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.
Caroni fans with some experience who enjoy a more elegant, toned‑down profile and want a rare, long‑aged bottling with classic tar, rubber and chocolate notes at manageable cask strength.
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How does this rum taste?
Elegant, lighter-style old Caroni
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.
Newcomers to rum, value-focused buyers, and those chasing ultra-funky, heavy Caroni intensity or big tropical fruit bombs at this price level.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,885 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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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.