Perola Caroni Bellamy‘s Reserve 1998

Comparably lighter and more approachable profile. More heavy on roasted and fruity notes. Maintains a little more dirt compared to other early 1998 Caronis, however. Nice complexity and evolution on the palate keeps it interesting.

Nase: papaya, mango

A very nice and well balanced release. Draws really nice curtains i the glass and has the traditional Caroni flavours. The empty glass is really wonderful and full of flavours.

Wonderfully relaxed Caroni. Just the thing for a summer in front of the balcony. 😊For me in the same pleasant, still affordable league as the Caroni of C. Dully from Switzerland (RX11715).Update 2022-12-09:Nah, is still a bit better than the C. Dully, because simply more power for the aroma transport to my nose and palate. At least as good as the Ultimatum, but even slightly more appealing because of the expressive power and therefore also upgraded from 88 to 90 points.Worthy rum for today's Caroni Day. 👍👍

A very eye-catching Caroni among the 1998s. The nose is superb, a beautiful expression combining dirty and oil notes, exotic fruit and a honeyed, sweet, candied sweetness. Spices and copper accompany the oak. The aromas here offer a generous bouquet, both lively and greedy. On the palate, the pastry part fades away in favor of a powerful build-up of tropical fruit. The latter are suave and bring a welcome sweetness to the palate, which is livelier. Hydrocarbon and metallic notes combine with spices to create a warm, inviting blend. The alcohol is extremely well integrated. The finish is long and round. Exotic fruits are surprisingly present, competing with empyreumatic, spicy and woody notes to give a very tasty Caroni. A nice surprise among the late distillery's latest bottlings, available at a "reasonable" price.

Tasted again after a long time and still delicious. But in direct comparison with its tropical cousins, I have to downgrade it again ... a nice continental 98 and the barrel experiment was relatively successful here

Unexpected and uncharacteristic of Caroni, but very well integrated between tar and rubber fruit notes. The finish is astringent and leaves some mint on the palate. The 64% is excellently integrated and makes the rum a flavor bomb. By the fact that here not only dirt, but also fruits are there I can imagine the rum quite as a "beginner Caroni".

Ein Caroni ganz nach meinem Geschmack. Eine angenehme Süße trifft auf etwas Frucht. Im Hintergrund halten sich die typischen Caroni Noten. Die 64% sind bestens integriert und geben dem Rum eine ordentliche Kraft. Update: Ein paar Punkte Abzug. Im Vergleich zu anderen Caronis etwas medizinischer. Trotzdem immer noch hohes Niveau und in der Welt der Caronis passt die Preis Leistung auch noch einigermaßen.

Alcohol very well integrated for 64%. Rather a mild Caroni with little dirty notes.

For me rather an atypical Caroni, but quite tasty, especially in the finish comes late a sweet fruitiness to it

Caroni in the nose, although not in top form. The 64% suits him well. Burnt plastic and rubber are present first, but behind that there is also a tart sweetness of still green mango and some caramel. Then already comes a distinct vinegar note and leather with old vanilla powder. Woody and slightly smoky it is also. Out the back again sweet, burnt sugar and syrup.The 64% is also very good on the palate. They drive the flavors wonderfully into the mouth. Slightly astringent, the nice dirty things come first: burnt, sweet plastic and rubber. This quickly transitions into sweet, soft licorice and becomes slightly nutty. Kind of fruity too, maybe some cherry and papaya..The finish is left with plastic, rubber and soft licorice.I like this one already....

Durchaus komplex, pointierte Süsse, erkennbare Rauchigkeit aus dem Whiskyfass - nicht uninteressant. Hat was eigenständiges, aber holt mich als Caroni-Purist nicht restlos ab.

On the nose furniture polish comes to mind, after some time also red wine barrel, pipe tobacco, a certain honey sweetness and dried herbs. Toasty notes and tar/gum on the palate. The alcohol is surprisingly well integrated for the 64%.

Less pronounced workshop notes. Instead, a nice smoky note runs through the nose and palate.

Die dreckigen Caroninoten sind vorhanden, wenn auch nicht so stark ausgeprägt. Dazu Röstnoten, leicht nussig, etwas fruchtig. Alkohol ist ordentlich eingebunden. Im Abgang leicht rauchig und das hat mich etwas gestört. Ansonsten gute Abfüllung