52424680-7bbb-11ee-9217-2f55ec639497Trinidad Caroni The Duchess

The Duchess Caroni Nautilus 1991

Highly regarded as a well-crafted, balanced, lighter Caroni with pleasant rubber, tar and dark-chocolate notes, though many find it less complex and less intense than classic heavy Caroni releases.

Balanced profile
Classic Caroni notes
Rare 31‑year bottling
1290.00 €

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Details about this rum

Country Trinidad
Distillery Caroni
Bottler The Duchess
RumX ID RX17861
ABV 54,1%
Vintage 1991
Bottled 2023
Made from Molasses
Age 31 years
No. of bottles 136
Bottle volume 70cl
The Duchess • Caroni 1991   31yr   54,1% Nautilus

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    How does this rum taste?

    Elegant, lighter-style old Caroni
    Who is this rum for?

    If you already like Caroni but want a more polished, gentler take at cask strength, this fits—just don’t expect the wild heavy-rum style of iconic Velier bottlings.

    Not really suitable for

    Newcomers to rum, value-focused buyers, and those chasing ultra-funky, heavy Caroni intensity or big tropical fruit bombs at this price level.

    Aroma

    Rubber Tar Apricot Woody

    Taste

    Tar Woody Caramelized Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.0/10 25 reviews

    Angenehme Nase nach Schokobohne, Zitrusfrüchte (Orange, Grapefruit), leicht Gummi, etwas Rauch und Walnuss Gaumen: wie die Nase, Gummi/Pneu kommt etwas mehr durch, Alkohol sehr gut eingebunden, Abgang nach süsse Mango, Papaya

    Very fruity with the recognizable Caroni notes present but not overpowering. Very well balanced and easy to drink, the 54,1% hits the perfect spot.. Glad to have a couple cl left after the split on the forum. Happy to give my father a taste of it today.

    Thanks to Tom for this beautiful split. Well, we're in Caroni territory on the nose, no doubt about it. The oily, rubbery notes are there. But the nose is a little closed, next to it is essentially wood. Then, with time, rather pleasant yellow fruit aromas develop, even if the nose remains relatively closed. On the palate, spices, yellow fruit and more "garage" notes. In the end, it's pretty good, the oil/rubber flavors not being my favorite. But on such an old rum and at such a price, one might expect a stronger, more expressive profile.

    A fairly light profile, the nose took a good 30 minutes to finally express itself. Rather pleasant on the whole, without being overpowering, we're far from a heavy rum, but age has done it good.

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