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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
Caroni devotees are the crowd here: this 1982 Velier leans dry and heavy, with tar, rubber and diesel wrapped around raisin, dried fruit, tobacco and roasted coffee. Several tasters call out menthol and a whiff of glue over warm oak. Most find it beautifully balanced; a few note added Paxarete gives it a sherry-ish, roasted edge. Long, dark, barely sweet.
The community says- Classic tar-rubber DNA
- Dry, not sweet
- Very long finish
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How does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982 taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Dry, tarry Caroni with dried fruit and diesel A dry, tar-and-rubber Caroni most tasters rate highly for its balance and dried-fruit depth. A couple find it slightly watery and less complex on the palate than sibling releases.
Caroni fans who want the dry, industrial diesel-and-tar style
Anyone wanting sweetness or an easy, fruity sipper
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How is Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.2 sits in the “Excellent” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Joachim Guger
A beautiful Caroni!!! Rather to enjoy. Lots of dried fruit, wood and spices. Liquid licorice. Tar and rubber are only faintly perceptible overall. Very round, warm and balanced. I was lucky to be able to buy a half-full bottle in a restaurant.
Review by Jakob
The Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Complex with pointed sweetness and heavy fruit notes, which are contrasted by the barrel influences, tart spiciness and subtle Caroni dirt notes. One of the releases from the presumed "Paxarette era", which scores with sophistication and complexity despite 24 years of tropical storage.
Review by Oliver
Great roasted note! Sherry associations due to the addition of Paxarete. Dry finish.
Review by Serge
Update: Second draw still very good. A little oxidation hasn't hurt and I'd add another point now. Great rum. I was looking forward to this tasting. I think this is my oldest Caroni Vintage so far. Great wood maturity with a bit of menthol and glue around the tar and gum notes with lots of raisin and dried fruit as well as tobacco. Absolutely dry on the palate (yay) but still with the great raisins and some petrol. I like it very much
Review by Mirco
Stoff zum Durchdrehen! Wunderbarer Caroni mit der typischen dreckigen DNA. (Gummi, Teer etc.) Dazu gesellt sich ordentlich Frucht, (Rosinen und getrocknete Früchte) augewogenes Holz, Tabak mit etwas Vanille und Menthol.
Review by Johannes
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: Nice and round, rather fruity, not very dirty, perhaps not quite as complex. Finish not quite as long.
Review by Leo Krüper
Great dry Caroni without sweetness
Review by cigares
A nose with lots of fruit, baskets of tropical and yellow fruits. The attack on the palate is surprisingly soft, easy, almost sweet. The fruit arrives with great elegance. The palate brings out a hint of diesel, which was virtually absent on the nose, and gives great depth to the aromas. The finish is incredibly long, on fruit again with a slightly more pronounced diesel. In my empty glass, astonishing vegetal aromas. A very fine rum on the balance between fruit and Caroni typicity.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Caroni of the great days, absolutely fantastic and representing a part of rum history. The nose evolves elegantly between machine shop notes (tar, rubber) and sweet roasted notes of coffee, roasted hazelnut and hot caramel. Spices (vanilla, pepper, licorice) harmonize perfectly with fruit (dried, tropical, grape) and smoky, toasty notes that move on to tobacco. A nose of great class. The palate is absolutely fantastic: the profile is heavy and opulent, with empyreumatic notes strongly marked by tar, rubber and hydrocarbons (petrol), with smoky notes of roasted wood, roasted nuts, coffee, tobacco and leather. Baked caramel and molasses add a touch of bitterness to this dark, intense but extremely well-balanced profile. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. The finish seems eternal, at once sensual on spices (vanilla, licorice, anise) and hazelnut, and intense on a darker profile, focused on leather, smoky wood and dried fruit. This complexity and depth are echoed on the palate with bitterness and petroleum aromas. An absolutely incredible rum for an unforgettable experience.
Review by Maxence
Stunning nose with an impressive balance and complexity. Palate lacks a bit of round notes and feels slightly too much dry. This sample comes from a recently opened bottle and might evolve in a good way. I feel like it has more to offer with oxydation.
Review by Benoit Mahe
Le nez est impressionnant, très expressif, gourmand comme il faut, bien équilibré. La bouche est tout aussi gourmande, un peu plus fruitée. Un tout grand Caroni, je le place au dessus du 1992 vache réduit par exemple.
Review by Jarek
The dirty Caroni notes are present on the nose, but rather restrained. Delicious fruit and spiciness predominate. Still surprisingly fruity on the palate, with some acidity. There is a slight minty note on the finish. Very tasty and balanced.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Integrated alcohol is the only big prop. Then mid watery, sour...come on, there are more and better Caroni bottlings. ... 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.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yesterday we had a great evening in my friends man-cave. Lots of laughter and wonderful rums. Also a rum with heavy oak. With a drop of water more flavours are released and after 30 minutes it gets even crisper.
Review by zabo
Was ein epischer Abend mit einem Flight nach dem Anderen, die unbeschreiblich waren. Ich erspare mir jeglichen einzelnen Kommentar dazu, weil mir teilweise die Worte fehlen. Vielen Dank an Jakob. Summasummarum waren alle ausgezeichnet wie man an den Bewertungen sieht und unterscheiden sich nur in Nuancen. Alles oberstes Level 🤤😋
Review by Mopar Rules
re-tasted, now I have an opinion. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the Caronis. I like the style in general but they are overrated and overpriced imo. A nicely balanced rum, less complexity than The Last or the 1996 Paradises, more on the cask side, wood, caramel, leather, not much fruit, somehow a light rum. Quite complex on the nose, more simply structured on the palate. Want a Caroni? Go for Velier 36th release. previous notes 😅: not a tasting day today, I am doubting the samples today
Review by Adrianv
Elegant very dry woody roasted Caroni, elegant on nose, complex and powerful on palate, rather dry and woody but I like it that way, excellent! Even better after some time rested in the glass.
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Details about Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 58,3%.
Community purchases
35 bottles logged by 33 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1982 cost?
Community paid 262–3,200 €.
Current best price: 2608.00 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
35 purchased · 38 tasted · 30 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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