Samaroli 1999 Trinidad Carnival Edition 2022 50°°, a new generation of wine.

Samaroli 1999 Trinidad is the second in the Carnival series.

This molasses rum is a blend of several 1999 distillates from Trinidad and Tobago. The rums in this blend have been aged in Scotland in a continental climate, after an initial ageing in a tropical climate.

The Samaroli trading house is renowned not only for its blends, but also for its reductions, which it has mastered for many years. Here, the degree is reduced to 50° before bottling.

This limited series produced 544 numbered bottles.

Nico's tasting notes

On the nose, the balance is effortless between a softly toasted, vanilla-flavored oak cask and a full-bodied, coppery, tar-patinated distillate. The latter expands and settles in comfortably, spreading a smoky atmosphere that will charm whisky lovers.

With aeration, the smoke subsides and harmony takes over. The rum takes on a thick fruit paste with a hint of dried, ashy meat, a surprising combination whose charm becomes obvious.

On the palate, the rum melts like a caramel filled with black cherry reduction, structured by a toasty woodiness whose melted tannins stretch into a slightly resinous sap. Complexity is the order of the day, as a gourmet taste of nuts splashed with citrus fruit takes hold, refreshing the palate while occupying it with a lovely sensation of maturity.

The finish continues on candied citrus peel, with a hint of brine and smoke.

"A lovely complexity and harmony that only time can create..."