Swell de Spirits T.D.L Private Garden #4 2005 18yr 62,1%

RX16383 Very good Pot Still Rum Single Cask 338 bottles Under 250€

8.5/1044 ratings

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“Rich, complex TDL with balanced fruit, chocolate, and vanilla notes.”

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How does this rum taste?

Private Garden #4 Rum offers a deep copper hue and an enticing blend of caramel, nuts, tropical fruits, and a hint of tar, balancing sweetness with earthy tones. Its complexity thrills yet remains approachable, though finishes quicker than some may prefer.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Mango Nutty Orange Banana

Taste

Vanilla Woody Red fruits Eucalyptus Chocolate Mango

Finish

Woody Vanilla Chocolate Buttery Tropical fruit Minty

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Thunderbird

3 April 2024

8.6/10

“This is a special TDL, not as classic as I was used to, but very tasty. The nose is very fruity and soft, I also perceive a slightly nutty, savory aroma. On the palate it is very creamy and initially exudes a heavy sweetness, followed by fruit, chocolate and later slightly dirty nuances... very pleasing, the whole thing, The finish is characterized by light wood, vanilla, roasted nuts and sweet fig. I like it very much”

Aroma

Vanilla Mango Nutty Mandarin Orange

Taste

Vanilla Banana Figs Honey Syrupy

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user Thunderbird

zabo

3 April 2024

8.0/10

“Edit the second: It still doesn't convince me, sorry. I'm glad the bottle is empty now. After splitting this one and only sipped it briefly, I tasted it again today together with Jarek. I gave it a good half hour in the glass before my co-taster arrived. It developed steadily on the nose during this time. As Jarek aptly put it, in a blind tasting we would probably both have categorized it as a Barbados. For me, it is too well-behaved and the typical T.D.L markers are not clearly recognizable. Nice for sipping. It's not bad, but it didn't really blow me away or trigger any euphoria. The alcohol is well integrated, but it's a little too one-dimensional for me and the finish is too short. In contrast, I find the 2006 Bristol that I had in my glass afterwards much better.”

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Nutty Woody Smoky

Taste

Woody Vanilla Chocolate Eucalyptus Copper

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user zabo

crazyforgoodbooze

11 October 2023

9.0/10

“Incredibly beautiful successor to the already grandiose swell private garden #1. Red fruit jelly and mint tea meets dark chocolate-caramel mousse, plus caramelized banana, some tart-fresh eucalyptus tea, fresh vanilla pulp and dried fig. The sweetness is really nice and generally the alcohol is perfectly integrated here and virtually imperceptible. Grandiose bottling! As if the best of the rather chocolaty TDL's meet with the rather fresh, dirty TDL's and make a perfect baby.😃🙈😍”

Aroma

Tar Vanilla Chocolate Mango Grapes

Taste

Chocolate Vanilla Red fruits Banana Eucalyptus

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user crazyforgoodbooze

mto75

24 September 2023

8.6/10

“very balanced TDL. Here, the dirty-mentholy notes are less present, rather the fruity and floral (and a bit of butter cake).”

DomM

15 December 2023

8.1/10

“Nice TDL. Well balanced with nice mango notes. However, even with very long time in the glas alcohol remains to present on the nose and palate for a better score.”

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Balanced Coconut Honeycomb

Taste

Vanilla Woody Mango Syrupy Balanced

TheRhumhoe

23 March 2024

8.5/10

“Swell de Spirits explore TDL sous ce Millésime 2005, qui débute sur un nez très doux, arrondi par les arômes caramélisés et pâtissiers. Le fût de chêne a fait son travail, en incorporant des épices douces mais marquées (piment doux, vanille, poivre), et surtout des notes chocolatées, caféinées et des traces de fruits à coque. Après aération, les fruits tropicaux sont plus distincts, notamment la banane et la mangue, mais c’est l’orange qui occupe une bonne partie du verre. Un profil plus classique de chez TDL, qui perturbe presque par cette douceur et presque « monotonie ». En bouche, on retrouve davantage de caractère avec un fruité qui vient en attaque (pêche, mangue, banane, fruits rouges, agrumes). Le bois, les épices et les notes rôties viennent en soutien, appuyées par des notes beurrées et pâtissières toujours aussi gourmandes. Si on décèle un soupçon de menthol et d’eucalyptus, c’est surtout le côté mielleux et sirupeux du jus qui l’emporte. L’alcool est très bien intégré. La finale est de longueur correcte, laissant transparaître les saveurs décrites précédemment, les fruits exotiques et l’eucalyptus donnant le pas, avant que le chocolat noir, les épices et le bois viennent contrebalancer le profil avec un côté légèrement amer, sur le rôti et le cuir. Un TDL bien exécuté, qui souffre néanmoins d’une comparaison avec d’autres TDL plus pêchus en faisant passer la gourmandise avant la complexité.”

