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Velier Caroni Paradise #12 Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996
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The surprise here is the sweetness — milk chocolate, vanilla and caramelized sugar lead the nose before the Caroni signature even shows up. This cask (5627) leans richer than most, but the tar, rubber and machine-shop grit are all there, layered under ripe banana and yellow tropical fruit. At 60.8% the alcohol stays well integrated. The palate turns spicier and drier, and a sharp acidity climbs in near the long, medicinal finish.
The community says- Sweet layered nose
- Tar meets ripe fruit
- Long dirty finish
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How does Velier Caroni Paradise #12 Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996 taste?
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Tar-and-fruit Caroni with an unusually sweet nose A high-class 1996 Caroni most tasters rate near the top of the vintage — the recurring catch is an acidity that takes over the palate and keeps it just below the distillery's very best casks.
Caroni collectors and lovers of dirty tropical-aged rum
Newcomers and anyone put off by tar and rubber
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by cigares
A rum tasted at Whisky Live Paris 2025. An exceptional nose, as Caroni 1996s can sometimes offer. Fruit, banana, yellow fruit and tropical fruit, power yet sweetness, a few empyreumatic notes (machine shop) and supporting wood. Very nice entry on the palate, still with fruit, but with good acidity at first, which soon dominates the distillate to the detriment of the other aromas. What a shame! The finish is extremely long, and as the acidity diminishes, the fruit, wood and mechanical workshop take over again. A beautiful nose, a fine finish, yet the palate struggles to convince.
Review by Jakob
The next "surprise cask" in the Paradise series - from the outstanding 1996 vintage to boot. So far already extremely promising. Cask 5627 belongs to the Guyana stock and therefore promises heavy sweetness alongside the dirty HTR notes. And indeed, the rich sweet notes are also immediately apparent on the nose, with a sweetness reminiscent of milk chocolate, vanilla and caramelized sugar dominating the nose. The HTR-typical markers initially appear more in the background, but become more clearly recognizable with a little time in the glass and the associated oxidation. Tropical fruits also appear and provide freshness. On the palate, the barrel also demands attention, the wood presents itself paired with some spiciness from allspice, chili and licorice, plus tar and a somewhat tart tonality on the finish. The very dominant sweetness of milk chocolate and caramel sugar is initially still quite present in the mouth, but is increasingly displaced by the rather tart and spicy barrel notes on the finish. A top-class Caroni cask on the verge of overripeness; the nose is convincing with its very balanced sweetness, the palate becomes more demanding, even if it does not leave the high level of most tropically aged Caronis. A direct comparison with the greats of the distillery clearly shows that other casks are even more complex - and score points.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.10.2025 Relaxing after coming home from the Whisky Live Hamburg 2025. Nose Wood, light roasted, light rubber, leather, light cherry, faint mint, dried fruit, faint tar. Palate Oily, wood, light burnt, dry, roasted, nutmeg, light tar, faint rubber, light tobacco, light leather, earthy, light dried fruit. Finish Long, wood, medium dry, oily, dried fruit, light tar, faint herbal, tobacco. Empty glass Ligth tar and rubber, tobacco, light cherry, faint caramel.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un Caroni puissant et intense à l’effigie de son millésime. Le nez est riche, combinant fruits tropicaux jaunes (banane) et arômes terpéniques avec élégance. Le chêne, la réglisse, le cuir, le caramel et les notes rôties se succèdent dans ce profil dirty mais de grande classe. On est sur du haut niveau, comme souvent sur ce Millésime. La bouche est un peu plus nuancée. On ressent le caoutchouc et le goudron pour le côté sale, le caramel pour la douceur et les fruits tropicaux pour l’exotisme. Viennent ensuite des notes plus épicées, vanillées et rôties, notamment sur le tabac et le cuir, puis une touche d’acidité. Le côté plus âpre, acide et pointu du profil se fait sentir au fur et à mesure et a tendance à prendre un peu le dessus, c’est dommage car cela aménuit un rhum à très grand potentiel. L’alcool reste très bien intégré. La finale est très longue, faisant la part belle aux notes dirty et médicinales. Fruits tropicaux et secs se mêlent au tabac, au chêne et aux notes caramélisées et vanillées pour un dernier souffle sec, un peu amer mais tout en finesse. Un très bon Caroni sur le papier et qui a tout d’un grand rhum, à la fois complexe et intense, riche et varié, mais à qui il manque ce petit plus pour être au sommet des Caroni.
Review by Johannes
Fantastic '96 vintage. However, it doesn't quite come close to the best of the vintage, including the Last.
Review by Righrum
Whisky Live Paris 2025 - to be tasted again to confirm score and notes I'm not a fan of the Caroni, but this 1996 vintage are definitely good. A layer of tar and fuel that do not cover the fruitiness of this rum. Lovely. Unfortunately the price tag is really High.
Review by ArminK
Heute mal wieder was besonderes. Habe noch nicht alle Paradies probiert, dieser kommt für mich aber ziemlich nahe an den #6 ran. Extrem gut ausgewogen mit Früchten ohne Ende aber immer die typischen Caroni Noten. Bin begeistert.
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Details about Velier Caroni Paradise #12 Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 60,8%.
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All releases in this series
Velier Caroni Paradise #1 1996
Velier Caroni Paradise #2 1998
Velier Caroni Paradise #3 (Guyana Stock) 1994
Velier Caroni Paradise #4 1996
Velier Caroni Paradise #5 2000
Velier Caroni Paradise #6 (Guyana Stock) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996
Velier Caroni Paradise #7 (Guyana Stock) 1994
Velier Caroni Paradise #8 (Guyana Stock) 1994
Velier Caroni Paradise #9 1996
Velier Caroni Paradise #10 1998
Velier Caroni Paradise #11 2000
Velier Caroni Paradise #12 Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996
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