How does this rum taste?
- Smooth caramel sweetness
- Lighter, approachable profile
- Unique tar notes
Blended Trinidad Rum, produced at Trinidad's Caroni distillery, is a limited release selected by Velier. Distilled in 1988 from molasses using a Column Still and aged for 15 years, this rum offers a unique profile. Tasting notes highlight aromas of tar and vanilla, with flavors of roasted and woody undertones. While praised for its smooth, caramel-like sweetness, some users note it diverges from traditional Caroni expressions, resembling lighter Spanish rums in complexity. Its 43% ABV provides a refined tasting experience, though some may find it lacks the depth typical of Caroni releases. Overall, it presents a softer, sweeter side to Caroni's usual palette.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,805 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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"Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Lags somewhat behind the other releases, partly due to the dilution and partly due to the blended profile, which comes across as somewhat colorless overall with its light notes due to the reduction to drinking strength. Typical LTR sweetness meets very subtle HTR notes. Doesn't pick me up enough in direct comparison."
"#4219 19.08.2023 we had our yearly meeting among old friends. When we do this once a year its without partners, cellphones and other gadgets. Just some nice rums, a piece of paper and a pen and most fun of all, a blind tasting. The theme of 2023 was Caroni and we had a great time and spend no less then 10 hours talking and tasting. This one was not my favourite it was not that well balanced. Lightly fruity with a leather note. Draws really nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass has some nougat and very light chocolate."
"Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Very diluted, few Caroni notes, quaffable, little complexity, tastes almost like a Spaniard."
"Reminiscent of a "Light Caroni". Tasty and extremely drinkable. Original bottling for the market in Trinidad. Liquid history."