Aroma visualization from community tastings
Taste
Rubber, Tropical fruits, Woody
Most mentioned across 27 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Caroni fans who want fruit alongside the tar and rubber
- Less suitable for
- Newcomers, and anyone who dislikes rubbery, tarry profiles
Corman Collins & Bristol Classic Rum Caroni HTR - Le blog à Roger 1997
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Most tasters land on the same take: a genuinely good Caroni that isn't quite top-tier. You get the classic rubber, tar and "mechanical workshop" notes, but here they share the stage with an unusually big fruit wave and oily caramel. A few found the 58.5% a touch hot on the nose — give it time in the glass. Well-balanced, "medium-dirty," and easy to sip for the style.
The community says- Balanced fruit and funk
- Oily caramel depth
- Less suitable for: Newcomers, and anyone who dislikes rubbery, tarry profiles
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How does Corman Collins & Bristol Classic Rum Caroni HTR - Le blog à Roger 1997 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Balanced, fruity Caroni with tar and rubber Widely liked as a balanced, fruit-forward Caroni with the trademark tar and rubber. Most agree it's very good but not the strongest 1997 out there.
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
Caroni fans who want fruit alongside the tar and rubber
Newcomers, and anyone who dislikes rubbery, tarry profiles
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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48 community reviews
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Review by Maxence
Most helpful positive review
A very nice Caroni release. Fruity with sweet notes alongside typical Caroni profile makes a perfect match. Cheers to Roger and Corman 👏
Review by Cédric Meyers
Most helpful mixed review
Not a fan of Caroni but I was surprised by the nose it offers. On the palate it remains quite soft compared to other Caroni, yet you still find the same markers.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another nice release from Corman Collins. Price to quality can be argued but it is still pretty good. The Caroni notes are there and I like the caramel note on the profile. I got a feeling of mint or eucalyptus on the profile but I'm not a 100% sure.
Review by Leo Krüper
The strongest 97 Caroni I've had in my glass so far. Very well balanced. Simply a great rum. Second tasting: still cool and dirty. Slightly weaker than the Bürgermeister 97, but also 5% less
Review by cigares
Tasting a few Caronis from Bristol. A fruity, rubbery nose, but not very expressive and not much mechanical workshop. The palate is a little disappointing, with lots of fruit and a mechanical workshop, especially rubber, more pronounced than on the nose, but not thunderous either. The finish makes up for it all, long, elegant and dirty. A contrast that makes this rum very interesting. It smells like a single cask compared to the Bristol 18 and 20 yo. But apart from the finish, the price here is not justified by the taste, unlike the 61.5% Bristols.
Review by RumTaTa
Nose: very alcoholic, I'll give it a few more minutes... After about 30 minutes the alcoholic sharpness is noticeably milder. And now I again have the association to an old, tarred, heavy oak railway sleeper in August at 35°C in the shade. Besides that caramel sweetness and dried fruits. Palate: very strong, lots of barrel and roasted aromas, therefore quite bitter and slightly salty but exceptionally round and balanced. The aftertaste is very dominated by the roasted aromas and the barrel. I'm not a Caroni expert but would have wished for more fruitiness. The rum reminds me because of its bitter side a lot of various Guyana KFM bottlings.
Review by Alex1981
Bristol Caroni comparison: plays at the top, but falls short in comparison with its brothers. Nevertheless, a nice balance between fruit and dirtiness. All in all, Bristol offers good quality, unfortunately not always at a justifiable price
Review by Thunderbird
A reserved Caroni! Not very complex but good for sipping! Alcohol well integrated!
Review by Jakob
Cross-tasting 1997 Caronis from continental storage: A fundamentally nice HTR-Caroni with exciting depth, but somewhat overshadowed by very dominant notes of charred wood. The burnt barrel influence was too strong here. Those who like this taste will find an interesting Caroni with a distinct profile. Overall a quite drinkable and appealing 1997 Caroni.
Review by Johannes
Surprisingly round at first for a 97, but then bitter notes appear on the finish.
Review by Rodolphe
Wow! The nose is great, full of varied but balanced flavors. The palate is just great! It's the kind of Caroni I really like, where the fruit is really present with everything else, and where the old minty woodiness doesn't get in the way. I loved it. So thank you Roger 😉
Review by Joachim Guger
Very nice Caroni with the flair of complete tropical ripeness. Very, very round and balanced. "Medium-dirty." Deep, oily caramel (very reminiscent of Velier). Not very complex. The connoisseur's Caroni.
Review by mto75
Surprisingly fruity on the nose! Many thanks Rodolphe for the sample!
Review by Benoit Mahe
A gourmet, well-balanced Caroni. A successful selection.
Review by tojo
Nice Caroni that, besides the known workshop notes, also brings a portion of red and dried fruits. Well integrated alcohol. Some resting time does it good.
Review by Stylo
It’s always a pleasure tasting a Caroni..this one as all the right distinctive marks..it’s dirty, rubbery, with a fresh note of menthol and a fruity background, that later develops into more earthy flavors (I get slightly bitter licorice roots). The palate adds a spicy flavor, along with some citrus. Finish is long and warm. In comparison with some Caroni from Velier, gotta say that it is less powerful and less dirty, it doesn’t cling to your mouth like tar. Nevertheless, it’s a hell of a dram!
Review by zabo
Very good, if not one of the best 97 Caroni representatives. I've had quite a few of them in the glass, but this one really convinces. It brings everything you expect, the great rubber and tar notes, as well as nice fruity notes that harmonize super well together.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Haaa, the nose is coming together. It is rounder than the 98, it smells the almond, the vanilla. In the mouth, there are plum, raisins, tobacco, mango. And in the finish the leather and the Belgian chocolate ....! A real length as we like them. I have a small preference for this 97 compared to the 98 but the agricultural ones will have had my preference during this evening! Here we are at the end of this exceptional tasting. We took pleasure to discover these rums. But especially to discuss, laugh and share. Again a huge thank you to Seb and Quentin for this dinguerie of lineup.
Review by Simon Leroux
A rum that takes a little time to open up. A rather fine Caroni, as surprising as it may seem, but quite classic in its unfolding. A good time and a fine selection!
Review by Mentalo
Great balance of sweetness, fruit and Caroni dirt, with the latter somewhat prevailing. Just right, but unfortunately the alcohol is not so well integrated. Needs some time in the glass.
Review by Henry Davies
Nose is fairly restrained, solvents with real oak influence and a hint of sugar. The mouth brings a wave of brown sugar and tar, with shortly after a big and almost surprising fruity wave. Full fruit forward explosion which you see less in Caroni. The finish is medium and smooth, with a layered metallic and leather note with more fruit and citrus. Solid Caroni just not top tier
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Corman Collins & Bristol Classic Rum Caroni HTR - Le blog à Roger 1997 at live auctions
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- 23 bottles on the shelf, owned by 22 members
- 49 tastings
- 15 wishlists
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What did the community pay for Corman Collins & Bristol Classic Rum Caroni HTR - Le blog à Roger 1997?
390 € median purchase price
The middle 80% of purchase prices were between 365 and 402 €.
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Details about Corman Collins & Bristol Classic Rum Caroni HTR - Le blog à Roger 1997
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Corman Collins & Bristol Classic Rum, at 58,5%.
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