Aroma visualization from community tastings
Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996
Tar, burnt rubber and bicycle-tube grip up front, then it turns surprisingly fruity for a '96 — apricot, cherry, mandarin, a honey note and salted smoky almonds. One taster called it "Caroni essence" with a shot of unexpected sweetness. At 69% the alcohol sits shockingly well-integrated, and the oily, phenol-heavy finish runs on and on. Classic dirty Trinidad, done properly.
The community says- Pure Caroni tar/oil
- Fruity for a '96
- ABV well hidden
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How does Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Oily, tarry textbook 1996 Caroni Members are near-unanimous: a textbook 1996 Caroni, oily and tar-driven yet fruitier and better balanced than expected. The only catch is finding a bottle — just 500 made.
Caroni fans who want the full tar-and-rubber experience
Beginners and anyone put off by tar, iodine or high ABV
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How is Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996 rated?
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 28 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Excellent representative of the 1996 style. Wow, it's really fun!
Review by Lukas Jäger
A world class 96 Caroni! Pure Caroni aroma, with plenty of power! And what's more, the presentation is great and when you consider the issue price, you have to start crying. A breathtaking bottling that doesn't need to hide behind the Veliers!
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
A palate wolf in nose sheep's clothing. Crazy, crazy, crazy! What an explosion of aromas in the mouth! And then at the issue price of EUR 7.50 for the 10cl bottle. 🤓 What more could you want? I'm going to go out on a limb here: once you've drunk this rum, you won't need another Caroni from Velier. 🤷♂️😍
Review by Thunderbird
An outstanding Caroni... that challenges you, but doesn't overwhelm you.... Complex, intense .... Simply a pleasure!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
30.11.2019 A great afternoon and evening with friends, good food and of course, rum. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Balanced, light wood, herbs, workshop, light leather, faint licorice, cherry faint caramel. Palate Oily, wood, dry, complex, light caramel, lightly sweet, licorice, workshop, cherry, faint smoke, light salt. Finish Long and warm, wood, dry, oily, light licorice, fruits, faint smoke. Extra note Very good ABV integration.
Review by Rum Freund
The must not hide from the Velier!This rum simply inspires me🥃
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolute caroni essence with a surprising sweetness. Burnt rubber, tar, intense sandalwood, roasted and salted smoked almonds and some apricot jam and mango chutney with milk chocolate. Alcohol perfectly integrated, almost endless finish. Top! Thank you Oli for this opportunity!
Review by Mike H.
Highlight of the evening 🥰
Review by Josip
Ingenious rum!
Review by Frank
Attunement to tomorrow's 10th GRFNose: Hammer. Fruity spicy slightly smoky, nice honey note, pleasantly woody. The alcohol is almost imperceptible, pleasant acidity, a bit herbaceous, little dirty, cherry, apricot, tangerinePalate: again the hammer, insanely complex. Spicy and fruity, well balanced acidity, slightly salty, almost like iodine , nice woody. The number of characters is not enoughOpening beginning
Review by Domi Mal
The nose already promises a lot! After an hour of breathing, it comes across with the typical Caroni notes - nicely fruity for a 96. The nose is less dirty than usual, apricot, papaya, tar, workshop is at the start! An explosion on the palate, wow, it really goes forward - full workshop, well dirty as we know the 96 vintage. Oily, tar, bicycle inner tube, rubber and phenols, caramel - aniseed and herbs on the finish! A Caroni from the textbook. Perfectly balanced for me, despite the high alcohol content. One of the best Caronis I have drunk to date!
Review by Carlitooo
Rather on the dirty side and for the young age incredibly good and incomparable
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweet, but really good! Even you taste like 30% of the legendary oil. ... Caroni is a Trinidadian distillery, producing at the height of its fame a rum that was added at a ratio of 1:10 to the namornik blend. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000, the distillery ceased production and closed. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who took a liking to the rum because of its special taste. And the interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of "you need to try before you die" rums. I recommend it, Caroni is a truly unique rum.
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Details about Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996
A Pot Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Whisky Krüger, at 69%.
Community purchases
36 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Whisky Krüger Caroni Rendsburger Bürgermeister Rum HTR 1996?
Community paid 40–250 €.
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36 purchased · 29 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,324 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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