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The Auld Alliance - Corman Collins Caroni 1998
Opinions land all over the map here: some call it an elegant, fruit-forward Caroni with banana and vanilla rounding out the tar and leather, while others find it a touch thin, "lib" and short on complexity next to the distillery's heavier bottlings. The industrial markers are all present — rubber, kerosene, burnt tyres — just gentler, with a long dry, bitter finish.
The community says- Classic Caroni markers
- Fruity, rounded
- A bit thin
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How does The Auld Alliance - Corman Collins Caroni 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Fruity, gentler Caroni with tar and leather Most tasters like it — a fruitier, more approachable Caroni with all the tar and leather markers. The common gripe: it's a bit tame and thin for the vintage, lacking the punch of heavier bottlings.
Caroni fans who want a fruitier, more rounded side of the tar-and-leather profile
People chasing the heaviest, dirtiest Caroni punch
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What does the community say?
4% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by alex
Pas mal du tout , superbe surprise. C’est très bon, avec les marqueurs classiques de cette distillerie 🤩😍
Review by Maxence
Typical Caroni profile is perfectly mixed up with round notes like vanilla or banana leading to a nice balance ! Alcohol is perfectly integrated on both nose and palate. Super elegant profile despite the sharp notes of leather and wood. Definitely a great rum 😋
Review by EUDIER Vincent
Don’t be afraid of “bicycle tube” “solvent”... this is a really elegant rum, upsetting tastes but everything at its place,
Review by Thunderbird
Tasting evening at Dr. Django and thanks to "mto" for this souvenir 😉. This is a consistently good Caroni with the expected profile, but a little too tame overall! The aromas from dirt to red fruit are all there, but seem a bit "sweet"! It lacks the top after all
Review by mto75
all the typical markers are present, just not as complex or brute as other representatives from the house. I attribute this to the fact that he spent a large part of his maturity in a continental climate. Overall, quite round and rather 'fruit-driven' for a Caroni.
Review by Stylo
Very minty and leathery Caroni..both on the nose and palate it is not very dirty, although the distinctive traits of Caroni are there (Fusel oil, tar, some vague tropical fruits). On the palate, it is more peppery, warm and woody. Finish il long, dry and bitter, with more wood and leather. All in all, a solid Caroni!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Haaa, le nez se met en place. C'est la version bien sale de Caroni : cuir, kérosène, pneus brûlés. Mais avec un profil plus boisé amer que d'accoutumé et des épices. C'est plus solvanté. En bouche, c'est costaud (et pourtant nous en sommes au 9ème verre de la soirée). On retrouve du boisé fumé-toasté ! Il y a de la prune, des raisins secs, du tabac, de la mangue en arrière-plan. Mais cela maque de gourmandise. La finale est longue, très beurrée et astringente. Le nez était sympa mais la bouche manque de gourmandise. Il ne me procure pas suffisamment de plaisir, surtout au tarif des Caroni !!!! Probablement que j'en attends trop de cette provenance ...
Review by Johannes
Alcohol not well integrated
Review by Alex1981
Nice Caroni with some of the typical industrial notes, but a bit thin and lacking power. Instead a nice fruityness develops over time. A weaker example of the 1998 vintage.
Review by tojo
An average Caroni that focuses on the workshop notes. It comes across as quite mild to watery. Overall, it lacks some complexity.
Review by Jakob
Pleasing Caroni, which unfortunately lacks a bit of complexity. Interesting are the fruity-sour notes that join the classic Caroni profile. Unfortunately, there is not much more noteworthy beyond that. The age is noticeable in a positive sense, wood and spice are recognizable, but for the highest consecrations it lacks a bit of variety on the palate. Nevertheless, a good rum, but the bar is clearly too high for an entry in the top range at Caroni.
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Details about The Auld Alliance - Corman Collins Caroni 1998
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by The Auld Alliance - Corman Collins, at 61%.
Community purchases
22 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does The Auld Alliance - Corman Collins Caroni 1998 cost?
Community paid 96–417 €.
Current best price: 565.00 € – above the typical community range.
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About the Caroni distillery
The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,324 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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