Excellence Rhum Caroni 1998

This Caroni leans unexpectedly mild, offering floral, fruity, and vegetative tones over the classic dirty tar. Not for Caroni purists, but worth a taste if you’re after a lighter, more nuanced Trinidad rum.

8.5  / 10  (54 reviews)

Fruit, dirty notes, and barrel—a restrained, lighter Caroni profile.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • relatively easy on the palate
    • intense and savoureux... complexe et évolue
    • a more fruity Caroni

    Excellence Rhum’s 1998 Caroni draws diverse reactions for its mix of dried fruit, barrel, and signature ‘dirty’ and rubber notes, with ‘spice’ and roasted almond surfacing often. While the nose gets called ‘fruity, röstig und rund’ (Christian Rudt), others spot agricole vibes—“agricole in a Caroni barrel” (Galli33). The dirty side is present, yet lighter than expected. Some appreciate the “mega entspannter Caroni” (Tschusikowsky), but debate around price and the atypical, less heavy Caroni style is consistent. Still, for those into complexity, one user dubbed it “intense and savoureux… complexe et évolue” (Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷).

    Aroma

    Dried fruit Barrel Rubber Spice

    Taste

    Spice Toasted Burnt sugar Barrel

    How is this rum rated?

    8.5  / 10  (54 reviews)
    Top 38% Trinidad

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

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: DomM

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

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: Tschusikowsky

    "#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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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Galli33

    "Ein fruchtiger Caroni ohne großen Ecken und Kanten."

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    8.3 / 10
    Review by: Zucker und Zeste
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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
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Excellence Rhum • Caroni 1998   23yr   65,2% 1998

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    Ø Market value
    403€

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,679 times with an average of 8.8/10.


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