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Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1992
One taster called it an "Outstanding Caroni that touches all my sweet spots," and the crowd agrees. This 1992 Velier is thick and oily, full of tar, rubber and bicycle-tube funk, cut through with a cooling menthol-mint streak and ripe tropical fruit. At 60% the alcohol sits perfectly integrated. Several rate it their best Caroni ever, though a couple wanted a touch more sweetness.
The community says- Tar and rubber depth
- Cooling menthol note
- Perfect alcohol integration
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How does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1992 taste?
Aggregated from 69 community reviews.
Deep, dirty, tar-and-menthol Caroni benchmark Repeatedly called Caroni Champions League: deep, dirty tar and rubber balanced by mint and fruit, endless finish. A handful missed a little sweetness, and its ripeness can be too much on some days.
Caroni lovers who want the dirty, tar-heavy style at full power
Anyone new to rum or wanting sweet, easy sipping
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1% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 69 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Santo
Tous simplement merveilleux ! Le meilleur caroni, le meilleur rum que j'ai dégusté jusqu'à présent. A ma petite échelle, ma référence caroni !
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a great Caroni and you know as soon as you open the bottle. The flavours just come at you right away. The nose is elegant and typical Caroni with tar and rubber trailed by flowers, fruit, caramel and a hint of mocha and cinnamon. The palate is spicy and complex and very well balanced, again with the typical Caroni tar and rubber trailed by fruit, wood and a slight hint of menthol. The finish is forever and lightly dry with fruit, tar and wood spices. I recommend leaving the empty glass and then nose it after a few hours.
Review by zabo
Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki Edit: For me, as I haven't had that many Caronis in my glass, this is simply one of the best. Both this one and its buddy from the hangar. Many thanks to Jakob and DomM for pulling these fine wines out of the hat for us at the tasting.
Review by TheJackDrop
"Happy Birthday to my son ! RumX RARITIES 5 sounded on point for this first Birthday. Crazy aromas, very thick, complex and really long. Love the fruits, leather, wood, menthol and unknown things ! En resume, mes notes de degutation : Au nez : Cuir, Fruits tropicaux, Chêne, Intense, Noix de pécan En bouche : Caoutchouc, Mentholé, Boisé, Cannelle, Chêne, Complexe, Menthol, Tanins, Pimenté, Équilibré La finale plutot orientee vers : Menthol, Tanins, Épicé, Prune"
Review by Beewithme
Mein erster 92er Caroni. Die Nase beim einschenken hat bereits einiges vermuten lassen. Am Gaumen dann Geschmacksexplosion. Richtig fettes Teil ! ❤️
Review by cigares
A Caroni nose but with lots of fruit (apple, acerola, pear), tropical fruit and a Demerara side with old leather, old varnished wood and smoke. Silky, frosty entry, then fruit invades the palate. An aromatic bomb. Ripe tropical fruit, but also pear and apricot, menthol and herbs. Hints of machine shop are present, but in the background. There's an incredible freshness to this rum, reminiscent of frosted mandarin oranges. A long, majestic, rich and coherent finish (the kind of rum you can still smell when you wake up in the morning). A magnificent rum that lives up to its reputation, balanced in flavor and better than its little 55% brother.
Review by Johannes
Great nose! Complex on the palate, somewhat typical dirty Caronino notes, which are very well integrated! Long finish! Fantastic! Epic Velier Caroni Tasting: insane complexity, power, must be a 92, long finish. For me, the Caroni Champions League!
Review by Mirco
For me, the best of the 1992 Velier Caroni series. Insane profile with the dirty notes, lots of spice, wood and some fruit. Beautiful balance and mega depth and complexity. Definitely one of the top Caronis.
Review by Christoph H.
