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Jack Tar

8.5/10 (251 reviews)

  • Roasted notes
  • For connoisseurs
  • But: mostly over €50

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Jack Tar Caroni LIMBO HTR 1999

Jack Tar Caroni LIMBO HTR 1999
Caroni
Jack Tar Caroni LIMBO HTR 1999
8.5/10 (13 reviews)
Trinidad · 22 years · 63.7%
Rubber · Tar · Leather
595.00 €
incl. shipping · 850.00 € per litre
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Is Jack Tar rum good?

Jack Tar wins the community over: 99% of 251 ratings are good or better.

A good fit if
  • you like dark, roasted notes Lots of roasted notes in community tags: 84% of ratings, all rums: 20%
  • you’ve already tried a lot of rum 100% of ratings are for connoisseur bottles, all rums: 50%
  • you like it strong 100% of ratings are for bottles at 50% ABV or cask strength, all rums: 54%
  • high community scores matter to you 90% of ratings are very good (8/10 or more), all rums: 54%
Probably not if
  • you want to stay under €50 0% of ratings are for bottles under €50, all rums: 35%
  • you mix it or drink it on ice 0% of ratings are for bottles that reviews recommend for mixing, all rums: 33%
  • you’re just getting into rum 0% of ratings are for beginner bottles, all rums: 25%

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Based on 251 ratings, including 49 with a flavour profile and 109 with a written review.

What is the best rum from Jack Tar?

Among rums with at least 10 ratings, Jack Tar Caroni Le Soleil 1997 leads and is also the most rated: 8.7/10 from 30 ratings. The 18 bottlings with a known strength range from 51.6 to 69.3% ABV; half of them sit between 56 and 63.7%.

BottlingAgeABVRatingPriceincl. shipping
Jack Tar Caroni Le Soleil 1997 23 years · 63,8%23 years63,8%8.7/10 (30 reviews)not available
Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Soca Edition 1998 20 years · 69,3%20 years69,3%8.7/10 (21 reviews)702.90 €
985.71 € per litre
Jack Tar Caroni La Lune 1997 23 years · 61,3%23 years61,3%8.6/10 (24 reviews)not available
Jack Tar Enmore Omega 1988-1990 Column Still Rum30 years · 51,6%30 years51,6%8.6/10 (15 reviews)not available
Jack Tar Uitvlugt Dream Catcher 1991 Pot Still Rum30 years · 56%30 years56%8.6/10 (14 reviews)397.27 €
567.53 € per litre
Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Burrokeet Edition 1997 21 years · 60,1%21 years60,1%8.5/10 (24 reviews)595.00 €
850.00 € per litre
Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Chutney Edition 1998 20 years · 63,5%20 years63,5%8.5/10 (22 reviews)not available
Jack Tar Enmore Alpha 1988-1990 30 years · 51,6%30 years51,6%8.5/10 (17 reviews)not available
Jack Tar Caroni LIMBO HTR 1999 22 years · 63,7%22 years63,7%8.5/10 (13 reviews)595.00 €
850.00 € per litre
Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Rapso Edition 1997 21 years · 60,3%21 years60,3%8.4/10 (25 reviews)595.00 €
850.00 € per litre
Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998 20 years · 63,8%20 years63,8%8.2/10 (19 reviews)not available
Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Parang Edition 1996 22 years · 64,3%22 years64,3%7.9/10 (21 reviews)702.90 €
985.71 € per litre

The table lists 12 of the 18 bottlings on RumX, the ones with at least 10 ratings.

How the community rates Jack Tar

The median score is 8.5, which means “Very good”.

Distribution of all 251 ratings across 18 rums
  • 9Excellent 8%
  • 8Very good 83%
  • 7Good 9%
  • 6Pleasant 0%
  • 5Average <1%
  • 4Drinkable 0%
  • Poor or worse 0%

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Flavour profile of Jack Tar

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody79%
Tar71%
Vanilla64%
Rubber50%
Oak43%
Leather · nose only43%
Barrel · palate only36%

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Jack Tar in the community's collections

130 bottles logged in tasters' collections, including opened and emptied ones.

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Jack Tar vintages

Single cask bottlings often carry the year of distillation. The vintage page shows what else went into cask that same year.

2007 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991 Explore Rums by Vintage Year

Frequently asked questions about Jack Tar

There are currently 9 offers for Jack Tar across 4 partner shops, including Rhumlicious, Excellence Rhum, Absolutely Nuts Spirits, ROW Spirits. A 0.7 l bottle starts at 397.27 € incl. shipping. On each product page, offers are sorted by total price including shipping.

No. Every partner shop pays us the same commission rate, so we sort offers purely by the total price including shipping. The scores come from the community, not from us or the shops.

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