Velier Caroni 6th Employees United HTR 1996

Unfortunately, not my cup of tea. Much juniper, wood and bitterness.

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Has a surprising nuance of fruit esters, but of course the Caroni style remains unmistakable. High level, but no longer a 96 top class.

... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing at the time of its greatest glory rum, which was added at a ratio of 1:10 to the naval blend. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000, the distillery ceased production and closed. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who took a liking to the rum because of its special taste. And the interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of "you need to try before you die" rums. I recommend it, Caroni is a truly unique rum.

A special release from Velier, however its probably not their best Caroni. In saying that, its high praise indeed as it's still a full blown tropical aged 25 year old beast from THAT now closed distillery! You can tell its DNA, ashpelt and rubber, and there is a nice sweetness to it as well. Lots of wood which is probaly why I am getting a slight bitter note? Spicy.

Very herbal note with gin associations. On the palate, the gin continues. Very special bottling.

This was the final one of the batch and was getting a bit tipsy after this one. To be honest we went back and had seconds, so I was lucky I had a driver to bring me home. The nose is full os roasted oak with tar, rubber and fruit coming in second. Caramel and light vanilla are trailing along. The palate is also kind of heavy on roasted oak with tar and rubber with fruit closely behind. Caramel and a light touch of vanilla finishes off the palate. The finish is long with roasted wood, rubber and mango with a touch of vanilla.

Beautiful nose, very balanced, intense wood maturity and spice, some coconut gives a Spanish impact. Beautiful, fat caramel notes.Then very, very woody in the mouth. Mega spicy (juniper, maggi, licorice) and bitter. Long finish.You have to like the brute load of wood and spices. I personally like it a lot. The highlight is certainly the nose.

A very well balanced 1996 between sweetness and typical Caroni notes. Probably the best from Employees 6th release 👌

Eher untypischer Caroni mit wenig schmutzigen Noten. Frucht und Süße sind kaum vorhanden. Dafür eher Gewürze, Holz und kräuterige Noten. Gefällt mir im Vergleich zu vielen anderen Caronis von Velier nur mittelmäßig.

On the nose, more artificial and inconspicuous than the other two in the series, but on the palate, the rum convinces me more. It reminds me here because of the taste of a spicy (red) needle extract strangely reminiscent of the recently released WP of RA - and I liked it very much against the current.In short: The palate pulls out the weakness of the nose again and therefore the rum gets from me just like the other two of the series 90 points.

Moins équilibré que les autres 6th mais il a quelque chose de plaisant. Une goutte d’eau l’aide à souvrir un peu.

First time ever I’ve smelled and tasted Pine in a rum! Very interesting! Small sips recommended! 😉

Alkohol nicht ganz optimal eingebunden. Gewürzig und schmutzig, etwas Wacholder. Spannend und aufregend mit viel charakter

Ve srovnání s ostatními Caroni zaměstnanci 6. řady o něco slabší. Vůně i po hodině ve sklenici relativně nevýrazná, chuť to napravuje, hodně lékořice a mentolu, pečené tóny. Vzorek na vyzkoušení skvělý, láhev na pití ne.

Superbement épicé, fruits acidulés et confits, bois, dirty caroni side mais pas trop. Parfait équilibre.