Jack Tar Caroni La Lune 1997
For experienced palates: a 23‑year Caroni at 61.3% with classic tar, rubber and smoky wood over orange, chocolate and leather. RumX members praise the deep nose and long, powerful finish.
- Classic Caroni profile
- Outstanding nose
- Long, powerful finish
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How does Jack Tar Caroni La Lune 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 18 community reviews.
Smoky, tarry Caroni powerhouse For experienced palates: a 23‑year Caroni at 61.3% with classic tar, rubber and smoky wood over orange, chocolate and leather. RumX members praise the deep nose and long, powerful finish.
Seasoned Caroni fans who enjoy high‑ABV, smoky tar and rubber notes with touches of orange, chocolate, leather and menthol.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike bitter, smoky, technically driven Caroni profiles.
How is Jack Tar Caroni La Lune 1997 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4090 This is a very nice Caroni and a smoky one indeed. In the glas it's a bit cloudy but nothing that matters. All the expected Caroni notes are there once rested, rubber, tar and smoky wood. There is a light orange note in the profile and I like that. Well balanced and good ABV integration. Draws really nice and slow curtains and the empty glass has even more smoke and fruit flavours.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Very good Caroni. Sensationally good nose for a Caroni. Properly emphasized rubber. Otherwise chocolate, fruit, leather, menthol, smoky and then some peach and coffee on the finish. Unfortunately, it loses a little of its momentum on the finish and is quickly gone; it is also less complex on the finish. But it is still good fun to drink.
Review by Adrian Wahl
I don't find the typical Caroni notes as present as the other tastings suggest. A good Caroni but, as far as I can judge from my experience in this area, not at the top level
Review by Johannes
Alcohol not optimally integrated, somewhat unround, lacks some complexity and intensity.
Review by Jakob
A wolf in sheep's clothing - In the nose first with beguiling vanilla note, fully ripe orange notes and a little wood and caramel. Then much more brash on the palate: burnt wood, heavy spices, plus the typical Caroni HTR flavors with the focus on gum notes quite typical of 97 releases. Unfortunately, the sweetness of the nose is missing as a counterweight, which is why the impression on the palate remains somewhat too one-dimensional for me overall.
Review by Lawich Lowaine
In the nose we recognize directly the mythical distillery with its classic notes of tar, oil. The nose is also very soft compared to the 61 degrees and it is thus in mouth that we find the power of the heavy caroni. The alcohol could only be better integrated and the aromatic palette is linear I would say. Good but not transcendent. A bit expensive.
Review by JFehr
Somewhat bitter. Alcohol not optimally integrated
Review by martin slezák
Colour amber, drops slowly trickling Aroma: kerosene, leather, peat, mustiness Taste: kerosene, old leather, spices, fine peat, bitter almonds, wood Long pertoleum finish
Review by Matej
So honored to try another Caroni sample. The aroma is a wonderful palette of wood, smoke and tar scents. Later, the aroma of fruit (orange) and chocolate comes to the fore. I wouldn't have guessed such a high ABV from this aroma. The taste itself offers a combination of wood, smoke, black pepper, but there are also technical flavors (mostly rubber). What I loved was heavy cigar flavor. Finish is long (at least for me) with flavors of wood, smoke, rubber but there is again that tar flavor. Overall great, gently rum from Trinidad with high ABV, which does not prevent individual aromas and flavors from showing their potential. Love it.
Review by Michael Grünfelder
Im Großem und Ganzen ein sehr fruchtiger Rum. Aber etwas mangel in der Ausgewogenheit. Am Anfang ist der Alkoholgehalt sehr present wobei die Nase eher mit fruchtigen und holzigen Aroma überwiegt. In der Mitte kot dann doch das Fruchtige raus. Im abgang sehr warm um prickeld was an schwarzen Peffer erinnert.
Community purchases
21 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 6 members.
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,072 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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