How does this rum taste?
- Unique Caroni complexity
- Rare limited edition
- Smooth profile
The Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR, distilled in 1983 at the Caroni Distillery and bottled by Velier, is a complex and rare spirit with only 20,048 bottles available. Aged for 22 years, this 52% ABV rum delights with notes of tar, vanilla, and oak. On the palate, expect intense tar and toasted flavors with hints of barrel and raisin, followed by a medium finish. User experiences highlight its softer contrast to typical Caroni robustness, describing it as relaxed and nuanced, though slightly diluted compared to stronger proof variants. This HTR-marked rum is a collector's piece, celebrated for its depth and character yet critiqued by some for understated flavors and value.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,824 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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"Un sample de rhum dégusté après un Caroni 1996 21 yo et l’impression était celle d’un rhum dilué et sans goût où dominent la poire et le beurre avec quelques lointains rappels d’atelier mécanique. Regoûté tout seul et la note sera meilleure sans la comparaison, mais le côté dilué et poire beurrée sont toujours là. Avec au nez et en bouche nettement plus d’atelier mécanique et plus de profondeur. La finale est plutôt longue et laisse quand même un peu de caoutchouc/goudron en plus du fruit. Très cher pour un Caroni très moyen. Le verre vide est bien plus expressif que le reste avec un côté Demerara. Merci pour le sample Thomas."
"Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: With the two 1983 Caronis, it is noticeable that the dirty notes are not particularly present, instead rather light, i.e. LTR-typical sweet notes come to the fore. For me, the (alleged) Full Proof at 55% is a little ahead of the 52% High Proof thanks to a little more complexity and more concise tar and gum notes. Overall, the profile is almost like an LTR & HTR blend."
"Relaxed Caroni. Tasty."
"Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Nose and palate rather weak, little flavor, but round. Rather short finish."