Caroni S.B.S Trinidad HTR
Consensus leans toward a classic, bold Caroni profile with rubber, tar, and evolving fruit. Some find the alcohol notch high, but the balance and complexity win admirers. One to try if you like your rums dirty and nuanced.
Classic Caroni: rubber, tar, spice, surprising flashes of fruit.
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How does this rum taste?
- Best nose out of the set
- tolle Rauchnote zum Vorschein
- überraschend süß und fruchtig
Repeatedly, RumX tasters call this Caroni out for its punchy tar, rubber, leather and woody notes, with several highlighting underlying fruit and honey sweetness. The aroma is classic: "Best nose out of the set" (DomM), "intensiv, klassischen Caroni-Profil" (Felix Reiber). On the palate, it swings between "dirt forwards and rather astringent" (DomM) and a sweeter side: think honey, cacao, dried fruit. The finish stretches out with pepper, spice, and "tropischen Früchten" (TheRhumhoe). Some find the alcohol boldly present; others say it's "very well balanced" (Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰).
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,783 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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"The famous tasting of the S.B.S. single cask set. Cask # 216. The nose has a mechanical workshop and metallic edge, followed by fruit. A powerful yet elegant nose. The palate gives the same sensation, powerful aromas and elegance. The finish is long and very Caroni, the best of the four. The best of the 4 with cask #53."
"The comparison is between 4 Caronis Single Cask 1997 from SBS. The best of the 4 Single Cask presented in this match. The nose stands out with its lovely fruitiness that comes opulently over the empyreumatic notes. Varnish, tar, rubber, leather and smoky notes are wrapped in velvet, with a hint of sweetness on honey to give an intense, elegant whole. The palate makes the difference, offering a lovely basket of tropical fruits that accompany the sweetness, already present on the nose, with salted caramel, cocoa, vanilla and sweet pepper. Hydrocarbons, leather and smoky notes are also present. The result is a complete rum, more complex and refined in every way. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is beautiful, long and flavorful. Spices, roasted notes, hydrocarbons and hot caramel are all warm. But it's the hazelnut and tropical fruit that steal the show, with a little twist on the finish that pleases the palate. As mentioned above, this is the best of the 4 Caroni, brilliant in its aromas, finesse and versatility."
"Finally, the last Caroni from the 4-piece S.B.S series for me. I also think it's great. On the nose and palate, the beautiful Caroni notes of rubber, tar and leather. Also nicely spicy and a little woody. Alcohol super integrated. Top."
"Like all 4 in the set, delicious and relatively affordable by Caroni standards. Update: After a long time back in the glass and still delicious and worthwhile in the Caroni price-performance comparison. Dirty and sweet."