Caroni 2000 17 Year Rum (Velier)

There’s Brora, and then there’s rest of all whiskey. There’s Porsche, and then there’s rest of all cars. There’s Caroni...and then there’s rest of all other rum. I got a pour of this generously from @ScotchingHard. After the week we’re going through, I wanted to open up a closed distillery, just in case we don’t make it beyond a few weeks—-thanks to CV19. But more realistically, This week has been especially tough—-I’m heading up our corporate CV19 task force. Fifteen hour days of managing chaos, so wanted to open up this sample of a closed rarity. What’s unique about this is that it’s fully matured in Trinidad—-so imagine the evaporation rate in the climate ! But despite it, it doesn’t taste like you’re licking a piece of oak. There’s a certain funk to it—like the smell of diesel fuel in a chocolate factory . In a good way. Taste—-almond skins, raisins, cocoa. Is this rum?? Needless to say—this is a rarity, and even if I tasted this blind, it would still be a 4.5-5 star drink. Furthermore—-I’d have guessed Springbank...not a rum. Thanks @ScotchingHard...and a special cheers for you, since you’re probably facing the front lines of CV19 there in the ER or hospital

Great stuff with notes of tropical fruit, raisins, caramel, baking spices, and a little chocolate