Velier Caroni 100% Trinidad Rum 17 HTR 1998
Highly praised benchmark Caroni: dirty tar-and-rubber profile wrapped in dried fruits, vanilla and charred wood. Intense, complex and long, yet relatively accessible for this style.
Fans of heavy, industrial-style Caroni who want a complex but slightly more approachable take, with dirty tar/rubber notes balanced by dried fruit, chocolate, vanilla and long oak-driven spice.
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How does Velier Caroni 100% Trinidad Rum 17 HTR 1998 taste?
Benchmark dirty-but-balanced Caroni
If you already enjoy high-character rums and want a reference Caroni, this delivers the full dirty profile with extra fruit and balance, making it a perfect step into serious Caroni territory.
Beginners, those sensitive to 55% ABV, or drinkers who dislike rubber, diesel and smoky tar notes and prefer light, sweet or “clean” rums.
How is Velier Caroni 100% Trinidad Rum 17 HTR 1998 rated?
Unfortunately too wise
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,928 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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Everything I love in a rum! I can't imagine a world without Caroni!I dread to think how good the vintages from the 80s must be! I know Velier is trying to reconstruct the still by interviewing everyone who had worked at the distillery.
Auto-translatedThe first time I tasted this rum blind I didn't recognize Caroni, it didn't have enough oxidation to reveal its full potential. A complex nose of tar, smoke and red fruits. A palate with a very broad and deep aromatic palette. A finish as expected from Caroni, infinite and complex. The end of the bottle is delicious!
Auto-translatedSuper im Abgang, die ersten Schlucke eine Überraschung. Je länger im Mund umso Angenehmer.
Ein klassischer Caroni mit viel Orangenschale. Nicht so reif und vollmundig wie manch anderer Velier, der Körper ist etwas schlanker und erinnert mich an einen guten Agricole. Mit Caroni-Vibe wohlgemerkt. Ein Rum der richtig Spaß macht, Glas für Glas. Edit: Nach Jahren wieder einmal im Glas. Die ausgeprägten Orangen-🍑, Diesel- und Altölnoten sind wunderbar. 🔥 So richtig glänzt er beim Abgang, das braucht mal 30-60 Sekunden und dann kommt eine phänomenale Würze und Diesel, lang dann auch noch… Heavy Weight Champion ist er keiner, dafür aber ein toller, sehr ausgewogener, süffiger Caroni.