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9B4E5C13-A812-4579-BACE-3601EFA458FFTrinidad Caroni Isla del Ron
Isla del Ron Caroni HTR 1997 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 20 years · 52,5%

Isla del Ron Caroni HTR 1997

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How does Isla del Ron Caroni HTR 1997 taste?

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71% rate it between 6 and 8. 1 selected write-ups from 7 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Rowald Sweet Empire

Rowald Sweet Empire
May 2021414 reviewsNetherlands
8.7/10

Maybe not the overpowered Diesel flavoured Caroni but good rum nonetheless. Dry and woody.

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Market value

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Auction results 176 € – 219 €

from 4 sales, latest 12/2024

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Avg. community purchase price 170 €

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Details about Isla del Ron Caroni HTR 1997

A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Isla del Ron, at 52,5%.

CountryTrinidad
DistilleryCaroni
ABV52,5%
Volume70cl
Age20 years
Vintage1997
Cask no.#ldR020
Limited edition152 bottles

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Community purchases

12 bottles logged by 7 collectors.

A drinker & collector.

16% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.

10 sealed 1 open 1 emptied

12 purchased · 7 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of

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Distillery

Caroni 

Avg Rating 8.8/10 over 610 Rums

No closed distillery is chased harder than Caroni. The Trinidad distillery shut down around 2002 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, which is exactly why the prices keep climbing.

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