Velier Caroni 33th Release High Proof Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1998

Balanced Caroni, tar meets fruit

Well-integrated alcohol
Classic Caroni profile
Balanced fruit sweetness
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According to RumX reviews, it marries tar and rubber with dried and tropical fruits, caramel and warm spice. Smoothly integrated at 55%, it’s an accessible yet authentic Caroni sipper.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
Bottler
RumX ID
RX558
ABV
55%
Category
Column Still Rum
Vintage
1998
Mark
HTR
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Age
16 years
No. of bottles
1,025
Bottle volume
70cl
Velier • Caroni 1998   16yr   55% 33th Release High Proof Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise this Velier Caroni for its balance and surprisingly easy-sipping 55%: classic tar and rubber meet dried and tropical fruits, vanilla and caramel over warm spice and wood. Reviewers highlight the well-integrated alcohol, a gently smoky, lingering finish and an accessible, harmonious profile. A limited release of 1,025 bottles that many enjoy neat—popular on RumX with strong buyer confidence.

    Aroma

    Tar Rubber Vanilla Dried fruit

    Taste

    Tar Rubber Spice Woody

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.9/10 60 reviews
    Top 15% Trinidad
    Top 28% Caroni

    Very well-balanced. Nice complexity. Very good. A real treat. 😍😍😍

    Excellent, very drinkable Caroni. A little more focus on dried fruit, which I personally like very much. Enough burning tires. Anyone else have a bottle?

    RumXmas 24/24 From the start it’s clear that it’s Caroni territory today. Not even gonna bother to try and define a specific bottle and just enjoy it. All components are present in great harmony. Alcohol is very well integrated. It has to be said that it’s “only 55%” which is relatively modest in Caroni terms. Two years ago I tasted this for the first time and scored it 9.2. I can still understand why. I’ve had others that I’ve rated higher. But that’s not what this is about today. I’ll leave the mark how it was. I feel it still deserves it. And it’s not like I’m in the mood to compare it to something else directly right now. Much gratitude to the RumX team for the overall quality of the Advent Calendar. It’s beyond 👏

    RumX Advent Calendar 2024 Day 24 You guys are crazy what you put in there at the end 😅 A really great 98, so elegant, almost easy sipping (in a very positive way) but at a very high level without losing complexity.

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,339 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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