That Boutique-Y Rum Company Caroni Caroni Distillery HTR 1997 24yr 61,5%

RX12860 Excellent Column Still Rum 332 bottles Under 250€

9.0/1012 ratings

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“Incredibly complex, balanced, and flavorful with well-integrated Caroni notes.”

The Caroni Distillery HTR 1997 by That Boutique-Y Rum Company is a highly sought-after gem from Trinidad. Distilled from molasses and aged for 24 years, this limited release (only 332 bottles) boasts an ABV of 61.5%. Tasting notes reveal a complex and balanced profile. The nose offers tar, burnt plastic, vanilla, and light fruits like mango. On the palate, expect rubber, tar, vanilla, earthy warmth, with added layers of toasted tea biscuits, cola, toffee apples, and a hint of leather. The long, elegant finish melds caramel, wood, raisins, cocoa, and toasted marshmallows. This expertly integrated Caroni captures the essence of the distillery with medicinal and gourmand undertones, making it a must-have for collectors.

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How does this rum taste?

Caroni Distillery HTR is a complex, well-balanced rum with notes of tar, rubber, and caramel. Fruity hints of apple, mango, and vanilla meld with tobacco and cocoa. Long, elegant finish; the ABV is impressively integrated. A true gem.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Tar Rubber Vanilla Woody Solvents Orange

Taste

Rubber Tar Vanilla Earthy Warm Balanced

Finish

Rubber Woody Waxes Tar Grapes Caramel

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cigares

11 March 2024

8.9/10

“Fruit takes center stage with sour apple, pineapple and acerola, backed by tar, rubber and machine oil. There's harmony and coherence on the palate. The aromas of the nose are present, and I sense a touch more chocolate. The finish is slightly acidic, which is a shame. It's long and all the aromas finish beautifully, with a wax-like perfume at the very end and in the empty glass, where smokiness and woodiness also appear, rather discreetly on the palate.”

Aroma

Apple Overripe Tropical fruit Tar Rubber

Taste

Fruity Tropical fruit Dark chocolate Tar Rubber

Photo of the rum Caroni Distillery HTR taken from user cigares

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

23 June 2023

9.2/10

“#4128 Found out that this is not a cheap bottle så the free sample is really appreciated. Typical Caroni with rubber and tar and some light fruit notes. Balanced yet nice and warm on the palate. There is a medicinal note in the profile i can't put my finger on but it melts in pretty well with the rest. ABV os really well integrated. Draws nice slow moving curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some caramel and light tobacco.”

Aroma

Woody Rubber Tar Orange Earthy

Taste

Woody Rubber Tar Balanced Vanilla

Photo of the rum Caroni Distillery HTR taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Serge

20 February 2024

8.9/10

“Wow, really surprisingly tasty and, from memory, certainly one of the best 1997s I know. On the nose and palate. There is enough dirt on both sides but also enough other aromas. Nice nut-chocolate with fruit on the nose. A little menthol is added on the palate.”

Aroma

Chocolate Nutty Rubber Vanilla Orange

Taste

Vanilla Rubber Tar Warm Nutty

Photo of the rum Caroni Distillery HTR taken from user Serge

Johannes

9 December 2023

8.9/10

“Really good, complex, nicely rounded, not very dirty.”

Photo of the rum Caroni Distillery HTR taken from user Johannes

zabo

14 January 2024

8.9/10

“Village'23 fair tasting. Edit: I dug deep into my memories again. I found this rum very outstanding at the time. Now that I've enjoyed other tropical and continental Caronis, I've come to the conclusion that this is a very fine drop at a reasonable price. However, I have to adjust it downwards a little. Otherwise this would not be fair to my other Caroni ratings and would distort the picture a little.”

Aroma

Vanilla Woody Tar Rubber Solvents

Taste

Vanilla Rubber Tar Nutty Warm

Photo of the rum Caroni Distillery HTR taken from user zabo

CaRaph

4 February 2023

9.5/10

“I let it in the glass, regularly shaking and smelling, for about 45 minutes before starting to drink. Such a lot of smells in the nose. Gasoline station and mechanic smells with diesel, tar, smoke and also rubber that turned to candle wax. Along, a lot of fruits, vanilla, chocolate, biscuits, cocoa and some honey. After some time, many of the smells mixing themselves with alcohol gave the nose a pastry and gourmand side by reminding me of a tiramisu. A very complex and delicious nose. The mouth starts pretty powerful then turns sweeter thanks to a very good integrated alcohol. More wood than in the nose. Many of the flavours found in the nose are there, but cherries, tobacco, leather, iodine and earth are also showing themselves flooding the whole mouth and palate with a perfectly balanced rum. The finish is long, the tarry and rubber/candle wax notes especially, which mix themselves very good with wood, iodine, caramel and cocoa. In the empty glass remain particularly noticeable the tar and the rubber, along with chocolate an iodine. And, though it is very subjective according to everybody having a different nose, but I also feel some notes of coffee and spice. This rum is a real gem, complex, balanced with very good integrated caroni notes and alcohol. The way smells and flavours evolve makes it incredibly delicious.”

Aroma

Tar Banana Mango Vanilla Solvents

Taste

Cherry Vanilla Grapes Rubber Tar

Photo of the rum Caroni Distillery HTR taken from user CaRaph

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Trinidad

Distillery
Caroni

Bottler
That Boutique-Y Rum Company

RumX ID
RX12860

ABV
61,5%

Category
Column Still Rum

Vintage
1997

Mark
HTR

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Column Still

Age
24 years

No. of bottles
332

Bottle volume
50cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

240 €

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