T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd (Barracuda Single Cask) 2002 20yr 61,4%
Minty, smooth Trinidad rum with unique complexity.
This rum combines minty freshness with surprising smoothness for 61.4% ABV. While it offers a robust TDL character, some users find it thin compared to peers.
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How does this rum taste?
- Excellent alcohol integration
- Balanced and smooth
- Complex and fruity aroma
The Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd Barracuda Single Cask is a captivating Trinidad rum, distilled at T.D.L in 2002 and bottled by Oldman Spirits. This limited release showcases a sophisticated profile with a complex bouquet of mint, currants, and sour cherry. At 61.4% ABV, it's surprisingly smooth, with an intriguing interplay of mint, spice, and iodine notes on the palate. Though praised for its excellent integration of alcohol and typical TDL character, some find its overall intensity lacking and describe it as "thin." The rum's exceptional balance and smooth finish make it a standout, despite being less bold compared to other similar-aged TDL offerings. Ideal for collectors seeking unique Trinidadian expressions.
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Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Oct 14, 2023
"A blind purchase that was absolutely worth it! Yes, I have to say I'm even slightly euphoric - what a great rum! While it is still relatively restrained on the nose (and remains so), the fat mint aromas really come into their own on the palate, but not as "light" as with the two RAs of the last two years, but somehow "darker", more bitter, drier - almost as if a good Monymusk had also set its accents here. The alcohol is dosed just right to bring out the aromas perfectly. Yes, this rum is definitely a T.D.L., and one of the really good kind - I'll go one better: for me, it's the best I've ever drunk - right after the legendary CDI (RX944)! 😊 Predicate: lip-smacking. 😋 Chapeau, FRC! 👍 Update 2023-07-21: Well, now the demystification that some have been waiting for. 🤷 Tasting it again today, I can - apart from the mint and the slight euphoria - feel the same way I did back then. The only difference is that I wouldn't put everything on such a high level now - apart from the alcohol, which is incredibly well integrated for over 60%. So, only a slight disenchantment, not a total one. But now the rum seems to have been put into perspective. It's a good one. Oh well, tasted against the new RA T.D.L (RX15401). It doesn't stand a chance against it, it's clearly superior in all respects. Update 2023-10-14: Blue hour, the second: Blind crosstasting with the T.D.L 2002 from Cadenhead's (RX16680). Today, the differences between the two compared rums are quite big. One is pleasantly minty and later a little smoky, the other musty and chalky with poorly integrated alcohol. I liked the former much better. I thought it was the FRC that I had already tasted several times - and was wrong after the dissolution. I see the Cadenhead's as a solid 2002 T.D.L in the lower midfield, 85 points. Unfortunately, the difference on the nose and palate (and the smell of the emptied glass! 😊) means that I have to downgrade the FRC again, from 85 to 81 points."
DomM
Oct 15, 2022
"Nose: intense with fruits, herbs and some dirty notes. Holds up to other early 2000s TDL bottlings. Palate: now this is really suprising… alcohol is almost not noticeable, making this a very smooth experience. While it is very pleasant, I miss quite a bit intensity which the nose implicates (and I‘m used to in good TDLs). This is a really odd one… not a bad, but very unexpected tasting experience."
crazyforgoodbooze
Sep 8, 2023
"Nice tasty TDL but I don't quite understand the hype around it... Nice mint kiwi citrus wood combo only for me personally a bit too thin overall (although it has barrel strength it seems watery?!) and also has too much wood overall... I search in vain for the "funk" or power that other cask strength TDLs have here... But it's good to drink and the price was more than fair! Somehow very short finish and a bit boring overall."
RumTaTa
May 18, 2023
"Zweite Verkostung: Diese roten und schwarzen Johannesbeeren in der Nase sind toll!. Sonnst im Vergleich zu anderen leider dünn. Bewertung unverändert. Die Nase erinnert mich sofort an den Swell de Spirits Private Garden No1. Viele rote Früchte und auch wieder schwarze Johannesbeere! Fass oder Holz ist interessanter Weise gar nicht präsent. Am Gaumen kommen die vielen Fruchnoten der Nase leider nicht so deutlich wieder. Stattdessen geht es in Richtung Jod, Salzlake und wird leicht bitter und trocken. Der Gaumen kommt mir zum Ende hin auch irgendwie dünn vor. Der Nachklang ist wieder ein wenig fruchtiger mit einer toller Kiwinote. In Summe sehr gut aber keine Sensation. Preis-Leistung: ok"