1998

Fruity-dirty Caroni, long minty finish

Complex nose
Long dry finish
Approachable cask strength
RumX community voice

Fruity and toasted flavors meet classic rubbery Caroni notes, finishing long, minty, and dry. Reviewers enjoy its balance and complexity, though some find it less typical and pricey.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
RumX ID
RX9830
ABV
65,2%
Vintage
1998
Cask number
#46
Made from
Molasses
Age
23 years
No. of bottles
225
Bottle volume
70cl
Excellence Rhum • Caroni 1998   23yr   65,2% 1998

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members highlight this 1998 Caroni for its fruit-forward nose wrapped in the distillery’s subtle dirty rubber edge and oak. On the palate, toasted spice and burnt sugar lead into a long, minty-dry finish. Many call it a lighter, well-balanced take—complex yet relatively approachable at 65.2%. With 54 community reviews and strong buyer confidence, this limited 23-year, 225-bottle release resonates, though some note price and typicity.

    Aroma

    Dried fruit Barrel Rubber Spice

    Taste

    Spice Toasted Burnt sugar Barrel

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.5/10 54 reviews
    Top 38% Trinidad

    04.10.2025 Retasting at the Nobilis Warehouse Tasting #3 and I still find it really good. --------- This was a whole different story. A more fruity Caroni, still pretty well balanced though lighter in the traditional Caroni flavours.

    Good Caroni from 1998. But similarly to the CDI it is not too expressive and lacks some kind of eye (or tongue?) catcher.

    For the ABV mega relaxed Caroni. Good alcohol integration. Good profile, not 0815 but nothing extraordinary. On the palate it falls slightly.

    #11th dec RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: woody, tar, dirty, spicy Mouth: agricole, grass, toasted, rosted almonds, barrel, oak Finish: long, barrel, oak, dry, tannins, astringent It’s a untypical, strange caroni 🤪It’s OK, but didn’t blow my mind. The alcohol isn’t integrated well and the price tag way toooo high. Buuh looks like a crazy agricole in a Caroni barrel. My prediction Guadeloupe. ca.60% approx. 20 Years

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    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,344 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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