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T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009
Sipped neat, this drinks like peach iced tea with a big herbal streak — mint and menthol up front, then mango, caramel, cocoa and toasted oak from the bourbon cask. Several tasters call it a real fruit-and-mint bomb, "very nice profile with plenty of mint and fruitiness." A couple of folks find the 63.4% peeks through, but most say it's remarkably well tucked in for the strength.
The community says- Mint and menthol
- Peach-mango fruit
- But: Heat for some
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How does T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 86 community reviews.
Minty peach-tea Trinidad at cask strength A well-loved 2009 Trinidad: mint, menthol and tropical fruit over toasty oak. Most find the high ABV nicely integrated; a few catch heat on the palate. Some wish it were fruitier.
Fans of herbal, minty Trinidad column rum
Anyone who dislikes menthol or high ABV
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.6 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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95% rate it 8 or higher. 42 selected write-ups from 86 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Most helpful positive review
As usual, mint and menthol, very nice. Well-balanced rum; fruit, wood and spice with a clear herbal note work wonderfully here. Compared to other 2009 TDLs, it is also convincing. Solid with a very good PLV.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Most helpful mixed review
Doesn't pick me up: mint, lots of caramel sweetness from the barrel, some herbs, long finish. Alcohol content clearly noticeable. Not a bad rum, but just not my cup of tea. To be fair, I don't particularly like the TDL profile in general.
Review by Jakob
A real aroma bomb full of mint, a potpourri of tropical fruits and barrel influences, which add both bitterness and spiciness. This is flanked by a delicate sweetness that rounds off the release successfully for me. No, this is not easy sipping, it remains challenging, but also rewarding because it is multi-layered and aromatically lively - there is always something new to discover on the palate and the finish is also long-lasting. Great!
Review by DomM
Very nice profile with plenty of mint and fruitiness.
Review by Schnubbii
Schöne fruchtige Noten in der Nase. Am Gaumen ganz toll. Mango trifft leichte Minze. Macht richtig Spaß. Tolle Abfüllung, und zu dem Preis erst recht! Für mich ein richtiges Highlight! Edit: Der ist leider zu geil, den muss ich noch mal um 0.1 Punkte anheben. Edit2: Verkostet gegen den Vagabond Silva Collection TDL 200 / RX19262. In der Nase kommt der FRC sehr Fruchtig-minzig daher, der Vagabond eher rauchig-würzig. Am Gaumen der FRC dann wirklich sehr fruchtig, schön untermalt von den frischen Minzearomen, alles sehr harmonisch. Nicht außerordentlich komplex, aber sehr süffig. Ganz anders der Vagabond. Viele Kräuter, trockener und im direkten Vergleich wesentlich weniger fruchtig als der FRC, stärker im Antritt und auch etwas schärfer. Über allem liegt eine dezente Rauchnote. Der FRC wird mit etwas Wasser noch süffiger und easy-drinking als ohnehin schon. Zu viel Wasser sollte man ihm aber wohl nicht geben, sonst wird er zu flach. Der Vagabond wird mit etwas Wasser ebenfalls zugänglicher und gefällt mir so sogar etwas besser als pur. Der Alkohol beißt nicht mehr und er lässt sich besser trinken, seine einzelnen Facetten aus verschiedenen Kräutern und dezentem Rauch kommen besser zur Geltung. Im Abgang sind beide mittellang, der FRC mit mehr Frucht, der Vagabond mit mehr Kräutern. Unterm Strich würde ich sagen, dass der Vagabond vielleicht einen Ticken mehr Komplexität bietet als der FRC, der FRC mir persönlich aufgrund der besonderen Fruchtigkeit aber noch etwas besser gefällt. Beides tolle Abfüllungen, wobei der FRC das bessere Preis/Genuss Verhältnis bietet. Edit 3: Mit noch etwas mehr Luft einfach für mich der beste TDL 2009. Wahnsinns Teil!
Review by zabo
2nd edit: Now also tested as a mixer, a really drinkable hit. Unfortunately, all the bottles are probably gone by now, otherwise I would have ordered more right away. Tasted briefly with Serge while sampling. First impression very good. Alcohol well integrated, which unfortunately makes it very drinkable. A very good price for what it delivers. Edit: also have a little taste like the other recently released FRC TDL in the finish, very subtle hemp taste, but of course not so extreme...