Aroma

Dried fruit Grapes Caramel Woody Spice

Taste

Tropical fruit Mango Banana Peaches Citrus

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user TheRhumhoe

Jakob

9 May 2024

8.3/10

“Rather classic TDL, i.e. without the present mint-menthol aroma that characterizes many post-2000 TDL releases. However, this does not mean that this release has to hide - what happens here between caramel, vanilla, chocolate, dried fruit, wood notes and spices is really fun. Smooth, but not at the expense of finesse and elegance. Great!”

Aroma

Oak Caramelized Vanilla Toasted Nougat

Taste

Oak Roasted Roasted nuts Dark chocolate Caramelized

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user Jakob

Maxime Clr 🇫🇷

14 December 2023

8.2/10

“Belle sélection de Swell mais un cran en dessous du TDL Clos des Spiritueux selon moi. On est pas sur les marqueurs actuels des TDL qui sortent en ce moment. Belle bouteille, très marquée par le bourbon. Côté très patissier avec du fruit rouge et des fruits tropicaux et beaucoup de vanille. Alcool super bien intégré.”

Aroma

Woody Vanilla Banana Mango Orange

Taste

Woody Vanilla Eucalyptus Red fruits Mango

Nivius

1 December 2023

7.9/10

“Leckerer und runder TDL, der in die fruchtige richtung ( orange ) geht, dem es aber insgesamt an Tiefe und Komplexität fehlt. Der Abgang ist sehr kurz. Alles in allem hab ich mir mehr erwartet und bin zum Glück nur an ein Sample gekommen.”

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user Nivius

CaRaph

15 September 2023

9.4/10

“I'm not an expert, but being the first to post a review, for what it's worth here's what I thought : The nose is delicious, soft and very balanced. Lots of flavours starting with wood, dark chocolate and vanilla. Then come many tropical fruits especially ripe banana. Tones of tar and smoke follow along with caramelized nuts. As the glass empties gradually came some flavours of orange, grape and funnily some slight tones of moka. In the mouth, it begins with wood, butter and dark chocolate. Vanilla is following with banana, mango and red fruits. A warm taste of copper accompagnies the whole thing. The finish is long, woody, with tropical fruits, chocolate and vanilla still there along tones of copper. The empty glass was pretty interesting and delicious too : mixed flavours of coffee, vanilla and unexpectedly incense, frangipane and pastries that I wouldn't have imagined to find there. This is a very good, balanced and complex rum with alcohol so perfectly integrated that it seemed to be pretty under the 62.1 % rate written on the bottle. Not comparable for example with Velier's Warren Khong 2010 Hampden Diamond <H>, also very good but whose 62 % are really hot in the mouth. I had already had some very good Caronis, this was my first TDL and I'm glad to have bought this bottle.”

Aroma

Woody Chocolate Vanilla Banana Pineapple

Taste

Woody Chocolate Buttery Vanilla Banana

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user CaRaph

Schnubbi

11 November 2023

8.5/10

“Dieser T. D. L. hat die minzig-pflanzlichen Noten der älteren Vintages (2001-2003),jedoch noch nicht so ausgeprägt. Dafür hat er eine etwas nussig Komponente. Ich finde ihn lecker, definitiv eine gute Abfüllung, aber er begeistert mich jetzt nicht so sehr wie z. B. der RdL 2002 oder der Whisky Jury.”

Buddudharma

2 January 2024

8.1/10

“Im Profil eine Mischung aus der frühen 2000er mit stärkeren Column-Still-Anteilen. Nicht schlecht, aber kann in Summe nicht mit den besten Abfüllungen von TDL mithalten.”

Pavel Spacek

23 February 2024

8.0/10

“Incredibly soft but tasty TDL”

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user Pavel Spacek

Filip Šikula

8 May 2024

8.4/10

“Velmi velmi zvláštní T.D.L ovšem opět se mi potvrzuje, že všechno co swell de spirit naplní je prostě dobré. Ve vůni ovocné a květinové tóny. Po napití nejprve intenzivní sladký profil, později ovoce.”

Aroma

Mango Caramelized Vanilla

Taste

Eucalyptus Sweet Balanced Delicious Buttery

Photo of the rum Private Garden #4 taken from user Filip Šikula

Jacques etdom

9 May 2024

9.1/10

“Un très beau tdl sur le fruit. Le cassis est intense, un peu d eucalyptus, de sucre brun. Belle longueur. Je le trouve extrêmement proche du Ricci exception 2003. Très belle sélection !”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Trinidad

Distillery
T.D.L

Bottler
Swell de Spirits

Brand
Private Garden

RumX ID
RX16383

ABV
62,1%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2005

Cask number
#1765

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
18 years

No. of bottles
338

Bottle volume
50cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

144 €

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