Caroni RA Trinidad Rum HTR 1998
Caroni-curious enthusiasts who already enjoy higher-ABV rums and want a drier, tar-and-rubber profile with manageable intensity rather than a brutal funk bomb.
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How does this rum taste?
Most like its classic dirty Caroni profile and good balance; critics miss depth, fruit and a longer finish. Consensus: a solid, accessible Caroni, but not a top-tier 1998 cask.
If you want to understand classic Caroni dirt without jumping straight into the most extreme bottlings, this cask gives you the tar, rubber and dryness in a comparatively approachable package.
Beginners or those sensitive to high ABV, and collectors hunting the most complex, long-finishing 1998 Caroni casks or maximum fruitiness for the price.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,740 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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Accessible Caroni. Ideal if you want to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Caroni.
And another continental '98 Caroni. Nice piece, contains the typical notes known from this non-tropical vintage. Personally, far too one-dimensional and meaningless for me. Somehow something is missing here. In short, when you swallow it, you can count down from 10 and then the experience is already over. There are better wines from this vintage.
A sample taken at the German Rum Festival 2024. A lovely nose of soft caramel and very ripe tropical fruit. Very little machine shop and a little spicy. The palate is a little unbalanced, dry and not very pleasant. Although it has everything that makes Caroni famous. The finish is rather long, but less than you'd expect from a Caroni. A nice fruity finish comes in at the very end to save this disappointing rum on the palate and in the finish.
Sehr ölige Konsistenz im Glas mit dicken einzelnen Tropfen, die träge ins Glas zurückrinnen. Die Nase gefällt mir schon sehr gut: reichhaltig und intensiv, Caroni-Dreck ist ebenfalls da und der Alkohol scheint gut eingebunden zu sein. Interessanterweise finde ich auch Waldhonig! Am Gaumen viel Süße und fruchtig aber auch ausreichend Gummi und Teer 😉 und wieder Waldhonig. Gleitender Übergang zum langen Nachklang mit mehr Fassnoten und Trockenheit neben dem Caroni-Dreck. Für mich ein sehr stimmiger Caroni. Honig und Minze ergeben eine spannende "medizinische" Mischung. Preis und Genuss stehen m.M.n. bei dieser Lost Distillery aber schon lange in keinem gesunden Verhältnis mehr.