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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 23 years · 62%

Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982

8.6/10Very good
13 reviews › Rated by Jakob, cigares & 11 more ›
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Well-liked but a divider, even among Caroni fans. Classic heavy Trinidad profile: rubber and tar up front, caramel and vanilla underneath, with a bitterness on the finish that a few members flag as too much. At 62% it needs a splash of water to open up. One taster ranks it in the lower-middle of Velier's Caronis — good, not the best.

The community says
  • Rubber and tar
  • Opens with water
  • But: Bitter finish

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How does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Tar-and-rubber Caroni, bitter finish, needs water Loved for that unmistakable tar-and-rubber Caroni signature, but several drinkers find it monolithic and the finish bitter, with alcohol not fully integrated even at this age.

Tar Rubber Caramel Anise Chocolate Molasses +6
Perfect for

Caroni collectors chasing tar and rubber

Less suitable for

anyone put off by bitterness or petrol notes

Experience level · Connoisseur (5/5)
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Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
On the nose
Rubber 3×Tar 3×Caramel 2×Vanilla 2×Anise 2×Molasses 2×ToffeeCinnamon
On the palate
Tar 4×Chocolate 2×Caramel 2×Rubber 2×SolventsSharpBitter

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What does the community say?

8.6/10 Very good

13 community reviews
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Review by Jakob

Jakob
Jakob
Mar 20241,666 reviewsSwitzerland
8.6/10

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Classic HTR profile, with sweet vanilla, caramel and dried fruit notes on the nose. On the palate, the sweetness is once again quite present, with typical Caroni HTR flavors and a fairly present bitterness on the finish. The alcohol is also not fully integrated. A great rum, but still only in the lower mid-range of the Velier Caronis.

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Review by cigares

cigares
cigares
Jul 20251,173 reviewsSwitzerland
8.8/10

A sample offered at GRF 24. A rather discreet nose with lots of yellow fruits, apple and pear. Also a vegetal side, dry herbs. Quite discreet mechanical workshop notes, mostly rubber. The mouth is full with lots of rubber, tar, barrel and pear. But not much else. And the aromas fade quite quickly. The finish is nevertheless long, on rubber, wood and pear. Quite monolithic. The empty glass however is surprisingly complex and rich. Maybe it needs a lot of oxidation to express itself. Retasted and it seems better, more assertive with oxidation.

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Review by Oliver

Oliver
Oliver
Apr 20231,232 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Very unusual nose. Too bitter on the palate for my taste.

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Community shelf

9 bottles logged by 8 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

22% opened, 1 emptied.

7 sealed 1 open 1 emptied

9 purchased · 14 tasted · 9 wishlist · as of

Details about Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982

A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 62%.

DistilleryCaroni
CountryTrinidad
BottlerVelier
StyleAged rum, Rarities
Raw materialMolasses
ABV62%
Age23 years
Vintage1982
Limited edition966 bottles
MarkHTR
Volume70cl

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Caroni

Distillery

Caroni 

Avg Rating 8.8/10 over 620 Rums

No closed distillery is chased harder than Caroni. The Trinidad distillery shut down in the early 2000s and not a drop has been made since, but its heavy, oily, almost diesel-like rum became a collector obsession, carried to the world by Velier. Every bottle now comes from a finite, shrinking stock, even though auction prices for some Velier Caronis have fallen since 2022.

Bottler Velier Who is Velier? 
Country Trinidad The odd one out 

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Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982

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Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982
Trinidad · 24 years · 55.2%
8.6/10 (12 reviews)
3,300.00 €
incl. shipping · 4,714.29 € per litre

Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982

Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
Caroni
Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
Trinidad · 24 years · 58.3%
9.2/10 (38 reviews)
2,200.00 €
incl. shipping · 3,142.86 € per litre

Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982

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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
Trinidad · 23 years · 77.3%
9.2/10 (14 reviews)
12,500.00 €
incl. shipping · 17,857.14 € per litre

Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1984

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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1984
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9.2/10 (19 reviews)
5,500.00 €
incl. shipping · 7,857.14 € per litre

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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
Trinidad · 62% · 70cl

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