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Distilia T.D.L The Golden Age of Piracy Bartholomew Roberts Black Bart 1991
Opinions land in "nice but not thrilling" territory. This 31-year Trinidad TDL is round and easy for its age, leaning on oak-driven vanilla, caramel, tobacco and dark chocolate, with a minty freshness and a little tar. Several tasters wanted the classic 1991 Caroni tar-and-rubber notes and found only a hint. At 62.7% the heat still pokes through.
The community says- Round for its age
- Mint and chocolate
- Alcohol not integrated
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How does Distilia T.D.L The Golden Age of Piracy Bartholomew Roberts Black Bart 1991 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Oak-heavy 31yo TDL, more wood than fruit Well-liked but not loved: a smooth, wood-led old TDL with mint and chocolate. Many felt it coasts on the cask, is a touch bitter, and the alcohol isn't fully tucked in.
Sipping-rum fans who like old, wood-forward cask-strength Trinidad
Anyone chasing big Caroni tar and rubber, or a fruit-driven pour
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25% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 28 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Tasty but doesn't blow me away. For 31 years surprisingly smooth but hardly complex. Overall it feels more Spanish-like, like an old Angostura, but the typical TDL mint, fruit, and dirty Caroni notes are practically absent here.
Review by Chrischi78
Most helpful mixed review
It rips at you: nice strong dark flavors but a slight sharpness of the alcohol prevents the laurel wreath from being put on. Had expected more, but it was, even if you wouldn't have guessed its age, quite ok. But who wants to be "quite ok"....
Review by Jakob
Many pleasing notes of vanilla, caramel, chocolate; as the taste progresses, subtle spices, a recognizable roasted aroma and reduced mineral-medicinal notes join in. Knowing that recognizable Caroni notes are often present in TDLs from 1991 - which, thanks to the sometimes liberal use of casks from neighbouring distilleries, have little to do with chance - I always have some hope for the classic tar and gum aromas in 1991 Trinidad releases. These play a subordinate role here at best, which is why the overall profile is a little too straightforward. A rum that remains pleasant to drink, unfortunately without any well-founded potential for enthusiasm.
Review by Timo Groeger
On the other hand, I like this one better again. Not recognizable as T.D.L. at first sip :-) It's rather sweetish. We have vanilla, caramel and a little tobacco. On the palate, the mint comes out slightly.
Review by ilRummista
Pleasant drink, good on both nose and palate. Too bad about the alcohol which is slightly intrusive at times. In any case, the prolonged aging has given this rum great character and it definitely deserves to be tasted!
Review by Johannes
Good TDL, not quite as boring as other 91s. Slight Caroni feeling.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, toasted oak notes like burnt sugar, caramel, spicy allspice, barrel impact is obvious, minty molasses, earthy with tobacco, dried apricots, raisins, citrus fruits and pineapple, cherry, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, molasses is thick, dark with black tea, licorice, wood resinous, nutty, spicy, dark with cocoa, tar and rubber join, slightly dirty. 8,1:On the palate, the attack is slightly alcoholic, metallic, fruity with dried and citrus fruits, minty with thick molasses, flowery, earthy, dark with black tea, slightly dirty with tar, as oak is roasted with burnt sugar, caramel, roasted nuts, dark chocolate, spicy with vanilla, allspice, green pepper, resinous and salty, burnt. 8,3:The finish is medium long, dry&tannic, dirty,burnt, industrial with rubber, fruity with dried apricots, raisins, tropical, citrus fruits, hints of peaches, oak is toasted with biscuits, cocoa, coffee, spicy with vanilla, barrel impact is obvious, as molasses is minty, earthy with tobacco..
Review by Skyfly
You can smell and taste the 31 years of ageing right from the start. The strong influence of the cask is accompanied by coffee, caramel, chocolate and dried fruit. Despite the long ageing period, the alcohol is not perfectly integrated and is almost a little intrusive, but this is not uncommon at over 60%. Still recommended as a sample.
Review by Emiliano Distillatomico
On the nose, it presents notes of ripe fruit that blend with hints of tar, leather, and wood. Then slowly emerge nuances of licorice, spices, and a menthol touch that gives a nice freshness. On the palate, it is powerful, almost chewy: the high ABV pushes a dense structure made of bitter cocoa, coffee, fruit, spices, and balsamic notes typical of TDL! The finish is long, warm, enveloping, with returns of tobacco and toasted wood! A rum for contemplation with a rich and complex aromatic profile that takes its time for those who really want to appreciate it!!
Review by TheJackDrop
An interesting TDL that I recently bought. The bottle is new, and in the Neisson glass the menthol side is definitely there with quite a bit of empyreumatic notes, a subtle Caroni vibe that quietly comes through. Quite a bit of wood on the palate, the menthol is still present, tar; dark chocolate that you'll find at the finish. Very nice and rather powerful, the mint is there, the Caroni side too, but unfortunately (too) little fruit to fully match my tastes and get a 9!
Review by bur2000
On the nose, some dark cherry and generally a lot of wood aromas. Not wood itself, but vanilla, chocolate, caramel, though not as dense and heavy as in Guyana, more on the light side. Fruit jelly in chocolate came to mind. On the palate, more wood notes, and it continues into the finish. The aroma mainly comes from the wood. The saying comes to mind: "some whiskies are only old because no one wanted to bottle them before." That might also apply to this rum. For 31 years and the price, it has too little own body and almost only the barrel. #32:251015
Review by Richard Krupa
Slightly dirty and tobacco-like, but on the other hand, sweet and quite fruity.
Review by Martin Švojgr
For me, I'm disappointed. Too bitter and the alcohol doesn't seem well integrated.
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Details about Distilia T.D.L The Golden Age of Piracy Bartholomew Roberts Black Bart 1991
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Distilia, at 62,7%.
Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 13 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Distilia T.D.L The Golden Age of Piracy Bartholomew Roberts Black Bart 1991 cost?
Community paid 158–303 €.
Current best price: 219.00 € – within the typical community range.
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About the T.D.L distillery
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