Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Rapso Edition 1997
Highly praised Caroni: oily, dirty-technical and semi-sweet with tar, rubber, petrol, dark chocolate and roasted wood. Complex, long and satisfying without the oak taking over.
Fans of heavy, dirty Caroni who enjoy tar, rubber and petrol notes balanced by semi-sweet caramel, chocolate and menthol at a warming full-proof strength.
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How does this rum taste?
Dirty, semi‑sweet Caroni powerhouse
If you already enjoy classic Caroni dirt and want it a bit rounder and slightly sweeter, Rapso delivers that profile at serious strength without feeling over-oaked.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike industrial, tarry and rubbery profiles in their rum.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,819 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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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.
Auto-translated30.05.2020 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.