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Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Parang Edition 1996
Caramel, vanilla and milk chocolate lead here, with the tar and rubber pushed way into the background — which is exactly what divides people. It's a sweeter, softer take on a 1996 Caroni, and several tasters say that if you're chasing the classic dirty, petrol-heavy Trinidad style, this isn't it. Blind, most agree it drinks better than the Caroni label sets you up to expect. At 64.3% the heat shows.
The community says- Creamy caramel notes
- Milk chocolate depth
- But: Faint tar/rubber
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How does Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Parang Edition 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 21 community reviews.
Sweet, soft Caroni with faint tar and rubber Well-liked overall, but with a clear caveat: it leans sweet and gentle, and fans of the tarry Caroni signature find those industrial notes too faint here.
Caroni collectors wanting a softer, sweeter pour
Purists chasing the classic tarry Caroni
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
52% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 21 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jakob
In itself quite an interesting distillate, but the whole has almost nothing at all to do with Caroni. Opulent sweetness, vanilla, caramel, milky notes, some coffee, yellow fruits. On the palate, a gum note flits through the flavor profile, but that was it with the reminiscences of the typical Caroni notes. A rum that should work much better blind than with the Caroni expectation as a guideline.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one was supposed to be the piece de resistance, but it was a huge disappointment especially when looking at the price tag and we all agreed on that. The Caroni is there but not that well balanced. The long finish is more bacause of a poorly integrated ABV in my mind.
Review by Johannes
That's supposed to be a '96 Caroni? That's strange. I wouldn't have blindly guessed a Caroni - it has far too little body, hardly any flavor, relatively neutral, alcoholic. Too bad.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Spíše ostřejší sladká mléčná čokoláda s karamelem s náznaky laku a gumy. Žádné náznaky petroleje či hořkosti, což bych od Caroni z roku 1996 očekával.
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Auction results 241 € – 370 €
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Avg. community purchase price 241 €
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Details about Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Parang Edition 1996
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Jack Tar, at 64,3%.
Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Jack Tar Caroni Old Music! Series Parang Edition 1996 cost?
Current best price: 690.00 €.
10 purchased · 22 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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