Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum (Exclusive for Giuseppe Begnoni) HTR

Massive, raw Caroni: unmistakable rubber and tar, powerful yet complex. One to try if dense, funky spirits sound like your thing.

9.2  / 10  (14 reviews)
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Classic Caroni mix: rubber, tar, vanilla, intense and complex.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Impressive round palate with coconut, vanilla, molasses
    • Top-Caroni with right punch at the palate
    • Beeindruckend komplex bleibt

    RumX members keep circling back to that classic Caroni combo of rubber, tar, and vanilla, propped up by deep oak and a lingering sweetness. Described as both "impressive round palate" (@Maxence) and a "monumentaler Caroni... unverfälschte Wucht" (@Mirco), this Velier-bottled heavyweight doesn’t hide its 70.7% ABV—water is recommended by several. Still, the complexity, funky candied tropical notes, and a finish both dark and dirty make it memorable. Jakob calls it "eine echtes Feuerwerk... Süsse, Würze, grenzwertige Rauchigkeit, Holz, Gummi und Teer," showing it’s divisive, but a must for those chasing big, balanced Trinidad spirits.

    Aroma

    Rubber Vanilla Oak Fruity

    Taste

    Rubber Tar Vanilla Oak

    How is this rum rated?

    9.2  / 10  (14 reviews)
    Top 4% Trinidad
    Top 7% Caroni

    "Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: The nose is still relatively unspectacular, as far as one can speak of a tropically aged Caroni from the 1996 vintage - but on the palate, there are real fireworks. Sweetness, spice, borderline smokiness, wood, rubber and tar...I feel in good hands all round, precisely because this rum definitely has rough edges and the high alcohol content is not hidden and brings out the typical Caroni notes almost perfectly. Impressive level."

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    9.3 / 10
    Review by: Jakob

    "Really great aroma. Top caroni with a real punch on the palate without being unpleasant! Excellent single cask!"

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    9.3 / 10
    Review by: Oliver

    "Impressive round palate with coconut, vanilla, molasses, ... Some funkyness is brought by candies and slightly sour tropical fruits. Amazing one !"

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    9.2 / 10
    Review by: Maxence

    "This one really needs a drop of water or two. "

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    9.2 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX3804
    ABV
    70,7%
    Vintage
    1996
    Cask number
    #R3719
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    20 years
    No. of bottles
    260
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Caroni 1996   20yr   70,7% Heavy Trinidad Rum (Exclusive for Giuseppe Begnoni) HTR

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,824 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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