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Rum Nation Caroni HTR 1998
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One taster called it an "easy Sipper wo nichts fehlt" — and that lands. This 1998 Caroni from Rum Nation carries the classic dirty HTR signature (tar, rubber, medicinal notes) but softer, with dried dates, raisins, dark chocolate and warm caramel rounding it out. At 55% the alcohol is very well tucked in, making it dangerously drinkable. A few felt the finish runs a little short.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Classic Caroni tar
- Keep in mind: Short finish
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How does Rum Nation Caroni HTR 1998 taste?
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Rounded, easy-drinking dirty Caroni Loved as a gentle, well-integrated Caroni — the tar-and-rubber profile is all there, just rounder and easier. Main gripes: some wanted more intensity and a longer finish.
Aroma profilePeople wanting an easy, approachable entry into Caroni's tar-and-rubber style
Caroni veterans chasing maximum intensity and a long finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
77 community reviews
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Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
On the nose it does not give its best, in fact it seems less strong than expected. On the palate, however, it arrives with all its typical tar and barrel strength. A great Caroni!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing at the height of its glory a rum that was added in a ratio of 1:10 to the naval blend. It was too strong and weird to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000 the distillery ended 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 truly a unique rum.
Review by cigares
A fine Caroni from '98, first fruity, then with mechanical workshop aromas. The palate is suave, with milk chocolate, tropical fruit and noble oak. The finish is long on rubber, smoke and wood. Empty glass like dark chocolate and fruit. I like it a lot and it's better with oxidation.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
very relaxed caroni! nice mix of dried fruits like date and raisin, fruit bread and dark chocolate, as well as the typical smoky and medicinal gum and iodine notes, plus some mocha, honey and leather.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, we cannot miss Caroni marks, with intense industrial accents like tar, rubber, roasted wood with nuts, toffee, spicy with ginger and dried fruits like raisins, dates. On aeration, a molasses brings a black tea, minty with floral hints, an orange is there, so are dried apricots and from wood, cinnamon and cocoa. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is strong, dirty with tar, rubber, medicinal with menthol, fruity with dried fruits, citrus, spices like cinnamon, umami, vanilla, roasted, smoky wood with nuts, leather, cocoa, later chocolate and dark, herbaceous, vegetal molasses, especially with black tea.When rested well, an intense blue berry arises... 8,5:The finish is long, a bit imbalanced with strong dirty, industrial tones like petrol, tar, rubber, very dry, tannic, otherwise with similar notes as on the palate, well, new might be some confectionery, honey.. Edit:14.6.25, oxidation helps upgrading it for 0,2...😉
Review by Leo Krüper
Solid 1998 Caroni. Good PLV, unfortunately a bit bitter at the end despite the only 55%. 12 years tropical very nice at this price.
Review by Johannes
Really good! Very round, easy sipper.
Review by Dr.Django
Fresh from the opened bottle: The attack on the palate is very restrained at first, but then the dirty Caroni smoothly takes over. Tar, rubber, .... Dark dried fruits mingle with it. The alcohol is very well integrated, this Caroni is very tasty and dangerously drinkable...
Review by Rumpalumpa
My first Caroni. Naturally, expectations are high. However, I find it difficult to really recognize tar and rubber here. More so on the palate, where it's quite smoky. Still deliciously spicy and fruity
Review by Jakob
Excellent Caroni representative from 1998. The HTR spectrum is wonderfully present, with pleasant caramel sweetness, spices, wood, flanking sweetness of burnt sugar and some vanilla. Very good release.
Review by Boletus
An exceptionally approachable Caroni that on one hand brings all the typical, dirty aromas of the distillery character, but on the other hand doesn't skimp on fruity notes. Everything is skillfully balanced, which combined with the smooth mouthfeel results in a dangerously easy-drinking and almost too rounded tasting experience.
Review by Michael Schou
27-03-2026 - Rate 8.8 A decent Caroni at a fair price. Would have liked a higher ABV. Classic Caroni nose and palate. Medium on the power af the intensity of the taste. Sitting with a feeling that I just wanted more of everything
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
A nice Caroni ! It's not crazy but it's still a very good rum! Spicy and musky. A light rubbery taste that you can feel coming back in the finish, from the hot caramel.
Review by Winetrader
A magnificent Caroni that doesn't burn the mouth. Impressive uprightness. The nose remains magical and powerful. On the palate, I find it increasingly complex and incredibly drinkable! I love it!
Review by Mentalo
A 1998 Caroni from Rum Nation. Brings the typical dirty notes combined with a pleasant sweetness and fruity notes. Not quite as intense, but definitely harmonious. The alcohol is also well integrated.
Review by Tafia Guildive
A great beginner's Caroni and also an easy-sipping Caroni, not demanding but sufficiently mapping the profile.
Review by Righrum
A bit more on wood and spices than usual 1998's Caroni, but still dirty and tarry, with a nice camphor note. I am not a caroni lover so my rating is accordingly low.
Review by Simon Leroux
A good Caroni, unpretentious but flawless. Not very typical but that's okay.
Review by Manuel
Great Caroni, alcohol very well integrated. Slightly sweetish notes
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Rum Nation Caroni 1998 – 55% Vintage 1998 from Caroni, distilled in Trinidad in the old column still of the distillery, closed in 2002. This “heavy rum” aged 12 years under tropical climate, then 6 years in England before being bottled by Rossi & Rossi for Rum Nation. 5,836 bottles (20 casks) were released, at 55%. No sherry finish this time! The nose remains discreet, but the palate fully opens on the typical tar-rubber notes of Caroni. The alcohol is perfectly integrated, making this Caroni surprisingly easy to drink… maybe too much! A very nice conclusion for this legendary tasting.
Review by Jo Hoo
24.04.26: Random find in Limburg Nice Caroni profile
Review by Tomas Hajlich
Beautiful mahogany color, clings to the glass. In the nose leather, dried dates and a hint of typical Caroni. It's not Velier but still a reasonable and pleasant Caroni in both nose and taste, maybe with a drawback of a short finish
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Tart, mint, dried fruits, liquorice, rubber . Classic Caroni mix.
Review by Stefano Caroni
Easy sipper where nothing is missing.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1998. I rate it 8.6 out of 10, an excellent rum that ranks high even among my more than 1,300 ratings.
Review by rastdeurden
You can recognize the Caroni "flaveour", but finish was too short. I bought last drops (60 ml) in cocktaili bar and so I do not know how long bottle was opened. Comapre to other Caroni bottles I drank this bottle was not the best one.
Review by Filip Heimerle
Technically drevite A kind of heavier coaavy rum Sweetness and caramel Finish shorter and bitter at the end
Review by Carsten
Rubber taste, but sharp with a bit of softness
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Rum Nation Caroni HTR 1998 at live auctions
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161 bottles logged by 93 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
18% opened, 13 emptied.
What does Rum Nation Caroni HTR 1998 cost?
Community paid 77–271 €.
Current best price: 378.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 225 €. Price history with 17 auction results in RX+ ›
161 purchased · 79 tasted · 35 wishlist · as of
Details about Rum Nation Caroni HTR 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Rum Nation, at 55%.
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