Caroni RA Trinidad Rum HTR 1998
Highly praised as a solid, classic-style Caroni with balanced tar, rubber and wood, good sweetness and minty hints—though many note moderate complexity and a shorter, drier finish than top Caronis.
Fans of classic, dirty Caroni who want a powerful yet relatively approachable 1998 HTR at cask strength, with tar, rubber, dry oak and a touch of minty-fruity sweetness.
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Solid, accessible classic Caroni
If you enjoy traditional Caroni dirt but don’t need a monster complexity bomb, this is a great way to explore 1998 HTR at full power without being too overwhelming.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to 63.4% ABV, or drinkers expecting ultra-complex, long-finishing Caroni benchmarks or strong fruit-forward profiles.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,789 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.