Whisky Krüger Caroni Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1997

17.05.2019 Nice get together at my place with nice spread of rums. Notes Dark to very dark in colour. Nose Fresh, wood, light roasted, light tar, faint rubber, cherry, light caramel. Palate Oily, balanced, complex, cherry, dried fruit, light tar, light rubber, spicy, light caramel. Finish Very long and warm, wood, light roasted, dried fruit, light rubber, faint tar, light prunes. I'm so happy I have the other releases as samples.

A surprisingly sweet nose with lots of fruit, overripe banana and other caramelized fruits, but also clearly from the machine shop. The palate begins lightly, but is immediately filled with deep, complex flavors and aromas. A very light carbonic finish. The finish is majestic on fruit with a slight diesel. The empty glass is on the machine shop floor, with plenty of fruit. This rum tells a story, a story of a mechanical workshop in the middle of a vast tropical orchard.

A superb Caroni in every way. The nose has great depth and a broad aromatic spectrum: terpenic notes come first (petrol, tar, rubber, polish, smoky notes), followed by fruit (exotic, raisin), toasted wood and spices (vanilla, pepper), as well as a touch of caramel and burnt sugar. The whole is well-balanced, intense and elegant. The attack on the palate is equally striking. Burnt sugar, caramel and toffee compete for dominance with the dirty notes of a car garage. The rum is warm, oily, intense and complex. The exotic fruit is still present, as are spices (chili, vanilla), wood, leather and a rather bewitching medicinal edge. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. The finish extends the pleasure to infinity. Tannins dry out the palate, which retains the oil, fruit, wood, spice and smoke aromas. Caramel, burnt sugar and toffee add sweetness to a finish of rare intensity. An excellent Caroni, the standard-bearer of its vintage.

Dust-dry on the nose. Lacquer, polish, dirty caroni notes (petrol), pencil and a hint of fruit (raisin, ripe mango). Outstanding! 😍 With a little breathing, it becomes rounder and the fruit becomes more present. Great mouthfeel. Burnt caramel. Hardly dirty. And then a wonderful finish. Great 1997 Caroni. Very close to my reference RX358. Excellent and different from a fully tropically matured Caroni. Both can be very good 😀😀😀😀 Thanks to Bonn for this great sample.

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A wonderful Caroni!! I havnt tried enough of them to be able to compare vintages but this is a great 1997. Smells wonderfully musty and has a lovely mouthfeel. I gave it some time to settle, I can detect oily petrol, along with fruits in the background. Hints of Glue as well? I managed to buy one of these origional 50ml sample bottles on rum auctioneer a year or so back. Well worth trying if you can get your hands on it, I don't see it around much online.

Incredibly good for a 97. Not at the level of the 96, but still great. Round, vanilla-like, not very dirty. Above all, it worked great for such a small clique

For me personally one of the best 1997s. Has nen very own taste and he can probably also split. No Caroni as one is accustomed to him from eg Velier. It reminds me a bit of a full-bodied wine when you smell it for the first time. Very tasty

Strong technical oil taste. Wow!

Sehr interessant, ganz besondere Noten, die nichts für jeden Abend für mich sind, aber die definitiv spannend sind. Die Noten sind Intensiv und dennoch schwer zu beschreiben: Bleistift, Dreck etwas leichter, daher trinkbarer als andere Caronis

In direct comparison with the blog a Roger (88), the mayor is still a little ahead, hence 89.