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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985
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Opinions here run high but not unanimous: some rate it a near-perfect Caroni, others expected more from the legend. What everyone agrees on is the alcohol — 75.5% that hides so well one member guessed nowhere near it in a blind. Fruit tea, wood, roasted coffee-bitters, dried fruit and only faint rubber and tar. Give it air and it opens up.
The community says- Alcohol vanishes
- Fruit-tea depth
- Coffee bitters
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Auction results: 7,366–9,207 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 03/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Cleaner, fruit-tea Caroni with buried 75% heat A blind-tasting stunner for its buried heat, though a couple of tasters found the fruit masked and the finish shorter than a great Caroni should run.
Caroni collectors chasing an old vintage
anyone new to high-proof, tarry rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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15 community reviews
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Review by Oliver
Great, fruity nose. Relatively few dirty associations. Wonderful sweetness. Perfectly integrated alcohol. Excellent Caroni! 🦄 🥰Reminds of the 100% Trinidad 12 years, but in more intense and complex.
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: The rum needs time to breathe, of course, but it's worth it: this is just insanely well-integrated alcohol! I wouldn't have dreamed of getting 75%. The classic Caroni notes hide a bit at first and never really become dominant. The "alternative program" is more than worth tasting - wonderful wood, oak and the associated vanilla notes in combination with bitter notes that remind me of strong espresso. The sweetness remains present, however, and the coffee notes harmonize with the rest simply outstanding. Impressive rum!
Review by cigares
Tasting of Caronis Velier 1985. Powerful, but controlled power here, even if the alcohol masks the fruit a little. Fruit tea, very bitter caramel, tropical fruit, unripe pineapple, tannins, red fruit and light diesel complete the picture. On the palate, the alcohol is too powerful, and you have to wait a little before you feel the fruit appear, cranberry, red fruit. Beautiful bitters, like a highly infused fruit tea. The finish is rather short for a Caroni, although the fruit and bitterness linger. A disappointing rum in relation to its reputation. The alcohol is too present and the finish is clearly too short to play in the big league.
Review by Johannes
I had this rum in the blind tasting. I have only seen the ABV afterwards! On the palate wonderfully round, alcohol super integrated, light sweetness, little dirty notes. Incredibly good Caroni! Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: you notice the power of a high alcohol content, which is nevertheless very well integrated. Great complexity, great overall package!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
29.01.2022 The big Caroni tasting with old rum buddies, good food, snacks and a lot of talking about old times. Notes Dark in colour. Nose Intense, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light caramel, faint rubber and tar. Palate Round, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light rubber, tar, light chocolate. ABV is extremely well integrated. Finish Very long, wood, roasted, light coffee, raisin, light rubber and tar.
Review by Maxence
Unfortunately, this rum is not, in my opinion, as good as legendary. Don't get me wrong, this thing is a very good rum but the profile reminds me some 2000 vintage releases which is not my favorite Caroni profile. My expectations were probably too high ...
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing rum at the height of its fame, which was added in a ratio of 1:10 to naval blends. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000 the distillery ended production and was closed. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who liked the rum precisely for its special taste. And interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of rums "you need to try before you die." I recommend it, Caroni is really a unique rum.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Caroni 85 Crosstasting, Oh boy, someone took a tea bag of Black tea with some fruit and threw it into a caroni cask. A sensational combination. If the drity notes where a bit more pungent this probably would have been one of the best caronis out there. like this it is still really solid.
Expert review by Who Rhum The World
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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985 at live auctions
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9 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985?
Community paid 100–2,000 €.
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Details about Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 75,5%.
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