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CoR Caroni Impressions (Selected by Steffen Mayer) 1998
Caroni fans who lean toward the softer, rounder side of the style will find a lot to like here. A 1998 vintage aged 25 years at 60.1%, it opens fruity and sweet — vanilla, toffee, citrus peel — before the tar, rubber and "workshop" notes creep in. Several tasters flag a whisky-like, Islay edge on the palate that isn't for everyone. Round rather than dirty.
The community says- Elegant round profile
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Whisky-like palate
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Aggregated from 56 community reviews.
Round, elegant Caroni with an Islay edge A well-made, rounded '98 Caroni most tasters genuinely enjoy. The recurring catch: it leans clean and whisky-like rather than filthy, and it's aimed squarely at collectors.
Caroni collectors who like a rounder, less dirty profile
Anyone chasing heavy, dirty Caroni funk
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5% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 56 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Excellent 1998 with great sweetness and nice spice.
Review by cigares
Un rhum dégusté au WLP. Profondeur aromatique avec un équilibre entre l’atelier mécanique et les fruits au nez. Je reste un bon moment à renifler ce rhum, très bon signe pour la suite… Un premier goût de whisky non tourbé, puis les notes de Caroni et les fruits. Le whisky reste présent en finale. Autant je trouvais le nez inspirant, autant les arômes de whisky assez marqués en bouche me déçoivent un peu. Cependant c’est un distillat de grande classe, aucun doute là dessus. Regoûté et les impressions sont identiques, un très beau nez et une bouche, à mon goût, trop marquée par le whisky.
Review by Jakob
Plenty of sweet notes of vanilla and toffee on the nose, some wood, plus subtle citrusy orange aromas and slight hints of typical dirty tar notes. Very well integrated alcohol. Mouth-filling and powerful on the palate with tar, roasted wood, without becoming too "dirty". In addition, cool menthol and gum notes, slightly earthy-peaty, subtle allspice, and again elegant sweetness of toffee and vanilla, which are, however, significantly less present than in the nose. The finish is pleasantly long-lasting with wood, tar and toffee sweetness. Again light smoke and earthy notes. One of the really good 1998 Caronis, a very successful selection.
Review by DomM
Very round and elegant 98 Caroni. Quite sweet with roasted nuts and milk chocolate on the palate. Very nice and enjoyable. Won‘t hit the mark if you are looking for dirty notes, however.
Review by zabo
Edit: tried again, good cigar companion, but unfortunately it doesn't make it into my personal top group. Online Tasting RumX with Steffen. Thanks for organizing and for the split at a "humane" price. Very round Caroni with a nice not so dirty profile. If the prices weren't so utopian, this would have deserved far more, but that remains in the back of my mind. But a tasty '98 representative.
Review by Mirco
Kräftiger Caroni mit typischen rauchigen Noten und würziger Tiefe. Die Balance zwischen süßen und herben Aromen sorgt für ein intensives Geschmackserlebnis. Komplex und vielschichtig, mit einer angenehmen Länge im Abgang.
Review by RumTaTa
Nose already fruity and balanced in sum restrained. Lots of caroni on the palate, tends a little towards Laphroiag, medicinal (iodine), salt. The Islay whisky impression continues in the finish with smoke, bacon, salt and iodine. My glass stood for a very long time (covered but about 4 hours) and I'm not sure how much change the long standing time made. On the palate and in the aftertaste I have a strong association with whisky (Laphroiag) which I don't really like in rum but here it goes well together. Overall, a very good, intense rum with an impressively intense and long finish.
Review by Galli33
Classic Caroni profile! Very round, balanced, fruity, classic dirty, woody rum. The alcohol is integrated well. This one didn‘t knock my socks off. The price tag is also…. from another world.
Review by Johannes
Amazingly complex 98 with light smoky notes!
