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3E62AD75-ABC9-4D10-B704-EE50791B1EE0Trinidad Caroni Velier
Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 24 years · 55,2%

Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982

8.6/10Very good
12 reviews › Rated by Jakob, Oliver & 10 more ›
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Fans agree this is the sweet, gentle side of Caroni — none of the tar and diesel the distillery is famous for. Vanilla, caramel, dried fruit and a cappuccino note lead, with soft coconut and oak behind. One taster calls it "a sweetness monster" that's dangerously easy to sip at 55%. The catch: the nose outruns the palate, which several find dry and short on complexity.

The community says
  • Dangerously drinkable
  • Vanilla-caramel sweetness
  • But: Nose beats palate

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3,300.00 €incl. VAT
incl. VAT 70cl · 4,714.29 €/l
Total 3,300.00 € Free shipping
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How does Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Sweet, easy-sipping Caroni without the usual dirt Most love the effortless drinkability and old-school sweetness, but a recurring note is the palate falling behind the nose — a bit thin and astringent on the finish.

Dried fruit Vanilla Coconut Cappuccino Caramel Oak +5
Perfect for

Caroni fans wanting the clean, sweet side

Less suitable for

Anyone chasing the tarry, dirty Caroni style

Experience level · Expert (4/5)
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Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
On the nose
Vanilla 2×Dried fruit 2×OakCaramelChocolateCoconutMolassesButterscotch
On the palate
Vanilla 2×Cappuccino 2×Dried fruit 2×Coconut 2×OakAllspiceRoastedCaramel

3 of 12 left detailed tasting impressions

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What does the community say?

8.6/10 Very good

12 community reviews
6 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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8–9 92%
7–8 0%
6–7 0%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Jakob

Jakob
Jakob
Dec 20231,666 reviewsSwitzerland
8.5/10

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Classic LTR profile reminiscent of Barbados rums: nice sweetness of vanilla, caramel, subtle coconut notes, plus some spiciness from coffee and allspice. It has little to do with the HTR style, but shows that Caroni is also capable of crafting convincing rums with great palatability and without the typical dirty notes.

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Review by Oliver

Oliver
Oliver
Apr 20231,232 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Top nose, but falls off a little on the palate.

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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Apr 20237,227 reviewsDenmark
8.6/10

This is an old tasting from the time I lived in China. The tasting was a surprise so only a few notes were made on a paper napkin 😊 Dark in colour and light in the ABV compared to the other tasting. Nice balance and typical Caroni flavours.

24 found this helpful

Community shelf

12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

8% opened, 0 emptied.

11 sealed 1 open 0 emptied

What does Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982 cost?

Community paid 106–1,210 €.

Current best price: 3,300.00 € – above the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 1,150 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

12 purchased · 12 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of

Details about Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982

A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 55,2%.

DistilleryCaroni
CountryTrinidad
BottlerVelier
CategoryColumn Still Rum
StyleAged rum, Rarities
Raw materialMolasses
DistillationColumn Still
ABV55,2%
Age24 years
Vintage1982
Limited edition816 bottles
MarkLight Trinidad Rum
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

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9.2/10 (38 reviews)
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Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982
Velier Caroni Light Trinidad Rum 1982
Trinidad · 55,2% · 70cl
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