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La Maison & Velier Caroni Navy Rum 100th Anniversary „Replica“ HTR 2000
Most tasters treat this as the "Caroni-light" everyone starts with — heavy tar, burnt rubber and an old-mechanic's-garage nose, but rounder and easier than its full-proof siblings. There's dark fruit, leather, orange peel and a little sweetness underneath. The split is real: many call it the most accessible tropical Caroni around, while a few find it thin and a touch underpowered at 51.4%.
- Classic tar/rubber
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Tropically aged
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How does La Maison & Velier Caroni Navy Rum 100th Anniversary „Replica“ HTR 2000 taste?
Aggregated from 284 community reviews.
Easy, garage-funk Caroni for newcomers Loved as the gateway Caroni: tar, rubber, leather and tropical fruit, with the alcohol nicely tucked in. Most knock it only for a lightish body and a finish that fades sooner than expected.
Anyone wanting their first taste of Caroni's tar-and-rubber funk
People chasing maximum intensity and a long finish
How is La Maison & Velier Caroni Navy Rum 100th Anniversary „Replica“ HTR 2000 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.8 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Fuwi
A great Caroni that doesn't come across as dirty as other bottlings. Very intense on the nose, very expansive aroma. After about 15 minutes, the rubberiness fades and it becomes almost fruity and tropical. It is soft and round on the palate, very well integrated alcohol and extremely pleasantly strong, but smooth on the finish.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Magnificent!On the nose tar, barrel and lightly cherry and vanilla. In the mouth an explosion of perfectly balanced sensations. Still tar, barrel and followed by toastiness and chocolate with a mix of spices.Intense finish that lingers until the next day.In my small way, one of the best rums I have tasted. I assigned 94 because there are too many great rums that I have never tasted and may never taste.
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: For me, the remaining value-for-money smash at Caroni. Not the best Velier release, even clearly not, but given the fact that here is a completely tropically aged distillate from the legendary distillery in the glass and continues to be available for a much lower price than the current (continental aged!) Releases, the recommendation remains virtually without alternative.
Review by Mirco
Guter Caroni mit noch gutem PLV. Angesicht der koninentaler Varianten zu deutlich höheren Preisen eine klare Kaufempfehlungx Typische Caroni Noten in gezähmter Form, welche auch gut für Caroni Einsteiger geeignet sind. Natürlich fehlt die Komplexität anderer Abfüllungen von Velier.
Review by DomM
Very pleasant and easy to drink Caroni. Well balanced and enjoyable while also carrying the typical notes you would expect. Only criticism should be the low-ish ABV, which could have made for a even better experience, if a bit higher imo. Nevertheless this is very good and can give a lot of more recent continental Caroni bottlings a run for their money.
Review by cigares
A Caroni that we still sometimes manage to find in stores and that has not (yet) taken the elevator. A fantastic nose, one immediately smells the scents of machine shop and immediately after tropical fruits and a kind of black cherry.The palate attacks hard on diesel and rubber, but without ever being disturbing. A depth and a width of flavors amazing. A great success, but on the rougher side than the Caroni 21 or the Tresspassers of 96.
Review by Joachim Guger
Beautiful Caroni nose. Rather dirty, lots of gasoline and gunpowder. Exotic fruits and lime balance with freshness. Of course a bit less intense than its full proof brethren.Crisp and warm in the mouth. No fruit at all, but caramel.Gasoline and spice in the finish.Great drinkable Caroni that has everything a Caroni should have. I like the gasoline notes the best.⛽️⛽️⛽️PLV these days (01/23) a doozy.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Well, what else can I say about this Caroni classic? The quality and taste are beyond question. Ok, it could have had a bit more oomph for my taste. But that's what the 21 is for. So: a worthy rum for the end of the year, absolutely appropriate for the occasion.
Review by Oliver
Absolutely heavenly nose - dark, toasty and intense. Very well integrated alcohol on the palate. Creamy and intense. Makes really fun!
