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Cadenhead's Caroni HTR 1997
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Give it fifteen minutes to open and the Caroni markers crawl out neat: tar, rubber and diesel wrapped in caramel, orange and charred wood. At 60.6% it's warm and peppery but tasters keep calling it easygoing for an HTR — the dirty notes are all present without turning brutal. A few wish it leaned fruitier.
The community says- Full tar/rubber markers
- Warm peppery spice
- Keep in mind: Hot at 60.6%
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How does Cadenhead's Caroni HTR 1997 taste?
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Dirty, tarry Caroni that stays balanced Members love this 1997 Caroni for its full tar-and-rubber markers balanced by a gentle sweetness. Most call it harmonious and easy for the style; a couple wanted more fruit.
Caroni fans who want the diesel-and-tar markers
Anyone new to rum or sensitive to high ABV
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.12.2023 Retasting this rum and I still love it. The Caroni notes are more subtle but the overall balance is nice. --------------- Once this rum is rested the Caroni notes just come crawling across the table. I rested it for 15+ minutes before giving it a go. The nose has smoky wood, tar and rubber trailed by caramel, orange and a light earthy note. The palate is kind of in your face with roasted/smoky wood, tar, rubber, mango, caramel and light tobacco and iodine. What I like is the warm pepperyness on the palate. The finish is long and warm with wood and some earthy notes.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Great fruity caroni.
Review by Fuwi
Very pleasant, not too intrusive Caroni. Thanks first of all to @mto75 for the sample! The nose develops over time, I gave it an hour. The dirty impressions develop gradually, but bring everything you hope for. Dirt, rubber, solvents. But also vanilla, wood and floral elements. On the palate almost easy too, but lots to explore, really tasty and not as exhausting as HTR bottlings that want to be brutal - a very agreeable, beautiful Caroni
Review by Skyfly
Cologne-Bonn rum meeting: pleasant Caroni, all markers present, a bit of bacon on the nose at first. A bit dirty, ABV still noticeable for a long time, but very well integrated. Price-performance ratio fits perfectly with this bottling!
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Very spicy. Has an interesting sweetness that goes well with the rest of the flavors.
Review by Mentalo
1997 Caroni from Cadenhead. The typical dirty notes (tar, rubber) are quite pronounced. Along with a pleasant sweetness. It's quite harmonious, but it could be a bit fruitier.
Review by Rum Watcher
Great bottling and very different compared to the Kolonne Still Caroni from Cadenheads, which I had in my glass shortly before. Both great, but fundamentally different Profil🇹🇹.
Review by Banana Joe
Unusual Caroni, associations of Maggi, bacon-like and smoky. Little fruit.
Review by Leo Krüper
Very dry, malty. A bit bacon-y on the nose. Interesting 97.
Review by Jason Tack
Now this is a continentally aged Caroni I absolutely love! Quite alcoholic upon first whiff but those diesel/tar notes are there! The taste is just right up my street... lots of dirty tropical fruits and those typical diesel/tar notes are present but with a nice hint of charred wood and spice. Very peppery on the finish but those dirty notes keep on coming! Love me a 97!
Review by Alexander Rasch
My RumRatings review from 4 years ago: The rum opens up to the nose quite early and has typical aromas for a 1997 Caroni. A nice mix of ripe tropical fruit with wood, caramel, smoke, and dirt. Solvent and rubber are present. There's a lot to discover on the nose. The aromas are quite balanced. On the palate, the rum is strong and spicy. The fruit is now more caramelized and the wood is present. Pepper and dirty tar aromas come next. But here too, quite balanced. The alcohol seems well integrated. Towards the end, the rum becomes drier and woodier. Caroni is clearly noticeable here. A very tasty rum and a great Caroni. In direct comparison, I find the Bristol Classic bottling from 1997 a bit better. The Bristol has much more of those beautiful dirty notes and the ashtray feeling. Therefore, I would stick with my Bristol Caronis.
Review by Double Barrel
Nose: toasted/toasted bread and flank, spices (cloves), varnish and exotic woods (sandalwood), coffee with almond chips, rubber, petroleum/alcohol, slightly fruity (orange and coconut) and vanilla, floral.Palate: caramel/melasse/burnt sugars mixed with coffee, spices (pepper and clove), a teaspoon of wood oil, some rubber, slight sweetness (citrus), bitterness (amaretto) and floral essences (mimosa/geranium) plus peppermint/eucalyptus at the very end.It's long and it's good (CMB)!
Review by Harald
Farbe: Hellbraun Geruch: Komplexe Aromen, die aber schwer zu identifizieren sind, da ich diesen Rum als ziemlich verschlossen wahrnehme. Da sind einerseits Allgemeinhin mit "lecker" assoziierte Aromen, wie schwach süß, Karamell, Orangenkuchen, Kakao, Sandelholz und Marzipan. Andererseits ist da etwas dreckiges, wie Motoröl, Lederpolitur, Air Freshener und Gummi. Geschmack: Kräftig, intensiv und sehr würzig. im Mund cremig und mild. Beim Schlucken eine Explosion von Aromen - einerseits diverse Gewürze, (unter anderem Pfeffer, Ingwer, Nelken) und Kampfer. Andererseits Röstaromen, Holz, Leder und Tabak sowie leckere Lebkuchen, Toffee und Nugat. Komplex und aufgrund der Vielfalt schwer zu beschreiben. Abgang: Lang, sehr würzig und scharf. Etwas Teer und salziges Brackwasser. Hat einen bitter-trocken-holzigen Nachgeschmack, dabei leicht adstringierend.. Fazit: Ein sehr guter Rum, der allerdings nicht zu meinen bevorzugten Caroni-Abfüllungen gehört. Dazu ist er zu ausdrucksschwach und schmuddelig ohne klare Geschmackslinie.
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18 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
27% opened, 3 emptied.
What did the community pay for Cadenhead's Caroni HTR 1997?
Community paid 118–239 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 253 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Cadenhead's Caroni HTR 1997
A Pot Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Cadenhead's, at 60,6%.
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