TRC Caroni Trinidad HTR 1998
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Tropical fruit up front — passion fruit, mango, berries — with only a light touch of the classic Caroni dirt: rubber, tar and smoke that most tasters found milder than expected. Dark chocolate, roasted nuts and a gentle jammy sweetness fill it out. Several people liked it but called it a touch flat: a fruity, easy-going Caroni rather than a tar-heavy one.
The community says- Intense tropical fruit
- Milder dirty notes
- But: A bit flat
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Fruity, mild Caroni with light tar Well-liked as a fruit-forward, less dirty 1998 Caroni. Chocolate, berries and a whiff of rubber, but many say it's a bit flat and lacks the intensity of top 98ers.
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by zabo
First impression: Unfortunately, I didn't really get around to analyzing this one in peace due to all the bottling of samples. But the first one is already very good. I think it will be corrected. Edit: Tasted again in peace after the bottle had quite a lot of air. Developed very well. But still made a small downward adjustment.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, first of all, it is dirty. Within the next context of roastedness, wood, comes chocolate, roasted nuts, caramel. Maracuja, berries as cranberries, turn in with some dried fruits and rubber, wax. When aired a bit, it gets darker with molasses, vegetal notes, burnt sugar, menthol, some bacon and the wood is toasted with some spiciness. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is very spicy with black pepper, dirty, fruity with tropical fruits as passion fruit, mango, then berries as cranberries, gooseberries, some currants and citrus. The wood is roasted, there are roasted nuts, chocolate, nougat. The medicinal notes are strongly present with rubber, petrol, plastic, wax, tar, there is some menthol, the rum is oily and briny for a second. Out of this, bitterness arises. Later, when aired, we notice mineral and musty notes and it turns to darker notes for our tasting buds with dark molasses with some resin, licorice, vegetal notes and espresso. I find the rum very tasty, ispite strong medicinal notes. 8,8:The finish is long, woody, dry, roasted with some chocolate, nuts, is resinous, dark. There is some menthol, tar, it is round and fruity with berries, kiwi, vegetal with tobacco, cigar tobacco..
Review by DomM
Nice nose with some dirt, smoke and a lot of fruits. Very intense fruity notes on this barrel. On the palate: sweetness, cacoa, some dirt and again a nice touch of fruityness. Very good 98 cask imo.
Review by Thunderbird
For me, this is not a typical Caroni...but definitely a very good rum. Initially there are slightly dirty aromas alongside the fruity aromas, but these disappear almost completely with longer ageing. Initially sweet on the palate, then something floral (violets) and fruity, then a change to slightly spicy, the finish is unspectacular and relatively short. Compared to the Caronis I know, it clearly lacks the top quality
Review by Jakob
A Caroni with rather restrained HTR aromatics for the 1998 vintage, but with a strong fruit impact. Quite pleasantly balanced, elegant sweetness, for an even higher rating I would just like a little more aromatic depth — a little more deep spice notes, a touch more wood. This is criticism at a high level, but in direct comparison with other 1998 Caronis, those top representatives stand out with even more intensity.
Review by SaibotZtar
A good representative of the 1998 Caronis. On the nose I have dark fruits, kiwi, a bit of leather, dark chocolate and dirty musty notes, initially slightly peppery and sharp. On the palate the fruitiness comes through better again, plus something minty and passion fruit. Leather, pepper, blackcurrant and later dark chocolate. Develops very nicely over time and the alcohol feels better integrated.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Intensely fruity affair. Great nose, heavy sweetness, compote-like fruit combo. In comparison, less workshop aromas than other bottlings. Good overall picture and very tasty. Blind, I don't think I would taste any difference here to a <20-year-old Caroni.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Rather a light representative of the more fruity side. Hardly any dirt, hardly any rubber. Easy to drink, almost a little boring. For me, a below-average Caroni with no recognition value. So I don't need a whole bottle. Thanks to zabo for the sample!
Review by Johannes
Good '98 Caroni, which is already well balanced. But it lacks a bit of intensity. I probably won't remember it very much.
Review by Fuwi
My second Caroni, probably a mild entry into the world of rum, which is supposed to wonderfully taste like burning car tires 😄 Not as tarry and dirty as expected, pleasant fruit but still unbalanced and wonderfully edgy, I don't like rum to be too smooth and flattering - so exactly my thing. Good middle ground, I would guess. Thanks to Zabo for the sample! By the way: birthday present from me to me - worth it 🎊
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh man, Caroni is pretty good and tasty :) we also have the typical bicycle tube and tar here. But also here, a really good rum, Caroni after all, but you definitely have to try this one.
Review by Master P
Not as tarry and dirty as expected, pleasant fruit but still unbalanced and wonderfully edgy, I don't like rum to be so smooth and flattering - so exactly my thing. Good middle ground, I would say. A bit more power and fruit would do it good.
Review by Mentalo
Very fruity Caroni and the fruit note is really good. With a pleasant sweetness towards fruit jam. Slightly dirty note in the finish. I like the bottling, but overall too flat. Other 98s are better balanced.
Review by Serge
Nice and fruity without too much heavy sweetness, which often bothers me with continental 98s. Not too woody, just could be a bit dirtier. All in all very good.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Rather fruity representative of the 98 Caroni, yet with typical dirt note. This appears on the nose only towards the end, on the palate it is present earlier. More smoky than rubbery. Not a highlight overall, but still a Caroni not to be underestimated.
Review by Florent Apl
Caroni flight #2 tonight. The nose is a bit closed, I get roasted notes first, the rest is kinda hidden behind. The palate however is very nice, burnt sugar, fruity, okay and plastic notes. I would say that it's a good average Caroni, not one of the heaviest though.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing at its peak a rum that was added in a 1:10 ratio to the naval blend. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. The distillery ended production and was closed in 2000. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who liked the rum precisely for its special taste. And interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of rums "you need to try before you die." I recommend it, Caroni is truly a unique rum.
Review by Lot-NAS
I recommend a few drops of water to tame it a bit. This also highlights the fruits and sweetness and reduces the rubber. Overall a nice drop but don’t expect something spectacular.
Review by Buddudharma
Nice, balanced Caroni, but overall a bit too flat to belong to the top group.
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18 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
22% opened, 3 emptied.
What did the community pay for TRC Caroni Trinidad HTR 1998?
Community paid 349–350 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 350 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about TRC Caroni Trinidad HTR 1998
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by The Rum Cask, at 62.5%.
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