T.D.L RA Trinidad Rum

"Excellent T.D.L! Lots of peach on the nose. Reminiscent of a Caroni-Cognac blend."

"very solid TDL, mega cool menthol chewing gum bomb, but definitely no Caroni 🤣 could just have a little more bang for me but that's a matter of taste... What I find cool here 1 year later is the similarity to Japanese mochi balls green tea with matcha tea flavor. Very tart and green after green mandarin, rice cake, kalamansi and papaya etc. Really fun, super complex and palatable!"

"Tasted together with the TCRL 2001: Both are very mint forward, but still different. The nose from the RA is brute: much woodier, dirtier, smokier with some wet cardboard to it, less fresh overall. Some orange peel and bergamot can be found nonetheless. The nose from the TCRL is less intense but still more multi-faceted. In the mouth, the impression continues. The mint is less fresh, then menthol and gasoline. The wood brings a soft bitterness, anise and mace. The finish is again strong menthol, then the bitterness of lemon peel and coriander stalks. Besides the mint, the similarities to the TCRL are under the first dirty layer, but then are very apparent. I like the fruitier, more herbal and softer profile from the TCRL more. Edit. In crosstasting, I tried the RA, TCRL, Nobilis, Plantation Antipodes, and the new Rasta Morris. The rums are incredibly similar - esp. the Nobilis and RM are barely distinguishable. The RA stands out because of its dilution, the Plantation is clearly marked by the cognac barrel - it puts it closer to the 2003s - and the TCRL is the freshest, with an unusual herbal note. It was somewhat reminiscent of the 2002s. The RA also has the bitter citrus notes described above, which are less prominent in the other rums. My long open sample is starting to show some oxidation by now as well. Now it is empty 🥲"

"Oh! My! God! Why do you need Caroni when you can have this T.D.L! 😋😋 😋"

"Reichlich Minze, erkennbare Holzanklänge, tropische Früchte sowie dunkle Gewürze. Das Profil der post-2000er TDLs mit dem mittlerweile berühmten Minz-Mentholprofil zeigt sich hier in Reinform. Ein Rum auf tollem Niveau, mittlerweile sind aber einige weitere Vertreter aus Trinidad dazugekommen, die dieses Profil in noch vollendeterer Form aufweisen."

"Toller TDL, eher auf der minzigen und mentholigen Seite, wenn man ihn mit neueren Abfüllungen vergleicht. Schöne Tee und etwas Dreck, wie Teer und Gummi. Besonders die Pfirsich Note hebt den Rum für mich auf dieses Niveau. Erreicht jedoch nicht das Level der neueren 2001 RA Abfüllung."

"Très agréable 🔥"

"Un côté sombre au nez mais aussi beaucoup de fraîcheur et de fruits tropicaux, des fruits jaunes, de la pomme jaune et de la carambole. Une attaque vive en bouche, sur les fruits. Puis le côté herbacé/mentholé prend le dessus et ne lâche plus l’affaire. La finale est longue mais dominée le menthol et le côté herbacé. Le verre vide exhale du menthol et du bois avec un côté persil séché."

"A highly atypical T.D.L. that is more Caroni than its own distillery. The nose is extremely similar to a Caroni: the dirty, petroleum notes leave an unmistakable impression on the nostrils. This impression is reinforced by the woodiness, with its hints of smoke, tanned leather and menthol. The fruit is more discreet, but still perceptible. Very disconcerting at first taste. The palate confirms the nose's preconceptions, with a strong empyreumatic taste, drawing on tar, burnt rubber and smokiness. Leather, licorice and herbs add unexpected bitterness, while spice and menthol give way to intense flavor. Fruit is virtually absent from the palate. The finish leaves that equally confusing and impressive sensation of a rum of the defunct style: it's bitter, herbaceous, mentholated, smoky, petroliferous but with a hint of exotic fruit. Clearly a rum that stands out from the traditional house style."

"Very fresh on the nose, lots of camphor and mint. Very powerful! Kiwi, tropical fruits. Surprisingly softer on the palate. Short finish. Fisherman's Friends send their regards."

"Süffiger TDL. Minze, Menthol, etwas Caroni, etwas gelbe Früchte. Schöne Abfüllung."

"Die Nase gefällt mir richtig gut. Viel Minze und Frucht und sehr intensiv. Auch am Gaumen überwiegend Menthol (Minze), Kräuter und Frucht (Pfirsich!?). Aus der Erinnerung raus ähnlich dem 2023er GRF Release, ggf. etwas ausgewogener. Edit: Gefällt mir von Mal zu Mal besser."

"really good... so far there was only Jamaica for me, now comes a new direction to it :-)"

"Also ein wirklicher Wahnsinns Rum. In der Nase Klebstoff, ein paar Kräuter und Menthol. Im Gaumen dann auch Menthol, irgendwie medizinisch und nach Gummi schmecken, aber echt lecker :) Danke Gunnar für das Sample, das beste bislang;-)"

"What a flavor bomb, mint, menthol and black tea meet something really dirty, tar, rubber, a horny ribeye with really a lot of fat. The aftertaste is like toothpaste what you can now love or hate. I like the rum much better than the "real" Caroni from RA."