Aroma visualization from community tastings
Thompson Bros. Caroni HTR 1997
Sip this one neat and give it time — the nose plays a bit shy, then the palate hits with everything a 1997 Caroni promises. Rubber, tar, burnt cask and dark chocolate wrapped around ripe tropical fruit and caramel. Members call it "more on the dirty side of the Caroni spectrum," well balanced, and at 61.9% it does not hide the alcohol.
The community says- Classic Caroni funk
- Great balance
- Long palate
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How does Thompson Bros. Caroni HTR 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Powerful, dirty-funk 1997 Caroni sipper Genuinely loved by the people who tasted it — a powerful, complex 1997 Caroni that opens up on the palate. Not quite the very top tier, but few complaints.
Caroni fans who love diesel-funk, rubber and high ABV
Beginners and anyone put off by heat or rubbery, tarry notes
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How is Thompson Bros. Caroni HTR 1997 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.0 sits in the “Excellent” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
3% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by zabo
First of all, thanks to Mopar Rules for auctioning and sharing the bottle. I became quite curious about this bottling and am grateful to have been part of the sharing. In hindsight, I should have taken more than 5cl. I think it's simply delicious, quite restrained on the nose but develops into an insanely good drop in the mouth.
Review by Alex1981
Thompson tasting at AA with Phil. Woah, what a beast! Powerful, heavy, complex. Well integrated symphony of rubber, fruits, alcohol & wood. Stays with you forever and invites for a more thorough tasting. Wonderful!
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
Very powerful but balanced! Pure happiness!!! A monster ❤
Review by Mopar Rules
This is an amazing rum and can easily compete with the bespoke Velier bottlings. A very good Paradise substitute. A bit shy on the nose, but nevertheless very complex and well balanced it explodes on the palate. One of the very few rums that not even hold the promise of the nose on the palate but are even better (other then our french friends who promise a lot on the nose). A fantastic rum. Mmh, shall I pour the split back to the bottle and keep it? I should, eh?
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
11.06.2019 Enjoying some samples in good company. Colour Dark in colour. Nose Wood, light roasted, light tar, faint rubber, light caramel, spice, light dried fruit, light cherry. Palate Light oily, wood, light roasted, fruits, light cherry, light orange, light tar, faint coffee, spice, faint honey. Finish Long, light oily, wood, fruits, light berries, light tar, spice, faint floral, faint coffee. Needs to rest for a good while to really release all its flavours.
Review by Johannes
More on the dirty side. Finish could be longer.
Review by Tom Buteneers
More on the dirty side of the Caroni spectrum, good balance
Review by Mirka
Ça cogne au niveau alcool.
Expert reviews
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Live auctions
Current bids for this rum at Europe's leading auction houses.
Market value
What this bottle last achieved at auction. A research indicator, not a forecast.
Auction results 469 € – 513 €
from 3 sales, latest 03/2026
Prices incl. buyer's premium — what a buyer pays, not what a sale nets you.
Avg. community purchase price 414 €
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
Details about Thompson Bros. Caroni HTR 1997
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Thompson Bros., at 61,9%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Thompson Bros. Caroni HTR 1997?
Community paid 421–552 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
12 purchased · 31 tasted · 20 wishlist · as of
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