Caroni S.B.S Trinidad 1998
Highly praised as a balanced, cleaner 1998 Caroni with great complexity, integrated power and inviting fruit—toffee sweetness and workshop dirt without the full-on heavy, filthy profile.
Fans of classic Caroni who want a more controlled, fruity and toffee-forward profile with workshop notes, and experienced drinkers who enjoy powerful but well-integrated cask strength rums.
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How does this rum taste?
Clean, fruity take on Caroni funk
You’ll enjoy this if you like Caroni character but prefer it cleaner and more balanced—rubber and tar are there, just wrapped in fruit, toffee and well-managed 62.9% power.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV, and purists looking for the heaviest, dirtiest Caroni funk or maximum value-for-money at this price level.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,763 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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Also a retaste for me and again I stick to the initial score. A light Caroni in my ming but the overall balance is really good. In my mind the price tag on this rum is high compare to what you get. That said it's still a pretty good Caroni. Not super heavy in the traditional notes, but a more controlled version. The rubber and tar is there as well as nice wood and light fruit with light spice, mint and also herbal notes.
Edit: nach einiger Zeit nochmal getestet. Bleibt be der Bewertung, aber der Preis wäre es mir nicht wert für eine ganze Flasche. Ein netter Caroni, aber es gibt bessere. Er gehört definitiv nicht in dir dreckige Ecke. Eher geeignet um jemanden die Tür zu Caroni zu öffnen. Danke DomM fürs Sample.
Nose is comparably delicate. Dominated by some Caroni notes alongside sweet/malty notes and some fruits. Quite approachable Sweet and fruity on the palate; some mint and cacao as well. Dirty notes are only present on the finish alongside some menthol. Very tasty. However, too delicate to excite friends of the dirty profile imho.
Erstaunlich gut! Kein dreckiger Caroni, es dominieren eher die Bourbon-Noten.