Velier Caroni 6th Employees Ricky “Dirty Harry” Seeharack HTR

Dark, intense Caroni with long smoky finish

Authentic Caroni profile
Dense complexity
Long smoky finish
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Big, complex Caroni with tar, rubber and roasted wood over dark caramel; intense but well-focused for 66.2%, with a long smoky finish that rewards a brief rest in the glass.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love this Velier Caroni for its dense, authentic 1996 profile: tar, rubber and roasted wood wrapped in dark caramel. Intensely powerful yet surprisingly focused at 66.2%, it delivers a long, smoky finish with hints of leather and dried fruit. Several reviewers note it opens beautifully after a short rest. A popular, 630-bottle release with strong community ratings, it embodies the ‘dirty’ Caroni style many seek.

    Aroma

    Roasted Rubber Caramel Leather

    Taste

    Tar Caramel Woody Rubber

    How is this rum rated?

    9.0/10 59 reviews
    Top 10% Trinidad
    Top 19% Caroni

    Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Angenehm, dass auch hier die lange tropische Lagerung nicht in zu heftige Bitternoten umschlägt. Die herben Noten sind zwar vorhanden, aber in schöner Balance mit den hier sehr ausgeprägt auftretenden tropischen Früchten (Mango, Kiwi), Teer-, Metall-, Karamell-, Holz- und Würznoten. Nach wiederholtem Tasting liegt er im Direktvergleich für mich klar vor dem Schwester-Release zu Ehren von Sonny Black, weil er m.E. Ein deutlich ausgewogeneres Gesamtbild bietet. Einer meiner subjektiven Favoriten aus 1996, weil er mit seiner tollen Tropenfruchtaromatik am Gaumen ohne erkennbare Fehlnoten ein absolutes Alleinstellungsmerkmal erreicht.

    For me the best of the 6th release! Blind I would probably have guessed on a 2000, because but also a lot of dirty Caroni notes are present. But this complexity is simply the hammer!

    ... 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.

    Almost zero fruit to be found here but neat smoke, tar and dark caramel. Nice thing but I'm still not a fan of smoky caronis for now.... At the very end, some baked banana actually comes through. Wicked!

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX10635
    ABV
    66,2%
    Vintage
    1996
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    25 years
    No. of bottles
    630
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Caroni 1996   25yr   66,2% 6th Employees Ricky “Dirty Harry” Seeharack HTR

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    Open rate
    14%

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,013 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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