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Velier Caroni 36th Release Heavy Trinidad Rum Guyana Stock HTR 1994
Here's the twist: give this 23-year Caroni a couple of hours in the glass and it flips from harsh to hypnotic. Tar, bicycle tube, leather and menthol lead, with only a whisper of dried fruit and burnt sugar. Several tasters call it one of the "dirtier," woodier 1994s — heavy, bitter, drying. A few feel the cask took over; most think it's remarkable.
The community says- Deep tar and rubber
- Long, complex finish
- Opens with air
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How does Velier Caroni 36th Release Heavy Trinidad Rum Guyana Stock HTR 1994 taste?
Aggregated from 182 community reviews.
Dirty, tar-heavy Caroni, very woody and dry Loved for its heavy tar-and-rubber intensity, though several note the wood turns bitter and drying. Needs long air; a handful found it too oaky, but most rate it very highly.
Caroni devotees who love dirty, tarry, wood-forward heavy rum
Anyone wanting sweet, fruity or easy-sipping rum
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4% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 182 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Aussierumfan
A wonderfully intense and heavy Caroni we have here! A dirty Caroni with lots of wood. A very dark colour which I guess is the result of tropical aging. A poweful nose. Very spicy and complex on the palate. I am getting petrol, oak and some fruits/mango in the back ground! The wood is very present, getting close to bitter but still very enjoyable. A very length finish. I have a large sample so I am going to try it again in a few months to see what oxidisation does.
Review by Mirco
Ordentlich dreckiges Profil mit schweren Teer- und Gummitönen, nur sehr wenig Frucht, viel Holz und ausgewählten Gewürznoten sowie einem Hauch Minze. Macht richtig Spaß im Glas. Entwickelt sich nach Jahren in der offenen Flasche weiter und gewinnt an Komplexität. Für eine höhere Bewertung wirkt der 1994er Jahrgang allerdings etwas zu unausgewogen und wild, was für Caroni-Fans natürlich durchaus reizvoll ist.
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Develops amazing aromatic complexity with a little patience and time spent in the bottle. Rather dry Caroni with only discreet, but very charming residual sweetness and a lot of barrel influence, which is undoubtedly intense, but does not tip into the too bitter. One of the bottlings where the long availability is qualitatively inexplicable. Exceptionally good.
Review by Oliver
Initially quite bitter and minty Caroni. However, with some rest and oxidation unfolds a highly complex and first-class rum!
Review by DomM
Very nice Caroni expression clearly profiting from its long tropical aging. Heavy on wood and cask notes with a nice touch of remaining sweetness and only hints of fruits. Reasonably dirty as well. Like it very much.
Review by SaibotZtar
One of the best Caroni rums I've ever tried, at least for me. Incredibly awesome complexity on the nose with lots of tropical fruits, dark fruits, leather, tobacco, vanilla, mint, caramel, and tobacco. On the palate very similar, delicious, just makes it incredibly fun to explore.
Review by Leo Krüper
Simply wow! Wood, heavy, tar, sweet, easy-drinking. World-class for such a very dry rum. It remains my favorite among the heavy Caronis. Lots of tobacco and tar notes. Compared to the other single casks, you can actually still find this rum for three-digit euro amounts, even though that's still an absurd price, of course.
Review by cigares
Un rhum très foncé d’apparence. 23 ans de vieillissement tropical. Un monstre. Il lui faut du temps, beaucoup de temps pour se révéler, mais alors il devient un rhum exceptionnel. Toujours marqué par le bois, mais avec une complexité et une profondeur d’arômes jamais goûtée auparavant. La finale est infinie et le verre vide, le lendemain matin raconte une histoire à lui tout seul. En un mot : plus il est oxydé, meilleur il est. Le fond de la bouteille est ma meilleure expérience de rhum à ce jour.
Review by Johannes
Anfangs sehr gut, auch Süße, dann sehr präsente Drecknoten, im Abgang schon deutliche Bitterkeit!
Review by Thunderbird
Ein rundum genüsslicher Caroni genau nach meinem Geschmack… so muss er für mich sein… wenn dann noch etwas mehr Frucht (rote Beeren) dabei wäre… er hätte eine Höchstnote verdient 😋
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Kleines Caroni Tasting. Dieser hier ist eher auf der dunklen holzigen Seite. Super intensiv. Bisschen bitter, bisschen Teer. Trotzdem sehr rund, komplex, lecker. Für mich bislang einer der besten Caronis die ich bis jetzt im Glas hatte.
