Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1996

Deep, complex, classic Caroni essence, truly exceptional.

Complex and balanced profile
Rich vanilla and oak notes
Highly collectible
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The Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR is a complex and balanced vintage Caroni, featuring rich vanilla, leather, and sweet oak notes. Distinct yet harmonious.

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    How does this rum taste?

    The Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR, crafted at Trinidad’s Caroni distillery, is a rare 21-year-old expression bottled by Velier. Distilled in 1996 from molasses, it offers a potent ABV of 64.3%. Available in only 119 bottles, this cask strength rum is revered for its complex vanilla, oak, and spice notes. Users appreciate its balanced aroma of vanilla, leather, and caramel, with minty freshness. While some find the taste uniquely bitter-sweet, it maintains a harmonious complexity. Loved for its depth and profound woodiness, the 1996 Caroni is a collector's gem, symbolizing the distillery’s legacy.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Balanced Caramel Tropical fruit

    Taste

    Complex Vanilla Coffee Oak

    How is this rum rated?

    9.2/10 18 reviews
    Top 4% Trinidad
    Top 7% Caroni

    Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Wonderful complexity, sweetness, wood, spices, classic HTR notes - the 1996 vintage plays big here.

    Very special Caroni with vegetal and floral notes. Very good nose, a little too special on the palate for my taste.

    It's intense! Very complex, hard to pin down and delicious! A woody and fruity depth. Powerful and round . It's really excellent 🔥The rubber is still slightly present the next day when you wake up.

    This is probably one of the best from Caroni. A very elegant and well balanced rum.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX3452
    ABV
    64,3%
    Vintage
    1996
    Cask number
    #R5620
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    21 years
    No. of bottles
    119
    Bottle volume
    150cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Caroni 1996   21yr   64,3% Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,235 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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    Avg Rating: 8.8/10
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