Velier Caroni 4th Employees Basdeo „Dicky“ Ramsarran HTR

"On the nose, freshness and menthol. Nice dirty caroni notes, nougat and then very fruity, mango and passion fruit. The long time in the barrel shows mainly through various spices.In the mouth a lot of nougat and wood. The finish is surprisingly short.Despite the pronounced Caroni notes and the 64% rather tame. Nougat, lots of menthol and lots of fruit."

"Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: A striking fruitiness awaits us on the nose, which increasingly combines with Caroni-typical notes of rubber, tar and some caramel. On the palate, the aforementioned aromas are paired with a rich menthol note, the high alcohol content also comes into play and a little oxidation is recommended. Overall at a very high Caroni level, which promises exquisite quality (the tropically aged bottlings are in a league of their own). From the 2000 vintage, which is also very convincing in terms of quality, this is one of the weaker bottlings in relative terms, which is due to the alcohol not being fully integrated. Nevertheless, anyone who finds their way to Caroni with such bottlings is on an enviably high-quality path."

"Spirits Museum Tasting 29th of March 2025. Un nez complexe marqué par un côté végétal et frais. De la crème pâtissière, du goudron et du caoutchouc. Les fruits tropicaux avec de la mangue juteuse ne sont pas loin mais restent au second plan. En bouche aussi cette fraîcheur avec de la menthe assez pure se profile en avant plan. Les fruits tropicaux (mangue), un bois discret et un léger piquant et des notes d’atelier mécanique forment un second plan complexe. La finale est longue, équilibrée et sur la fraîcheur."

"Spontaneously tried two randomly selected Caronis on the terrace with Jarek while swapping samples. In the duel were the RX6598 and the RX7335. Without question, these are two top bottlings. However, I liked the 2000 bottling a little better than the 1996, as it was fruitier and fresher without skimping on the "dirty" Caroni."

"Tropical 2000 Caroni with lots of beautiful caramel notes. Praline, nougat, vanilla, caramel candy with tobacco, leather and cola in harmony with rubber and (initially) a lot of menthol with some crushed black pepper. After a while, tropical fruits appear and the menthol becomes less and the rum becomes more complex overall."

"Uhh, this is an exciting Caroni. On the nose I smell menthol, spruce, essential oils. In the mouth, the aroma is omnipresent. I feel reminded of a cold candy. When inhaled, the mouth is downright chilled. At first, I found the rum too one-sided, because not much was happening except menthol. But after half an hour in the glass, I taste again - and discover a completely different rum. Much more complex, the spruce is barely present. If I didn't know better, I could swear I had an unusual Uitvlugt in the glass."

"... Caroni je destilerie z Trinidadu, produkujici v dobe sve nejvetsi slavy rum, ktery se pridaval v pomeru 1:10 do namornickeho blendu. Byl totiz moc vyrazny a divny nez aby byl prijemny na jazyku. V roce 2000 destilerka skoncila s produkci a byla uzavrena. Az v roce 2010 se objevili degustatori, kteri si rum oblibili prave pro jeho specialni chut. A zajem rostl. Caroni patri do kategorie rumu "you need to try before you die". Doporucuji, Caroni je opravdu unikatni rum."

"Waouh. Slightly gasoil / smoky nose, strong and fills up the nostril. Covers all of your mouth, very « nappant », same taste of slight smokiness, but complexity as well. Very long finish. A real treat"

"A tad too much alcohol on the nose. Nice mint note. But on the palate develops a great spicy, intense flavor."

"Ein wunderbarer Caroni. Viel Menthol in der Nase, ergänzt um die typischen dreckigen Noten. Das zieht sich auch geschmacklich durch ergänzt um etwas Vanille. Tolles Erlebnis."

"A lovely powerhouse that presents loads of fruits and menthol in a rubbery dirty melange. Some sweet notes in the palate. The finish hits you with a ton of leather and wood notes. All in all a marvel of the new millennium"

"This release requires drops of water or you're going to burn from the inside of your mouth. The finish is extremely long and flavours keep popping up in the finish for several minutes. A good one if you like a cigar to go with your rum 😉"

"Initially more on the fruity side, then dirtiness and menthol builds up."

"Svincany caroni tasting 19.12.2024"

"Also again complex and intense. Menthol in front, very slightly sour, somewhat buttery. Stale cola, so citrus and caramel. Very light dry white pepper. Very faint cherry. Oak with vanilla. Complex palate. Sweetly acidic, menthol and some muted chestnut. Oily it is, towards polish. I like it very much."