Bristol Caroni HTR

Smoky, complex Caroni that opens with air

Smoky Caroni character
Well-integrated oak
Opens with air
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Smoky, workshop-tinged Caroni: orange, vanilla, caramel on the nose; dry, oak-led palate with tar and rubber. Reviewers find it complex, opening after a short rest or a drop of water.

569.63 €
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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love this 1997 Caroni for its smoky, workshop nose with leather and rubber, opening to orange and caramel. The palate is dry and full‑bodied with oak, smoke and tar—classic HTR character. Many enjoy it neat after a short rest; some add a drop of water. With 47 community reviews and rising trust, it’s an elegant, concentrated Caroni that continues to earn praise.

    Aroma

    Smoky Vanilla Caramel Rubber

    Taste

    Smoky Tar Oak Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    8.5/10 47 reviews
    Top 38% Trinidad

    This is yet another release of the 1997 Caroni and it has just gotten better with even more aging. A nice Trinidad and Tobago blend that shines beside the other 1997 releases. You may want to add a drop or two of water if you think it bites too much or you just leave it to rest for 15-30 minutes. A wonderful nose transferring into a full bodied complex rum with a long warm finish.

    My dry January lasted four and a half days but I just couldn’t refuse to sample this Caroni 😂 Lovely dirty nose, more fruity taste wise. A very good Caroni!

    On the nose solvents and cherry, some vanilla. In taste more woody and citrusy than the Replica, only other Caroni I had. Somehow less interesting than the other one, less complex, although I do enjoy a more bitter profile.

    Always a nice experience to discover a Caroni. This one is at first quite light on the nose, rather sweet. Then we feel that it rises in power with smoked notes. In the mouth, it is first sweet and caramelized then it becomes heavier and thicker. Solvents, tar, burnt arrive to mark the Caroni territory.Sympathetic tasting :)

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX1514
    ABV
    56,4%
    Vintage
    1997
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    22 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Bristol Classic Rum • Caroni 1997   22yr   56,4% HTR

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    The RumX community has already added 54 bottles to their collections:

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    Open rate
    17%

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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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