The Duchess Caroni Trinidad HTR 1998
Loved by Alex1981, DomM & 14 more
For experienced palates: a 21‑year, cask‑strength Caroni that mixes tar, rubber and smoky wood with vanilla, chocolate and dark fruits. RumX members praise its complexity and evolving profile when slowly sipped.
- Classic Caroni dirt
- Complex and evolving
- Long smoky finish
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How does The Duchess Caroni Trinidad HTR 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Intense old‑school Caroni funk For experienced palates: a 21‑year, cask‑strength Caroni that mixes tar, rubber and smoky wood with vanilla, chocolate and dark fruits. RumX members praise its complexity and evolving profile when slowly sipped.
Seasoned enthusiasts who love dry, high‑proof Caroni with tar, rubber, smoke and dark fruits, and enjoy dissecting complex, evolving flavors over a long, focused sipping session.
Those sensitive to alcohol heat, newcomers expecting sweet easy sippers, or drinkers who dislike industrial, smoky and slightly peppery profiles.
How is The Duchess Caroni Trinidad HTR 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 30 ratings
Review by Oliver
Very pleasant nose. A bit too peppery on the palate. On balance, however, a nice representative of the 1998 vintage.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
I know much better 98 caronis... Unfortunately not my cup of tea... Hardly any complexity, overall quite sharp and tiring... Not bad, but there are much better representatives of the '98 vintage!
Review by Alex1981
Rather light Caroni which gets dominated by some leathery / woody notes and dark fruits in the background. Gets a bit stingy/peppery after a while. Not much of the expected heavy industrial notes, but still pleasant. The HTR marque seems a bit misleading?
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I think this is a light Caroni but not in a bad way because it has some other flavours to kind of compensate. The nose is light and has smoky wood, rubber, varnish, vanilla and a good portion of wet tobacco. The palate is complex and well balanced between smoky wood and fruits with rubber, varnish, vanilla and some tobacco. The finish is long, lightly dry and fruity with smoky wood. Very good in its own way.
Review by DomM
Very balanced and „sweet“ compared to other 98s. Dirty Caroni notes are present, however, not overly dominat. Vanilla, chocolate and fruits make for a nice bottling.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Finally an old school Caroni again. Younger but with the classic tarry asphalt smoky notes. Not overly balanced but that's why you drink Caroni right? Weird and raw. Nice stuff.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Po Samaroli tu je konečně něco voňavého. Příjemný mix technických tónů a tropického ovoce. Hodně zajímavá chuť. Je tam lehce Caroni špinavost, ale nejvíce mě překvapila taková zvláštní pálivost jak u jídla s chilli. Vše tak dobře vyzrálé, že s tím nemám problém. Závěr by ale mohl být delší.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... 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.
Review by Agricoler
Relativ scharfkantiger Caroni. Grundsätzlich sehr schöne dreckige Noten mit schöner Frucht aber, der Rum wirkt irgendwie nicht Rund. Dennoch muss ich sagen habe ich schon langweiligere Caronis gehabt.
Review by Natascha og Aske
A rare complex and well integrated rum that keeps evolving as it aerates and warms up in the mouth. The nose is sweet with a hint of tar. At first itˋs fruity like strawberry then honey and tobacco. Lovely
Review by Filip Kalinovský
Vyborne lehke caroni, krasna vune hodne pripomina LMDR . Chut je velmi vyvazena , mirne stiplavy, kourovy, ovocny, trosku laku. Zaver bych rekl ze neni uplne dlouhy , spise stredni delka. Pekny kour, cokolada az mi pripomina skoro raselinove whisky.
Review by WolfeTone
Coffee, rubber, spices, petrol, smoke, flowers and honey.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Nice intrnsive taste and long finish. Alcohol just shows a bit too much for my taste.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"This is a very complex and very enjoyable rum. It's heavy but it also has a really good balance - it's kind of like a peated Foursquare in some respects. It has everything you might want from a Caroni but none of the off notes - it never gets too..."Read full review →
Community purchases
35 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 5 members.
About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,122 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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