Review by Serge
Update: Letzter Rest des Samples hat in Qualität eher zugelegt und der Rum hat nochmal an Leben und Frucht gewonnen. Definitiv eine gute Flasche um lange offen zu haben. 👌 Toller tropischer Caroni. Schön dreckig mit angenehm kleiner (aber feiner) Restsüße, schöner Holz Adstringierenz & Minz/Menthol und verbranntem Zucker / Karamell mit Leder und Tabak. Mit Geduld kommt dann etwas Nuss & Nougat an der Nase plus noch 🍌 und nach langer Verweilzeit etwas Mango / getrocknete Mango bzw ein (ganz kleiner) Hauch tropischer Früchte am Gaumen.
Review by Maxence
Another Caroni 1994 with a very dark profile. Nose is absolutely crazy : so intense and heavy. However, palate is less balanced and probably a little too woody and bitterish. It still tastes really good 🤙
Review by Joachim Guger
Freshly polished wooden dresser, varnish, fruit and burnt rubber out the back. Very dignified and noble the nose. In the mouth then almost only wood. Dry, astringent. I understand that opinions about this rum are divided, the weak point is in the mouth, in the finish then good again.According to experts, the Open Sample will be even better. Let's see in a few weeks.Edit: This happened nowIn the nose megagut, something more on fruit (mango, banana). You can smell a few hours on it...In the mouth still very astringent, but very complex now. Finish now also a bit more pleasing. Lots of oak and mango. A great Caroni!!!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Extremely dry, fresh, light and bitter like strong Assam black tea with a little mint. Very well balanced, for me personally it is just a little too dry and woody... Nevertheless, an absolute exception for me and really delicious.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
So much has already been written about this Caroni that I only need to add that it's exactly my cup of tea. 😍 Especially because of that pronounced bitterness. But I also like KFMs ... 😜
Review by zabo
Unverkennbar an Nase und Gaumen ein Caroni. Nachdem ich "leider" , danke Jakob, einige andere Caroni Abfüllungen aus verschiedenen Jahrgängen im Glas hatte, komme ich zum Schluß, dass dieser zwar sehr gut ist, aber es nicht in meine persönliche Caroni Spitze schafft. Ein toller Begleiter zu einer Zigarre
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing at the time of its greatest glory rum, which was added at a ratio of 1:10 to the naval 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.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un Caroni qui a beaucoup fait parlé de lui et qui est étonnamment encore « accessible ». Le nez est intense, gourmand et concentré sur des arômes boisés, des notes sombres sur les fruits à coque grillés, le chocolat noir et le sucre brûlé. Le côté pétrolifère ressort avec le cuir, le tabac et les fruits secs. On sent que le vieillissement tropical a fait son effet. En bouche, on retrouve un Caroni extrêmement boisé, sombre, épicé, amer et empyreumatique sur des notes fumées et pétrolifères. Le bois l’emporte sur le reste, d’où ce côté controversé et qui fait perdre de son potentiel. Les saveurs sont rustres, mais la texture reste élégante et soyeuse. L’alcool est bien intégré. La finale est très longue, tout aussi boisée, amère et fumée. Le chocolat amer et le tabac croisent les épices, le menthol et les herbes aromatiques dans un palais qui manque un peu de gourmandise. Il s’agit d’une critique de haut vol, mais c’est un Caroni un peu spécial, clairement pas le meilleur mais encore accessible pour certains en termes de prix.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Metallic, burnt, lots of mint and wood, polish, menthol and quite a lot of clove, later chocolate emerges along with an oily sweetness. Heavy Caroni, absolutely special profile. But I find it quite strong, has something KFM-ish about it. Bitter, astringent, mega dry and woody. Not quite my cup of tea.
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Details about Velier Caroni 36th Release Heavy Trinidad Rum Guyana Stock HTR 1994
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 57,18%.
Community purchases
452 bottles logged by 308 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
6% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Caroni 36th Release Heavy Trinidad Rum Guyana Stock HTR 1994 cost?
Community paid 258–822 €.
Current best price: 731.55 € – within the typical community range.
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452 purchased · 187 tasted · 93 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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