto hinzugefügt.
Review by DomM
Giving this one a couple of goes over a view weeks, there is no denying: this is just not very good. While I do enjoy the nose, the rest is simply mean and makes for an interesting experience but nothing more.
Review by Serge
Irgendwie ganz anders als ich ihn mir vorgestellt habe. Gummi und Teer sind zwar da, kommen aber für mich erst weit hinter einer dominanten Menthol, Holz (vieeel & bitteres) und Tannin Note. Benzin, Lösungsmittel, Lack und medizinisches ist auch da. Lanritze und eine ganz leichte Süße sind an der Nase weit im Hintergrund doch da. Die Nase ist eigentlich nicht schlecht – eine Mischung aus Caroni und einem Monymusk Menthol-Holz-Monster in meiner ersten Assoziation. Am Gaumen wirds dann noch mal eine gute Runde eindimensionaler und anstrengender 😂 Mein Fazit: Ganz nette Nase, anstrengender und unangenehmer Gaumen aber dann wieder ein bitteres Holzwasser Finish mit Menthol … so nach ein paar Minuten eigentlich ganz angenehm. Nase 7,5-8 / Gaumen 4-5 / Finish 6-7 … schön probiert zu haben. Danke an Dom fürs Sample!
Review by Christoph
Do you know this too? Tank empty, it takes until a helpful Thai lady with freshly brushed teeth comes by and asks, do you want to suck on my hose? Exactly, not a nice experience.
Review by Mentalo
The Beast #3 ist noch mal deutlich schlechter. Am Gaumen einfach nur penetrant bitter. Im Abgang dann etwas Menthol und nochmal seifiger. Nimm alles weg, was The Beast#1 noch interessant macht und du hast die dritte Abfüllung
Review by Oliver
Caroni is clearly recognizable on the nose - but rather with heavy varnish and rubber associations. A balancing fruit component is unfortunately completely missing. Much Taninne and too long drawn black tea. On the palate, the rum unfortunately drifts into less enjoyable directions. A lot of black tea, licorice, bitter notes and slight acidity - virtually the opposite of an "easy sipper". The strong bitter note remains in the finish and I do not like unfortunately at all.Reminds of the DNA something of the 36th Release of Velier. Interesting to have had this experiment times in the glass, but with "pleasure" it has nothing to do... 🤓
Review by Alex Kunath
Extreme splitter! Wood and Mentol in pure form!
Review by Jakob
Klassisches Caroni-HTR-Profil mit einer recht intensiven Fehlnote, die den Geschmack überlagert.
Review by Thunderbird
Was the nose still relatively Caroni-like with minimal berry aroma is the palate for me hardly enjoyable! Bitter, medicinal, woody, sour and old tobacco!In the finish appears after some time, in addition to the just mentioned flavors still some dried fruit!No, , this is definitely not something I like to drink
Review by mto75
An der Nase fast positiv überrascht. Klar erkennbare Caroni Marker mit Gummi, Plastik, Trockenfrüchten. Am Gaumen: brrrrr, was ist das? Altöl in Menthol? Eigentlich nicht genießbar (im Abgang bilde ich mir Litschi ein?)Aber mal ehrlich, wer die anderen S.B.S Biester kennt, der weiß, dass hier kein Gaumenschmeichler kommt. Und es ist in gewisser Weise auch mutig, sowas abzufüllen. Als Sample auf jeden Fall spannend (eine Flasche davon allerdings nie und nimmer 😉)
Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"The nose I found actually still quite interesting, the taste has me then but unfortunately no fun. Clearly overlaid and thus much too bitter and also somehow one-dimensional."
Community purchases
21 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 4 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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