Mezan Caroni Trinidad 1996

A lighter, 20-year-aged Caroni rum with subtle oak and citrus notes, lacking the traditional Caroni intensity yet offering an approachable profile.

Good value for price
Pleasant aroma profile
Approachable introduction to Caroni
0.00 €

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Details about this rum

Country Trinidad
Distillery Caroni
Bottler Mezan
RumX ID RX1503
ABV 40%
Vintage 1996
Made from Molasses
Age 20 years
Bottle volume 70cl
Mezan • Caroni 1996   20yr   40% Trinidad

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    How does this rum taste?

    Light Caroni rum; lacking expected depth, easy-drinking.

    Aroma

    Tar Fruity Citrus Leather

    Taste

    Oak Vanilla Thin Milk chocolate

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    7.5/10 15 reviews

    A light, delicate Caroni... a little too light, in fact.

    Leider stark verwässert

    Tasted at the Catawiki stand at the Village in Nuremberg. For the price at the stand, something you can try, but unfortunately really only a sniff of the potential of the 1996 vintage. A lot of what you would expect from a rum, but - given the dilution - of course not what you would expect from a Caroni. But still a good rum.

    Un sample pris au German Rum Festival 2024. Un beau nez, ample avec des fruits tropicaux, du boisé léger et des notes gourmandes pâtissières. L’atelier mécanique est en arrière-plan. La bouche est acqueuse, diluée avec presque pas de saveurs. Je peine à repérer les marqueurs Caroni. La finale est courte avec de légères notes de pâtisseries. Pas du tout un mauvais rhum, plutôt facile à boire. Mais en aucune façon à la hauteur de ce que’on peut attendre d’un Caroni 1996.

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