Rum Nation Caroni HTR

Intense tar, dried fruit, and caramel lead the nose and palate, alongside signature smoky, rubber notes. Community-backed crowd-pleaser that over-delivers for its price and approachability.

8.5  / 10  (61 reviews)

Tar, dried fruit and caramel — classic Caroni depth.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Distinctive Caroni tar and rubber
    • Well-integrated 55% ABV
    • Easy-sipping for its profile

    Caroni HTR 1998 by Rum Nation opens with classic notes of tar and dried fruit, blending rugged industrial tones with delicately dark sweetness. The palate carries rubber, caramel, and smoky character, with reviewers praising the rum's complexity and integration of 55% ABV. It’s an accessible and well-rounded Caroni, often called an “easy sipper” and “impressively complex”—a rewarding pick for those curious about the unique Caroni style. Worth exploring if you appreciate bold, characterful aged rums.

    Aroma

    Dried fruit Tar Dried dates Raisin

    Taste

    Tar Dried fruit Rubber Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    8.5  / 10  (61 reviews)
    Top 38% Trinidad

    "On the nose it does not give its best, in fact it seems less strong than expected. On the palate, however, it arrives with all its typical tar and barrel strength. A great Caroni!"

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    9.4 / 10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

    "A fine Caroni from '98, first fruity, then with mechanical workshop aromas. The palate is suave, with milk chocolate, tropical fruit and noble oak. The finish is long on rubber, smoke and wood. Empty glass like dark chocolate and fruit. I like it a lot and it's better with oxidation."

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    8.9 / 10
    Review by: cigares

    "very relaxed caroni! nice mix of dried fruits like date and raisin, fruit bread and dark chocolate, as well as the typical smoky and medicinal gum and iodine notes, plus some mocha, honey and leather."

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    8.2 / 10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

    "8,6:On the nose, we cannot miss Caroni marks, with intense industrial accents like tar, rubber, roasted wood with nuts, toffee, spicy with ginger and dried fruits like raisins, dates. On aeration, a molasses brings a black tea, minty with floral hints, an orange is there, so are dried apricots and from wood, cinnamon and cocoa. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is strong, dirty with tar, rubber, medicinal with menthol, fruity with dried fruits, citrus, spices like cinnamon, umami, vanilla, roasted, smoky wood with nuts, leather, cocoa, later chocolate and dark, herbaceous, vegetal molasses, especially with black tea. 8,3:The finish is long, a bit imbalanced with strong dirty, industrial tones like petrol, tar, rubber, very dry, tannic, otherwise with similar notes as on the palate, well, new might be some confectionery, honey.."

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: LukaŽiga
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX496
    ABV
    55%
    Vintage
    1998
    Mark
    HTR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    18 years
    No. of bottles
    5,836
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Rum Nation • Caroni 1998 &nbsp; 18yr &nbsp; 55% HTR

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    The RumX community has already added 154 bottles to their collections:

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    129
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    12
    emptied
    13
    Open rate
    16%
    Ø Market value
    228€

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,783 times with an average of 8.8/10.


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