Review by Thunderbird
And the 3rd in 2009 after DramMor and TWJ... For me, it ranks between the two. In terms of characteristics, all three are quite similar and differ only in nuances. The FRC is not quite as present on the palate as the TWJ. The interplay between fruit and tea and herbs is not quite as balanced! All in all, these are three first-class bottlings
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Surprisingly smoky aromas on the nose, nicely minty and oily on the palate. Congratulations on the excellent barrel selection! Oh well, I also think the alcohol is very well integrated and the PLV is hard to beat. And the label is modern and attractive. All in all, this is how rum should be these days!
Review by Basti
Kleines TDL (Blind-) Crosstasting mit diversen Vintages: Abgeschlagen auf Platz 6: Dram Mor TDL 2007. Insgesamt flach und langweilig, eher spanischer Stil. Platz 5: FRC TDL 2002. Viel Cannabis, Bier und Hopfen. Muss man drauf stehen und Bock drauf haben. Nase gefiel mir besser als am Gaumen. Platz 4: FRC TDL 2009. Verhaltene Minze, viel Gewürze und Fasseinfluss. Platz 3: Single Cask Nation TDL 2003: Insgesamt viel Minze und Menthol, leicht floral/pflanzlich. Sehr guter 2003er TDL, nicht ganz auf dem Niveau des Ricci im Quervergleich. Platz 2: Spiritori TDL 2008. Mit Abstand der dreckigste TDL im Tasting. Richtig gutes PLV! Platz 1: Ricci TDL 2003: Minze, Früchte und schön intensiv und komplex.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Schöner, dreckiger TDL! Da werden fast schon Assozitionen zu Caroni geweckt, auch wenn das Profil dann doch eindeutig zu TDL gehört. Vor allem eine leichte Minze im Abgang gefällt mir sehr gut. Starke Fass-Auswahl durch den Bottleshop.
Review by Skyfly
Ein Rum der an Pfirsicheistee erinnert - bombastisch. Neben der Minze, welche in der Nase schwächer als im Gaumen ist, schmeckt man angenehme Noten von Holz, Karamell und tropischen Früchten - allen voran den Pfirsich! Angenehm ölige Textur; Alkohol perfekt eingebunden. Ein Traum von Rum. Edit: bei der Nachverkostung musste ich ihm nochmal 0.1 Punkte mehr geben. Schmeckt einfach erstklassig
Review by cigares
A nose of fresh, tropical, yellow fruits and a dirty, tarry, solvent side. Between these two extremes, well-integrated wood and a vegetal, minty side. The first palate is lively, full of all kinds of fresh fruit. The dirty side and the wood are supportive, giving this rum complexity. The finish is also fruit-forward, with the minty wood lingering longest and a fine bitterness at the very end. A sort of cold peach tea accompanies the whole tasting experience - amazing! Edit: tasted again and still delicious.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Wahnsinnig aromatischer und fast schon dreckiger TDL! Die typische Menthol Minze Note ist durchaus vorhanden, wird aber ergänzt durch leicht bittere Jod Noten, gegerbtem Leder, Zimt und Pfirsich Roiboos Tee und ungewöhnlich viel Holz Einfluss. Für 100€ ein absolutes Schnäppchen, da kann man bedenkenlos zuschlagen!
Review by mto75
Fruity and sweet on the nose, with smoky and floral notes, caramel, some menthol and polish in the background. Caramel, spice and workshop on the palate. Really good TDL, and at an absolutely fair price!
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Drei mal TDL 2009. Alle drei veröffentlicht innerhalb eines Jahres. Dram Mor und TWJ hatte ich schonmal zusammen im Glas und konnte sie kaum unterscheiden.lmal sehen, wie sich der neue FRC schlägt. Optisch sind sie nicht auseinander zu halten. Auch der FRC hat ein sehr, sehr ähnliches Profil wie die anderen beiden: Pfirsich-Mango-Minz-Eistee. Vielleicht ist der FRC einen Hauch heller (Creme Brulee statt röstigem Karamell) mit einer Nuance Tabak. Im Mund ist er super harmonisch, ohne die leichte Zitronensäure des Dram Mor, eine echte Mango-Bombe. Das ist etwas zu gefällig, aber eben auch sehr lecker. Der Abgang ist lang, frischer und weniger bitter und menthol der als beim Dram Mor. Der TWJ war wieder FRC etwas heller, aber auch ih diesem Vergleich ist der FRC etwas runder, etwas gefälliger. Am Ende gibt es nochmal die gleiche Punktzahl für alle 3. Ein super Batch, sehr lecker!
