Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1989

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Aug 20237,276 reviewsDenmark

8.4/10

#4218 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. This one was a bit milder in the profile, but still pretty well balanced in the overall profile. Lightly fruity with spices and a nice caramel note. Draws nice curtains and the empty glass has some chocolate and very light coconut.

Review by Christoph H.

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Christoph H.

Sep 2021103 reviewsGermany

7.5/10

My first Caroni from the 80s. The nose is very restrained. Some dried fruit, a little banana and coconut, a little sweetness and some vanilla. Caroni? No.... You have to look hard for dirty components and you'll find them in the background. I would never have guessed a caroni here blind. In the mouth it's creamy, silky and slightly sweet, and there's a simultaneous charge of gasoline and dryness in the mouth. Immediately after it's gone, however, there's virtually nothing left of it. Caroni on the back burner, not worth the effort as a fan!

Review by Jakob

Jakob

Dec 20231,671 reviewsSwitzerland

8.9/10

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Hardly recognizable as HTR Caroni on the nose, wood meets cocoa and dried yellow fruit. The palate is somewhat more tart, with a good balance between wood, dark chocolate, subtle spices, dried fruit and subtle HTR aromas. It certainly has its charms, even if they lie outside the familiar Caroni profile.