Review by Thunderbird
Steffen has chosen something fine here... a wonderful, initially fruity and sweet nose, to which some workshop aromas are added with longer standing time. The same interplay on the palate, then a little more barrel and spice. Creamy and pleasant, it fills the mouth. The finish is long and is accompanied by spice and workshop aromas. I like it 👍🏻
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Review by Christoph
Diesen Geruch frisch geteerter Straße hat man nach dem Winter entweder durch die Schlaglöcher oder eben im Glas. Die Kombi mit Milchschokolade habe ich so bei keinem Caroni in Erinnerung. Im Mund angekommen merkt man wie gut der Alkohol integriert ist und es gesellt sich zu verbranntem Holz und Gummi die Vorstellung einer fantastischen Creme Brûlée. Abzüge gibt es in der B Note, da ich den Abgang Caroni untypisch „kurz“ empfinde. Es bleibt zwar einen Moment am Gaumen, diese leckere Creme Brûlée ist aber zu schnell weg.
Review by mto75
verkostet bei der RX Masterclass mit Steffen Meyer am 21.12. (vielen Dank für die interessanten Hintergrundinfos!). Guter, sehr runder 98er. Die Abfüllung zielt in erster Linie auf Sammler, die nicht unbedingt höchsten Wert auf Preis/Leistung legen.
Review by Lot-NAS
It’s a decent rum without any flaws but also not overly complex. With the price tag in mind I am kind of disappointed but I will leave this out of the rating. Nevertheless it was nice to taste it once.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Caroni on the sweet, sensual side. On the nose, empyreumatic notes are discreetly replaced by a more pastry-like (cookie), caramelized and spicy profile. Hazelnut, dried fruit and roasted notes add further roundness. A Caroni that seems very gourmand. There's no mistaking the sweetness of the caramel candy in the Caroni 12 yo. The warmth of spices, toasted oak and roasted notes joins with rubber and medicinal notes. This is a lively, well-structured rum, with well-integrated alcohol. Very pleasant on the palate, but not spectacular either. The finish could have been longer, with the pastry aromas taking over the palate with great greed and an almost mellow quality. The other aromas are totally dominated, notably dried fruit, roasted and medicinal. An attractive Caroni overall, but clearly not at the top of the range. The pretty bottle syndrome proved true once again, with a stratospheric release price unfortunately.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Wonderful balance on the nose. Chocolate, rubber, tar, leather but also sweetness and fruit. The volume doesn't come through in either a positive or negative way. In the mouth it seems too light in places. You can also taste some wood. Not unpleasant but engaging. Harmonious Caroni notes on the finish. This bottling doesn't quite manage to win me over.
Review by Serge
Very nice continental 1998 Caroni. Vanilla-chocolate toffee with gum, tar and some citrus zest. I like it ... but for the (far too high) issue price, I would of course prefer a tropical one. But that doesn't change the comparably high quality of the continental competition.
Review by Frank
Besonderer Ort, besonderer Rum. Süd-Norwegen und ein Caroni. Den habe ich direkt vom Steffen bekommen. Danke 😊. Nase: elegant und rund, sehr fruchtig-frisch mit Zitrone, Limette und Maracuja, leicht und angenehm dreckig mit Teer, Gummi, etwas Jod, etwas Essig und feinem Zigarrenrauch. Hinten eine schöne Karamell-Honig-Süße, die sich wieder wunderbar mit der Limette und der Maracuja verbindet. Schöne fruchtige Caroni-Nase ohne Menthol. 9,0 Gaumen: deutlich trocken und dreckiger als in der Nase. Würzig-holzig, schwarzem Pfeffer mit Muskat und wieder Jod mit Gummi. Getoastet, nicht ganz verkohlt. Aber auch fruchtig-bitter mit Limettenschale. Hinten leicht salzig-speckig mit kaltem Zigarrenrauch. Gerade der mittellange Abgang ist herrlich Caroni-typisch. 9,0 Ohne direkten Vergleich mit anderen 98ern, gefällt mir dieser auch ob der Urlaubsstimmung sehr gut ☺️ und ich mag halt Caroni
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Es ist immer wieder schön einen Caroni im Glas zu haben. Einfach toll.
Review by Leo Krüper
Solider 98er Caroni, viel Rauch, viel Teer. Komplett überteuert. Absolut keine kaufempfehlung.
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Details about CoR Caroni Impressions (Selected by Steffen Mayer) 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 60,1%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
12 purchased · 57 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of
About the Caroni distillery
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