Heads & Tails, Canada
Unexpectedly whisky-like with chocolatey, spicy notes.
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Heads & Tails Rum, distilled in 1999 at Trinidad's T.D.L distillery and bottled by The Whisky Agency, presents an intriguing profile. This 52.7% ABV rum, aged 21 years, exhibits a notable aroma with strong alcoholic notes, caramel, and chocolate undertones. Taste profiles often highlight chocolate and spice above a thin, sharp body with a touch of cognac. While some appreciate its smooth drinkability, many users feel it lacks typical T.D.L complexity, often perceiving it as whisky-like and overly diluted. Notable for its uniqueness but polarizing, it may appeal to those exploring beyond conventional rum boundaries. Ideal for some, less ideal for traditionalists.
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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 6,913 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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Solid on the palate, a rather classic rum, the typical profile of the 2001-2003 vintages is only slightly perceptible. Overall, however, rather unspectacular.
I don't think it's that bad, but TDL is usually better. For me, the nose consists mainly of whisky, otherwise some alcohol is still recognizable. The palate is then very sharp-edged, otherwise perhaps some chocolate and caramel are recognizable.
On the nose the profile is distinctly different to the 2000s TDLs. Less complexity with a more Spanish style showing. Caramel, some chocolate accompanied by some fruits. Alcohol is a bit to present even after plenty time in the glas. Overall not bad, but also not overly exiting. On the palate, this one is very smooth to drink - to frame it positively. The rum feels watered down leaving a rather unexciting profile. Sweetness, some chocolate with hints of tropical fruits.
Phew, so if all TDLs from the 1999 vintage, which I've never tasted before, are as whisky-like as this bottling, then the vintage can stay stolen from me. No comparison to the bottlings of the following millennium.