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C. Dully Selection Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998
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Tar, rubber and old varnish are here, but softer than you'd expect from a Caroni — this 1998 leans fruity and round. Members find tropical fruit, cherry, tobacco and light coffee, with the "dreckig" petrol side kept in check. Several call it an easy sipper for the style, though fans of the tarry Velier bottlings think it plays a bit tame.
The community says- Fruity and round
- Well-integrated tar
- But: Tame for Caroni
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How does C. Dully Selection Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998 taste?
Summarized by AI from 24 community reviews.
Round, fruity, mild-mannered Caroni Well-liked as a mild, fruity, round Caroni. Most enjoy the balance; Velier-Caroni fans find it too tame and slightly hot for 54%.
Those wanting a gentler, fruit-forward way into Caroni
Fans of heavy, dirty, tar-bomb Caroni
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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24 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
A sample collected at the Lucerne Rum Festival. A lively nose with fruit, lots of tropical fruit, old varnished wood and mechanical workshop in the background. The palate is delicate, with a floral perfume never before tasted at Caroni. The fruit arrives with melon and then your pleasant pastry notes. Plenty of amplitude. The finish is fresh and floral, fruity and gourmand. A beautiful rum that takes me to a market in a tropical country with all sorts of stalls selling fruit, flowers and a few mechanical repair shops.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful mixed review
Was able to try this in a shop in a small sample. Found that little to no Caroni flavor came through. It was relatively smooth and more like a whisky. Maybe the sample was just too small (+-1cl).
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I find it very good. Sweet. Not dirty, rather round. Definitely red fruit on the non-biting nose. Blackberry!!! 😋 In the emptied glass I smell shoe polish. On the palate just a pleasing, not very typical Caroni that doesn't want to hurt. Recommendation!Update 19.06.2022:Can't keep up in direct comparison with the Velier Caroni Employees 6th of course, simply paler, therefore 3 points devaluation to still a very good 87 points.Update 09.07.2022:Last drops from the bottle. Detect a fine earthy, rooty note on the finish. 😋 It would be unfair not to upgrade - so finalmente 88 points! 👏
Review by Johannes
Nut, bourbon, wood, tobacco.
Review by Jakob
Caroni 1998 Crosstasting: HTR notes are somewhat more embedded in the overall profile of caramel, roasted nuts, dark spices, subtle tobacco, and oak notes from the cask. Pleasant to drink.
Review by DomM
Nose is more on the fruity side. Some dirt is present but does not dominate at all. Quite balanced in the palate with sweet(er) and roasted notes alongside a little dirt.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.05.2022 Had a nice meet up with some nice rums, good friends and also new rum enthusiasts. Thank you to my Swedish friend for bringing this nice bottle to the tasting. Notes Dark in colour. Nose Light wood, faint smoke, fruits, light cherry, polish, faint tobacco. Palate Oily, round, balanced, light wood, faint coffee, medium spicy, light tar, faint coffee, light cherry. Finish Medium to long, light wood, faint roasted, faint caramel, dried fruit, faint tar, warm.
Review by Frank
Once again, Caroni is simply brilliant. Here is one of the fruitier.Nose: lovely-fruity-spicy-smoky. First comes such a nice tropical fruit mix of papaya, passion fruit and kiwi/gooseberry with lime and tangerine. In addition, a sweetness of honey and syrup. Behind that immediately a subtle but distinct smoke note, slightly burnt with rubber or plastic. I continue to find some vinegar and a slightly soapy component. Nice vanilla mixes with some pepper, tobacco and delicate anise. Pleases me very much.Palate: tasty, smoky-salty-sweet. There it is again, that lovely plastic tar polish mix. Lemon zest and a pleasant nougat sweetness to it. Green apple and papaya, plus leather and tobacco. Finishes leathery, slightly burnt with green apple. 👍👍
Review by Thunderbird
A pleasant, good and easy-drinking Caroni!
Review by Mirco
Interesting that despite the considerable dilution, so many alcoholic notes are still perceptible. Definitely not my favorite Cont. 98 Caroni. Nevertheless, the typical Caroni notes are of course present.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
This one is good! But it hits hard inside and explodes in all directions. A mix of rubber, tar, tobacco and very ripe tropical fruits. Superb
Review by Joël
A bit sharp the alcohol for just 54%. Continental after all, nothing to do with the tropical ones from Velier 😅.
Review by Leo Krüper
Nice entry CaroniThink with a few more % would have been even more in there.For a Caroni really an easy sipper after about 30 minutes in the glass.
Review by Boletus
A pretty fruity and very round Caroni. The medicinal phenol note is only subtly hinted at in the smell and the tarry side is recognizable throughout, but never dominates. No notable edges or corners, which results in an enormously easy-drinking and mild drinking experience, which gives me a lot of enjoyment with its carefree complexity.
Review by Cinci
Compared to the Caronis from Velier, rather mild in taste, but still manages to convince me. The dirty notes come through especially on the nose, on the palate the rum is fresh, with a clear hint of mint and freshness.
Review by Johannes Eisner
Very good rum, but not a very good Caroni. Too round and ordinary although the alcohol is well integrated and the drop is generally quite complex.
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21 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
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14% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for C. Dully Selection Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998?
Community paid 285–356 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 312 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about C. Dully Selection Caroni Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by C. Dully Selection, at 54.2%.
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