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Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998
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Made for Caroni heads who want the heavy industrial side turned all the way up. Rubber, tar and smoky oak lead, with a bitter, spicy palate and just a whisper of raisin underneath — a whisky-cask finish that one taster says "works very well." At 65.8% it drinks hot, and a drop of water plus some rest really opens it. Little fruit or sweetness to soften the blow.
The community says- Deep tar and rubber
- Smoky whisky-cask finish
- Keep in mind: Hot at 65.8%
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Auction results: 185–223 € (3 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 10/2025). How the range is built ›
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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How does Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Heavy tar-and-rubber Caroni at cask strength Most Caroni fans rate it highly for its unapologetic tar-and-rubber assault. One dissenter found it all industrial notes and no balance — even water wouldn't coax out fruit.
Caroni fans who chase heavy industrial notes
anyone wanting fruit, sweetness or an easy pour
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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14 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kill Devil make very good finishes on their rums and this one is no exception. At release the price was pretty good, but now it has surpassed the 450 euro maker. The nose is spicy with smoky oak and tar. There is a light note of rubber and some raisin in there as well, a well balanced nose actually. The palate is lightly bitter and spicy with smoky oak, tar and light rubber followed by fruits, caramel and tannins. The finish is long and surprisingly spicy with smoky wood and raisin. Resting and a drop of water really releases the flavours.
Review by Madi Dromamad
A beautiful caroni with a Scotch-dominated finish. The combination works very well overall.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Caroni is a distillery from Trinidad, producing at the time of its greatest glory rum, which was added in a ratio of 1:10 to the naval blend. It was too strong and strange to be pleasant on the tongue. In 2000, the distillery ceased production and closed. Only in 2010 did tasters appear who took a liking to the rum because of its special taste. And the interest grew. Caroni belongs to the category of "you need to try before you die" rums. I recommend it, Caroni is a truly unique rum.
Review by Richard Krupa
A distinctive aroma of rubber and tar, and an even more distinctive taste, dominated by bitterness, smokiness and rubber again.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1998. I rate it 8.9 out of 10, an excellent rum that ranks high even among my more than 1,300 ratings.
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Expert review by The Auditor Reviews
Read full review ›Normally, I am a big fan of Caroni, but this is one that is just okay. This is just an all-out assault of those aggressive industrial notes. Plenty of that roadside construction site going on without any fruits or sweetness to balance it out. Somehow water doesn’t bring out any fruit either (and it still drinks a tad hot diluted for me). Overall, one of my least favorite Caroni rums I’ve tried.
Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998 at live auctions
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11 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998?
Community paid 166–202 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 175 €. Price history with 3 auction results in RX+ ›
11 purchased · 15 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
Details about Caroni Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) HTR 1998
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Hunter Laing, at 65,8%.
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