Velier Caroni 100% Trinidad Rum 12 HTR 2000 12yr 50%

RX72 Very good 23,296 bottles Above 250€

“Complex, fruity, rubbery Caroni with a surprisingly smooth, long finish.”

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How does this rum taste?

An intriguing Caroni with typical rubber and tar notes, balanced by underlying fruitiness. A bold yet harmonious blend of spices and leather, offering an approachable taste despite its high proof. Ideal for daring palates, especially in a zesty daiquiri.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Leather Rubber Vanilla Woody Tar Polish

Taste

Rubber Woody Tar Leather Spice Vanilla

Finish

Woody Smoky Spicy Bitter Dry Spice

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Jakob

9 June 2023

8.3/10

“Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Nice entry rum into the Caroni world. Rubber and tar meets wood - not much more, but also not a bit less.”

Aroma

Tar Rubber Leather Barrel Glue

Taste

Black pepper Oak Chocolate Syrupy Rubber

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Mirco

20 May 2024

8.3/10

“Schöner Einsteiger Caroni. Auch die Caroni typischen Noten sind hier zu finden, Teer, Gummi und Diesel. Für mich deutlich besser als der 15er aus dieser Serie. Schlägt in keine Extreme aus und für meinen Geschmack zu niedriger ABV.”

Aroma

Leather Woody Rubber Tar Barrel

Taste

Woody Rubber Spice Tar Vanilla

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Oliver

29 April 2023

8.6/10

“Caroni essence! With his young age he brings exactly what makes Caroni: dirt, gasoline and gruffness. Very special, but awesome!”

Aroma

Rubber Woody Metallic Vanilla Polish

Taste

Rubber Sweet Tar BicycleTube Peppery

crazyforgoodbooze

10 March 2024

8.7/10

“outstanding caroni! Passion fruit, fresh green mint, honey, incense, metallic but not too much, incredibly harmonious fruitiness and just my thing! awesome! 😍🤤🤤 very drinkable and still quite a long finish, especially! Makes absolutely fantastic daiquiris and Sazerac's by the way!”

Aroma

Passion fruit Vanilla Almond Leather Pear

Taste

Passion fruit Pear Spice Woody Licorice

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TheRhumhoe

7 October 2023

8.7/10

“Un Caroni relativement jeune qui offre un profil olfactif plutôt gourmand sur les fruits à coque, le chocolat et le moka, avec des notes rôties, épicées et empyreumatiques (goudron, caoutchouc). S’il n’apparaît pas aussi profond que d’autres cuvées, il a le mérite d’apporter un vent de jeunesse et de fraîcheur. Sensation de bonbon au caramel. Très gouleyant et rond. Les marqueurs de Caroni sont ici au second plan. Épices, chocolat, fruits à coque et notes torréfiés forment l’ossature d’un rhum atypique mais très facile à boire. La réduction joue également son rôle, mais l’alcool reste bien intégré. La finale est un peu plus mince et terne. Le côté sec, épicé et fumé revient avec un peu plus d’amertume et une touche de menthol. Un Caroni étonnant, qui fait réfléchir sur ce que la distillerie aurait pu offrir avec des profils plus jeunes si elle existait encore.”

Aroma

Tar Rubber Woody Nutty Almond

Taste

Caramel Butterscotch Woody Barrel Toasted

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Tschusikowsky

15 April 2023

8.3/10

“Exceptionally good Caroni. Tar, rubber as it should be. In addition, there is mint and a pleasant fruitiness.”

Aroma

Woody Dark chocolate Roasted Malt Vanilla

Taste

Tobacco Black tea Olive Cashews Nutmeg

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cigares

11 May 2023

8.6/10

“Un rhum dégusté dans un restaurant, la bouteille est à peine entamée. Le nez est à la fois frais et plein de notes d’atelier mécanique et de fruits. Une réelle bonne surprise! Les choses se gâtent en bouche où les goûts sont comme dilués, manque de vieillissement ? Du coup la finale est aussi diluée. La note ne peut-être, du coup, que largement diminuée, surtout en comparaison des autres Caronis Velier de la soirée. Le verre vide est pleins d’arômes avec fruits et atelier mécanique/fumé à égalité.”

Aroma

Rubber BicycleTube Vanilla Dried fruit

Taste

Woody Vanilla Rubber

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Joachim Guger

4 June 2024

8.8/10

“An old residual sample, but the nose is promising. Pure Caroni, this rum takes no prisoners despite the 50%. Very fresh, plenty of dirty workshop and fruitiness. Then it cleans up in the mouth! Have I been sucking on the gas can? With plenty of caramel. It becomes tame on the finish. The essence of Caroni. Awesome!”

Aroma

Fresh Minty Solvents Tar Rubber

Taste

Strong Pungent Caramel Tar Rubber

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Maxence

27 January 2024

8.5/10

“Very dirty Caroni right after opening the bottle ⛽️ After 1 year of oxydation, the magic happens and we get a very round Caroni with loads of banana. Nice one !”

Aroma

Rubber Menthol Vegetal Unknown Banana

Taste

Smoky Vegetal Unknown Menthol Rubber

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Christoph

24 March 2023

8.4/10

“Erstaunlich komplex für nur 12 Jahre. Man findet hier viele Caroni typische Noten wie Gummi und Fahrradschlauch. Im Hintergrund aber doch präsent fruchtige Noten von Birne. Abgang trocken und leicht bitter.”

Aroma

BicycleTube Rubber Metallic Pear Woody

Taste

Woody Vanilla Rubber Bitter BicycleTube

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

3 January 2021

8.4/10

“First off, this rum needs to rest for at least 15 minutes and I found that in order to release all the flavours it needs a few drops of water. The nose has some sweet alcohol to it mixed with oak and vanilla. The palate is spicy and dry, especially without the water, oak and spices are well integrated in the overall sip. The finish is long, dry and spicy with the barrel clearly present. Price to quality is OK.”

Aroma

Sweet Alcoholic Oak Musty Vanilla

Taste

Dry Hot Spicy Oak Heavy

Jeremie Edde

3 March 2022

9.3/10

“Très bon caroni! Le plus jeune de la série velier mais il n'a pas à rougir devant c'est 3 frères. Il porte fièrement les couleurs de la distillerie. Si tu n'aime pas ce rum c'est que tu n'aime pas caroni selon moi”

Aroma

Vanilla Tar Rubber Tobacco Oily

Taste

Woody Rubber Tar Leather Spice

Gregor

17 January 2022

8.7/10

“Typischer vertreter seiner Art. Abgefahrener Reifen sehr trocken. Superintensiv obwohl er nur 50 umdrehungen hat.”

Aroma

Rubber Leather Tar BicycleTube

Taste

Rubber BicycleTube Dry Leather

Steffmaus🇩🇰

27 March 2024

8.2/10

“A tasting with a good friend, where I'm finally able to re-taste and review this one! To me, this is a typical Caroni, with some a lot of diesel and smokyness in the nose, and heavyness in the notes, where I'm getting tar wood and some sweetness”

Aroma

Rubber Leather

Taste

Peppery Tar Woody Sweet

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Simon Leroux

16 July 2021

8.1/10

“Rhum intéressant mais manque un peu de caractère”

Aroma

Passion fruit Dried apricot Woody Leather Rubber

Taste

Woody Licorice Rubber Almond

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Trinidad

Distillery
Caroni

Bottler
Velier

RumX ID
RX72

ABV
50%

Vintage
2000

Mark
HTR

Made from
Molasses

Age
12 years

No. of bottles
23296

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Above 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

338 €

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