Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985
For seasoned enthusiasts: a 20‑year Velier Caroni 1985 at 62%, balancing classic tarry notes with surprising sweetness, caramel, chocolate and light mechanic shop tones. RumX members praise its round profile despite moderate complexity and finish.
- High ABV complexity
- Balanced tar and sweetness
- Rare vintage Caroni
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How does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985 taste?
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Sweet, rounded high-proof Caroni For seasoned enthusiasts: a 20‑year Velier Caroni 1985 at 62%, balancing classic tarry notes with surprising sweetness, caramel, chocolate and light mechanic shop tones. RumX members praise its round profile despite moderate complexity and finish.
Seasoned Caroni fans who enjoy high-proof rums with a sweeter, rounder profile and are curious about a more approachable, less brutal side of heavy Trinidad rum.
Beginners, those sensitive to 62% ABV, or drinkers expecting full-on dirty Caroni funk and a very long, intense finish.
How is Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1985 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.8 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Tafia Guildive
Sehr spannender Caroni, hier recht unterbewertet.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4220 19.08.2023 we had our yearly meeting among old friends. When we do this once a year its without partners, cellphones and other gadgets. Just some nice rums, a piece of paper and a pen and most fun of all, a blind tasting. The theme of 2023 was Caroni and we had a great time and spend no less then 10 hours talking and tasting. Now this is a nice rum. It doesn't have all the Caroni notes but it's really well balanced. Medium fruity with a nice touch of caramel. Draws really nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass has some chocolate and a light medicinal note.
Review by Johannes
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Alkoholische Note, kurzer Abgang, nicht viel typische Caroni-Noten, fehlt etwas Komplexität.
Review by cigares
Dégustation des Caronis Velier 1985. Un nez où le goudron léger se marie avec des notes de blé torréfié. Des pommes suries et du cèdre. La bouche manque un peu d’intensité en premier, puis de beaux arômes arrivent qui redescendent assez vite. La finale n’est clairement pas assez longue pour un Caroni. Il y a des notes d’atelier mécanique mais plutôt faibles. Le verre vide laisse apparaître des fruits dont un étonnant fruit du cacaoyer qu’on ne sentait pas en bouche et l’atelier mécanique y est plus prononcé.
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: An der Nase zunächst etwas unspektakulär - zwar sind herbe und durchaus auch ein paar dreckige HTR-typische Noten zu erkennen, insbesondere ist hier aber die schwere Süsse von Paxarette in Kombination mit dem Fass präsent. Am Gaumen erneut schöne Eichenholz-Einflüsse mit vanilliger Karamellsüsse, herben Würzaromen von Pfeffer, dunkler Schokolade und etwas Kaffee, ehe sich im Hintergrund auch wieder die Teerassoziationen zeigen. Ein interessanter HTR, der definitiv nicht zur Spitzenklasse des Marques gehört, aber dennoch eine interessante Abfüllung hervorbringt. Insgesamt wirkt das 1985er Batch etwas trockener als das aus 1982.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Omg, this Caroni is so sweet, like no other!
Review by Oliver
Guter Caroni, für meinen Geschmack aber etwas zu viel „Light“-Anteil.
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16 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 12 members.
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