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Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997
Pretty much everyone here calls this a textbook 1997 Caroni — tar, rubber and bicycle-tube up front, then dried fruit, caramel and dark chocolate underneath. The alcohol sits well for 53.8%, and the finish runs long and woody. A few found the bottle a touch weak when freshly opened, and one taster warned it's almost dangerously easy to drink. Classic dirty Caroni, nothing added.
- Typical Caroni nose
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Long woody finish
+10
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How does Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 25 community reviews.
Classic dirty 1997 Caroni, tar and chocolate Loved as a "prototype" 1997 Caroni — tar, rubber, chocolate and dried fruit in good balance, alcohol well integrated. A couple felt a freshly opened bottle ran a little thin.
Caroni fans who want the dirty tar-and-rubber profile
Anyone put off by rubber, tar and engine-oil notes
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How is Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997 rated?
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8% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 25 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
Very good, delicious, powerfull Caroni from 1997! Tar, Varnish, Bicycle tube in the foreground, followed from a nice woody note with some hints of roasted almonds. Sometimes also some fruity notes like banana, cherries and passion fruit comes through! The alcohol is integrated very well! Very dirty and delicious!🤤
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This was a good day because two people decided to bring Caroni's. We never complain about people bringing Caroni to a tasting. The nose is also typical Caroni, though lighter than the previous one on the wood. Fruit and nutmeg follows the tar and rubber as well as a hint of chocolate. The chocolate is more obvious in the glass after an hour empty. The palate is well balanced and oily again with the typical tar and rubber. Wood and fruit then hits you followed by vanilla, caramel and chocolate. There is a hint of smoke in there as well. The finish is long and woody with tar, rubber and dried fruit.
Review by zabo
A very nice Caroni. The only thing to criticize is that I find it very drinkable. That scares me a little. Thanks Joachim for the sample, very, very tasty.
Review by Joachim Guger
Great, typical 1997 Caroni nose. Powerful in relation to the alcohol content. Perfectly balanced. Beautiful mouthfeel, powerful and warm. Very nice, long finish. The prototype of an (excellent) 1997 Caroni. Everything there, no extras.
Review by Hans-Peter Jank
Mein erster Caroni! Kräftiger, fruchtiger Genuß. Macht Lust auf mehr.
Review by Mentalo
Alkohol ist gut eingebunden. Schöne Balance aus dreckigen Caroninoten und fruchtigen Noten. Leichte angenehme Süße. Dazu etwas Holz. Abgang ist lang und mit schönen dreckige Noten. Schöne ausbalancierte Abfüllung
Review by mto75
a real revelation compared to the recently tasted whiskey Doris 97 Caroni. On the nose dirty notes, but not too aggressive, in between always a touch of dried fruit and caramel. On the palate workshop, motor oil, dark chocolate, burnt sugar. A nice smoky bacon note on the finish. Stands on par with the good 97 Bristol or S.B.S. bottlings for me. Best thanks to Vienna for the sample.
Review by Johannes
You can tell that this is a younger Caroni, which already has many dirty notes. Alcohol well integrated, nice complexity!
Details about Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997
A Pot Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Duncan Taylor, at 53,8%.
Community purchases
24 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
37% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997?
Community paid 91–166 €.
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24 purchased · 25 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,286 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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