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Key Facts About This Rum
Bottler:
Founder: Michael Barbaria
Range: That's The Spirit #1
Distillery: TDL
Region: Trinidad
Distilled: October 2008
Matured: 11 years tropical and 3 years continental
Bottled: September 2023
Spirit: Heavy TDL rum
Cask: Bourbon cask
Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 63.7%
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Outturn: 317 bottles
Bottle Size: 500ml
TDL Trinidad Rum 2008 Tasting Notes
Picture this: Line up the pieces of the model kit, open the shiny instructions and carefully glue the parts together to create an aircraft, let it dry and paint it before hanging it up with rope, ready to fly adventures.
Neat, without water
Colour: Chestnut
Nose: Apple crumble, raspberries, mango, coconut ice cream, banana split, pear drops, nail varnish remover, boat varnish, glueing and painting model aeroplanes, plus motorbike leathers.
Palate: A hit of esters with glue, paint, varnish, freshly printed magazines and rubber mats followed by banana fritters and apple snow, cardamom syrup.
Finish: Fudge giving way to chocolate mud cake.
With a few drops of water
Nose: More esters are revealed with water. Glue, paint, varnish, rubber, hairspray and glossy paper, plus milk chocolate bars, chilli dark chocolate, blueberries, mango pudding with double cream.
Palate: Overripe apples and bananas, glossy paper, a new comb, varnish, chocolate milkshake, clove balls, aniseed twists and cough sweets.
Finish: Chai tea and vanilla slice.
Overall: An exciting hot and spicy tot with esters singing in the glass.
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