Alambic Classique Collection 1999 Trinidad Caroni 16-Year

Caroni 1999
Alambic Classique Collection
Premium Cask
Rare Single Cask Rum
Distilled: 1999
Bottled: 2015
Aged 16 Years
45%
Cask No. 15706
One of 221 Bottles

Country of origin: Trinidad

Color: Russet

Nose:
Spicy and aromatic with a rum-typical sweetness. Furniture polish, leather, chestnuts and roasted almonds. Furthermore it is slightly smoky with tobacco aromas.

Palate:
Spirituous, slightly bitter and medicinal with notes of cough syrup, old and rotten wood. Peppery chili aroma, mocha and very strong black tea.

Finish:
Medium long and dry. Very oaky and medicinal with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

The nose reminds me of SBS Caroni, but it's less sharp. It's a dirty one, not very complex.

The initial taste is a little bit thin. Almost no sweetness, dirty notes with thin start is a bad combination. I get wood and gum, the taste turns bitter with medical notes.
In the middle are more tannins, the taste is still bitter. Then I get gum, medical notes, leather and anise with wood.
The finish is a little bit spicy, again with tannins, medical notes, leather and anise with wood.

A thin and dirty Caroni, the nose was good, but the taste is not good at all.
It's not complex and too bitter. I would rate it with 68 points.

Nose: Gum***, leather**, tar*, some caramel, some dry fruits and wood
Taste initial: watery, wood, gum, tannins, medical notes, some vanilla
Middle: tannins, gum, medical note, leather, anise with wood
Finish: spice, tannins, medical note, leather, anise wood
Aftertaste: medical notes, some mint, leather, watery impression

Sweetness: 1/5
Fruits: 1/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3/5
Complexity: 2/5
Value (180€): 1/5