Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005
Almost everyone agrees on the same thing here: a quiet, floral nose that undersells what's coming, then a palate that opens right up. Mint, eucalyptus, black tea, burnt sugar and yellow tropical fruit (passion fruit and peach keep showing up), with a salty edge. The classic TDL "workshop" markers are all present. Give it 20-30 minutes to breathe and the 64% settles down.
The community says- Mint and eucalyptus
- Tropical fruit palate
- But: Shy nose
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How does Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 85 community reviews.
Minty, fruity TDL that needs air to shine Loved for its cooling mint-eucalyptus core and fruity palate. Most say the nose is too shy and the high ABV needs air; a few felt it doesn't quite match the 2001-2003 vintages.
Fans of the minty, cooling Trinidad TDL profile
Anyone wanting an expressive nose or gentle ABV
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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92% rate it 8 or higher. 42 selected write-ups from 85 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful positive review
Schokolade, Mango, Pfirsich, tropische Früchte, Tabak, allgemein sehr fruchtig, tropisch, nicht Jamaika aber anders, trocken in der nase, Assoziationen mit Süsse, wirklich süss ist er aber nicht. Im Mund geht Tabak, Tee, rote Früchte, Lakritze, Orangenschale, Passionsfrucht, Gummifrösche, dezent holzig. Schmeckt geil nach tropischem Eistee…gefährlich. Alkohol gut eingebunden, für 64% ein etwas leichter Abgang hält aber dafür sehr lange an, wechselt die Geschmäcker. Im Abgang noch Kernobst, leicht rauchig, Schwarztee, Minze. Zeit zu atmen ist empfohlen und ein,zwei tropfen Wasser stehen ihm ebenfalls gut. Eine sehr gelungene TDL Abfüllung die Spass macht.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
Krasne matovy na lahev pod 100e. Sice je citit alkohol, ale velmi dobre pitelny. Doporucuju i zacinajicim rumarum pro objeveni novych chuto. Mata z TDL je nezamenitelna chut, ktera se vam nikdy neomrzi..
Review by RumTaTa
Interesting filigree, fruity-sweet and flowery nose! Strangely enough, there seems to be more behind the light aromas than the nose reveals. I'm looking forward to the first sip! Oh yes, there is hardly anything delicate on the palate! At first, the alcohol really comes into its own and gradually the typical TDL markers emerge: spice, mint, herbs, black tea, eucalyptus. The finish is harmonious with the impression on the palate. The barrel notes and herbs remain present for a long time and the fruitiness (passion fruit!) fades. I really like this TDL because it is so beautifully floral and restrained and elegant on the nose but really packs a punch on the palate!
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 = de l'orange, de la mangue, du boisé, de la noix, des épices, un peu de fruits rouges et de notes végétales. 👄 = l'alcool est bien là, il réchauffe mais sans être envahissant. L'aération lui a fait le plus grand bien. Avec du poivre, de la vanille et des notes de fumée, les fragrances de ce rum TDL se retrouvent en bouche dans une harmonie grasse finissant sur une belle longueur. Ce rhum est un bon TDL consensuel pour s'ouvrir à des alcools de canne à sucre riches et à l'ABV élevé.
Review by Eric Frechin
Très bon rapport qualité/prix pour un tdl de cet âge.c est très porté sur les fruits rouges et évolution vers le litchi , puis pêche et mangue. Des notes de sucre brun en cristaux viennent et repartent , et s installent dans la longueur en bouche. Il y a une fraîcheur dans ce rhum qui me rappelle l eucalyptus. Le léger moins, alcool un peu présent.
Review by Thunderbird
This T.D.L 2005 is a great bottling. So young and yet so full-bodied. The nose is not quite as pronounced as the palate, but gives you a hint of what is to come. Fresh mint/eucalyptus paired with burnt caramel and a juniper/gin note. Very promising. It then shows its potential on the palate, as these flavors are wonderfully alternated in the mouth without one dominating too much. Perfect! The finish is of medium length and here, too, the aforementioned aromas gently fade out.
Review by cigares
A nose you have to dwell on to really appreciate. Lots of fruit, peach, very fresh. A soft attack on the palate, a salty side, lots of different kinds of fruit. Like an aroma, especially of cold peach tea. The finish is long, woody with a tannic edge.
