Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR

A bold Caroni, full of tar, rubber, and intrigue.

full with a lot of rubber
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This Caroni lands as a bold, challenging dram bursting with tar, rubber, and complex bitters. One to try if you enjoy intense, distinctive spirits.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Caroni’s Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR is all about that "kicks a lot of different places" energy (Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰). Expect a hefty dose of rubber, tar, and caramel with a distinct undercurrent of vanilla and anise. The palate leans even further into tar and chocolate, balanced by earthy bitters and solvent-like notes; some find the bitterness dominates. There’s plenty of debate about the rum’s integration and character—Jakob calls the alcohol "not fully integrated," while cigares notes, "maybe it needs a lot of oxidation." A run for lovers of the gritty and unmistakable Caroni style.

    Aroma

    Rubber Tar Caramel Vanilla

    Taste

    Tar Chocolate Caramel Rubber

    How is this rum rated?

    8.6/10 13 reviews
    Top 32% Trinidad

    Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Classic HTR profile, with sweet vanilla, caramel and dried fruit notes on the nose. On the palate, the sweetness is once again quite present, with typical Caroni HTR flavors and a fairly present bitterness on the finish. The alcohol is also not fully integrated. A great rum, but still only in the lower mid-range of the Velier Caronis.

    Sehr ungewöhnliche Nase. Für meinen Geschmack zu bitter im Geschmack.

    Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Nase und Gaumen nicht überzeugend, mehr dreckige Noten, Bitterkeit, viel Fasseinfluss. Dreckiger Abgang mit langen Bitternoten.

    Today we did a widespread tasting with very different rums. Phew, this one kicks a lot of different places. Had to add a little water after which it releases more flavours.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX1558
    ABV
    62%
    Vintage
    1982
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    23 years
    No. of bottles
    966
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Caroni 1982   23yr   62% Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,982 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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