Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: A kind of quintessence of the Caroni profile - tar, rubber, wood. Still pure dirt on the nose, with a subtle sweetness on the palate. Aromatic power in its most elegant form - the rum plays at the highest level in the nose and mouth, beating various other top shots in a blind comparison and therefore ranking among the best releases ever from Trinidad. Impressive.

Caroni essence and fluid story! But lacks depth and complexity. Is this really an HTR? 😏

A rum tasted in Paris, late in the evening, then, more seriously, in Cologne. A full Caroni nose, but without excess. Dried herbs, tarragon, machine fat, butter and the rubber of masks and flippers, reminiscent of family vacations by the sea. A fabulous nose that makes you want to stay for ever, without even tasting it. The first palate gives a sensation of freshness, young wood and even fleeting candy. Then it evolves into a more classic Caroni with a mechanical workshop feel dominated by machine grease. Then the floral, vegetal and almost floral side returns in full force. Exceptional evolution on the palate! A long, elegant finish rounds off this incredible experience. The empty glass exhales mint and dried herbs to complement the mechanical workshop.

34 years in the tropics can all be felt!An iconic rum where there are all the distinctive notes of carones!It needs a long time to open up but turns out to be sublime!

Un véritable monstre à l’épreuve du temps. Le long vieillissement se fait ressentir dans le profil aromatique : on a quelque chose de complexe, intense mais très raffiné au nez. On décèle une forme de lourdeur, mais elle ne provient pas du bois, qui reste très élégant et dont l’influence est optimale ici. Les notes pétrolifères, médicinales et empyreumatiques sont très harmonieuses, accompagnées de fruits secs et tropicaux bien gourmands, d’une touche de noix et d’épices (cannelle). Ce profil n’est pas aussi lourd qu’un HTR, il a une élégance folle qui contraste à merveille. L’attaque en bouche est somptueuse. Le palais devient chaud, goudronné et légèrement caoutchouteux, avec de fortes notes fumées, un boisé qui sied à merveille, mais aussi des fruits secs, des épices (muscade) et du caramel qui viennent arrondir les angles. La finesse des saveurs et l’opulence du profil de Caroni donnent un résultat parfaitement équilibré entre puissance et élégance. L’alcool est très bien intégré. La finale est d’une longueur folle, à la fois sensuelle et intense dans les saveurs qui s’y dégagent : on à la fois un côté sale, pétrolifère, médicinal et tannique (voir astringent) et un penchant plus doux, légèrement fruité, caramélisé et épicé, qui donne une finale plus ronde, crémeuse et délicate. Un véritable monument dans l’histoire du rhum de Trinidad, au profil singulier et succulent.

Brachial part....

this is blasphemy! this is madness! THIS IS CARONI!!!

This one is heavy and I took down a note on it besides the fact that I loved the tannins in the finish and the Caroni flavours. I should have bought a few extra bottles when release because the cost has increased more than tenfold.

Wow! What a bomb, at first the nose is really keeping back. some young bourbon wood, like the 85's there is no age in the wood smell. and than an explosion, of tar, Rubber, medicinal notes, menthol sensations and again young wood. A killer Caroni, and probably for me the best of the really old (pre 90s) vintages. Amazing!

Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: A board! Dirty Caroni notes paired with a light fruity sweetness. Long finish! My favorite of the vintages 1974-1983!

Incredible nose, I could sniff this rum for hours. Very heavy in the mouth as well, extremely woody but in a good way. 2nd tasting: adding one point.

I will have to try it again at my leisure, but at our tasting I found it simply outstanding. A really rarely elegant Caroni, which for me is a mixture of LTR and HTR, especially on the nose. In the mouth, the rum goes down like oil, I have rarely found a Caroni to be so smooth and delicious without it being able to hide which distillery it comes from. I'm going to have to rethink my prey scheme...... Thank you very much for this opportunity, he knows who is meant :)

Boa is there really anything better? Even next to the two previously tasted 1992 vintages, this one clearly stands out. Simply better in everything. More complexity, fuller-bodied, longer on the palate. The finish is extremely long. For me, alongside the Kirsch and the Fire, this is the best Caroni I've tasted so far. Great cinema!

More balanced than I expected. Hydrocarbons on the shields, but with lots of red fruits in the background.