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Distilia Caroni Lion's Whisky (10th Anniversary Edition) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998
One member swears there's Haribo cola bottles in the glass, and once you spot that sweet-cola note next to the tar, you can't unsee it. This is a Caroni that leans elegant for the style: petrol, roasted wood and burnt sugar are all there, but reined in, with honey, orange peel and tropical fruit softening the dirt. Long, dry, tannic finish, and the 61.6% sits well integrated.
The community says- Classic tar markers
- Cola-honey twist
- But: Dry tannic finish
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How does Distilia Caroni Lion's Whisky (10th Anniversary Edition) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Elegant, cola-tinged Caroni with tar and honey A widely-liked Caroni that tasters call the tamer, more elegant end of the spectrum — the dirty markers are present but reined in. The alcohol reads well integrated.
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100% rate it 8 or higher. 9 selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5975 19.11.2025 Celebrating my birthday a bit waiting for my wife to get home from work. Nose Medium intense, wood, light roasted, faint smoke, light diesel, banana, light earthy, cinnamon, light orange, faint tar. Palate Medium intense, wood, light roaste, light tar, light diesel, faint pencil shavings, light citrus, light olive, cinnamon. Finish Long, wood, faint coffee, light tobacco, light tar, light clove, light orange. Empty glass Light olive, light tar, light clove, light earthy, faint leather, light tar.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very tasty but also tame caroni. Has something of Haribo cola bottles with smoked sandalwood, some tropical fruits and gasoline. Overall, however, very light and elegant. But I especially like this light cola note😀
Review by F Kraemmer
Tasting d. 28.07.2026 Gift from Mr. Daniel Jungberg. RX15655 Caroni Destilla. Nose: Petrol and tar, wood faint smoke, light and fine sweetness, light rubber cocoa. Cookie notes. Palate are nice and dirty, just the way I like it, light oily sweetness, caramel and pencil, spices light cinnamon and clove, some dried fruits. Apricot faint smoke and tar. Residual taste are overwhelming with dirty workshop, light smoke and tobacco. Rosted nuts, cocoa, Orange peels, rubber and leather, cinnamon and clove. Light minty, coffee notes. Finish are long and dry, metallic, gasoline and smooth tar, burnt sugar, dried apricots. The glass: Pipe tobacco, light smoke, salty light olive. Tasting “In the cave”
Review by LukaŽiga
8,9:On the nose, dirty, industrial with tar, rubber, roasted wood notes like burnt sugar, caramelized, Cola, cocoa, spicy with anise, allspice, thick molasses honey, dark with licorice, black tea, orange peel, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, tropical fruits arise, metallic patina, petrol hints, slight smokiness, pastry and biscuits, vanilla, hints of mint. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is a bit dirty, industrial with tar, rubber and petrol, medicinal, fruity with citrus, tropical and yellow fruits, the wood is roasted with burnt sugar, Cola, caramel, biscuits, leather, smoky, tannic, spicy with allspice, molasses is dark with black tea, licorice, sweet with honey, minty. 8,6:The finish is long, dry&tannic, slightly metallic, dirty, industrial with burnt rubber, tar, petrol, fruity, vegetal, oak is roasted with coffee hints, burnt sugar, cola, some hints of sandal wood are present.
Review by ilRummista
A powerful, strong and even dirty Caroni but with an elegant side tempered by hints of honey, vanilla and orange peel. An excellent drink, pleasant, complex, powerful and yet elegant! It is also worth buying the bottle
Review by Skyfly
I had to smile at Philipp's note at first, but it's true: Haribo cola on the nose. Alongside that, mainly tar, tropical fruits, and burnt sugar. On the palate, it gets a bit dirtier, but the cola bottles remain; the finish is very similar. Overall, a nice bottling that's definitely worth the money!
Review by alex
Magnificent juice Finds the Caroni markers, The dirty side, With notes of leather Tropical fruits, Vanilla A lot of pleasure in this glass Great length on the palate Alcohol is perfectly integrated Tar but not too much, and reminiscent of the distillery's markers. 😍😍😍
Review by Johannes
Ich bin positiv überrascht! Schöne Süße, gleichzeitig die typischen dreckigen Caroni Noten. Insgesamt schöne Komplexität!
Review by Timo Groeger
Wochenendtripp mit meinem Bruder in unsere alte Heimat Oelde in Gedenken an unseren Vater. Letzter Rum für heute, ein richtig starker Caroni, Teer ist erkennbar, aber auch leicht karamellig und vanillig. Lecker.
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Details about Distilia Caroni Lion's Whisky (10th Anniversary Edition) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Distilia, at 61,6%.
Community purchases
25 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
4% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Distilia Caroni Lion's Whisky (10th Anniversary Edition) Heavy Trinidad Rum 1998 cost?
Community paid 373–750 €.
Current best price: 679.00 € – within the typical community range.
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