Velier Caroni 3rd Employees Ganesh „Buju“ Ramgobie 1998
Highly praised Caroni: complex, dirty yet balanced, with big wood, rubber and dark fruit at formidable strength. Seen as one of the standout 1998 Employees releases.
Seasoned Caroni fans and high-ester lovers wanting a powerful, dirty yet surprisingly balanced cask strength expression with lots of wood, rubber and dark, dried fruits.
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Dirty, woody Caroni at its best
If you already enjoy gritty Caronis like other Employees or 17 Year Extra Strong, this pushes the dirty-woody profile at full power while still keeping enough fruit and balance to stay exciting.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV or bitterness, and anyone looking for a smooth, sweet, easy-drinking sipper.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,811 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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This Caroni has almost a perfect balance between round and dirty notes. It is very complex and expressive. An impressive release 🤩 Probably one of the best I have ever tasted from 1998 vintage. Kudos to Velier 💥
Wonderfully set and perfectly matured 98 Caroni. The barrel aging has done a really good job here, without displacing the typical Caroni flavor. This interaction makes it for me an absolute exception, 98 at its best! Very smooth, very tasty, very cool! It could be a little more complex, but that's complaining at a very high level.
Another nice release with all the lovely Caroni flavours from opening the bottle.The roasted note on this one is really nice. Lightly fruity with leather and vanilla in the back.Love it :-)