Kill Devil Caroni 20 Year 1998 TWB

Review #1279; Rum #584

Here we have a another single barrel of Caroni that was bottled for The Whisky Barrel. This is a different cask than the one I tried a few days ago, so it should be fun to see how it compares. This cask of rum was distilled from molasses on a column still at the now closed Caroni distillery on Trinidad. It aged for 20 years in a mix of continental and tropical ageing in an ex-bourbon cask before it was bottled at cask strength with no additives in 2019.

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Distillery: Caroni

Bottler: Kill Devil

Region: Trinidad

Still: Column

ABV: 65%

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Nose: Hydraulic fluid, Vanilla, Mango, Diesel,

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, touch of heat, Hydraulic fluid, Vanilla, Diesel, touch of mango,

Finish: Long finish. Dirty, Hydraulic fluid, mango, Diesel, Vanilla, Asphalt,

Rating: 6/10

This is a very good rum. It’s certainly better than the other 1998 Caroni I tried recently, but it doesn’t quite live up to the more exceptional

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1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect