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- Well-integrated alcohol
- Rich wood and roasty flavors
- Distinct Caroni profile
Traditional Column Rum from Trinidad's Caroni distillery is a limited-release rum aged for 22 years with only 65 bottles available. Bottled by Forgotten Gems, this 61.2% ABV rum boasts a robust profile with dominant tar and oak aromas, complemented by tropical fruit and menthol hints. User impressions highlight a solid performance with well-integrated alcohol, offering typical Caroni characteristics such as intense wood and roasty flavors. While some find its darkness intriguing, others note its lack of extreme complexity. This rum evokes a nostalgic essence with its maritime tar and subtly sweet licorice finish, appealing to niche Caroni enthusiasts.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,824 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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"Color is of course total crap, but the taste is quite solid. Regular Caroni without much excitement."
"At first I was worried that I had a beast in my glass. Because of the totally black color, of course. As you might expect, the rum is very dark in flavor. Intense wood and roasted aromas, but there is still some fruit to be found."
"A very dark color, reminiscent of 1993's "The Beast". The nose is marked by wet wood, tar aromas and yellow fruit alcohol. Some fruit in the background too. The palate is much better than the nose, still with overripe apple alcohol, but also a slight menthol and maritime tar (from the deck of a ship). The wood, very present on the nose, is much more discreet here. The finish is long, as you'd expect from a Caroni, with pronounced aromas of sweet wood (licorice) that lend an almost sweet edge that's very pleasant. The empty glass sent me to an old wooden building that had suffered the ravages of time in the tropics. The color of this rum was a little frightening, as was its nose (too marked by damp wood), but in the end it's a Caroni, admittedly special, but quite good. I loved its chewy woodiness, which took me back to my childhood."
"The color suggests nothing good... But in fact, the nose and palate reveal mild, typical 98 bourbon notes. I like it very much! Would be very interesting to find out more about the vintage and the small number of bottles!"