Velier Caroni 2nd Employees Kevon „Slippery“ Moreno HTR 1998
For seasoned enthusiasts only: a 69.5% tropical-aged Caroni that’s dirty, fruity and intense. RumX members praise its tar, incense, machine oil, dried and tropical fruits, dark chocolate and endless, bitter-dry finish.
- Classic Caroni dirt
- Huge intensity
- Endless finish
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Brutal, dirty Caroni for seasoned palates For seasoned enthusiasts only: a 69.5% tropical-aged Caroni that’s dirty, fruity and intense. RumX members praise its tar, incense, machine oil, dried and tropical fruits, dark chocolate and endless, bitter-dry finish.
Seasoned Caroni fans who enjoy high-proof, dirty profiles with tar, rubber, incense, dried and tropical fruits and a long, bitter-dry finish; cigar pairings and slow, contemplative pours.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV or alcohol heat, and drinkers who dislike tarry, oily, smoky notes or prefer soft, sweet, easygoing rums.
How is Velier Caroni 2nd Employees Kevon „Slippery“ Moreno HTR 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.8 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Guji Guji
I was a bit disappointed when I first tried it... I made a mistake. I've to admit it. This rum needs time, a lot of time to breath and open up and also to make you travel through different place Caroni is known for, dirty oil, gaz, but also fruity, with sweet tropical stewed fruits, generous cake... Take this Caroni as a trip in the distillery, take your time don't rush, smell it and drink slow, you will be highly rewarded. Now my bottle is half empty, opened for months and the rum became really stellar !!!
Review by cigares
A sample tasted after the Caroni Velier 1983 52%. Totally different. Thanks Thomas for the sample. Here's a "real" Caroni as you'd expect, even stronger than expected. A powerful nose of incense, machine shop, fruit and cold ash. Intense and concentrated on the palate, with fruit above all and a finish dominated by noble bitterness. A Caroni for lovers of extreme rums. Tasted again with oxidation, it's even better, more mysterious. The empty glass tells a whole story about an old church with a tropical fruit market in front. Fascinating!
Review by Harald
Farbe: Kastanie Geruch: Riecht fruchtig nach Pflaume in Madeira, Rosinen und Schokolade. Dabei alkoholisch und cremig. Geschmack: Süß im Mund, dabei fruchtig und alkoholisch scharf mit Aromen von Kümmel und Anis. Beim Schlucken extrem kräftig, intensiv und vollmundig. Super lecker, komplex, würzig, Rum-Trauben-Nuss Schokolade, Fudge und Toffee. Abgang: Lang Wärmt von tief innen. Dabei leicht bitter, trocken, holzig mit Ingwer. 90 Punkte
Review by jems5
Nose of incense and ash lively attack mentholated tertiary notes not very clear, dry medium astringency light woody medium mineral tar suffers from matches and quite warm finish finally quite different from classic Caroni, more tense
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Gemeinsam mit Leo Tomczak auf dem 11. GRF verkostet. Klare Angelegenheiten, ein sehr guter Rum mit allem, was einen Caroni ausmacht, fand ihn super ausgewogen. Der parallel verkostete Rum Nation Caroni 1998 23y (RX11047) hatte keine Chance.
Review by Leo Tomczak
Gewohnte Employee-Power. Ein schönes tropisches Brett.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This was the lowest scoring one of the evening, though still a very good rum! All the Caroni notes are there with added roasted notes, light fruit and vanilla. In the back i find coffee and leather.
Review by Mirco
Biestiger, verglichen mit dem Paradise #2
Review by Maxence
Classic 1998 profile. Nose is quite dirty and animal with a lot of tar but gets more balanced with time. Palate is more fruity, round and floral but keeps this animal DNA from the nose. A strong release. I just miss the extra thing to give more than 90 points as for Ramgobie for instance.
Review by Romain de L
Very nice. Caroni expressivity in the nose. Tar, dried fruits, a bit of smoke. Strong attack, but still engaging. Very long finale. In the end, great, but a tad below other employees that I have tried at this point 😉
Review by Aussierumfan
Wow very boozy this one! A powerful nose with fruits, oak, some smoke and machine oils. On the palate it's quite alcoholic, very bitey! Oak, fruits, oil, rubber, tar, roasted. A long finish It's still a great Caroni but very powerful, maybe too extreme for me to give top marks
Review by Filip Šikula
Třetí zaměstnanec večera. Vůně opět spíše technická byť o něco později se objeví něco sladkého, co neumím identifikovat. ( edit. kadidlo). V chuti sušené ovoce, dřevou, náznaky vanilky a dlouhý závěr. Opět spíše sladký profil.
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: For me, this falls somewhat short of the first employees, as Sarge & Co. are much more convincing. But mind you, we are talking about criticism at the highest level. The rating remains the same - undoubtedly a very good rum, but even that is clearly no longer enough for the top league among the Velier Caronis. The 1998 Vintage is in the extended top circle.
Review by Oliver
Very good representative of the 1998 vintage. But a bit too alcoholic for a top rating.
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153 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 21 members.
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