Cadenhead‘s Caroni HTR

Bold, complex, and uniquely smoky Caroni rum.

Intense, complex aroma profile
Long, spicy finish
Balanced despite high ABV
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Caroni HTR 1997 exudes deep woody and peppery notes with a distinctive smoky quality, revered for its complexity and long, spicy finish.

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    How does this rum taste?

    The Caroni HTR 1997 by Cadenhead’s is a potent, characterful rum with a robust 60.6% ABV. Distilled in Trinidad and aged for 20 years, it offers an intense aromatic profile of rubber, smoky wood, and caramel. The palate is a bold mix of woody, peppery, and caramel flavors, with underlying spicy notes. Users appreciate its complex bouquet, featuring tar, leather, and tropical fruit hints. Despite some finding it a bit strong and challenging, many consider it a well-balanced, contemplative rum. Its long, spicy finish and formidable expression make it a standout in the Caroni lineup, aimed at drinkers who enjoy bold, mature rums with a twist of the unexpected.

    Aroma

    Rubber Smoky Caramel Oily

    Taste

    Woody Caramel Peppery Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    8.7/10 14 reviews
    Top 26% Trinidad

    14.12.2023 Retasting this rum and I still love it. The Caroni notes are more subtle but the overall balance is nice. --------------- Once this rum is rested the Caroni notes just come crawling across the table. I rested it for 15+ minutes before giving it a go. The nose has smoky wood, tar and rubber trailed by caramel, orange and a light earthy note. The palate is kind of in your face with roasted/smoky wood, tar, rubber, mango, caramel and light tobacco and iodine. What I like is the warm pepperyness on the palate. The finish is long and warm with wood and some earthy notes.

    Very spicy. Has an interesting sweetness that goes well with the rest of the flavors.

    Great bottling and very different compared to the Kolonne Still Caroni from Cadenheads, which I had in my glass shortly before. Both great, but fundamentally different Profil🇹🇹.

    Now this is a continentally aged Caroni I absolutely love! Quite alcoholic upon first whiff but those diesel/tar notes are there! The taste is just right up my street... lots of dirty tropical fruits and those typical diesel/tar notes are present but with a nice hint of charred wood and spice. Very peppery on the finish but those dirty notes keep on coming! Love me a 97!

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX734
    ABV
    60,6%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1997
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    20 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Cadenhead‘s • Caroni 1997   20yr   60,6% HTR

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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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