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Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993
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Sipped neat is the only way anyone tries this, and most regret it. The nose wins people over — black tea, tar, rubber, licorice, a little pear and cherry — then the palate turns brutal: bitter, sour, medicinal, drenched in menthol. One taster called it "TV-static with liquorice." A wild, divisive Caroni that's more experiment than pleasure.
The community says- Fascinating nose
- Keep in mind: Brutally bitter palate
- Keep in mind: Medicinal menthol
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How does Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993 taste?
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Intense Caroni: great nose, brutal bitter palate Almost everyone loves the nose and dreads the palate — bitter, medicinal, menthol-heavy and one-dimensional. A few prize its raw intensity; most say a sample was plenty.
Hardcore Caroni collectors who want the extreme, polarizing end
Anyone wanting a drinkable, balanced sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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52 community reviews
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Review by Felix Reiber
Most helpful positive review
Meine hohe Bewertung fußt hauptsächlich auf der enormen, überaus heftigen Intensität und der Einzigartigkeit dieses Rums. Die Nase ist wow ! Mega intensive Aromen von Schwarztee, Holz, Gummi, Lakritze, Cola und Kirsche. Dann folgen dunkle Töne, Teer, Minze und Tannine. Der Gaumen ist überwältigend und aufdringlich. Holz, Frucht, Teer, Schwarztee, Tabak und Tannine im Antritt. Dann ereilen mich Politur, Gummi, Lakritze, Fassnoten und bittere Kräuter. Ja, die Bitterkeit ist präsent und erschlägt die fruchtigen und pflanzlichen Anteile ein wenig. Der Abgang ist lang und wieder heftig. Schwarztee, Lakritze, etwas Verbranntes, dunkle Fassnoten und schwarze Johannisbeere gehen über in erdige und blumige Noten von Veilchen. Im Nachklang kommen Zedernholz, Oregano und Thymian. Eine überfordernde und zugleich unvergessliche Aromatik, welche ich noch nie zuvor im Glas hatte. Ich finde dieses Experiment ziemlich cool und bin dankbar, dass es S.B.S gibt.
Review by zabo
Most helpful critical review
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 Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
15.12.2025 Palate cleanup after day 15 of my Christmas Calendar. Still think this is a pretty bad example of a Caroni. --------- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Andi
Very interesting because I've never drunk anything like this before, many aromas I've never found in rum, but it's absolutely not my taste. Addendum: added photo.
Review by mto75
Almost positively surprised on the nose. Clearly recognizable Caroni markers with rubber, plastic, dried fruits. On the palate: brrrrr, what is that? Old oil with menthol? Actually not drinkable (in the finish I imagine lychee?) But honestly, anyone who knows the other S.B.S beasts knows that no palate pleaser comes here. And in a way it's also brave to bottle something like this. As a sample definitely exciting (a bottle of it though never ever 😉)
Review by Mentalo
The Beast #3 is clearly worse again. On the palate just annoyingly bitter. In the finish some menthol and again soapy. Take away everything that still makes The Beast #1 interesting and you have the third bottling.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Not so bad as its younger brother, but still terible - bitter, sour, like licking detergent. Bottle in CZ community advent calendar 2025 ... Caroni je destilerie z Trinidadu, produkujici v dobe sve nejvetsi slavy rum, ktery se pridaval v pomeru 1:10 do namornickeho blendu. Byl totiz moc vyrazny a divny nez aby byl prijemny na jazyku. V roce 2000 destilerka skoncila s produkci a byla uzavrena. Az v roce 2010 se objevili degustatori, kteri si rum oblibili prave pro jeho specialni chut. A zajem rostl. Caroni patri do kategorie rumu "you need to try before you die". Doporucuji, Caroni je opravdu unikatni rum.
Review by Lada Hejda
Tohle je velký špatný - adventní kalendář Pavla Špačka vol.5
Review by DosenZorn
On the nose a great fruit note of pear and peach, mixed with dirty Caroni notes in the form of rubber and tar. In addition, perceptible wood influence of storage. With some time the fruit notes become more restrained, instead tea and varnish push themselves into the foreground. Nose 81/100On the palate then the disappointment. Almost unpleasant with an extreme intensity somewhere between soap and peppermint/menthol. In addition, quite intensely sour and somewhat woody. So this is where the beast got its name. Unfortunately not in a positive sense. Palate 42/100Conclusion: great intense nose, otherwise disappointing on the palate.
Review by Alex Kunath
Extreme splitter! Wood and Mentol in pure form!
Review by Christian Rudt
You should be glad that it was the last beast. Unfortunately, not really enjoyable. The nose prevents an even worse rating.
Review by Roman Lelek
As always - the color - dark brown almost not able to see through, almost black.. The nose: medicinal, woody and fruits tones as well… The palette - it’s changing in time, at first it was a lot of woody and fruity tones, then medical, nail polish tones…later I feel more menthol and dark earthy tones… To be honest I was little bit afraid of that while reading reviews - but for me it’s not that bad as they write…yeah it’s dark (like tar) but even though I like it
Review by Michael Schillheim
Wow, what's that? Interesting on the nose at first, but a complete failure on the palate. Woody toilet stone meets furniture polish.
Review by Jakob
Classic Caroni-HTR profile with a rather intense off-note that overlays the taste.
Review by Jonas
Holy shit! That's supposed to be Caroni?! I'd rather drink a magnum bottle of Don Papa. Sorry, but what were you thinking bottling something like this? Joshua? Nina? What happened there? I'd like my money back for the sample! 😉 Just wood. Closest to a totally overoaked Armagnac, but with zero positive points.
Review by Michal S
Cením, že ten rum vydali takto, protože je opravdu nekompromisní. Hromada technických věcí (dehet, guma), těžký černý čaj, lékořice, tabák. Vůně je ostrá, ale teprve po ochutnání přichází ta pravá jízda. Vzorek mně naprosto stačil, nelituju.
Review by F.L.O.
Medicinal note meets bitterness. Such a taste bud reaction I only knew from cod liver oil before. Luckily only bought a sample. And I probably won't even finish that.
Review by Daniel Chmelíček
Na Caroni hrozné klamání :-(
Review by PeterPapp
First Sample I pour back into the bottle after two little sips. Nearly Not drinkable.
Review by Lot-NAS
Whoah, what was that? The nose was funny, TV-Static with liquorice. But the taste…why was this bottled in the first place? A rating of 4.0 and higher („drinkable“) seems like a lie to me.
Review by Master P
Smell is really ok and you think it's not that bad. But the taste is really shit, bitter and dry. 1cl as a sample is absolutely enough
Review by Han
The longer I sniff the more pleasant and interesting it becomes... am I high...? Taste: Dentist surgery and gas station distilled... pulls everything together ... can hardly swallow sick shit! Ew!!! Disgusting and fascinating.Sorry, but really "undrinkable"
Review by Madi Dromamad
It's hard to give a rating, as the taste is so surprising. Extremely minty... not pleasant for my taste.
Review by Filip Heimerle
Great incredible but at the end very hot and question how much drinkable
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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.
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Details about Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 49,6%.
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