Corman Collins & The Auld Alliance Caroni Drink it Zipp it

"Quite dry Caroni. Typical associations of tar and rubber, a good portion of smoke and accentuated spices join the tart notes from the barrel and dark chocolate. A quite acceptable representative of the 1999 vintage, but clearly not enough for the Caroni top class."

"Angenehme Caroni-Nase mit typisch, dreckigen Noten. Ein wenig Menthol. Am Gaumen recht trocken."

"This is a very nice release and also a very limited one. The nose is wonderfully Caroni with tar, rubber and smoky wood. Once rested fruit and leather notes appear. The nose is kind of sweet and well balanced. The palate takes off where the nose ends. Tar, rubber and smoky wood trailed by tobacco, caramel and pineapple and a light touch of leather. A nicely balanced rum. The finish is long and with smoky wood and fruits. Would have loved a full bottle instead of a sample :-)"

"A little disappointed, I expected more."

"As always with John and Hubert, the word balance is in order... this Caroni is very well balanced, on more gourmet, pastry notes and that while keeping the robust character of the heavy rum Caroni... A very nice success... really, this Caroni is like a good friend. A big manly tap on the shoulder followed by a warm company!"

"On a droit à un nez bien complexe comme Caroni sait si bien le faire. C’est un profil du service maintenance de Shell : du cuir, de la colle, du goudron, du caoutchouc … mais mielleux à la fois ! C’est cela que l’on aime chez Caroni, c’est déroutant car on associe des arômes atypiques des autres distilleries avec du joli fruité (fruits rouges). Et que l’on aime ou pas, cela ne laisse pas indifférent. A tout cela, on peut rajouter un léger boisé, du chocolat et des épices poivrées. L’attaque en bouche est franche, c’est chaleureux voir un peu trop vigoureux. Les touche dirty se ressentent."

"Bon moment , un peu vigoureux en bouche très frais de belle note de caroni un peu de goudron de tabac"