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Rum Nation Caroni Small Batch Rare Rums HTR 1997
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Most owners rate this a very good Caroni, even if it isn't the top of anyone's shelf. Tar, rubber and old leather lead, with wood and a thread of raisins and dates from the sherry finish. That finish divides people — a few feel it softens the classic Caroni markers and dilutes the punch. Bottled at 57.8%, so it can take a drop of water.
The community says- Classic tar & rubber
- 20-Year age
- But: Sherry mutes Caroni
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How does Rum Nation Caroni Small Batch Rare Rums HTR 1997 taste?
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Tar-and-rubber Caroni with a sherry twist Solid, well-liked Caroni that most owners rate highly. The one recurring gripe: the sherry butt can mute the tar-and-rubber markers people come here for.
Caroni fans who like a sherry twist
purists wanting undiluted tar and rubber
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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27 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
Today we had another tasting with a few surprises in store. Slightly out of balance in the flavours but definitely a Caroni.
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
Most helpful mixed review
Unconvinced, with an unexpressive nose, a "diluted" palate and a light finish. The Caroni markers have faded. Not my thing.
Review by Michael Schou
Tasted long time ago - Rate 8.1 21-11-2025 - Rate 9.0 Tasted this way back, when I did not appreciate Caroni like I do today. Nice to try it again. Would like to have on. Classic Caroni nose and taste. Rubber, tar, glue and wood with a hine of raisins and dates from the sherry finish. Medium finish dominated by tar and wood
Review by Johannes
Very dirty, yet clearly sweet. Apparently a sherry finish. Unless it was sweetened even more...
Review by Fuwi
Interesting range of opinions on this bottling... You might still snag a little bargain at some auctions. It’s not a high-end Caroni, which you can’t expect at this price. But it brings the core DNA, with bold aromas on the nose of tar and dark roasted notes. On the palate, there are slight industrial hints—not the massive tar and rubber, more like vanilla, a certain sweetness, and bitter wood barrel—but a clear Caroni note. It would be a problem if it wasn’t 😅 Like I said: not the Velier top tier, but a likeable representative for a relaxed evening.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1997. With 8.3 out of 10, it's a very good bottle, though not the top of my ranking.
Review by Happy Oner
Artificially sweet finish
Review by Pavel Spacek
Sherry butt does not suit mild Caroni. It overwhelms the whole Caroni taste ... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing in its heyday a rum that was added in a ratio of 1:10 to the naval blend. It was too distinctive and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000 the distillery ceased production and was closed. 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 really a unique rum.
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Community shelf
30 bottles logged by 23 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 3 emptied.
What did the community pay for Rum Nation Caroni Small Batch Rare Rums HTR 1997?
Community paid 111–309 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 174 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
30 purchased · 27 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
Details about Rum Nation Caroni Small Batch Rare Rums HTR 1997
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Rum Nation, at 57,8%.
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