Caroni 1997, 25 years, Trinidad edition No. 2
Legendary Trinidad-based rum distillery Caroni closed its doors in 2003. Since then, the distillery’s distinctive, heavy rums have become some of the most collected.
A single cask bottling of Caroni column still rum distilled in 1997. The column-style rum was allowed to be stored tropical and continental in ex-rum barrels for 25 years and was bottled with a cask strength of 64,5% alcohol.
Legendary Trinidad-based rum distillery Caroni closed its doors in 2003. Since then, the distillery’s distinctive, heavy rums have become some of the most collected.
A single cask bottling of Caroni column still rum distilled in 1997. The column-style rum was allowed to be stored tropical and continental in ex-rum barrels for 25 years and was bottled with a cask strength of 64,5% alcohol.
Legendary Trinidad-based rum distillery Caroni closed its doors in 2003. Since then, the distillery’s distinctive, heavy rums have become some of the most collected.
A single cask bottling of Caroni column still rum distilled in 1997. The column-style rum was allowed to be stored tropical and continental in ex-rum barrels for 25 years and was bottled with a cask strength of 64,5% alcohol.
Trinidad 1997 edition no. 2
Region: Trinidad
Distillery: Caroni
Age: 25
Distillation: 01-1997
Bottled: 02-2022
Cask no: 6
Cask type: Ex-Rum
Still type: Column
Maturation: 4 years in the tropics
ABV 64,5%
Vol. 700 ml
No bottles: 132
Tasting Notes:
“It was about time we tasted this baby that will probably blow our heads off. Colour: gold. Nose: this is a lighter Caroni in terms of aromas, but of course, it’s powerful when it comes to ethanol. Perhaps the two are connected, aren’t they… With water: oh, how I love those new plastic notes from Temu, Wish, or Aliexpress. Seriously, I adore them—I could order useless electronic gadgets that don’t work at all just to catch that smell when you open the parcel. But let’s not talk about phthalates and bisphenol in our tasting notes (too late, S.). Mouth (neat): quite superb, though very simple at this strength. Bitter oranges, varnish, and a touch of tar. With water: lovely, rather balanced, not really a rubber bomb, but I enjoy it a lot even if it’s perhaps not a Caroni ‘+++’. Finish: long. Paint, rubber, and some budget orange liqueur. Comments: that industrial vibe—whatever that truly means—always appeals to me, even if this isn’t one of the extreme Caronis. Still, it’s very, very good.”
SGP:563 - 88 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com
