Aroma visualization from community tastings
Whisky & Rhum Caroni L‘Esprit 1996
Beeswax, tar and burnt rubber with a honeyed sweetness underneath — that's the shape of this 1996 Caroni. Several tasters call it a softer, sweeter take on the distillery, with the dirty "garage" notes wrapped in caramel rather than leading. The recurring gripe: it's light on the fruit and the 64.3% booze pokes through. One member summed it up as "concentrated and balanced."
The community says- Waxy honeyed sweetness
- Classic tar and rubber
- Light on fruit
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How does Whisky & Rhum Caroni L‘Esprit 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Sweeter, waxy Caroni with tar and heat Loved by most as an elegant, sweeter Caroni, though a few miss the fruit and depth of famous 1996 bottlings. The high ABV shows; some feel the tar arrives only late.
Caroni fans who like a sweeter, waxier, less fruity take
Anyone wanting the fully tropical, fruit-driven 1996 profile
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How is Whisky & Rhum Caroni L‘Esprit 1996 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% 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?
11% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rodolphe
Les caroni trop huile de garage ou pneu de vél ou jus de vieux bois mouillé, c'est pas mon truc, donc souvent, j'aime bien mais sans plus. Mais alors celui ci me montre que ça peut être vraiment classe! Vieux bois à la cire d'abeille avec une belle fraîcheur en prime. Très élégant, très agréable, très bon. J'ai pas gouté 50 caroni, mais celui la c'est le meilleur que j'ai eu. Content de le partager pour le faire découvrir, mais si j'avais la chance d'en ravoir une, je la prends de suite!
Review by zabo
Ich sag nur danke Serge das ich den Rest von deinem Sample probieren durfte. Und natürlich Rodolphe, der mal wieder eine sehr gute rare Flasche für viele Leute zugänglich gemacht hat. Sehr sehr lecker.
Review by Filip Šikula
So that's a beautiful caroni again ❤️ the smell already predicts that we're going to check out the garage. It's all there, oil, thinner, beeswax, a little fruit. It's beautiful. Let's drink. This is more of a sweeter caroni profile, but the sweetness just packs the technical notes beautifully. These develop immediately in the first sip and last all the way through the long finish. I am thrilled!
Review by Serge
Schöne Wachs- und Bienenwaben Noten, die sich zum Gebrannten Zucker und zum Gummi gesellen. Am Gaumen gibt er sich etwas alkoholisch und es fehlt die luxuriöse Cremigkeit der tropischen Cousins. Wenig Frucht.
Review by Joachim Guger
Typische Caroni Aromen plus etwas Karamell und tropische Früchte. Tolle Würze. Kaum Holzreife, die 64% spürt man naturgemäß, aber gut eingebunden. Langer Abgang. Funky.🇯🇲🇯🇲 Ein Caroni-Hampden-Monster. Das hatte ich in dieser Form noch nie, superinteressant!
Review by Vincent D
Un superbe Caroni, pour ce que j'en connais. Une trame dirty mais de la gourmandise. C'est plutôt agréable. Un peu trop fort en alcool pour moi mais très cool.
Review by RumTaTa
The nose starts relatively light with vanilla, bourbon and cereal. Of the caronino notes I find only very remotely a little tar. The alcohol I slightly superficial. On the palate harmonious to the nose, sweet and with associations to Highland Whisky. The alcohol is also clearly noticeable here. In the aftertaste, the rum is then softer and here flashes tar, bicycle tube and "dirt" again strongly. The rum ends with barrel notes. I like the sweetness and the finish. Otherwise, this is probably more of a LTR.
Review by mto75
Erster Eindruck an der Nase: ziemlich deutliche Whisky-Noten. Leider konnte ich nicht herausfinden, was es sich mit dem BB4 cask auf sich hat. Später kommen gelbe Früchte / Mirabelle, weißer Pfirsich und Plastik/Wachs-Noten. Am Gaumen zwar Werkstatt-Noten, aber nicht zu dominant. Dazu röstige und nussige Noten, und Fass. Der hohe ABV ist auch als spritige Note deutlich wahrnehmbar. Ein eher untypisches Caroni-Profil. Den hätte ich blind vermutlich nicht als Caroni ausgemacht. Ich bevorzuge dann aber doch eher das ‚klassische‘ Caroni-Profil.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
WTF. In der Nase ein leichter Anflug von den typischen dreckigen Caroni Noten, der Alkohol drängt aber stark in den Vordergrund. Im Mund dann die Enttäuschung: wo sind die Caroni Noten? Der Alkohol ist stark dominant, es kommen dunkle Noten zum Vorschein, Holz, Röstaromen, dann etwas Vanille. Auch nach längerer Standzeit dominiert der Alkohol. Erst im Abgang tauchen dann zart dreckige Caroni Noten auf mit Teer, verbrannte Reifen etc. Alles in allem eine herbe Enttäuschung.
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Details about Whisky & Rhum Caroni L‘Esprit 1996
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Whisky & Rhum, at 64,3%.
Community purchases
14 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Whisky & Rhum Caroni L‘Esprit 1996?
Community paid 160–250 €.
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14 purchased · 28 tasted · 9 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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