Velier Caroni 4th Employees Balas „Brigade“ Bhaggan
Tar and fruit, long finish
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RumX members love this Caroni for its tar-and-caramel profile balanced by smoky wood and flashes of tropical fruit, with a very long finish. At 68.4% cask strength, it benefits from a few minutes’ rest or a splash of water. This 22-year Velier selection from 1998 is a limited release and a popular pick on RumX, backed by strong buyer confidence.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,013 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Typical dirty 98 HTR profile, but with slightly irritating meaty notes.
This Caroni kicks off with fruit and spices and once it has rested it release tar, caramel and light rubber. The palate is equally convincing with fruits and smoky wood and spices followed by chocolate and a wonderful floral note. The finish is very long with smoky wood and tropical fruits, spices and again the blissful floral note.
Very nice nose. Woody but not too much, tropical fruits and typical Caroni notes. Palate's profile is quite close but alcohol integration is rather poor. Few droplets of water really helps the rum to reveal its full potential. A strong Caroni Employee though 👌
Amazingly fruity and only slightly dirty on the nose. All the more surprising that the taste immediately comes across as dirty with tar and rubber. Then lots of toffee, vanilla and some leather. Nice, long finish. Exceptionally good Caroni with a little too little rough edges.