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Milano Whisky Company Caroni Single Cask Rum 1998
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Sip this one neat, and give it time — a few drops of water and a good rest open it right up. Expect classic 1998 Caroni: tar and petrol up front that fade into tropical fruit, crème brûlée, vanilla and roasted wood. The tropical ageing keeps it more drinkable and "süffig" than most, though at 63.4% it's still a slow, dry, tannic pour.
The community says- Classic Caroni tar
- Tropical fruit balance
- But: Very high ABV
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How does Milano Whisky Company Caroni Single Cask Rum 1998 taste?
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Tarry, fruity 1998 Caroni sipper Well-liked among 98 Caroni fans — tarry and oily, but softened by fruit and vanilla from tropical ageing. One taster felt it didn't quite hit the Caroni mark for them.
Caroni collectors who want tarry, oily 1998 profiles
Anyone new to rum or put off by tar and high proof
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Really kudos to Milano whisky company for this selection! 10 years of tropical aging and 15 years of continental give a nice mix! A super elegant caroni that invites you to keep drinking! It really has a nice balance throughout the tasting!
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, tea, roasted wood notes like creamtoffee, pastry, yeast, roasted nuts, as the barrel impact is strong, industrial notes like tar, petrol and various fruits with berries, lime and toasted coconut, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, mango arises, some hints of custard, cigar and rubber, spicy oak and caramel. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is tasty with barrel impact notes, charred wood like white chocolate, crème brûlée, later cappuccino, roasted nuts, spicy, then toasted coconut and mango, papaya, yellow fruits, lime from fruits and industrial tones like tar, later menthol.The molasses is dark with licorice, slightly flowery. 8,5:The finish is rather long, dry and tannic, oaky, less balanced, with roasted wood notes pairing various fruits and industrial tones, slightly herbaceous molasses, earthy with cigar. Edit:9.5.26
Review by Johannes
Intense bourbon notes. Typical 98er.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6523 21.03.2026 Day two part two of todays evening tasting with a few friends. Today the music is a bit different because not all like my Trance and Psy Trance, so we have settled on some EDM and hits from the 80s Thank you Tony for this rare sample. I think this is a great bottling and the price is OK at release as well. The nose is a bit atypical with polish, pencil shavings, light rubber, chocolate and roasted wood. The palate is a lith sour touch with wood, salt, polish, berries and light rubber. the finish is very long and light sour with salt, roasted wood, berries and faint rubber. Thie rum needs to rest for a good while and it actually opens up significantly with a few drops of water as recommended by Tony on the sample.
Review by Timo Groeger
And then a little Caroni. Also very tasty. Tar and a bit of petrol are noticeable, but also lots of vanilla and caramel. Additionally, it's quite toasty and woody. A bit of coconut can also be detected.
Review by Leo Krüper
One of the tarry 98 Caronis. Towards the end even some mint, which I usually don't like. Here, however, the whole thing is still drinkable, which I attribute to the 10 years of tropical aging. Nice Caroni, which I would place among the top IB-98 bottlings.
Review by zabo
Wanted to try this bottling for a long time. I even considered splitting it myself once. But then Leo came with a split. Thanks for that. I find this Caroni very good in the 98er comparison group, if my memory doesn't deceive me.
Review by Jakob
Nice continental 1998 Caroni with the classic HTR aroma and present sweetness of bourbon vanilla and caramel. Very good release.
Review by Michal Jurka
At the start the dirty, tarry notes are there but dissipate quite quickly and you are "only" left with sweet tropical fruits, caramel and vanilla and bit creamy notes. The taste is also a bit lacking for me, lightly tarry, fruity, bit dark with roasted-chocolatey notes. It is a very good rum but as far as Caroni goes, it just does not hit the mark with me.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Strong technical oily Caroni
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6 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
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16% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Milano Whisky Company Caroni Single Cask Rum 1998?
Avg. community purchase price 352 €.
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Details about Milano Whisky Company Caroni Single Cask Rum 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Milano Whisky Company, at 63.4%.
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