CDI T.D.L Trinidad 2012
Blind, most tasters wouldn't guess this is a TDL — that's the running theme. The nose is quiet: young wood, burnt sugar, caramel, a metallic edge. The palate does more, with chocolate, dried grape and honey, but nothing really jumps out. Opinion splits on the 63% — some call the alcohol well integrated, others say it stings. A "spanish"-leaning column rum that stays a bit flat.
The community says- Chocolate & caramel
- Cask strength
- Stays flat
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How does CDI T.D.L Trinidad 2012 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Solid Trinidad column rum that plays it flat Verdict lands at "solid but nothing special" for most — tasty enough, yet flat and hard to place. A few think TDL has far more interesting bottlings.
cask-strength fans who like soft, chocolatey column rum
anyone wanting bold, distinctive Trinidad character
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How is CDI T.D.L Trinidad 2012 rated?
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What does the community say?
75% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
7,8:On the nose, the first impression we get are roasted wood notes with burnt sugar, caramel, roasted nuts, a bit spicy, there is some vegetal molasses.At first there is almost no fruit, except citrus. We could also notice some metallic note. On aeration, dried and tropical fruits come out, toasted coconut, chocolate and menthol. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is fruity and woody with red, yellow fruits, roasted and spicy wood with sweet honey, candied caramel, then dried fruits and more medicinal notes like rubber and menthol, bitter with molasses.After resting the rum, fruits are tropical with kiwi, banana.There are also nuts, vanilla and burnt sugar, it becomes tasty and it is more round now. 8,1:The finish is long, more industrial like with bitter, dirty notes of rubber, waxes, plastic and tar, a bit mineral, woody with spice, vegetal molasses and tropical and dried fruits..
Review by Mentalo
Most helpful mixed review
Alkohol ist nicht gut eingebunden. Geht Richtung spanischen Stil mit Schokolade und Karamellnoten. Bleibt aber sehr flach und T.D.L hätte ich blind nicht gewusst. Da gibt es meiner Meinung deutlich spannendere Abfüllungen von T.D.L
Review by Timo Groeger
Sehr leckerer Rum. In der Nase hat man hier junges Holz und gebrannten Zucker. Am Gaumen überwiegt dann für mich der gebrannte Zucker. Man kann aber auch das Holz und das Fass schmecken. Alkohol gut eingebunden. Daumen hoch.
Review by Alex Kunath
Farbe: Goldenes Bernstein Nase: Karamell, Verbrannten Zucker, leicht alkoholisch stechenden in der Nase Gaumen: Zuerst recht stark, intensiv, etwas strittig. Dann Schokolade, Leder und dunkle Traubennoten. Fazit: Er erinnert mich sehr an einen Rum aus Belize. TDL hätte ich blind nicht getippt. Der Alkohol könnte besser integriert sein. Grdsl ein solider Rum, aber auch nichts besonderes.
Review by Johannes
Sehr alkoholisch, viel Column, etwas wenig Geschmack.
Review by Rumpalumpa
An der Nase nicht besonders viel zu vermerken. Primär junges Holz, was mich eher an einen "spanischen" Rum erinnert. Am Gaumen kommt dann aber deutlich mehr. Aber wieder sticht nichts groß heraus oder lässt TDL erahnen. Dennoch lecker.
Details about CDI T.D.L Trinidad 2012
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 63,1%.
Community purchases
2 bottles logged by the RumX community.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
2 purchased · 12 tasted · 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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