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Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998
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Tar and rubber up front, the way a Caroni should be — then brown sugar, cream toffee, berries and oak underneath. One taster calls the attack "industrial," and the dirty, smoky notes are more pronounced here than on some siblings. At 63.8% the alcohol runs hot; most agree it needs rest and a few drops of water before it settles.
The community says- Classic Caroni tar
- Long dry finish
- But: Alcohol very dominant
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How does Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998 taste?
Summarized by AI from 19 community reviews.
Hot, tarry Caroni that needs water A proper Caroni — tar, wood, coffee and spice — but the heat divides people. Several find the alcohol too dominant and say it needs water to open up.
Caroni fans who want the tarry, industrial profile at full proof
Anyone sensitive to high ABV or wanting a soft, sweet rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Timo Groeger
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Honestly, another intense Caroni. Tar is really noticeable again. Otherwise, just some wood, vanilla, and caramel. A bit of dark chocolate is also detectable, good Caroni :). Delicious
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
Classic Caroni profile, the 98er type is also quite recognizable: quite dry, tar, coffee, smoke, wood...unfortunately, the alcohol is also quite dominant here. Overall, a pity, because the alcohol note remains present throughout and the rest of the profile can not keep up with the first Old Music 1998er.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, flowery, plastic and tar, roasted wood notes with cream toffee, brown sugar, spicy with vanilla, berries, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, dried fruits arise, licorice and chocolate, some menthol. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is industrial with tar and rubber, slightly metallic, fruity with tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, citrus fruits, berries, as the wood is roasted with cream toffee, dark chocolate, pastry, hints of coffee, creamy, round, oily, slightly smoky, spicy with vanilla and cinnamon.Some menthol hints pop out, when the rum is aired well. 8,4:The finish is long, dry and tannic, as industrial notes pair various tasty roasted wood notes, spicy and smoky, and fruits like citrus, yellow, dried, dark molasses with licorice. Edit:10.4.26
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is not your regular Caroni in my mind, this one is slightly different. The nose is alcoholic with tar and plastic, trailed by brown sugar, berries and a hint of flower. The palate is also alcoholic and oily with tar, metal, wood and spices trailed by berries. The finish is long and warm with tar and spices. This one needs to rest and also a few drops of water before it really settles down from the high ABV. Price to quality is not that good.
Review by Johannes
Not a typical 98er. Could be an HTR/LTR blend. Rather on the fruity side
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7 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
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What did the community pay for Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998?
Avg. community purchase price 321 €.
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Details about Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Jack Tar, at 63,8%.
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