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Velier Caroni 3rd Employees Ganesh „Buju“ Ramgobie 1998
"One of the best 1998s I've tasted," a few members say — and this is classic dirty Caroni: tar, rubber, leather and wood up front, with dried fruit and mango sneaking in behind. At 67% it comes out hot and needs ten minutes to open. Very woody and bitter, not remotely an easy sipper, but the fruit-and-funk payoff wins people over.
The community says- Classic tar and rubber
- Well-aged dried fruit
- Very hot
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How does Velier Caroni 3rd Employees Ganesh „Buju“ Ramgobie 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 52 community reviews.
Dirty, woody 1998 Caroni at full proof A well-aged, properly dirty 1998 Caroni. Tasters love the tar, leather and wood, though several call it very bitter, hot on the nose, and less rounded than the top Employees releases.
Caroni fans who want the dirty, tarry style
Anyone wanting a smooth, easy sipper — it's hot and bitter
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10% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 52 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Maxence
This Caroni has almost a perfect balance between round and dirty notes. It is very complex and expressive. An impressive release 🤩 Probably one of the best I have ever tasted from 1998 vintage. Kudos to Velier 💥
Review by Christoph H.
Wonderfully set and perfectly matured 98 Caroni. The barrel aging has done a really good job here, without displacing the typical Caroni flavor. This interaction makes it for me an absolute exception, 98 at its best! Very smooth, very tasty, very cool! It could be a little more complex, but that's complaining at a very high level.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another nice release with all the lovely Caroni flavours from opening the bottle.The roasted note on this one is really nice. Lightly fruity with leather and vanilla in the back.Love it :-)
Review by zabo
Im Test waren heute ein paar employes. Yunkoo, Buju, Nitz und Brigade. Als Fazit sind alles sehr leckere Caronis. Für mich ist nur der Brigade derjenige der hier ein wenig den Anschluss verloren hat, die anderen liegen alle sehr eng beieinander. Mein Ranking heute wäre: 1. Yunkoo 2. Nitz 3. Buju 4. Brigade
Review by Tschusikowsky
A very good Caroni. One of the best 98 vintages I've tasted. Chocolate, fruit, lots of rubber and, like the Last, a cassis flavor came through for me.
Review by Mirco
Ordentliche Bitter-Noten, welche jedoch intergriert sind. Etwas Frucht aber noch mehr Gewürz und Holz. Typische Caroni Essenz fehlt auf keinen Fall. Wirkt nicht besonders rund, verglichen mit den komplexen Caronis. Wer dreckige Caronis sucht, ist hier richtig.
Review by Filip Šikula
Druhý zaměstnanec večera. Tentokrát jdeme do sladšího profilu. Ve vůni pražené dřevo, sušený banán a kůže. V chuti dominuje sušené ovoce, dřevo a náznaky vanilky. Nádherný komplexní rum. Závěr dlouhý a intenzivní..
Review by Jakob
Epic Velier Caroni Tasting 2023: Tropical fruits, bitter notes of wood and dark spices, but also some subtle sweetness. Not a high-flyer Caroni, but still a very good rum.
Review by Oliver
Beautiful nose. On the palate, unfortunately, too alcoholic and astringent for me.
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Details about Velier Caroni 3rd Employees Ganesh „Buju“ Ramgobie 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Velier, at 67%.
Community purchases
130 bottles logged by 91 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
5% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Caroni 3rd Employees Ganesh „Buju“ Ramgobie 1998 cost?
Community paid 336–1,401 €.
Current best price: 1268.03 € – within the typical community range.
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130 purchased · 53 tasted · 23 wishlist · as of
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