Review by mto75
The Rhum Attitude is somehow a little restrained on the nose, and at a proud 64.1%. What I make out goes in the direction of yellow fruit, cream candy, shortbread, mint. The palate is different, the power comes out immediately, with passion fruit, cappuccino, caramel, cask, salty at the back... From memory, I would say that the Swell 2005 TDL was a whole lot better...
Review by Basti
Die Nase gibt nicht sonderlich viel her und es wirkt eher so als hätte man einen Spanier im Glas. Ein Hauch Minze lässt sich erahnen, aber leider macht sich auch der Alkohol bemerkbar. Ist mir in Summe etwas zu langweilig. Da gibt es deutlich spannendere und komplexere TDL.
Review by Mentalo
My first 2005 T.D.L . More elegant than the 2001 and 2003 vintages from the distillery. Needs some time in the glass, but then gets a nice black tea note with peach and mint. Slight sweetness.
Review by Johannes
Kommt nicht ganz an die Jahrgänge 2001-2003 heran. Etwas Menthol, aber etwas weniger intensiv und komplex
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Caramelized nectarine and petrol and burnt sugar on the nose, as well as some juniper. The taste is then intensely passion fruit, peach and mint iced tea and again minimally of petrol and caramelized nectarine. Somehow also like salty, greasy peanut butter in the finish... Very exciting, unusual and delicious TDL! If it weren't for the petrol note, the rating would be significantly higher....
Review by zabo
All in all, a beautiful 2005 T.D.L, just as you would expect. The only point of criticism is the nose, which is very restrained. On the palate, however, there is a bit more going on. The markers are clearly recognizable and bring pleasure. From memory, it passes the Private Garden #4 from Swell.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow a really nice TDL here. Has a really great nose consisting of mint and eucalyptus. Only very subtle but really nice and refreshing. The palate is also predominantly mint and eucalyptus, but also sugar and black tea.
Review by Filip Šikula
Degustační kalendář Pavla Špačka vol. 4. Příjemný mátový trinidad. Hezky integrovaný alkohol kde bych vůbec neodhadl ABV. V chuti i v nose černý čaj, broskev, máta a dřevo. Celé je to jemné s příjemné.
Review by Jakob
For me, the rum is increasingly gaining ground - still a little staid on the nose, but with great cooling notes on the palate and especially in the finish, which are not yet recognizable in this depth in the mouth. On the palate, there is a very appealing spectrum of wood, caramel and vanilla sugar, mint, some roasted aromas, plus mint tea and cooling eucalyptus notes. Delicious.
Review by w00tAN
T.D.L. Time. In der Nase fast ein bisschen unscheinbar. Leichte Vanille, gebrannter Zucker, frische Minze. Im Mund dann aber komplex fruchtig nach Orange, Schwarztee, Holz, Röstnoten am Ende Kräuter und Minze mit kräftigem langen Abgang. Sehr lecker, die schwache Nase wird durch das Mundgefühl auf jeden Fall kompensiert. Das PLV ist super in meinen Augen.
Review by Djehey
Discreet nose. Sweet and fresh on the palate. The fruit is also rather discreet. Not very complex. Average length. Rough tongue at the end. Is it the alcohol or the tannins? Curious, on the finish I sense a note of peanut butter...
Review by Vinsdorf
Quite ordinary taste with strong vanilla, wood and nuts. Nothing special, high abv does not help it.
Review by Julien Ries
Un très bon TDL qui surprend au départ par son nez de nectarine acidulée, suivie par un côté herbacé. Un léger boisé apparaît au second nez. Le nez nécessite un temps de repos conséquent pour que l'alcool diminue. La bouche est vive en alcool avec une intégration qui aurait pu être meilleure. C'est une vrai marmelade de fruits exotiques qui envahit le palais mais il est toutefois difficile d'identifier un fruit particulier. Un peu comme un jus de multi fruits exotiques où il serait impossible d'identifier sa composition. Quelques notes de poivre mais aussi de sel font leur apparition, mais diffuses dans cette profusion de fruité. Des notes herbacées complètes le tableau, mais je ne ressens pas cet eucalyptus ou ce menthol souvent évoqué. C'est un peu ce qui diminue la note à mes yeux : si le nez est assez clair et identifiable, la bouche est assez confuse, sans pour autant être désagréable. J'aime assez quand chaque note aromatique est clairement identifiable.
