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Caroni Rum Sponge No. 10 1998
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Near-unanimous love here, and it's textbook Caroni: tar, rubber and diesel up front, then menthol, tobacco and oak with a surprising creamy sweetness underneath. One taster nails it as a "pleasant amount of dirt" — the industrial 1998 markers without going harsh. At 60% it needs to rest or a few drops of water to fully settle.
The community says- Textbook tar markers
- Long dry finish
- Well-integrated 60%
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How does Caroni Rum Sponge No. 10 1998 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Classic Caroni tar and menthol at cask strength Members agree this is a top-tier Caroni pick — the alcohol's well integrated and the finish runs long. A few wish for a touch more fruit to push it over the edge.
Caroni fans who chase tar and diesel
newcomers or anyone put off by rubber notes
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by LukaŽiga
8,9:On the nose, tar and rubber, menthol, smoky, roasted wood notes, oaky, caramelized, roasted nuts, tropical and candied fruits, bump into our nosetrils. On oxidation, confectionery with gingerbread, yellow fruits and orange arise, round at first slight dullness. 9,2:On the palate, the attack is delicious, balanced with charred wood notes, oaky, but buttery with butterscotch, sweet, industrial notes like rubber and tar, some menthol, yellow and tropical fruits.On aeration briny olive arises and some tobacco. 9:The finish is long, round, creamy, as charred wood notes pair industrial notes and dried fruits..
Review by Timo Groeger
RumX community meeting August October 2025. Only killer rums here :-) Great Caroni. Candied fruits, tar and smoke on the nose. On the palate we have tobacco, menthol and oak, also light yellow fruits. Excellent.
Review by cigares
First RumX meeting. Un nez extrêmement ample, large et surtout profond. Des notes d’atelier mécanique au premier plan mais partagées avec des fruits tropicaux, frais et trop mûrs. Un nez fabuleux ici. La bouche est ample, large mais je n’y retrouve pas la profondeur du nez. Des notes de Bourbon, de fruits jaunes, un côté doux (noix de coco et biscuits) viennent encore s’ajouter rendant ce rhum super complexe. La finale est longue, très longue avec tous les arômes présents et qui diminuent lentement. Une splendide sélection de fût qui fait penser au magnifique Caroni 1997 Sponge #1 (RX8715).
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6025 04.12.2025 Need to run some samples after the old St. Croix number 4 from my Christmas Calendar. Nose Intense, fresh, wood, light roasted, diesel, light anise, polish, light herbal, light earthy, light tar, faint cherry. Palate Intense, warm, wood, light roasted, tar, light herbal, olive, medium dry, faint caramel, dried fruit, light tea, light mint. Finish Long, dry, wood, tar, light caramel, light herbal, light cherry. Empty glass Tar, light polidh, light mint, light ginger. After a long while there is a light medicinal note in the glass as well. Needs to rest for a good while to really settle or you add a few drops of water.
Review by alex
It is delicious. We find the usual caroni markers. Alcohol very well integrated. Nice length ❤️
Review by DomM
Nicely balanced 98 profile with a pleasant amount of dirt.
Review by Morgan Garet
Simply excellent, a little more fruit to go on the perfection.In the nose the tar marker is made very greedy with the caramel and the candied fruitsIn the mouth it is top it is very round very elegant with the tobacco, the shoe polish to cash the vanilla me caramel the candied fruits and especially a beautiful mentholated freshness. The final is very lo gue on the same markers.
Review by Alain Masrum
The markers are clearly present... yet it's suave, soft, almost creamy... the tariness comes later, with a medicinal freshness, the finish is long and persistent.
Caroni Rum Sponge No. 10 1998 at live auctions
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What did the community pay for Caroni Rum Sponge No. 10 1998?
Avg. community purchase price 353 €.
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Details about Caroni Rum Sponge No. 10 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Decadent Drinks LTD, at 60%.
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