The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Caroni HTR 1998
Loved by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷, Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪 & 11 more
For experienced palates: a 19‑year Caroni at 55.1% that rewards attention with tar, rubber, coffee and banana over a sherry‑tinged, slightly floral core. RumX members praise its power and characterful “pirate rum” style.
- Intense Caroni profile
- Sherry cask influence
- Long warming finish
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Details about The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Caroni HTR 1998
How does The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Caroni HTR 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Characterful, sherried Caroni powerhouse For experienced palates: a 19‑year Caroni at 55.1% that rewards attention with tar, rubber, coffee and banana over a sherry‑tinged, slightly floral core. RumX members praise its power and characterful “pirate rum” style.
Fans of classic Caroni who enjoy industrial tar and rubber notes wrapped in sherry fruit, looking for a powerful, long-aged Trinidad rum with real character.
Beginners or anyone sensitive to industrial, rubbery aromas or high ABV heat who prefer soft, sweet, easygoing rums.
How is The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Caroni HTR 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.3 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 Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
Agréablement surpris !!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
On a un nez avec moins de notes empyreumatiques que d’accoutumé avec Caroni, c’est dense, c’est fruité (banane) mais on retrouve par la suite les marqueurs typiques de Caroni avec la ligne de départ d’une course de Karting. En bouche, c’est puissant et lourd, on retrouve la banane du nez, du vernis et on retourne dans les pots d’échappements de notre course de karting. Mais ce qui m’interpelle le plus sur ce Caroni, ce sont ses notes végétales et florales (rose-violette). La finale est chaude et c’est bon. Un vrai rum de pirate comme nous l’annonçait l’étiquette !
Review by Werner10
A very nice expression. In the mouth i get banana and tar. The finish is long and warming.
Review by John Coffey
Premier caroni pour moi.. Assez abordable.. Nez horrible avec ce goût de plastique brûlé.. En bouche c'est mieux.. Mélange de café et de goudron... C'est très particulier
Review by Patou
Roa 6 blind
Review by Pavel Spacek
Mild and sweet but low Caroni ... Caroni je destilerie z Trinidadu, produkujici v dobe sve nejvetsi slavy rum, ktery se pridaval v pomeru 1:10 do namornickeho blendu. Byl totiz moc vyrazny a divny nez aby byl prijemny na jazyku. V roce 2000 destilerka skoncila s produkci a byla uzavrena. Az v roce 2010 se objevili degustatori, kteri si rum oblibili prave pro jeho specialni chut. A zajem rostl. Caroni patri do kategorie rumu "you need to try before you die". Doporucuji, Caroni je opravdu unikatni rum.
Community purchases
26 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 10,084 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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