Old Music! Series Rapso Edition

Complex Caroni, sweet edge, long finish

Balanced sweetness
Classic Caroni notes
Long, complex finish
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According to reviews, it tastes like tar, rubber, caramelized sweetness, and roasted wood. Buyers recommend it for its balance and sweet edge within the Caroni Old Music series.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
Bottler
Brand
Old Music! Series
RumX ID
RX5001
ABV
60,3%
Vintage
1997
Cask number
#71
Made from
Molasses
Age
21 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Jack Tar • Caroni 1997   21yr   60,3% Old Music! Series Rapso Edition

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    How does this rum taste?

    Fans of classic Caroni style are drawn to the Rapso Edition for its distinctive tar and rubber notes balanced by unexpected caramelized sweetness and subtle fruit. Reviewers highlight coffee, dark chocolate, and roasted wood aromas, making it a perfect contemplative sipper for those who appreciate complex, technical rums. Its long, balanced finish and approachable sweetness have convinced many this is one of the series' most enjoyable releases.

    Aroma

    Tar Caramelized Oak Coffee

    Taste

    Tar Rubber Caramelized Fruity

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.4/10 20 reviews

    A lovely 1997 continentally aged Caroni. As always Tar, rubber and oils but then Im getting a pleasant sweetness coming through as well! Fruits, coffee/chocolate as well as some wood. The oak isn't overpowering at all. Very enjoyable with a longish finish.

    I like it a bit better than the second 1997 bottling from the Caroni Old Music series. A bit rounder in direct comparison, the Caroni-typical dirty notes are a bit less accentuated, although still clearly recognizable. Somewhat sweeter, more balanced, more drinkable.

    30.05.2020 Had a nice afternoon with friends and friends of friends including some nice bottles of rum. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Balanced, wood, light roasted, light caramel, cherry, tar. Palate Oily, balanced, natural sweetness, tar, light rubber, faint smoke, wood, roasted, dried fruit. Finish Medium to long, wood, roasted, light smoke, tar, light rubber, raisin, faint chocolate.

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