Bedford Park Caroni Single Barrel Trinidad Rum 1998

Vorweg: Die Benotung entstand auch unter dem Eindruck des niedrigen Preises, verglichen mit dem, was man bekommt. Für 320€ inkl Einfuhr erhält man hier einen zwar kontinental gereiften, aber unglaublich schlagkräftigen Caroni eines kleinen Abfüllers. Er braucht seine Zeit, ich hab es jetzt drei Mal probiert - mindestens eine halbe Stunde muss er oxidieren um erst seine Nase zu entfalten und den nötigen Bums zu entwickeln. Aber dann wird man belohnt mit typischen Caroni Aromen, dreckigem Teer, Gummi - alles, was Spaß macht! Darunter mischen sich süße Noten von Butterscotch, dunkle Früchte und Lösungsmittel. Auf der Zunge kommt der volle Wums, erst eine leicht kühle, fast mentholige Note, hinten raus eine fleischige Würze und gebrannte Zucker mit äußerst geilen, kräftigen Anklängen. Er hält überdurchschnittlich lange vor am Gaumen, hat man durchaus lange Spaß im Glas! Am nächsten Tag duftet das stehen gelassene Glas übrigens nach Butterkeks mit Vollmilchschokolade - phantastisch!

22-05-2025 Fantastic Caroni. Great integration between rum, taste and ABV. The one to beat tonight 16-10-2025 - Rate 9.3

Decent level Caroni, very strong flavours. Doesn't hide the Caroni profile. Misses some complexity, but sometimes you don't need it to have a very good rum. Geen light Caroni.

This particular Caroni is lovely and definitely seems to play to my particular tastes as a person that does not buy a huge amount of colder climate matured Caroni, I prefer the bigger and bolder tropically matured bottlings. It leads with some kola nut before some Caroni shapeshifting between petrol, tar, oily wrag, wood, a little spice, light fruit and messy sweet notes begins. Great integration too. It all feels solid with nothing being too dominant or off kilter....alcohol, wood and distillate all getting along nicely. I really enjoyed it and I can't say that about a lot of cold climate Caroni

Nose: Wood, smoke, petrol, orange peel. Maybe also reminiscent of a good Demerara from smell. Maybe some stone fruit. Palate: disntincltly caroni after opening up for 20 minutes. Classic dirty industrial notes but not huge. Some pepper, spice and wood. Not as big and punchy as a Velier tropical aged, but having more of the characteristics of heavy Caroni than most continentals that I have had.

Easy drinking Caroni. Revisiting my second bottle. Some dirtiness, some petrol, some sea water, fruit flavours underpin. Outstanding work and really enjoyed - a lot of Caroni out there is very woody and undrinkable now so this was a breath of fresh air.

While this isn’t the dirtiest / petroliest Caroni I’ve had, it manages to walk the line between grunge and pop. Good flavours and a tasty finish mean that the underlying “diesel” adds a layer rather than dominated. I’ve tried so many Caronis in my time and they are hit or miss - this one is delightful!