Berry Bros & Rudd Caroni Trinidad Rum (Haromex Selection) 1997

Review by Joachim Guger

Most helpful positive review

Joachim Guger

Oct 2023477 reviewsAustria

8.6/10

Schönes 97er Profil. Etwas mehr Lösungsmittel , am Ende auch feine Noten tropischer Frucht. Es fehlt jedoch etwas die Kraft, aus dem Glas zu kommen. Tolles Gefühl im Mund und dann ein langer, frischer, sehr frischer Abgang. Funky! Gut trinkbarer Caroni, gefällt mir sehr gut. Es mangelt jedoch etwas an der Power.

Review by Thunderbird

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Thunderbird

Apr 20251,275 reviewsGermany

7.8/10

A relatively weak 97 Caroni . The nose is clearly the best thing about this bottling. Concise gas station and tar aromas with some dark berries. On the palate, roasted and peppery aromas predominate alongside the dirty aromas. The finish is relatively short

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Mar 2025655 reviewsGermany

8.8/10

Wow, he can really do something! Nice and dirty, nice and strong. I don't normally do this, but here I tried it with a few drops of water, and I have to say, they get a bit more out of the rum, delicious. A successful bottling that is still under the radar and was still available until recently. Thanks to BananaJoe for the sample from what appears to be the last bottle from the first market. 👍

Review by zabo

zabo

Mar 20251,630 reviewsGermany

8.3/10

Edit: irgendwie hat es gestern nicht mein Foto gespeichert? Naja warum auch immer? Vom Profil her würde ich mittlerweile sagen, dass dieses eine typische 97er Abfüllung ist, wie sie zu erwarten war. Meiner Meinung nach solide, aber in die Spitzengruppe schafft sie es nicht. Finde das der Alkohol besser eingebunden sein könnte. Mit etwas Zeit und etwas Wasserzugabe (was ich eigentlich ungern mache) wird er zum easy sipper ohne großen Wiedererkennungswert. Denoch Caroni bleibt Caroni und ich mag das Zeug einfach.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Apr 20265,879 reviewsDenmark

8.8/10

#6655 14.04.2026 Enjoying a few samples to see if it can clean up my sore throat and kill my fever. This is a pretty good bottling especially when looking at the price tag. All the mostly known Caroni flavours are in the profile and the balance is pretty good. Would have loved a higher ABV though.

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga

Aug 2025927 reviewsGermany

8.5/10

8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get are roasted wood notes with nuts, dark chocolate, caramel, spicy with nutmeg and minty molasses, slightly musty, variety of dirty industrial tones like petrol, rubber, tar, solvents. On aeration, spicy cardamom and cinnamon arise, citrus and berries, herbaceous molasses. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is dirty and crisp, slightly mineral with rubber, plastic, roasted and spicy wood notes like vanilla, allspice, nuts, chocolate and caramel, malt.On oxidation, it becomes fruitier with berries and citrus, bitter, the molasses is herbaceous, joined with some menthol. 8,5:The finish is dry and tannic, dirty with industrial notes like petrol, rubber, nail polish, crisp with confectionery, the wood is roasted and spicy, as on the palate, we only have lemon from fruits, variety of molasses notes like black tea, grass and olive...

Review by Leo Krüper

Leo Krüper

Apr 2022914 reviewsGermany

9.0/10

The Caroni evening starts directly with an unexpected fireworks display. Wow! Great continental 97 Caroni. Really superior quality at a great price at the time. Alcohol perfectly integrated.

Review by Jakob

Jakob

Apr 20251,493 reviewsSwitzerland

8.1/10

1997 crosstasting of continental aged releases: Nice BBR release, clear HTR aromas, pleasant body and good complexity. Nice release.