Famille Ricci Caroni Exception

Signature Caroni tar, wood, smoky fruit, unexpectedly creamy palate.

notes tourbees, un ecran de fumee
l’alcool est parfaitement intégré
well balanced rum with an oily palate
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Classic Caroni markers with tar and wood upfront, evolving toward creamy tropical fruit and gentle smoke. One to try if you enjoy an expressive, balanced Trinidad rum.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Caroni aficionados will feel at home with this 1998 Famille Ricci bottling—expect "notes tourbees, un ecran de fumee" (@Jacques etdom), balancing signature tar and woody elements with flashes of creamy, well-integrated tropical fruit. The community picks up oily and "smoky wood and spices" (@Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰), while the "hydrocarbures" and subtle rubber run through a long, nuanced finish. While "moins sale et plus fruité" (@jonathan.p🇫🇷) than some classic Caronis, a touch of garage and rubber still peeks through, making it both approachable and distinctly Caroni.

    Aroma

    Tar Caramel Rubber Woody

    Taste

    Tar Tropical fruit Woody Oily

    How is this rum rated?

    9.0/10 11 reviews
    Top 10% Trinidad
    Top 19% Caroni

    This is a very nice Caroni though the rubber note is very light the tar on the other hand is throughout the profile. I like the smoky wood and spices as well as the light fruits. I picked up some chocolate in the empty glass. Overall a well balanced rum with an oily palate. Draws really nice curtains in the glass.

    Visite chez Ricci ! Fruité avec les notes d'hydrocarbures en retrait. Étonnamment accessible pour un Caroni !

    Pas expert des caroni, mais j ai vraiment bien aimé ! Par rapport aux autres que j ai pu goûter, c est moins sale et plus fruité avec un côté très crémeux en douche. Franchement l alcool y est très bien intégré…. C est très bon, mais pour les puriste caroni que je ne suis pas je ne saurais pas faire un comparatif.

    Mon premier caroni, ma notation dépend donc de mon appréciation du rhum sans avoir pu le comparer à d autres. Premier nez, on est chez tdl, fruits exotiques séchés, ananas, mangue, entres autres. A force de l aérer, l histoire commence. Apparition brutale de notes tourbees, un écran De fumée très présent, avec des odeurs de garage auto. Les fruits reviennent ensuite. C est très évolutif, car a la seconde degustation, des notes de caoutchouc tres presentes. La bouche confirme le nez mais conserve les notes fruitées tout le long. Une finale assez longue. Ah je savais que mettre le nez dans ces caroni allait être dangereux ....

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX10464
    ABV
    63,6%
    Vintage
    1998
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    23 years
    No. of bottles
    231
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Famille Ricci • Caroni 1998   23yr   63,6% Exception

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