Velier Caroni 38th Release Tasting Gang Blended Trinidad Rum

 Top Tropical Caroni for beginners! Reminiscent of a blend of Foursquare (coconut) and Caroni. Really exciting!

 Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Very approachable Caroni, the HTR profile only subtly echoes and is framed by the heavy sweetness, elegant spices and subtle tropical fruit of the LTR style. Pleasant to drink.

 Alcohol burns a bit for both nose and mouth and could have been integrated better. Otherwise, profile is really round with coconut, pastries, vanilla and Caroni notes which are very shy in the background. Good rum overall, that's a bit pitty that alcohol is not correctly integrated.

 Kirsch Cruise Berlin 2024 Compared to the 2000 that I had in my glass before, this is unfortunately the "loser" of the two. It has everything you'd expect from a Caroni, but overall it doesn't convince me 100%. But with cola it's a real bomb.

 Unfortunately goes down against other Velier Caronis.

 After 2 crazy weeks, I'm finally able to relax with a good Caroni, in my opinion. Not a typical diesel-smelling Caroni, but this one has a more sweet nose of vanilla, some leather and oak. A full-on taste of more vanilla, tropical fruits and a fullness in the mouth

 Spirits Museum Tasting 29th of March 2025. Un beau nez de Caroni complexe avec de l’atelier mécanique et des fruits et du bois en harmonie. De la douceur vanillée et un net côté pâtissier. La bouche reflète le nez avec une certaine puissance mais clairement adoucie par le côté pâtissier et doux. Peut-être même un peu trop adoucie à mon goût. La finale est longue, toujours marquée par de la douceur pâtissière. Un Caroni qui penche vers la douceur, même si tous les marqueurs Caroni sont présents.

 Love the balance between the heavy and fruity aspects 6/10/24: still very enjoyable

 Absolute exception caroni! Could almost be a foursquare especially on the nose, taste then 30% caroni 70% foursquare. Very tasty and harmonious and still relatively under the radar. Really fun and has a dangerous drinking flow!🤤😅

 This version was made from 22 casks found by Luca Gargano and it has 85% angel share!!! A wonderful rum with near perfect balance and a mix of light and heavy rums.

 Sweet spicy wood in the finish. Few dirty notes to be found. Rather reminiscent of a TDL

 A small comparison between the Tasting Gang and the Last. For me, the Tasting Gang is almost more in the direction of Foursquare. Few dirty notes. Instead, spices, somewhat nutty aromas and a warm, long finish. A very solid rum that is hard to put a price on. I had somehow hoped for a little more.

 A Caroni on the smoked/toasted! It's interesting and very good. Needs another tasting

 Intense, good rubber and chocolate, barrel can be tasted strongly. A little too strong for me, too little balance and too dry for a better rating.

 A little disappointed, but that doesn't mean it's bad. It looks more like a Foursquare than a caroni.