Review by Dr.Django
It's been years since my last sip of this rum. You should have stocked up on this earlier. Wonderfully typical dirty Caroni aromas with plenty of orange peel and citrus marmalade. Oily and pleasant on the palate. A longer finish would be desirable
Review by Thunderbird
A very nice, easy-drinking Caroni entry-level rum! It has many facets of a real Caroni, but in a mild version Edit: Navy tasting... as previously noted, it is not clearly recognizable to me as a navyrum in terms of taste. But still a rum of very good quality. The rating remains the same
Review by Tschusikowsky
A lot of Caroni for still reasonably affordable money. Very much workshop. I like the finish best. In the mouth, in addition to the classic notes, a lot of menthol comes through, along with some acidity. The nose is also great.
Review by Martin Augustin
A great nose with typical Caroni notes of tar, rubber and leather. Enriched with cherry and mocha. These dirty notes can be found on the palate. However, perfectly balanced and not too heavy. There is also licorice, orange and pepper. Long and pleasant finish. Great rum.
Review by Gregor
One of the best caroni I've ever had. Nicely smoky (more like beech smoke) and round. Not too strong after worn rubber tires like most. Beautifully complex. The alcohol is very nicely integrated.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
The nose is very expressive, with crushed nuts, very ripe fruit and hints of petrol. Roasted spices. On the other hand, I find the alcohol hot and the whole lacks balance.
Review by TheJackDrop
On the palate: the texture is pretty crazy, thick, really dirty, quite fruity. A little cola, a background of tobacco and this time ok, tar or something less natural! I had to breathe for a long time after the 3rd sip to smell it, but the aromas are there. Finish: small explosion of flavor at the back of the palate, nice spices, light menthol and black pepper. Lacks perhaps a hair's breadth of length, but hey, it's a small sample :) It's intense but relatively mild, I think, affordable enough for those to whom Caroni would scare more than envy! 8.7 because it's just excellent, but... I didn't have the time of my life either :)
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
31.12. 2019 Last tasting of 2019 went into 2020. Celebrating with family and friends who like rum we ended up having a great party according to my notes. Notes. Medium dark colour. Nose: light wood, roasted, dried fruit, spice, rubber, mint, complex. Palate: oily, fresh, wood, fruity, berries, light smoke, mint, spicy. Finish: long and warm, wood, light smoke, dried fruit. Samples of secret origin.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing at the time of its greatest glory rum, which was added at a ratio of 1:10 to the naval blend. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000, the distillery ceased production and closed. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who took a liking to the rum because of its special taste. And the interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of "you need to try before you die" rums. I recommend it, Caroni is a truly unique rum.
Review by zabo
Edit: Now that I've had a few Caronis in the jar, I still think it's the best and cheapest still available. A classic that I simply have to adjust upwards a little! The tropical one beats many a continental one, which are more than overrated and extremely overpriced. For my Caroni horizon, which is still a little limited, a very fine piece. Compared to the Doris, it's a lot dirtier, but I still find it very balanced and round. The only negative point for me is that I don't think it lasts very long, otherwise it would probably have scored a 9 for me.
Review by Joe95
A caroni with freshness notes (eucalyptus, menthol), slightly liquorice and camphor. The empyreumatic side is well present but does not take hold of the whole. The alcohol is very well integrated and the length is superb.
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Details about La Maison & Velier Caroni Navy Rum 100th Anniversary „Replica“ HTR 2000
A Navy Rum from Trinidad, bottled by La Maison & Velier, at 51,4%.
Community purchases
691 bottles logged by 434 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 27 emptied and repurchased.
What does La Maison & Velier Caroni Navy Rum 100th Anniversary „Replica“ HTR 2000 cost?
Community paid €180–€319.
Current best price: €299.00 – within the typical community range.
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+11 purchases in the last 3 months.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,226 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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