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Velier Caroni Paradise #6 (Guyana Stock) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996
One taster called it their best Caroni so far, and that mood runs through nearly every note here. Classic garage-and-workshop nose — tar, rubber, tobacco — that opens after a rest into ripe apricot, mango and yellow fruit. The palate is intense but balanced: light spice, oak, dried tropical fruit, and a long finish with smoke and a hint of chocolate. A cask-strength 1996 Caroni for people already deep in the style.
The community says- Balanced complexity
- Tar and yellow fruit
- Long, layered finish
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How does Velier Caroni Paradise #6 (Guyana Stock) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 35 community reviews.
Deep, balanced 1996 Caroni for enthusiasts Widely rated among the best Velier Caronis by those who've had it — tar, tobacco and yellow fruit in near-perfect balance. Some place siblings like #5613 or the John Eversley just ahead.
Caroni devotees who want a top-end 1996
Newcomers, and anyone put off by tar and rubber
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How is Velier Caroni Paradise #6 (Guyana Stock) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.7 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?
3% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 35 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Together with cask #5613, the best Caroni for me ever. A bit more subtle on the nose, on the palate with the full flavor package of the Guyana stock HTR Caronis: vanilla, caramel, oak wood, fresh mint, dried tropical fruits, plus the dirty HTR aromas. It doesn’t get any better than this. The absolute highlight of the tasting and for me the absolute peak of the Caroni Veliers.
Review by Timo Groeger
Egg, what an awesome piece, now the new best rated rum on my part :-) The nose has great Caroni notes, tar, rubber and tobacco. On the palate also typical Caroni, tobacco, tar and very intense. Thanks Mitch for getting me this absolute highlight. Let's see which rum cracks the 10.0 ;-)
Review by Oliver
Eerily complex nose (2nd among all Caronis tasted) and perfection emerges on the palate. It's all there: outstanding Caroni DNA and pure elegance. On the palate, my number 1 from the entire Velier Caroni range.
Review by cigares
Tasting #1000 🥃et with Artur. A powerful yet elegant and fresh nose. A deep, complex nose. A machine shop nose with freshness and fruit. A nose that never stops evolving and therefore a nose of anthology! On the palate, it's a firework display of flavors and aromas, but always with elegance, freshness and, above all, balance. Complex spices with red pepper, ripe, fresh tropical fruit, machine shop that gives extreme depth. An immense breadth of aromas, incredible complexity and great depth. The finish is very long and perfectly balanced. What more could you ask for? The rum Perfect!
Review by Mirco
Exceptional rum, but I liked #5613 a little better. But we are talking about absolute top class here, which probably also depends on the form of the day.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4901 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Wood, light roasted, balanced, light tar, light tobacco, fruits, light cherry, spice, light floral, light mango. Palate Medium intense, balanced, wood, light roasted, light fruits, oily, light olive, faint salt, light spicy, light orange, faint cherry, faint tar, light pineapple. Finish Long, full, round, balanced. Fruits, faint sugarcane, spice, faint chocolate, faint olive, faint smoke. This is a really good Caroni and it has to be with the price tag that comes with it. If you have the chance, give it a go.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
What can I say. Probably the most expensive rum I've ever drunk, but it has a lot going for it. The typical Caroni tar and tobacco on the nose The taste is unbelievable - you get goose bumps all over your body. Incredibly complex. Unbelievable
Review by Mopar Rules
Wow! Massiv complexity on the nose! The first impression is the typical Caroni notes of rubber, kerosine, polish with caramel and wood (I have my difficulties in smelling them, but hey, here they are), but very decent and wonderfully balanced. After resting a while in the glas, fruity notes evaporate with a dominance on yellow fruits. Flowers, cookies, vanilla. Explosion of the yellow fruits on the palate. I am impressed! These dried apricots knocking at the palate’s door but don’t wait for the door to be opened, the slam it open. Pear 🍐 actually! Brandy, Cognac at normal ABV, alcohol very well integrated. Thought not as complex as on the nose. The cask leaves a slightly adstringt taste and finish. The latter being long and warm, wooden, caramel, rubber. Does Demerara still rules? Yeah! Of course. Why? I miss the richness and depth of my favorite demeraras. They are not all as complex as theses top Caronis, but massive. From my male perspective, a beautiful, perfect model is nice, but when it comes to go upstairs, you want butt and ti** and dirty stuff. Nose 9.6 - Palate 9.2
Review by Serge
Perfektes Weihnachts-Frühstück während die Familie einen Weihnachtsfilm schaut … sensationell guter Caroni, dessen Gaumen einfach phänomenal ist. Caroni kommt bei mir hinter Demerara aber das ist schon die Essenz dessen, was Caroni kann – in perfekter Balance, vielschichtig und nicht überlagert.
Review by Manuel
Absolute top representative of the Caronis. Very typical influences of tar, rubber and a pleasant sweetness. Perfectly balanced and an absolute explosion of flavor in the mouth. It was a pleasure to taste #6.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Technical one, with integrated alcohol that become really fruity after 20sec
Review by Adrianv
I had to give it a more time to avoid Iam influenced by its high rating but also to experience full spectrum of this spirit before actual rating. I have tasted it some weeks ago for the first time and decided to add few bottles to my collection immediately. Iam into it now again. This time with intention to explore its full complexity and smooth balance of so many ingredients. My conclusion: my best Caroni so far. Extremely balanced, light tar, light wood, light fruits on the nose. Palate filled with light tar, light spicy, some mango, cherry, well integrated to medium intense experience with looong finish with some chocolate, smoke, pineaple. So balanced and complex! you can try it again and again and discover more and more of it. This is a harmony of best tastes of Caroni in one.
Review by ArminK
Einfach nur zum Genießen.
Review by Pierangelo Pianta
Per me la miglior Paradise, bottiglia al WLP 2024, attesa di 20 min nel calice , grande profilo della 96…. Una delle migliori degli anni 90 A mio avviso …. Albicocca , pesca, mandarini Bella freschezza e alcol ben integrato
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Details about Velier Caroni Paradise #6 (Guyana Stock) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 62,4%.
Community purchases
24 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Caroni Paradise #6 (Guyana Stock) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1996?
Community paid 2,559–3,780 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
24 purchased · 35 tasted · 55 wishlist · as of
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