Hier bekommt man Caroni Essenz.... Hoch konzentrierte, intensive, tiefe und komplexe Nase. Viel Möbelpolitur wie bei 96, aber auch dreckige Aromen, die man aus 98 und 2000 kennt. Viel süße, Honig, Vanille, Karamell. Im Gaumen eine Geschmacksexplosion, unglaublich mundfüllend, ölig und süß. Selten hatte ich einen Rum, der mich geschmacklich so zu überzeugen wusste. ERGÄNZUNG: Ich finde ihn immer noch richtig gut, es ist für mich allerdings nicht mehr die Nr 1, so wie das man war. Der Rum hat schon eine extremen Reifegrad, worauf man wirklich Bock haben muss. Es gab Tage, an denen mir das auch mal definitiv too much war. Trotzdem ist das natürlich nach wie vor hohes Niveau!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Grandiose Caroni from my year of birth 1992, very complex, balanced and elegant. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Papaya, cinnamon and sandalwood come together aromatically on the nose. Mint, menthol, cinnamon, caramelized apricots and red berries with cookie dough crumbs like a delicious peach crumble. An almost endless finish. Great! Thank you Oli!😃❣️
Review by mto75
Rarities Tasting #5. And what a Caroni! In Tokaji Aszu wine, there is the particularly concentrated Aszu Eszencia. That's just what this is, a 'Caroni Essence'. Everything you would expect from a good (tropical) Caroni, only more concentrated, and all in a lovely balance of dirty and fruity notes ! My express thanks to Jakob!
Review by Tschusikowsky
An outstanding Caroni. Top balance between balance and complexity. Relatively dry, but super tasty. Tar, leather, mint, menthol, tropical and red fruits, stewed fruit - all in a very good interplay. Very, very tasty.
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Was für ein toller Caroni. Hier sind wir wieder in der absoluten Spitzenklasse. Schwer, ölig, ausgewogen, und komplex. Der Alkohol ist extrem gut eingebunden. Die angenehme Süsse mit der kräftigen Minze rundet das ganze ab. Top Caroni!
Review by Maxence
Quite close to the 18 years old FP version but we can feel the additional aging. Indeed, nose is slightly darker and palate feels a bit less funky and fruity than the "Cow" despite being already more funky than the nose. Same conclusion here, astonashing rum, probably one of the best I ever tasted ! 🖤🤍❤️
Review by Joachim Guger
O,5cl im 1920s Blenders reichen, um in den Caroni Himmel zu kommen. 🤩 Benzin, Teer, Fahrradschlauch in epischer Pracht. Fisherman’s Friends. Dahinter reife Mango, etwas Zitrus, Eiche und Gewürze. Kräftig und ausgewogen. Zum Niederknien!! Im Mund holzig, ölig und harzig. Ich nuckle an der Zapfsäule.☺️ Und dann noch ein langer Abgang. Frisch, holzig-würzig und Fahrradschlauch. Phänomenaler Caroni!! Würde sagen, da hatte ich noch keinen besseren. 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 Vielen Dank nach Bonn für dieses Megasample!!
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Brings the whole package - elegant sweetness, dirty notes, spice, wood...sensational depth. For me, one of the best representatives ever from the legendary distillery. Caroni Champions League.
Review by Oliver
The nose is already incredibly deep and complex. Rubber, varnish, intense wood and a light mint. One finds here everything one expects from Caroni. Heavenly. On the palate you find a real Caroni concentrate. Spice, rubber, wood, tropical fruit are perfectly melded together by the long, tropical aging. Absolute Caroni Champions League!
Review by Serge
Update: To celebrate the legalization of cannabis in the Federal Council, a third time in a glass today. Still surprisingly cool and tasty. The more pronounced (but beautiful) wood bitterness and the menthol are particularly appealing to me. It's amazing how much it differs from its High Proof brother. Red berries and red fruits are added here ... without too much annoying sweetness. Second tasting as part of the Rum X Rarities tasting: Now in peace and quiet and sober even more awesome.
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Details about Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1992
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 60,21%.
Community purchases
81 bottles logged by 57 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum HTR 1992 cost?
Community paid 305–1,748 €.
Current best price: 1560.66 € – within the typical community range.
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81 purchased · 71 tasted · 58 wishlist · as of
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