Aroma visualization from community tastings
Rum Shark T.D.L Angostura Single Cask Selection 2009
Sip this one neat, but keep water nearby — at 66.8% it needs a few drops to open up. Expect mint, grass and a medicinal, polish-like edge over caramel and a touch of oak. The odd twist: several tasters swear it drinks nothing like Trinidad TDL and "seems more like young Guyana," pegging it as a Port Mourant. That mint-forward profile is the throughline people either enjoy or find sharp.
The community says- Distinctive mint note
- Cask strength character
- Very hot
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How does Rum Shark T.D.L Angostura Single Cask Selection 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Hot, minty cask-strength puzzle rum Divides the room: some love the unmistakable minty TDL character, others say it tastes like young Guyana and find it harsh, sour and oddly sweet. Water helps a lot.
High-ABV fans who enjoy dissecting an origin-guessing cask
Anyone put off by heat, mint or a medicinal edge
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How is Rum Shark T.D.L Angostura Single Cask Selection 2009 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.1 sits in the “Good” band. 51% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
70% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Martin Ekrt
As with 2013 I don't recognize TDL, but does it fit DDL ?! Aside from the ambivalence about the destination, it's fine Guyana:-)
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
I love high abv rums, but this one needs few drops of water to calm it down. Still a bit harsh in terms of quality... Didn't finish my sample.
Review by Johannes
Wieder mal sehr hochprozentig. Ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass wieder mal ein Fass vertauscht wurde. Geschmacklich ist das klar ein Rum aus Guyana, am ehesten ein Port Mourant. Mit TDL hat dieser Rum nichts zu tun. Witzig, im Nachgang lese ich die anderen Bewertungen, die mich in meiner Vermutung absolut bestätigen…
Review by Pavel Spacek
Beautiful matte for a bottle under 100e. Although alcohol can be felt, but very drinkable. I recommend it even to beginners for discovering new flavours. Mata from TDL is an unmistakable taste that you will never get tired of.
Review by PF24
It's probably Port Mourant
Review by Rado Vito
Definitely that is not Trinidad. Seems more like young Guyana.
Review by Matej
Last from the Triplet. Aroma, well it is sweet and very medicinal/polish-y at the same time, which makes me sick to be honest. There is a lot of spice, some wood/oak scent and I noticed some fruit there. What is interesting the whole aroma is gentle and I expected it would be much more stronger and sharper. Taste is pretty sharp at the beginning, there is a lot of floral, grassy flavor with almost winey flavor (it makes the whole rum sour and dry at the same time not bad at all). What I do not like is that sweet flavor of chocolate or maybe caramel. Finish is not long enoug, little bit sweety(caramel/honey) and spicy. Definetly the “worst” from the Triplet. I really do not like the aroma of this rum (it is not for me at all), it should be much more stronger and less sweet than it is. I recomended to try the whole triplet if you have chance and try to see/feel/smell the differences.
Details about Rum Shark T.D.L Angostura Single Cask Selection 2009
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Rum Shark, at 66,8%.
Community purchases
4 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
4 purchased · 27 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
About the T.D.L distillery
The T.D.L distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from T.D.L have been reviewed 8,223 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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