Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998
For experienced palates, this 20‑year full proof Caroni from Jack Tar leans dirty and industrial: tar, rubber, roasted wood, coffee and dark chocolate with flashes of vanilla, berries and tropical fruit. RumX members find it powerful, dry and complex, rewarding patience and a few drops of water.
- Classic dirty Caroni
- Long dry finish
- Deep roasted notes
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How does Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998 taste?
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Intense, dirty, classic Caroni hit For experienced palates, this 20‑year full proof Caroni from Jack Tar leans dirty and industrial: tar, rubber, roasted wood, coffee and dark chocolate with flashes of vanilla, berries and tropical fruit. RumX members find it powerful, dry and complex, rewarding patience and a few drops of water.
Seasoned Caroni lovers who enjoy full proof, dirty tar-and-rubber profiles with roasted wood, coffee and dark chocolate plus subtle fruit complexity.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike industrial, dirty Caroni notes and prefer soft, sweet, easygoing rums.
How is Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Calypso Edition 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Jakob
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 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
Kein typischer 98er. Könnte ein HTR/LTR Blend sein. Eher auf der fruchtigen Seite
Community purchases
15 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 2 members.
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,072 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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