Caroni 23 Years The Whisky Jury Cask 45 56.8% 1998

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (90)

Colour: deep gold – amber. Nose: smoke some Werther's Originals using beech wood and add a touch of juniper and you'll recreate this. Congrats. With water: new tyres and scuba diving suits, plus a boy-size pack of strawberry drops. No, this is not Port Ellen 20 yo. Mouth (neat): some sweet rubber this time, and smoked Swiss cheese indeed. This is very unusual, it reminds of when we used to throw cream cheese (La Vache Qui Rit) on the bonfire when I was a boy-scout. Or was it when I was a corporal in the army? Well I'm joking a bit, this is much better. Big rubbery and smoky chocolate and orange combo. Barbecued Jaffa cakes? With water: classic salty and herbal rubbery unfolding. Sweeter rubber, school glue… Finish: long, saltier. Dry green olives kicking in, probably Spanish (come on). Liquorice in the aftertaste. Comments: a tad unusual or even deviant, but as good as it gets.

BOW (90)