Review by Mirco
Great bottling with mint and peach, my favorite combination. Nice complexity with well-integrated alcohol. Floral and fruity notes go hand in hand with spice and wood. Good balance.
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted this at SDR23, so my review remains rather concise. The nose is a wonderful blend of oily and cooling components, starting with mint, eucalyptus and gasoline before evolving into a sweeter, spicy profile with raw canesugar, and liberal amounts of juniper and licorice. It’s obviously very comparable to other ‘05-‘09 TDLs, but the wood is discernibly lighter. Much less dense in the mouth. Instead displays an open, playful and aerated profile. It’s still very dirty; intense with mint, eucalyptus, the whole ‘shebang’. But it’s lighter on its feet than I’m used to, less oily and more infused with salty seawind. I like the profile kept a little more dense, but it’s still a very strong drop with great value for money at release.
Review by Sebastian.W
The bottle has been open for about five months now and it definetly got better over time. The nose is spicy and herbal with notes of eucalyptus, juniper, leather, mint, petrol and dried fruit. The taste is a flavour bomb with notes of chocolate, leather, burnt Sugar, menthol, orange peel, eucalyptus, Passion fruit, peaches and vanilla. The menthol and Passion fruit stay for the finish along with some bitter notes. A lovely tdl! I could score it higher if the nose was as intense as the taste.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Des fruits jaunes, tropicaux, de la vanille du boisé, et un soupçon d’eucalyptus et de menthol, on est bien chez TDL. Belle bouteille mais je trouve l’alcool moyennement intégré, malgré une longue aération ça cogne et ça manque un poil de finesse.
Review by Wernie
Richtig guter TDL aus 2005. Die Nase ist echt recht verhalten,gibt man ihm aber richtig viel Glasfläche zeigt er schon sein Potential. Schöne Aromen von gelben Früchten, leichte florale Anklänge von Wacholder und Gras, dazu Minze die nie fehlen darf, sowie die klassischen Werkstattaromen. Ein Gaumen der dann richtig überzeugt, intensiv und kräftig mit den typischen Trinidad Markern. Ein seltener Vertreter der Gaumenrums ;-) besser wie die Nase es vermuten lässt.
Review by Adrien B
80 Nice energy but with the gourmet pastry side of tdl quite present and less to my taste. 82 it's wide open,
Review by Roman Lelek
I am not expert on Trinidad rums, but I like this one as the best - of course minty fresh eucalyptus tones included. And behind that is mostly fruit tones - like orange or passion fruit already mentioned..and some kind of salty, petrol or medical tones. All in all great cocktail of flavors. The alcohol is really great integrated (or it helped to have this one as a second one) The color is golden - brown. The nose contains burnt sugar and fruits, vanilla little bit.
Review by Jacques etdom
This little tdl rhum attitude is just great. A nose very similar to a new grove. Ripe fruit, a hint of menthol with added depth. The palate confirms this, with a hint of saltiness. On the finish, a pleasant smokiness without excess. Medium finish, could be longer.
Review by Claes Nilsson
Nose, burnt caramel, notes of roasting, vanilla and tobaco, yellow tropical fruits also. Palate, red and tropical fruits, a lot of fruits work together. Pleasant %! Nice long finish. Kick-ass rhum 😎
Review by Michal S
Trochu méně výrazná vůně, které dominuje máta a eukalyptus, přidává se sladkost a vanilka. Chuť je relativně podobná vůni, vzorek ale k ochutnání stačí.
Review by xasmx
Great rum. A bit less sweetness and I could have seen myself score this in the mines.
Review by EspritRhum
Il faut lui laisser le temps de s'ouvrir. Au début l'alcool est trop présent mais après 20-30 minutes d'aération il dévoile son côté fruité, l'alcool est toujours un peu présent mais il porte bien les fruits exotiques sur la longueur. Pour moi c'est le fruit de la passion qui ressort. J'aime ce genre de profile un peu costaud.
Review by Loïc V.
