Swell de Spirits T.D.L Private Garden No.1 Clos des Spiritueux 2000
World‑class T.D.L: explosive black/red fruits, tropical richness, menthol freshness and creamy cocoa with perfect alcohol integration. Intensely complex, very long and hugely loved by the RumX community.
Seasoned enthusiasts who love intensely fruity, complex T.D.Ls with menthol and cocoa notes, and who enjoy cask strength rums that unfold over a long, focused tasting session.
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How does this rum taste?
Benchmark fruity T.D.L powerbomb
If you already enjoy high‑end T.D.L 2000–2003 releases, this is a must‑try: same DNA, but turned up on cassis, cocoa and menthol with outstanding balance and length.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to higher ABV or looking for a simple, easygoing sipper; also not ideal if you dislike menthol or very fruit-forward Trinidad profiles.
Very very surprising, but not unpleasant at all
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About the T.D.L distillery
The T.D.L distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from T.D.L have been reviewed 7,265 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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Un nez exhuberanr, avec des fruits exotiques, banane, sur un lit de cacao, et une menthe profonde (pas la menthe fraîche). Il semble également y avoir du miel d’acacia (merci Philipp j’avais pas mis le doigt dessus). En bouche, la texture crémeuse est poussée au maximum, on dirait presque un sirop ! Un bon cacao, une explosion de fruits, à mon sens le maracuja, beaucoup de menthe, et toujours ce miel en fond. Finale plus herbacé, mentholée, et fruits jaunes, un peu plus courte et un peu moins longue que sont compère d’avant. Léger poivre blanc à la longue. Bref, nez plus ouvert, du cacao en plus. bouche plus crémeuse, moins d’épices, et finale un peu plus courte peut être. Difficile de les départager au niveau des points, c’est 2 cuvées extraordinaires.
Mint, red fruit jelly and baby bananas and other tropical fruits on the nose. Also some smoke and acacia honey. Smoke, honey, mint and tropical fruits again on the palate, a little lime zest and bitter cocoa nibs. Again passion fruit bananas from Madeira. Reminds me somehow discreetly both in taste and on the nose of an 86, only with a lot of fruit! An extremely positive surprise! An absolute exception TDL. Chapeau to swell de spirits for another excellent cask selection! 😍
A fabulous nose, I've rarely taken such a slap at a rum keel. Fruit all over the place, flowers, harlequin candy, a hint of vanilla and menthol. The palate is beautiful, well-integrated but much more spicy, woody and mentholated. Tropical fruit completes the picture, but it's not similar to the nose, where the fruit took over. Like everyone else, I think this rum is sublime.
Les jus embouteillés par swell sont vraiment magnifiques dans l’ensemble et celui la ne déroge pas à la règle. C’est un superbe tdl, avec les marqueurs habituels de cette provenance mais vraiment subtile, belle complexité, belle longueur, bref une belle bombe en bouche. J’adore 😍🤩😍