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Caroni Rum Sponge No. 1 1998
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Review by cigares
An exceptional Caroni single cask. Perfect balance between machine shop notes and tropical fruit. Subtle balance between strength, alcohol bite and depth of aroma. A magnificent nose followed by a slightly different but equally beautiful palate. Endless length, but above all a silky, rich finish. A rum that whisky lovers should adore for its peatiness. A little too subtle for lovers of extreme Caronis. A single cask that escaped Luca Gargano's vigilance?
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
29.03.2022 Sampling a bit at home. Notes Medium to dark in colour. Nose Fresh, balanced, fruity, light banana, wood, light roasted, rubber, faint tar, light cherry. Palate Oily, balanced, wood, light roasted, light cherry, faint leather, workshop, rubber, faint medicinal. Finish Long and warm, balanced, workshop, light rubber, faint tar, light cherry, faint leather.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Caroni more gentle and subtle than other expressions of the same vintage. The nose is well-balanced, with tropical fruits holding their own against hydrocarbons, while sweet, caramelized notes compete with spices, wood and leather. Roasted and toasted notes add depth to a rather greedy nose. The battle continues on the palate. On the one hand, pineapple, banana, vanilla and caramel promote roundness with a certain mellowness on the palate. On the other, the dirty, oily, heavy side is represented by tarry, rubbery tire markers, strongly toasted oak and leather. Spices swirl around and add intensity to this duel of opposing styles. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is the deciding factor. Despite medicinal notes and strong markers of Trinidadian terroir, the arrival of chocolate allows sweetness to have the last word. It hovers throughout the tasting, enveloping the heavy notes with voluptuous grace. A beautiful cuvée, round, generous and with a fine touch of finesse.
Review by Mirco
wow, what a beautiful continental caroni!
Review by Jakob
Very round nose with restrained dirty notes, but fruity notes and subtle caramel notes. On the palate, pointed barrel impact, some tar, spices, some fruit. Pleasant to drink, even if the Caroni profile is only slightly pronounced, especially for the rather intense '98 vintage.
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Details about Caroni Rum Sponge No. 1 1998
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Decadent Drinks LTD, at 57,1%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
12 purchased · 7 tasted · 16 wishlist · as of
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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