Review #99: Caroni Rum 15 yrs, 1997/2012, Sansibar, 46% abv, 179 bottles

gonna party like it's review #99

Caroni is no longer since 2002. It was in Trinidad. They used molasses. I'm not sure where it was aged or in what, but I should.

Nose: almost jammy fruit (peaches and strawberries) and tarry black soot. Burnt sugar and lawn mower exhaust. Sugar cane and rubber boots. A little bit of hay and camphor mixed with bananas and sweet wood. This is heady stuff.

Palate: Rather medicinal -- the rubber boots/camphor/fruit combination turns into something like ricola. Feels a little thin at 46%, perhaps.

Finish: sweet and very minty, with a little spice. Smoke and rubber boots again.


Not the easiest, but the best rum I've ever had. I only wish it showed a little more depth on the palate. A shame it isn't made any more.

score: 89