9AF5613D-94BF-4024-877F-6BD06B612898Trinidad Caroni Velier
Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 23 years · 59,2%

Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982

8.8/10
Rated by Oliver, Johannes & 8 more ↓

Buy this expecting classic Caroni tar and you'll do a double-take: the Paxarette sherry treatment all but buries it. What's left is a heavy, almost oily sweetness — dried fruit, raisin, oak, vanilla and caramel, with only a faint mineral streak and hints of coffee and chocolate hinting at where it came from. Several members love it on its own terms; just don't reach for it wanting the dirty, petrol-heavy Caroni signature.

The community says
  • Rich sherry nose
  • Oily dried-fruit body
  • But: Heavy Paxarette
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How does Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982 taste?

Aggregated from 10 community reviews.

Sherry-soaked Caroni, more raisin than tar Divides the room: a rich, sherried sipper most rate highly, but seasoned tasters warn the Paxarette runs so strong the Caroni character nearly vanishes.

Perfect for

sherry lovers and Velier Caroni collectors

Less suitable for

anyone chasing classic tarry Caroni funk

Style & occasion

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Mature & oaky Sipping neat

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On the nose
Tar 2×Molasses 2×Chocolate 2×Cinnamon 2×RaisinPrunes
On the palate
Licorice 2×Raisin 2×Syrupy 2×Mineral 2×Caramel 2×Oak 2×

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How is Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982 rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.8 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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What does the community say?

0% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 10 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Oliver
Apr 20231,197 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Sehr geile Nase mit viel Sherry-Assoziationen. Ziemlich speziell, gefällt mir aber hervorragend.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Johannes
May 20232,846 reviewsGermany
8.8/10

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Alkohol nicht so gut eingebunden, sehr süffig, Sherry-Noten, etwas schwach.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
May 20215,566 reviewsDenmark
8.6/10

Yesterday we had a great evening in my friends man-cave. Lots of laughter and wonderful rums. A bit different from the heavy one indeed and a though a drop of water released more flavours I'd say be careful not to add too much water!

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Jakob
Dec 20231,432 reviewsSwitzerland
8.4/10

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Very sweet, lots of sherry and paxarette influence. Heavy, almost oily sweetness of dried fruit, oak, vanilla and caramel, plus light minerality, slightly spicy-tart notes of allspice, coffee, chocolate and some minerality - the Caroni DNA is almost non-existent. As this is an LTR Caroni, none of this comes as a surprise. A very good rum, but it has little to do with Caroni in the classic or HTR sense.

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Details about Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982

A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 59,2%.

CountryTrinidad
DistilleryCaroni
BottlerVelier
StyleAged rum, Rarities
ABV59,2%
Volume70cl
Age23 years
Vintage1982
Limited edition1,164 bottles

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0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.

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About the Caroni distillery

The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,399 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982
Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982
Trinidad · 59,2% · 70cl

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9.0–10.0 Excellent Stash as many as you can afford. Tell no one.
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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.
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