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The Whisky Agency Caroni Automobil HTR 1997
Sipped neat, this is a Caroni that leans hard into wood and spice rather than the usual dirty tar-and-diesel show. The rubber, solvent and tar are there but dialed back — several tasters call it lighter on the classic markers, more toasted oak, black pepper and vanilla with prune and raisin behind. The finish turns peppery and a bit astringent. Divisive: the nose wins people over, the palate splits them.
The community says- Toasted oak depth
- Restrained tar
- Astringent finish
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How does The Whisky Agency Caroni Automobil HTR 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Wood-forward Caroni, lighter on the tar Real disagreement here — some love the wood-forward, cleaner take, others find the palate too smooth and monolithic after a promising nose. The finish stays peppery and dry.
Caroni collectors wanting a wood-forward take
anyone chasing full dirty Caroni funk
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How is The Whisky Agency Caroni Automobil HTR 1997 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.1 sits in the “Very good” band. 83% 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?
50% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a nice and kind of light on the typical Caroni notes and still intense at the same time. The nose herbal with banana and light notes of wood, rubber, tobacco and polish. The palate continues on the herbal note with some banana, nuts and vanilla trailed by wood, rae and runner. I get light bitter and salty note there as well. The finish is long and has wood, tar and vanilla to it.
Review by Adrien B
Garage pas propre humidité, fraîcheur, assez réduit. Alcool bien intégré, finale assez cool avec les marqueurs Caroni, jolie fraîcheur. À fallu du temps pour s'ouvrir
Review by Filip Šikula
Svincany caroni tasting 19.12.2024 nos jsem chvilku musel hledat, ale nakonec se očekávané technické tóny dostaví. V chuti i přes nižšsí abv přijemně intenzivní techniclý zážitek ovoněný spoceným koněm :-)
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Haaa, the nose is coming together. It is different from the traditional Caroni! This is more typed on wood and spices. All encompassed by the typical hydrocarbons of the distillery but in lesser measure than usual. It is more solvent. In mouth, big disappointment, it is very woody. Smoked-toasted woody even! There are plum, raisins, tobacco, mango in the background. But it's not greedy enough. The finish is rather average, very peppery and astringent. The nose was nice but the mouth not very interesting. This rum is much too smooth and monolithic!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Too mild and with just weak Caroni profile ... Caroni je destilerie z Trinidadu, produkujici v dobe sve nejvetsi slavy rum, ktery se pridaval v pomeru 1:10 do namornickeho blendu. Byl totiz moc vyrazny a divny nez aby byl prijemny na jazyku. V roce 2000 destilerka skoncila s produkci a byla uzavrena. Az v roce 2010 se objevili degustatori, kteri si rum oblibili prave pro jeho specialni chut. A zajem rostl. Caroni patri do kategorie rumu "you need to try before you die". Doporucuji, Caroni je opravdu unikatni rum.
Review by N’ours
A different rum from the classic Caroni, very typical of wood and spices. At first nose we find a little solvent then a smoked side caramelized.in mouth, piquant, powerful a little astringent. The smoked wood is there, the spices pepper and vanilla a little ripe fruits. The finish is medium, spicy and peppery, with a little woodiness.
Details about The Whisky Agency Caroni Automobil HTR 1997
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by The Whisky Agency, at 49,2%.
Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does The Whisky Agency Caroni Automobil HTR 1997 cost?
Community paid 286–318 €.
Current best price: 978.55 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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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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