Cave Guildive Caroni Trinidad Rum HTR 1998
balanced Caroni with fruit and smoke
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What RumX members love most here is balance: classic Caroni tar, rubber and tobacco wrapped in ripe fruit, chocolate and gentle smoke. At 61% the alcohol is superbly integrated, making this 20‑year 1998 Cave Guildive bottling approachable yet characterful. Reviewers enjoy it neat for its smoky, tar-tinged finish. With 54 community reviews and strong buyer confidence, it’s a trusted pick for exploring Caroni’s darker side.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,311 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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A very successful bottling from Swiss Guildive. A classic 1998 with Caroni machine shop markers but counterbalanced by fruit aromas and cooked pineapple in particular. An alcoholic nose at first, but the pineapple and the dirty side are there immediately afterwards. A little smokiness on the palate, still with fruit and tire. A very long, velvety, elegant finish with chocolate. Still available from Guildive at a fair price for a Caroni of this class... a little below the 1996 Caroni all the same. Much better than the Caroni Adelphi in direct comparison, and on a par with the Cadenhead 61.6%.
Al naso chiodi di garofano,cannella, zucchero, fiori Al palato sempre chiodi di garofano/cannella che lo rendono poco rotondo sovrastando tutto il resto, poi gomma/caucciù, una nota floreale a cui si aggiunge timidamente a qualche frutto, ma la speziatura sovrasta ogni cosa e purtroppo non mi piace, sembra un profumo. Nel bicchiere vuoto gomma e profumo
Kneipe LiQ Bar Düsseldorf März 2025. Zum Abschluss dann den Caroni von Cave Guildive. Typisches Caroni Profil, wir haben hier Teer, Leder, Gummi und Tabak in der Nase und am Gaumen. Schöner Tagesabschluß. Danke Fabi :)
Sour weak Caroni ... Caroni je destilerie z Trinidadu, produkujici v dobe sve nejvetsi slavy rum, ktery se pridaval v pomeru 1:10 do namornickeho blendu. Byl totiz moc vyrazny a divny nez aby byl prijemny na jazyku. V roce 2000 destilerka skoncila s produkci a byla uzavrena. Az v roce 2010 se objevili degustatori, kteri si rum oblibili prave pro jeho specialni chut. A zajem rostl. Caroni patri do kategorie rumu "you need to try before you die". Doporucuji, Caroni je opravdu unikatni rum.