Romdeluxe T.D.L Wild Series Rum No. 42 TML

"Black currant ,kiwi and mint great nose .Spicy and inviting. On the palate ui ui ui ... similar to the nose only again a scoop more intense, wow really good. No off notes or bitterness apparent."

"Edit Edit: leider nochmal nach unten korrigiert, holt mich nicht mehr wirklich ab Edit: Nachdem ich nochmal ein Sample gefunden habe, nochmal in Ruhe probiert. Schöne minzige Fruchtbombe mit angenehmen dreckigen Noten. Franconian Tasting Gang Nach den schlechten Ecuador eine wahre Gaumenfreude Kein easy Sipper"

"Strong mint / menthol notes on the nose and the palate. Both alongside fruits and quite some dirt. This bottling is very nice and delivers a high intensity on the palate, being well balanced between fresh notes and dirty and woody notes."

"Boom! Even when pouring from the sample, it becomes clear why I was hyped on the FRC last year and why I found it so disappointing. Today again in direct comparison. The RdL has everything I would expect from a 2002 TDL: mint en masse, ripe yellow fruit (ripe peach) and my beloved falernum aroma - almond, ginger, cloves, lime, cane sugar: it's all there. Intense and round. The FRC is not dissimilar, but paler and unripe, with a sour ester note, the falernum is only hinted at. I remember the mouth of the RA as an unexpected explosion. The FRC, on the other hand, is characterized by wateriness. The mouth of the RdL is intense, but not an explosion: mint, which becomes mentholated towards the finish, peach, melon, bitter grapefruit, some hops and the falernum once again. The wood and alcohol are perfectly integrated. The finish is super long, dry, soft and volatile. Sucking grapefruit-falernum-peach iced tea for minutes. I love this profile 🤤 Shame the much more attractively priced FRC could only deliver a thin decal of this. Still have a bottle of RA, so I'll save myself the €200. Edit. Second tasting against the new Cadenhead. The Cadenhead is great, brilliantly bright and drinkable, but the RdL is quite a bit more complex due to the tart grapefruit, cloves and the noticeable wood. An absolute top rum!"

"An der Nase erscheintder T.D.L süßlich fruchtig mit einem Hauch von Minze.. das mutet fast schon lieblich an. Am Gaumen explodiert er dann. Komplex und intensiv stellt er sich da…anfangs mit einer kurzen Süße, Wechselt er dann zu säuerlichen Früchten verfolgt von Gewürzen und Menthol. Der Alkohol muss gebändigt werden. Mokka-Aromen nehme ich auch wahr. Der Abgang ist mittellang geprägt von einer würzig pflanzlichen Seite..später kommen noch dunkle Trockenfrüchte dazu. Top-Abfüllung"

"Quite interesting, nice mint and fruit flavors, but doesn't come close to the excellent 19-year-old Compagnie des Indes from 2003."

"Today there are 3x T.D.L 1st Cadenhead's 1991, 24yo: Typical T.D.L profile. More on the woody side with yellow fruits. The alcohol is well integrated. The usual dirty notes are also present. The finish is quite dry and medium-long, with increasingly dirty aromas. It lacks a little complexity. 85 pts. 2nd Rome Deluxe 2002, 20yo: Equally typical T.D.L profile. This time much less wood and not as dirty, but much fruitier. The alcohol is very well integrated, petrol mint in the long finish. Reminds me off the top of my head of the 2009 T.D.L from TheWhiskyJury. Very tasty! Now I'll probably have to find a whole bottle of it =P 88 pts. 3rd Blackadder 2005, 16 yo: A bottling that I didn't have on my radar until now. It also goes more in the dirty direction. There is no trace of bright fruit here. A great contrast to the Rome Deluxe. The finish is sharp in comparison to the other two, and the alcohol is not so well integrated. More complex than the Cadenheads. Too bad about the spicy note, but still a great rum that might develop well in the bottle! 85 pts."

"04.05.2024 Retasting during a nice exclusive tasting at Romdeluxe. I stick to my score and I still love it. -------------------------- #4072 This is the 4th time I've sampled this one and I really like it. So much so that I have a bottle on the shelf to enjoy. Lightly woody with fruits and spices. There is a light dirty set of workshop notes and I really like that part."

"On par with RA's T.D.L 2002 (RX7783) in all respects. A board without weaknesses. I still have to test it directly against the FRC T.D.L, but I already suspect nothing good for the FRC, which was highly praised by me at the time."

"Sehr guter Vertreter der minzigen TDLs!"

"The nose starts very intense with a mix of sweetness, fruitiness (kiwi and cassis!), herbs (mint and eucalyptus!) Very wicked!On the palate it really gets going: blatantly intense mint, cassis and heavy aromas from the barrel. Additionally, a slight sweetness. The finish is eternally long and intense.The similarity to the RA 2002 T.D.L is very clear. Who knows the RA, misses nothing here."

"A superb T.D.L. from 2002, which is hyper-fruity, oscillating between black fruit (blackcurrant), yellow fruit, citrus (lime) and tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, papaya). A breeze of floral and mentholated freshness, enhanced by eucalyptus, lightly perfumes the nostrils. Toasty wood, leather, cocoa and spices (vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, ginger) round out a very round, fragrant and elegant profile. On the palate, the rum is voluptuous. Menthol hits the palate with full force, accompanied by eucalyptus and aromatic herbs. This is followed by a myriad of fruits, from blackcurrant and melon to peach, lime, mango and pineapple. Wood and spice close the ball with notes of ginger, vanilla, pepper and clove. Alcohol slightly titillates the palate, but remains very well integrated. The finish is long, lingering on menthol, blackcurrant, citrus, spice and a hint of bitterness on leather and tea notes. Although the price is slightly higher than other cuvées, this is a complete T.D.L., very aromatic and full-bodied, which will delight menthol lovers in particular."

"Zunächst allerlei gelbe Früchte, wie Aprikose, Pfirsich, Mirabelle, das über geht zu Karamell, dezenten dreckigen Anklängen, Menthol. Am Gaumen Karamell, Werkstatt, Eichenfass, und auch im Nachgang eine ordentliche Portion Menthol. Ein richtig guter, ‚klassischer‘ TDL der 2000-2003er Jahrgänge."

"Heute ein kleines TDL Tasting, mit RX13557, RX 944, RX15670, RX 19670, RX15565 und RX20525. Der RomDeluxe No. 42 ist bisher meine Referenz der TDL Abfüllungen. Alles da, was ich am TDL-Profil so mag, schwarze Johannisbeere, Minze, Eukalyptus, genau das richtige Maß an Holz und angenehme Süße. Was für ein Glück, dass ich auf der Messe eine Flasche gekauft habe 😉"

"Delicious of Moroccan mint, cognac, yellow fruit and cassis on the nose and palate. Still kiwi and watermelon on the nose. Nicely balanced and strongly minty without being too "mentholig"."