More to Enjoy
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Intro:
This is a bottling of Caroni distillate by Velier. It was aged for 17 years in the Caribbean - both pre and post acquisition by Velier when Caronis stocks were bought up.
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Nose:
Rich fruits, funky, rotten banana and papaya. Brown sugar, burning rubber, floral, loaded with honey. Some effervescent lemon.
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Taste:
Medium to thick mouth feel. Sweet honey, vanilla icing, brown sugar. Hot. Good bit of heat. Rich burning rubber, astringent pepper and oak. Some plastic-y character. Faint rotting fruits.
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Finish:
Short to medium mouthfeel. Really nice brown sugar, mango and banana and oak. A little astringent on the finish, though.
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Overall:
I liked this, but couldnt help but be disappointed by the overarching astringency and bitter plastic note. It wasnt plastic like a super funky Hampden or even some Islays, but a bitter artificial plastic note, which doesnt sit particularly well with me. I may be over emphasizing that specific flaw, but I still thought this was well done, and enjoyable to, well....enjoy.
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Score:
6
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources