Caroni S.B.S Trinidad 1998
For experienced palates: a 24‑year, cask‑strength Caroni that’s unusually fruity, sweet and polished. RumX users praise its balance of toffee, mint, light rubber/tar and wood. A gentle gateway into Caroni’s world.
- Balanced Caroni profile
- Complex yet approachable
- Great alcohol integration
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How does Caroni S.B.S Trinidad 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 37 community reviews.
Refined, fruity gateway Caroni For experienced palates: a 24‑year, cask‑strength Caroni that’s unusually fruity, sweet and polished. RumX users praise its balance of toffee, mint, light rubber/tar and wood. A gentle gateway into Caroni’s world.
Curious explorers of Caroni who like high‑ABV, complex rum but prefer a cleaner, fruitier profile with toffee sweetness over full-on dirty tar and rubber.
Fans of ultra‑dirty HTR Caroni and those sensitive to high ABV or premium pricing; they may find this too clean, delicate or expensive for the experience.
How is Caroni S.B.S Trinidad 1998 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 →
Rum reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Also a retaste for me and again I stick to the initial score. A light Caroni in my ming but the overall balance is really good. In my mind the price tag on this rum is high compare to what you get. That said it's still a pretty good Caroni. Not super heavy in the traditional notes, but a more controlled version. The rubber and tar is there as well as nice wood and light fruit with light spice, mint and also herbal notes.
Review by zabo
Edit: nach einiger Zeit nochmal getestet. Bleibt be der Bewertung, aber der Preis wäre es mir nicht wert für eine ganze Flasche. Ein netter Caroni, aber es gibt bessere. Er gehört definitiv nicht in dir dreckige Ecke. Eher geeignet um jemanden die Tür zu Caroni zu öffnen. Danke DomM fürs Sample.
Review by DomM
Nose is comparably delicate. Dominated by some Caroni notes alongside sweet/malty notes and some fruits. Quite approachable Sweet and fruity on the palate; some mint and cacao as well. Dirty notes are only present on the finish alongside some menthol. Very tasty. However, too delicate to excite friends of the dirty profile imho.
Review by Johannes
Erstaunlich gut! Kein dreckiger Caroni, es dominieren eher die Bourbon-Noten.
Review by Andi
Einer meiner ersten Caronis und echt mal was anderes, wobei ich bei dem Preis andere tolle Rums vorziehen würde. 2. Verkostung: Nach wie vor außergewöhnlich gut. Werde jetzt noch einen anderen 98er Caroni dagegen stellen. Mal gucken.
Review by Thunderbird
A consistently good Caroni!
Review by Galli33
I tried it at the 13. GRF. Way more complex, powerful and in general a better Caroni profile than the RA Caroni.
Review by mto75
wie viele andere (kontinentale) 98er Caronis, gut zugänglich, mit viel Toffee-Süße, Politur und leicht fruchtigen Noten. Am Gaumen dann nicht mehr ganz so zahm, hier Werkstatt, Tabak, Mokka. Einer Fruchtfliege, die ständig um das Glas schwirrt (und sich auch trotz wilder Handbewegungen nicht abschütteln lässt) scheint vom Profil des SBS sehr angetan 😅
Review by Jakob
Schöner Vertreter aus 1998, alle typischen Marker der HTR-Caronis sind im Profil eingebunden, der Alkohol bringt Kraft ein, ohne zu überlagern; würzig, leicht adstringierend, dennoch mit einer schönen Restsüsse. Sehr gut.
Review by Christian Rudt
Ordentlicher caroni. Mit fruchtigen Noten die das dreckige Profil gut ergänzen
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Solid 98 caroni, rather unusually floral and fruity overall. Alcohol is well integrated and overall much more complex than the RA in my opinion. You can do it, definitely!
Review by Alex Kunath
Sehr leckerer und komplexer Rum. Frucht trifft Holz, Lack und Leder!
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Caroni je destilerie z Trinidadu, produkujici v dobe sve nejvetsi slavy rum, ktery se pridaval v pomeru 1:10 do namornickeho blendu. Byl totiz moc vyrazny a divny nez aby byl prijemny na jazyku. V roce 2000 destilerka skoncila s produkci a byla uzavrena. Az v roce 2010 se objevili degustatori, kteri si rum oblibili prave pro jeho specialni chut. A zajem rostl. Caroni patri do kategorie rumu "you need to try before you die". Doporucuji, Caroni je opravdu unikatni rum.
Review by Mentalo
Schöne süße, fruchtige Noten. Aber das Caroni typische nur dezent im Abgang. Vor allem im direkt Vergleich mit dem Cave Guildive fällt er für mich klar ab.
Expert reviews
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"Der Caroni dieser Abfüllung gehört eher zu den entspannteren und fruchtigeren Vertretern dieses speziellen Rumstils. Der Rum ist sehr rund, zugänglich und ausgewogen"
Community purchases
26 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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