Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR

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The "Single Cask Rum HTR" was produced in Trinidad at the Caroni distillery. It was selected and bottled by the independent bottler Duncan Taylor. It was distilled in 1997 from Molasses with a Pot Still and then aged for 16 years. The rum has an ABV of 56,4% and the mark is HTR. This is a limited release and there are only 298 bottles. 11 community members rated this rum with an average of 8.4/10. The rum smells like Caramel, Toffee and Molasses, and on the palate there is Anise, Caramel and Oak.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Aroma

    Caramel Toffee Molasses Oak

    Taste

    Anise Caramel Oak Herbal

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4/10 11 reviews

    This rum is very well balanced and complex. At full ABV it comes in very well, but when adding a few drops of water it releases a lot of flavours not present at full ABV. Oak and fruits from nose to finish and it wanders between vegetal and herbal notes. I like it and the price tag at release is very good.

    On the nose we are on the deck of a ship with the waxed wood, then the gourmandise arrives with the caramel and the coffee intermingled with the orange (well advanced). Some "spicy" tannin notes come to wake us up too. After a long aeration, the tropical fruits come to the party.in the mouth, it is complex, spicy at first. The dominant notes are roasted with coffee, leather and well toasted bread. In the background, tropical fruits and aniseed bring freshness to the whole.the finish is quite long on spices and aniseed.a pleasant caroni but I prefer them more fruity.

    Nice profil but miss something, too short not wide enough. Sweety.

    What could be better than going to Trinidad and Tobago in the mythical closed distillery that produced Caroni 😋.and yes the state closed the sugar factory in 2003 because not profitable enough. No more sugar, no more molasses ==> no more rum! Some people felt the wind turning and took over the stock, including a certain Lucas. But not only because here we will taste a bottling of Duncan Taylor ! Let's let the glass air as well as our nose because after the Long Pond, we have to go down one floor in terms of nose. It is rounder, it smells almond, vanilla. All encompassed by the typical hydrocarbons of the distillery. In the mouth, there are plum, raisins, tobacco, mango. And in the finish leather and menthol. A real length as we like them 🤩. What makes the interest of Caroni? well it's just good. On the verge of extinction so it makes the buzzzz and the interest of some speculators. Bought 2 years ago from a private person at less than 100€, good luck to find it again at this price 🤞. Seen this day in Luxembourg at 220€ 😱.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX5031
    ABV
    56,4%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1997
    Cask number
    #49
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    16 years
    No. of bottles
    298
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Duncan Taylor • Caroni 1997 &nbsp; 16yr &nbsp; 56,4% Single Cask Rum HTR

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,013 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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