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Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Chutney Edition 1998
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Tar leads the way, but there's more here than diesel and rubber. Under that industrial hit come toasted oak, dark chocolate, vanilla sweetness, allspice and a flash of citrus and tropical fruit. One taster called it a "sweet technical" Caroni, and that mix is the appeal. At 63.5% it's dry, oily and long-finishing. Classic 1998 Caroni character, if a fairly middle-of-the-pack one for the distillery.
The community says- Classic tar & rubber
- Layered, well-balanced
- Keep in mind: High ABV heat
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How does Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Chutney Edition 1998 taste?
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Tarry, oily 1998 Caroni at full proof Well-liked as a rounded, layered 1998 Caroni — tar, rubber, wood and vanilla in balance. A few regulars call it only average by Caroni standards, but nobody dislikes it.
People already deep into Caroni's tar-and-diesel style
Anyone new to rum or put off by industrial, petrol notes
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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22 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
15.05.2020 Went out for a nice dinner bringing some bottles. Notes Dark to very dark in colour. Nose Wood, roasted, light caramel, tar, faint rubber, fruits, citrus. Palate Oily, wood, roasted, raisin, citrus, tar, rubber, faint coffee, chocolate, faint licorice. Finish Long and warm, wood, light tar, rubber, fruits, light anise.
Review by Jakob
Nice 98 Caroni. Dirty notes mostly of tar and some gasoline and rubber meet wood, spices, vanilla sweetness, subtle fruit notes - a rounded profile, multi-layered, accentuated, without becoming interchangeable. Very good 1998 Caroni.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, toasted oak, roasted wood notes, caramelized, with chocolate, spicy with all, tar, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, tropical fruits like pineapple and mango, citrus fruits, are out, nutty, smoky wood, petrol and perhaps sulphur. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is industrial with tar and rubber, roasted wood notes, caramelized like dark chocolate, coffee, leather, spicy with vanilla and anise, as the molasses is dark with licorice, sweet with honey, earthy with tobacco, slightly vegetal...On oxidation, some chemical hints pop out. 8,4:The finish is long, dry and tannic, as the notes from palate continue their journey on. Edit:5.4.26
Review by Timo Groeger
Caroni remains Caroni, no matter what you think, even if this is average for a Caroni. Tar is definitely overpowering here. But this rather poor Caroni has to be set. Round 2 right away :)
Review by Michael Schou
#1801 10-07-2026 - Rate 9.1 Enjoying a summer evening with my mate Anders. He started the evening with this great Caroni. A had it blinde, but guessed what we had in the glas. I really liked this one. 98’ and high ABV
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sweet technical
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What did the community pay for Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Chutney Edition 1998?
Avg. community purchase price 301 €.
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Details about Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Chutney Edition 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Jack Tar, at 63,5%.
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