Bristol Caroni Reserve Rum of Trinidad Sherrywood
Loved by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪, Werner10 & 12 more
For curious explorers into Caroni, this 10‑year Bristol Classic at 46% is an easygoing Sherry-finished take. Expect dominant sweet sherry, cherries and dried fruits over softer Caroni tar, smoke and wood. Loved as a relaxed sipper and whisky “malternative”.
- Sherry-forward profile
- Approachable Caroni dirt
- Long, gentle finish
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How does Bristol Caroni Reserve Rum of Trinidad Sherrywood taste?
Aggregated from 18 community reviews.
Sherry-lover’s gateway Caroni For curious explorers into Caroni, this 10‑year Bristol Classic at 46% is an easygoing Sherry-finished take. Expect dominant sweet sherry, cherries and dried fruits over softer Caroni tar, smoke and wood. Loved as a relaxed sipper and whisky “malternative”.
Whisky fans and Caroni beginners who enjoy sweet Sherry cask influence with just enough tar, smoke and industrial notes to explore this distillery’s style without cask-strength aggression.
Caroni purists seeking heavy, dirty intensity or drinkers who dislike strong Sherry cask sweetness and a comparatively lighter mouthfeel.
How is Bristol Caroni Reserve Rum of Trinidad Sherrywood rated?
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Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
I love the unmistakable scent of Caroni! I sincerely pray that they can reconstruct the entire production process of this Caribbean gem!
Review by Werner10
This one is so good 😋 Love the cherry influence and the long finish. It also has some smokeyness in the taste. I'm also a huge whisky lover and this one would be a perfect malternative. Great stuff, love it.
Review by cigares
Dégustation de quelques Caronis de chez Bristol. De l’alcool et du fût de Sherry au nez avec des raisins passerillés. La bouche est vive mais pas alcoolique comme au nez. La finale est longue, légèrement sucrée avec un petit côté acide/amer du plus bel effet. Tout à la fin comme un goût de nillon (le résidu après le pressage de l’huile de noix). Un rhum très intéressant, hélas trop dilué à mon goût.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Very enjoyable sipper. The nose is dominant with sweet sherry, which I love. Behind these heavy curtains you get a hint of tar. The palate switches things around, Caroni profile is much more present, maybe not so much rubber or bike inner tube, but tar, smoke, minerality, wood, then sherry comes in. It does lack intensity, but you can compensate that by taking bigger sips. Which is also nice as you never really get any burn or alcohol notes.
Review by Anonymer Lemur
süß und leicht holzig aber schön ausgewogen
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
The sherry is very dominant on this not so typical Caroni. I'd say that the ABV is a bit unbalanced on the palate. The nose is fruity with sherry a lot os sherry actually, vanilla, tar, caramel and light wood. The palate is again dominated by sherry trailed by fruits, tar, caramel and smoky wood. The finish is medium long with fruits, wood and light tar.
Review by Alex1981
Bristol Caroni Vergleich: Hmm, eher zu Sherry lastig. Mag das Profil bei Whisky, aber bei Rum zu dominant. Das CaronibProil schafft es nur bedingt sich durchzusetzen, dennich sind die industrialellen Marker da. Nicht schlecht, aber nicht mein Fall.
Review by F.L.O.
Mein erster Caroni unter 50%. An der Nase verspricht er viel klassischen Caroni (Holz, röstis, Teer), gepaart mit Frucht, vermutlich vom Sherry. Auf der Zunge dann leider zurückhaltend und etwas dünn. Sicherlich ideal für Caroni Einsteiger, aber ich hatte mir aufgrund der Nase mehr „Caroni“ auf der Zunge erhofft.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,084 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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