Bottling for Rhum Attitude Brussels Nose : I had a big whiff of alcohol at the beginning, some rest is needed (64% is present), after 10 min we get to the rest, fresh eucalyptus, very fruity, passion fruit and burnt sugar Taste : alcohol still powerful, very nice mix of menthol/eucalyptus and fruity (mangoes, passion fruit, peaches) Finale is rather short and herbal Nice TDL not my favorite of the post 2003 era but pleasant nonetheless
Review by Shinji Mievis
Purchased a bottle at Rhum Attitude in the hearth of Brussels. The nose is very floral and fruit forward. With the addition of menthol, overripe cherry and a little bit of treacle. While on the palate I discovered more fruit, caramel and tanins. Ending with a spicy and lingering finish. Fantastic price for value.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Pas mal mais un alcool vraiment très présent, un côté éthanol et herbacé, avec une touche de menthol, d’écorce d’orange, et en général un profile pas très Trinidad, j’aurais dis un Guyana à l’aveugle avec de la poudre d’amande.
Review by Richard Krupa
Ve vuni az prilis jemne, ale chut je znatelne vyraznejsi. Matovy a eukaliptovy lehce alkoholovy prubeh, velice prijemny stredne dlouhy pozvolny zaver
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Rhum Attitude – Trinidad TDL 2005 – 64,1 % Voici une toute autre histoire : ce TDL 2005, vieilli 10 ans sous climat tropical à Trinidad, puis 8 ans en fût ex-bourbon au Royaume-Uni, embouteillé brut de fût, c’est du solide. Un rhum de caractère, riche, complexe, avec une belle évolution aromatique. J’adore son profil fruité, épicé, mentholé, parfaitement soutenu par une texture grasse et une finale puissante. Le nez est un peu plus réservé, mais la bouche — et surtout la finale — révèle tout son potentiel.
Review by martin slezák
Rx18177 Kalendar pavla spačka 2024 vzorka 30 Slepá degustácia Farba medená Vôňa mliečna čokoláda, vanilka, kokos, bylinky,alkohol, Chuť mliečna čokoláda bylinky , mäta, korenie, mierne štipľavosť, čaj, alkohol cítiť mohol by byť lepšie integrovaný Záver stredne dlhý bylinky, mäta, vanilka, čokoláda, alkohol Tipujem TDL
Review by MJ97
Nez : crème brûlée sucre roux caramélisé / caramel. Nez assez doux un peu discret. Après lecture je peux percevoir les fruits des bois / fruits rouges / cassis. Bouche : crème brûlée sucre roux caramélisé caramel / vanille / chocolat. Le menthol vient en fin de bouche avec une légère amertume.
Review by Filip Lojín
Delicate, balanced. Slightly minty, not wild. Sweeter. Very good
Review by Michal Jurka
Ihned po nalití se rozvine výrazná bylinková, zemitější vůně, která se celkem rychle proměňuje ve svěží s mátou v popředí, ale lehce, žádná větrová divočina, doprovázeno lehkou kyselostí černého rybízu. Mátovost poté začíná výrazněji doplňovat žlutomasé voce (broskve, mango) a citrusy a celé to hraje takovým ledovým zeleným čajem. Jde cítit i vanilka, hnědý cukr a spíše mladé dřevo. V chuti je bylinkovost a máta mnohem výraznější a řekl bych, že ta síla 64% také není dokonale integrovaná. Sladkost ovoce je spíše upozaděna a v popředí kromě máty je příjemná nahořklost černého čaje, dřevitost a mám pocit i lehké praženosti. Závěr je spíše střední. V prázdné sklenici se pak drží lehké tóny vanilky a máty. Celkově působí sušší se skvělou rovnováhou mezi tolik žádanou mátovosti a ovocem. Nejde o tak zajímavý ročník jako jiné z přelomu tisíciletí, ale pořád nabízí 18 let staření (z toho 10 let tropy) a chuťové tóny, které jsou u TDL vyhledávané. Velmi dobrý rum, který si cenu obhájí.
Review by scooter
A good rum very nice. It is good rum especially at this price point. On the nose Mint, sharpness from the alcohol, red fruit, alcohol. Palate Hot in the mouth, mint, red fruit, honey, menthol Finish Medium short, menthol, Forrest fruit, tabacco.
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Details about Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Rhum Attitude, at 64,1%.
Community purchases
38 bottles logged by 31 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005?
Community paid 149–149 €.
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