CoR Caroni Impressions (Selected by Steffen Mayer)

Elegant Caroni: fruit, tar, vanilla

Elegant, round profile
Fruity sweet nose
Well-integrated alcohol
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According to RumX members, this 1998 Caroni balances vanilla sweetness and tropical fruit with rubber, tar and wood. Powerful yet polished at 60.1%, it finishes long with spicy, workshop accents.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Reviewers love its elegant, round 1998 Caroni character: a fruity-sweet nose with vanilla, crème brûlée and citrus leading into classic rubber/tar, wood and spice. The 60.1% ABV is well integrated, delivering a mouth-filling feel and long, workshop-accented finish. Often enjoyed at tastings, this limited 120-bottle release is a popular pick on RumX with 50 reviews and strong buyer confidence.

    Aroma

    Rubber Sweet Vanilla Tar

    Taste

    Vanilla Rubber Woody Round

    How is this rum rated?

    8.7/10 51 reviews
    Top 26% Trinidad

    Excellent 1998 with great sweetness and nice spice.

    Plenty of sweet notes of vanilla and toffee on the nose, some wood, plus subtle citrusy orange aromas and slight hints of typical dirty tar notes. Very well integrated alcohol. Mouth-filling and powerful on the palate with tar, roasted wood, without becoming too "dirty". In addition, cool menthol and gum notes, slightly earthy-peaty, subtle allspice, and again elegant sweetness of toffee and vanilla, which are, however, significantly less present than in the nose. The finish is pleasantly long-lasting with wood, tar and toffee sweetness. Again light smoke and earthy notes. One of the really good 1998 Caronis, a very successful selection.

    A rum tasted at the WLP. Aromatic depth with a balance between machine shop and fruit on the nose. I spend a good while sniffing this rum, a very good sign for what's to come... An initial taste of unpeated whisky, followed by notes of Caroni and fruit. The whisky is still present on the finish. As much as I found the nose inspiring, I'm a little disappointed by the rather pronounced whisky aromas on the palate. However, this is a top-class distillate, no doubt about it. Edit - Reading other tasters' comments, I wonder if there wasn't a little contamination in my glass.

    Very round and elegant 98 Caroni. Quite sweet with roasted nuts and milk chocolate on the palate. Very nice and enjoyable. Won‘t hit the mark if you are looking for dirty notes, however.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX17347
    ABV
    60,1%
    Vintage
    1998
    Bottled
    2023
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    25 years
    No. of bottles
    120
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    The Colours of Rum • Caroni 1998   25yr   60,1% Impressions (Selected by Steffen Mayer)

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    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,013 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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