Category Archives: Caroni

Caroni ‘Venus’ 25, 1997-2023, Cask 81, 60.1% – Jack Tar

Posted on 24 June 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This Caroni, from the sadly closed distillery in Trinidad and Tobago, was bottled last year by Polish bottler Jack Tar. It’s from their ‘Cosmic series’ which, in the 2023 release added this one and another Caroni ‘Mars’ to the line-up. … Continue reading →

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Caroni 31, 1991-2023, Cask 6, 54.1% – The Duchess ‘Nautilus’

Posted on 2 November 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Duchess is at it again, and have bottled another cask of Caroni. And not one of those Caronis from the last years of the distillery, but one from 1991! A 31 year old rum is nothing to scoff at … Continue reading →

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Tres Caroni, La Lune, Limbo y Le Soleil, by Jack Tar

Posted on 4 March 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A new bottler announced itself a little while ago. A few years ago that would have been something quite regular, but it’s happening less and less. Probably because of a rather full market and getting hold of barrels of anything … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021, part deux

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from last week’s post on what whiskies were strictly the best according to my rating, there are two lists that I still want to get out there. The first is the ‘not best but very impressive otherwise’ whiskies, and … Continue reading →

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2 new Caroni, 1997 and 1998, by Wu Dram Clan!

Posted on 23 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Getting to try Caroni is, by now, the rum equivalent of getting to try a new Port Ellen or Brora, except for the fact that it’s about 10% of the price. So, when Wu Dram Clan offered to send me … Continue reading →

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Caroni 21yo, Trinidad, 64.1% – The Duchess

Posted on 9 July 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Caroni is more or less the Port Ellen of the rum world. It’s been closed for a decade or two, and prices are soaring since most people are only now (the last couple of years) discovering the quality of the … Continue reading →

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Caroni 20yo, 1998-2018, 64.6% – The Duchess

Posted on 20 April 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The guys at The Duchess seem to be on the rum train! I talked to Nils about this and he told this was mostly due to availability. The whisky market is booming and therefore caskes are scarce. With rum this … Continue reading →

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