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C309BCEE-7F8F-4383-8587-BDDFFFFD5C03Trinidad Caroni Velier
Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum (Paul Ullrich) HTR 2000 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 15 years · 70,3%

Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum (Paul Ullrich) HTR 2000

The surprise here is the sweetness — for a tar-and-rubber Caroni, several tasters found real tropical fruit and a soft "Süße" underneath. A 2000 single cask from Velier at a monster 70.3%: motor oil, petrol, oak and leather up front, with pineapple and chocolate showing through. One reviewer even caught a grappa-like, almost vegetal note. The alcohol runs hot and wild, but it lands where fans want it.

The community says
  • Tar and petrol depth
  • Surprising tropical fruit
  • Long oily finish

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How does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum (Paul Ullrich) HTR 2000 taste?

From community reviews · summarized with AI

Hot, oily 2000 Caroni with tropical sweetness A loved young Caroni — tar, petrol and oil balanced by tropical fruit and sweetness. The 70.3% ABV bites hard; a couple rank it below the 2000 Paradise #5.

Perfect for

Caroni fans who love tar, petrol and oil at cask strength

Less suitable for

Anyone put off by high ABV or heavy petrochemical notes

Experience level · Connoisseur (5/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family

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Is it right for you?

Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.

What does the community say?

9.2/10 Excellent

22 community reviews

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Rating distribution

11 selected written reviews

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Review by Jakob

Jakob
Jul 20241,671 reviewsSwitzerland
9.0/10

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: on the one hand, still rather wild, which is due to the alcohol, but also to the comparatively young age; on the other hand, already with a pronounced sweetness that accompanies the tar and motor oil notes throughout. It is precisely this combination that makes the rum extremely appealing and puts it in the top tier of 2000s releases.

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Jul 20241,236 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

Very nice sweetness on the palate.

Review by Mirco

Mirco
May 2026798 reviewsSwitzerland
9.3/10

Good 2000 Caroni. With this high alcohol content, a lot is to be expected. Integration ok, flavor volume too. Nevertheless, this single cask ranks behind Nitz and Paradise #5 (unbeatable 2000).

Review by cigares

cigares
May 20231,175 reviewsSwitzerland
9.4/10

A rum tasted in a restaurant, the bottle well opened. A nose of grappa, strong in alcohol, vegetal, like a reminiscence of rhum agricole, rare at Caroni. On the palate, the alcohol hits hard and the workshop notes are present alongside tropical fruits with a clear smoky edge. My favorite Caroni of the evening, a little strong in alcohol, but otherwise delicious. The empty glass reveals other vegetal and even floral aromas. A fresh, youthful Caroni, but the alcohol is a little too present.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Dec 20237,286 reviewsDenmark
9.4/10

14.03.2020 Had a nice afternoon and evening with friends. Notes. Light to medium dark. Nose: wood, roasted, citrus, dried fruit, tar, light rubber. Palate: oily, wood, roasted, chocolate, rubber, tar, caramel, orange. Finish: very long, wood, dried fruit, caramel, light rubber.

Review by Leo Krüper

Leo Krüper
May 2025982 reviewsGermany
9.3/10

Very strong, but hits exactly the point. Minimal sweetness, lots of power, a bit of tar.

Review by Mike H.

Mike H.
Oct 2023246 reviews
9.0/10

90 points. Lost my tasting notes 😅

Review by Serge

Serge
Jul 2025904 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Delicious 2000 Caroni with the typical gasoline note but also a sweetness of tropical fruits. Some pineapple for me. Not quite at the level of Paradise 5 (from memory) but still very strong

Review by zabo

zabo
Jul 20251,992 reviewsGermany
9.3/10

What an epic evening with one flight after another, indescribable. I’ll spare any individual comment because sometimes I’m at a loss for words. Many thanks to Jakob. All in all, they were all excellent as you can see from the ratings and differ only in nuances. All top level 🤤😋

Review by Pavel Spacek

Pavel Spacek
Nov 20241,887 reviewsCzech
8.9/10

... 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.

Review by Joël

Joël
Mar 2026154 reviewsSwitzerland
9.3/10

I like it better than The Last 😱.

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20 bottles logged by 16 collectors.

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5% opened, 1 emptied.

19 sealed 0 open 1 emptied

What does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum (Paul Ullrich) HTR 2000 cost?

Community paid 550–2,655 €.

Current best price: 2,490.00 € – within the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 4,310 €. Price history with 4 auction results in RX+ ›

20 purchased · 23 tasted · 24 wishlist · as of

Details about Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum (Paul Ullrich) HTR 2000

A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 70,3%.

DistilleryCaroni
CountryTrinidad
BottlerVelier
Raw materialMolasses
ABV70,3%
Age15 years
Vintage2000
Limited edition214 bottles
MarkHTR
Volume70cl
Cask #3790
Single cask

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