Valinch & Mallet T.D.L Traditional Rum

"Round TDL, nice velvety texture. It lacks the recognition value and the edges, but the rum has a high quality."

"I can't quite put my finger on what it is about this rum that bothers me. Is it the artificial sweetness? Or the unexpected absence of mint? The rum isn't bad, but it's not really good either. It just doesn't deliver for me, especially not as a TDL. Too bad."

"#4751 22.06.2024 Nice tasting afternoon and evening with Hannes at the shop in Odense. Nose Light, fruity, faint roasted wood, peach, banana, faint mint, light nutts. Palate Warm, round, light wood, spice, faint mint, orange, light peach. Finish Medium to long, light wood, fruits, faint mint, light nutts."

"Unspectacular nose that almost turns slightly unpleasant - flat aromatics with a strange note that reminds me of cardboard. The 2009 profile of TDLs with a strong minty influence that we have learned so far is missing here; it would be interesting to know which marques (or blends?) TDL uses in its portfolio. Here we have ended up with a thin distillate reminiscent of Spanish style instead of the powerful aroma bomb. The viscosity, which brings an oily density to the palate, is enjoyable and initially pleasing thanks to a sweet note reminiscent of vanilla syrup; after that, however, the taste becomes very thin, a little wood, subtle spices, hardly any adhesion in the finish - a shame. The alcohol is well integrated, but even this cannot compensate for the weaknesses in the aroma profile. Too bad."

"Runder, netter, aber eher langweiliger rum, den ich eher Richtung eines kontinentalen Foursquare einordnen würde."

"I have to say that it has nothing in common with the T.D.Ls I've tried. The color alone is far too light. No heavy dark aromas, unfortunately nothing of mint either. Rather sweet fruits with honey and vanilla. Thanks for the sample"

"Whisky Live Paris 2024 (Messebewertung, nur Gesamtnote und persönliche Kaufempfehlung): Löste bei mir keine Begesterung aus. In der Nase und am Gaumen irgendwie flach. Ich brauche keine Flasche davon."

"Simply disappointing, compared to other TDL 2009. Overall is not undrinkable, just with a lot of nice tdl this is one I won't drink again. On the nose, this one is pretty much on the angostura side. The nose is driven by alcool (despite low abs) and cheap wood furniture mixed with glue. Delving deep into the glass, some eucalyptus is coming, but really really subtile. Drink side, again alcool is noticeable, beside that you can find some candy/caramel sweetness, in the background these is some sugar and mint candies (in Italy there was a candy exactly giving the same feeling)."

"WL24"

"This is a bit disappointing. Overall weak, despite its lacking abv it’s a bit alcoholic and has a quite unpleasant nose. Lots of sweetness coming at you on the palate. This would be ok at 60 euros, but at 140 it feels like a bad joke…. My first from this bottler and instantly a bad impression. Lucky I only got a sample. The rest of this is going into the next tiramisu maybe this penetrant sweetness can shine there."

"Un TDL discreto con un buon naso ma non memorabile al palato. Non mi sento di consigliare la bevuta. Anche il finale è abbastanza debole e con pochissima persistenza. Non una grandissima espressione dell’arte del rum di Trinidad"

"WLP 2024"

"Was ein komisches Teil. Hätte blind auf einen gesüßten Rum aus Barbados getippt. Die Nase super untypisch aber ausgewogen. Am Gaumen dann wieder super süß mit etwas mehr Minze Im Abgang. Im Abgang dann mit der Zeit aber immer trockener. Komisch. Nicht so meins..."

"TDL hätte ich blind nicht erkannt. Komische süße und irgendwie unrund. Schmeckt auch sehr künstlich. Normalerweise ist der 2009er Jahrgang auf hohem Niveau, aber hier passt es für mich gar nicht."

"Was scared to open this bottle because of the bad reviews. But this was highly recommended so I needed to try this one. Overall not that bad, but it's a very light easy drinking rum. You need to poor a big glass to fully enjoy it. In a blind tasting you wouldn't pick this out as a T.D.L., I get the comparison with a Foursquare. Fruity, light, easy drinking, misses some punch, short finish. You get better rums for that price, but still enjoyable rum. With some water it does open up a bit more."