Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998
Loved by Alain Masrum, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 5 more
For experienced palates: a 20‑year, 65% Caroni that delivers oily, heavy Trinidad power. Expect vanilla, caramel and tropical fruit over tar, rubber and herbs. Best slowly sipped, highly rated by RumX regulars.
- Classic Caroni profile
- Oily mouthfeel
- Long, powerful finish
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How does Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Big, oily, classic tarry Caroni For experienced palates: a 20‑year, 65% Caroni that delivers oily, heavy Trinidad power. Expect vanilla, caramel and tropical fruit over tar, rubber and herbs. Best slowly sipped, highly rated by RumX regulars.
Seasoned Caroni fans and high-ABV lovers who enjoy dirty tar, rubber and caramelized tropical fruit in a thick, mouth-coating sip.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike bitter, tarry, rubbery notes in their rum.
How is Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 90% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Alain Masrum
The nose hints at alcohol and tar. The palate is a killer, with burnt caramel, dry asphalt, dried candied fruits, peppery spices, the roasted aspect and the tar return and give a strong, long feeling... The finish is long, with candied vanilla, tar and peppery spices, plus sweet baked fruit on raisins...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
29.01.2022 The big Caroni tasting with old rum buddies, good food, snacks and a lot of talking about old times. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Wood, light roasted, tar, workshop, dried fruit, light leather. Palate Warm, wood, light roasted, tar, light rubber, fruits, leather, cherry. Finish Medium to long, wood, light tar and rubber, cherry, faint chocolate.
Review by Daniel
Nose: In addition to the alcohol, a pleasant vanilla
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"This is a very good rum. It’s certainly better than the other 1998 Caroni I tried recently, but it doesn’t quite live up to the more exceptional"Read full review →
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23 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 1 members.
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,080 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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