Rum Nation Caroni HTR 1998
Highly praised Caroni: dirty tar-rubber profile wrapped in dried fruits and caramel, with excellent alcohol integration and drinkability at 55%. A benchmark, approachable heavy Trini for enthusiasts.
Fans of classic Caroni dirt who want tar, rubber and workshop notes smoothed by dried fruits and caramel, plus bourbon/whisky drinkers curious about a more industrial, heavy Trinidad style.
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Easy-sipping dirty Caroni benchmark
If you’re Caroni-curious, this is ideal: it gives you the full tar–rubber–dried fruit profile in a surprisingly smooth, easy-sipping 55% package the community consistently rates highly.
Beginners or those sensitive to 55% ABV, and drinkers who dislike smoky, tarry, rubbery notes or expect ultra-intense, ultra-funky Caroni profiles.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,915 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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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!
Auto-translatedA 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.
Auto-translatedvery 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.
Auto-translated8,8: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. 8,7: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.When rested well, an intense blue berry arises... 8,5: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.. Edit:14.6.25, oxidation helps upgrading it for 0,2...😉