Aroma visualization from community tastings
Samaroli Trinidad Rum 1999
Sip this one neat and the split becomes obvious: the nose promises a lot — rubber, mint, burnt sugar, that dirty TDL character with a whiff of camphor — but the palate turns thin and watery, like it was reduced a touch too far. There's fresh minty lime, cut grass and a smoky note several tasters pinned to a whisky cask. Interesting, just not fully "rumig."
The community says- Dirty Trinidad nose
- Fresh mint & lime
- Thin, watery palate
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How does Samaroli Trinidad Rum 1999 taste?
Aggregated from 24 community reviews.
Lovely nose, thin watery palate Great nose, letdown palate. Most agree the aromas promise more than the thin, watery mouth delivers; a couple would have loved a higher ABV to give it body.
Fans of dirty, minty Trinidad TDL and whisky drinkers curious about rum
Anyone wanting a full-bodied, high-ABV pour with a long finish
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How is Samaroli Trinidad Rum 1999 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
46% rate it between 6 and 8. 9 selected write-ups from 24 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
Most helpful positive review
This is a solid (diluted) rum from trinidad. Pleasure and easy to drink. It‘s like a expensive daily rum. Nose: Rubber, Tar, Minty, Earthy, sweet, roasted, oak, nutty(cashews) Mouth: dry, delicious, balanced, diluted, sharpness, earthy, minty, burnt sugar, oak, roasted, vanilla Finish: Medium, dry, astrigend, tannins, thyme, minty, grass, mocha, barrel(oak), vanilla, woody, cashews, brown sugar, honeycomb
Review by Martin Augustin
Most helpful mixed review
On the nose you can place it as Trinidad. Very thin on the palate, far too watery.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Not too bad but would have loved a higher ABV.
Review by Frank
Samaroli is always such a thing for me, often the PLV doesn't really fit, but they are usually pretty to look at; I just don't really care 😉, it should taste good. Let's see... Nose: intense, sweet-fruity and spicy. I got lime and grapefruit with a slightly artificial sweetness of orange syrup. All accompanied by soap and an apple-vinegar note. There is also something subtly smoky from burnt sugar. There is also some mint hidden behind the vinegar. Palate: somewhat restrained at first, almost thin. Starts off a little musty, but then turns into something slightly fruity and spicy. There's lime zest and old mint with mown grass. But everything is somehow dull and earthy. The salty-minty lime freshness alone is quite appealing. The nose promised more.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I am positively surprised! Very tasty rum with ... yes: a distinct cannabis note! 😋😋😳🤣 Reminds me a lot of the One Time Limited Trinidad from Plantation. But it only cost a third of the price ... 🙄 Because of the unfavorable PLV, this great rum unfortunately only gets 85 points, otherwise it would have been 89.
Review by Johannes
The nose is not bad at all! On the palate, unfortunately, little body, short finish, alcoholic, slight smoky whisky notes. I could imagine that it was aged in a whisky cask.
Review by Jonathan Massard
Un TDL bien fait, une belle réduction qui aurait sûrement été plus réussie avec quelques degrés en plus. Cela change des très hauts degrés généralisés sur cette distillerie. Il ferrait une bonne entrée de Line UP Trinidad. NEZ miel, fruits jaunes et blancs, un peu d'épices, des fleurs des champs, un aspect eau de vie de fruits. BOUCHE des pommes vertes fraîches, acidulées. Puis l'arôme caractéristique de menthol très frais, sur le camphre du baume du tigre. Un peu de saumure fraiche. Non évolutif mais agréable.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Geile Nase, schwacher Gaumen. Zuerst eindeutig Trinidad-TDL, minzig-dreckig und fast ein bisschen caronieske Anklänge. Verspricht in der Nase einiges und lockt mit einer süßlichen Note. Am Gaumen leider vor allem überraschend dünn, verwässert, auch wenn auch hier etwas TDL-Charakter erkennbar ist. Dieser wird dann von einer süßlich-rauchigen Note überlagert, die ein Whisky-Fass vermuten lässt (im Gegensatz zum üblichen Bourbon-Cask). Könnte für Freunde des Whiskys durchaus ein spannender Einstieg in den Rum sein, als Rumfreund ist er mir dann doch etwas zu wenig „rumig“, als dass es mir wirklich gefällt. Aber wieder mal spannend und etwas anderes, beim Rum wird’s zum Glück nicht langweilig! Bekommt an Tagen mit anderer Laune vielleicht auch ein paar Punkte mehr.
Review by alex
Je suis partagé sur ce rhum. Autant il est plaisant au nez, autant je reste sur ma faim à la dégustation, d’une part car il manque de watts, d’autre part car je le trouve « léger » comme dilué… Après c’est pas mauvais, faudrait pas délirer en disant ça… mais il manque des petites choses pour être « aboutie » à mon goût
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Details about Samaroli Trinidad Rum 1999
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Samaroli, at 50%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
12 purchased · 24 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
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