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Secret Treasures Caroni Old Trinidad Rum 1996 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 6 years · 42%

Secret Treasures Caroni Old Trinidad Rum 1996

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How does Secret Treasures Caroni Old Trinidad Rum 1996 taste?

Aggregated from 4 community reviews.

Style & occasion: Mature & oaky

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7.2/10 Good

4 community reviews
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8–9 25%
7–8 25%
6–7 50%
5–6 0%
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Review by Lukas Jäger

Jan 2021541 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

Probably a representative that does not live up to its great name. Very straightforward and not very complex, which is probably due to its dilution and young age. While the nose still has a spicy and herbal note, the palate is completely disappointing. The characteristic notes are mainly present in the form of burnt rubber, but are also only weakly pronounced.

Review by Rowald Sweet Empire

Rowald Sweet Empire
Jul 2021430 reviewsNetherlands
8.3/10

Lots of ash/mineral/rock/sand in the nose. A bit of paint thinner. Dry. A bit of fruit pops through (apple/apricot). It's subtle but definitely a Caroni. Some diesel. Sadly low in ABV% but with the right glass there's enough to discover; Like an old whisky. Taste more like a 15y than a 6y old rum.

Review by Tom Buteneers

Tom Buteneers
Nov 2024356 reviewsBelgium
7.0/10

Pizza water 😂 weird explanation but the first scent reminded me of pizza, so herbacious (oregano maybe?) and burnt. Too young and watered down, pale.

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Community shelf

9 bottles logged by 8 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

22% opened, 0 emptied.

7 sealed 2 open 0 emptied

What did the community pay for Secret Treasures Caroni Old Trinidad Rum 1996?

Avg. community purchase price 66 €.

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9 purchased · 5 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of

Details about Secret Treasures Caroni Old Trinidad Rum 1996

A Pot Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Secret Treasures, at 42%.

DistilleryCaroni
CountryTrinidad
CategoryPot Still Rum
Raw materialMolasses
DistillationPot Still
ABV42%
Age6 years
Vintage1996
Limited edition1,304 bottles
Volume70cl
Cask #11/60/115

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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 around 2002 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, which is exactly why the prices keep climbing.

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9.0–10.0 Excellent Stash as many as you can afford. Tell no one.
8.0–8.9 Very good Bank a backup. Tell everyone you meet.
7.0–7.9 Good your rum Buy one and recommend it to your friends.
6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.