The Whisky Jury T.D.L The Many Faces of Rum 2009

The nose greets us with a good dose of toasted almond and plenty of exotic fruit in its juice: maracuja, pineapple, mango. But it's above all heady floral aromas that lull us in. A light wood varnish transports us to an old apothecary's store, with old waxed wooden furniture, lots of spices, medicinal notes and eucalyptus. This Whisky Jury is a far cry from the red fruit accents so common in TDL. The palate is lively but the alcohol light. The palate is full of freshness, with menthol and exotic multi-fruits. The whole is very complex, with floral notes similar to those on the nose. The spices are greedy: tonka bean, Sichuan pepper. The whole is fat and covers the whole tongue. The finish is interminably spicy. This rum is syrupy, and takes us far away in its menthol and light woodiness.

Fruchtige Noten in der Nase mit einem tropischen Mix aus Maracuja und Ananas. Am Gaumen dann ein Spiel aus Menthol und Frucht mit holzigen Aromen. Macht durchaus Spaß der Knabe. Guter Rum aus der Serie

An der Nase im Vergleich zu anderen TDL 2009 etwas floraler. Am Gaumen schön Minze und gelbe Früchte. Der Alkohol ist jedoch nicht so gut eingebunden wie bei anderen TDL 2009 und auch nicht so schön ölig wie beim TDL 2009 Bottleshop. Auch der Abgang kommt mir etwas flacher vor. Insgesamt für mich immer noch eine gute und leckere Abfüllung und ich bereue es nicht, mir eine Flasche gekauft zu haben. Es gibt dennoch bessere Vertreter dieses Jahrgangs.

Velice prijemny vzorek, krasne vyvazeny vzorek bez naznaku alkoholu, krasne integrovany, naznak dreva a k tomu spousta ovocnych tonu. Na konci lehce kysely

Falls quite short of the TWJ-T.D.L 2003 (RX23457) tasted at the same time and unfortunately does not have a leading position within the 2009 vintage, which has rightly been on the rise recently. This T.D.L seems cask-heavy and smoky, as if it had a whisky finish. In addition, the alcohol doesn't seem particularly well integrated. For me, this is not a direct mistake in the choice of cask, but an atypical 2009 at the lower end of the vintage scale. Update 2025-05-10: Upgraded from 79 to 82 points after tasting again. Today, surprisingly, I quite like this strong, unbalanced note and I detect a pronounced herbal component in the finish, which I find interesting to say the least. Once again, I can only say: don't underestimate the form of the day! 😉

This 2009 doesn't quite convince me. It does have the decisive markers of mint, spice and some fruit. However, it loses me on the palate, where I don't find it as balanced as some other bottlings from the vintage

TDL DNA, aber der 2009er Jahrgang ist für mich deutlich zu jung und einfach qualitativ auch nicht so gut. Column Stil viel zu präsent und Alkohol nicht gut eingebunden.