Caroni S.B.S Trinidad HTR

"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."

"The rum is part of a set: Cask 53, Cask 190, Cask 193 and Cask 216. The alcohol is not so well integrated here either. I find it a little more boring than the #190. For what the set costs or used to cost, it's an absolutely top PLV. Some newer bottlings can think about their price. I'll go back for more here!"

"This Caroni cask 216 could almost be an Agricole. As well as dried fruit, caramel, earthy notes, dry leather and spice, there's also some smoke, but rubber and tar are only briefly present at the start, although I'm not entirely sure. In the mouth, woody, salty, dry spicy and bitter spicy. Overall, varied, but almost mediocre. I liked the other casks better."

"I had these recently been poured blind, this is a lot of rubber in it. rather clean and leans a bit into the earlier 90s vintages. reminds me of Caroni 17. I think this is one of the rather more interesting 1997 non velier bottlings."

"Best nose out of the set. Best balance with some creamy chocolate notes as an add-on to the rather similar profiles of the other casks. On the palate very dirt forwards and rather adstringent. For the set: 53=193 > 216 > 190"

"Fass #216 startet in der Nase mit einem intensiven, klassischen Caroni-Profil. Beim allerersten Riechen kommt eine tolle Rauchnote zum Vorschein, welche dann aber schnell verfliegt und sich bei Teer und Gummi einpendelt. Am Gaumen ist er überraschend süß und fruchtig. Teer, Gewürze, Gummi, Holz und Kräuter kommen dazu und werden gekonnt von Honig, Vanille und später auch Kakao begleitet. Die leicht röstige Note bleibt erhalten und die 63,1 % trinken sich entsprechend kantig und würzig. Der lange, intensive Abgang lebt von Gewürzen, Holz, Leder, Fass und erdigen Facetten. Wieder kommen Honig und tropische Früchte dazu und klingen mit Kräutern und röstigen Aromen aus. Am Ende des Tastings habe ich in der Nase etwas Kaugummi. Wahnsinn !"

"This rum is part of a four cask selection set. Cask 53, cask 190, cask 193 and cask 216. This particular cask is very well balanced on the alcohol and you don't really need to add water. A nice semi dry and well balanced rum overall. "

"... 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."

"Wow, now to round off the day with a delicious Caroni. This tastes very much of tar and rubber and a little leather. Very dry and intense, that's how I like it. Definitely a very cool end to the day today"

"Cask #216 der S.B.S Caroni 1997 Reihe mit typischen Caroni-Profi: Gummi, Teer und Holz. Im Geschmack und Abgang ist der Alkohol deutlich zu spüren."

"Farbe: Kastanie Geruch: Aromatisch, süß und fruchtig mit Toffee zu Beginn. Tropische Früchte (Mango), Rosinen, Toffee und Honig. Geschmack: Vollmundig und kräftig. Dabei sehr holzig (altes Holz) mit Gummi und Teer. Maronen, medizinisch und trocken. Würzig mit Ingwer und Pfeffer. Abgang: Lang Trocken, altes Holz, medizinisch. Im Nachgeschmack leicht bitter und adstringierend mit Hustensaft."

"Nase: Alkohol deutlich zu vernehmen, aber auch milde, gefällige Aromen aus Rosinen, Honig und Schokolade. Dezent Gummi. Gaumen: Präsenter, langanhaltender Auftakt des Alkohol. Dann Gummi, Teer, Kräuter sowie würzige Aromen. Abgang: Bitterkeit und Gummi, aber auch ein Hauch Cola. Fazit: Alkoholischer Vertreter aus Trinidad, der mittelstark in der Ausprägung der dreckigen Aromen ist. Vollmundig und in Teilen rund."