Review by Boletus
A beautiful T.D.L, which is strongly characterized by the maturation in bourbon barrels, which, in addition to toasty woodiness with plenty of caramel and vanilla, also brings a subtle sticky aroma to the rum. Unfortunately, this barrel entry slows down the fruitiness a little in the finish, but this hardly detracts from the delicious drop with its really well-integrated alcohol content.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, strong tropical fruits with passion fruit, citrus with mandarine, peaches, roasted wood notes with caramel, milk chocolate, spicy with cinnamon, minty molasses, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the molasses is vegetal, fruits tropical with mango, berries with gooseberry, as the roasted wood brings leather, cocoa, smokiness, spicy vanilla.Some rubber is present after a while. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is very fruity with peaches, mandarine and lemon, fresh with green, minty and flowery molasses, tea.The barrel impact is strong, as the wood is roasted with caramel, leather, spicy with cinnamon, salty. 8,7:The finish is long, dry, as barrel impact stays strong, with roasted, spicy wood notes pairing peaches, mango, minty molasses...
Review by Filip Šikula
Tak pozor. Toto je perfektni mátovej trinidad, kde je poměr cena výkon jen těžko překonatelnej. Ve vůni hromada máty, trocha oboce a koření. Ale potřebuje alespoň 20 minut na rozvinutí. V chuti máta, kůže koření a perfektně integrovanej alkohol. Paráda!
Review by Alex1981
Beautiful nose with roasted aromas, wood, leather and subtle mint. On the palate a dirty TDL profile with menthol, fruit, vanilla and wood. Powerful but great integrated alcohol, the 63%+ is not biting but carries the flavors well. Long finish, continues with more roasted flavors, leather and fruit before rim background. Super release with a great PLV! Appears much older than it is
Review by Timo Groeger
Like, great T.D.L. In the nose you immediately notice fresh mint. There is also a hint of menthol. The palate is also mainly minty. Otherwise also floral/vegetable again. But an excellent rum.
Review by Lot-NAS
Another sample from zabo ready for lift off… All in all a great TDL, pretty dry with subtle toffee and vanilla notes, some spices and herbs (mint / menthol). The nose is more in herbal side followed by a sweet caramelized palate with some spices. In the end the sweetness gets accompanied by some herbs and becomes vanilla-toffee-ish.
Review by DosenZorn
Not as blatantly minty as the RA 2001-2023, but more chocolaty, sweet aromas on the palate and more fruit on the nose. The alcohol is well integrated for approx. 64%. Great rum, owning a bottle of this is definitely not a mistake
Review by Christian Rudt
The first thing that greets you in the glass are the roasted aromas - do we have a heavily burnt barrel here? It's also beautifully fruity and spicy. Lots of fruit on the palate. Very soft and round, I would almost say pleasing. Alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is also more relaxed and predominantly fruity. Great.
Review by Mentalo
Braucht wie fast jeder T.D.L etwas Zeit im Glas bis er sich voll entfaltet. Viel Minze, angenehme leichte Süße, Menthol, etwas fruchtig und Holz. Insgesamt gut ausbalanciert. Hätte für mich noch etwas fruchtiger sein können, trotzdem schöne Abfüllung.
Review by Jan Lu
Very good T.D.L and PLV. Thanks Gunnar for the split and the large sample. Very pleasant and soft. Goes down almost too well that a bottle probably won't last that long. Recommended.
Review by Serge
Tasted in Zabo's living room at the sample swap. Delicious. Beautiful TDL with melting, cocoa, mint (subtle), green notes, some fruit and great balance. Super PLV 👌
Review by Johannes
Very nice, typical TDL with the dominant mint notes.
Review by Master P
Alles in allem ein toller TDL, ziemlich trocken mit subtilen Toffee- und Vanillenoten, einigen Gewürzen und Kräutern (Minze/Menthol). Die Nase ist mehr auf der Kräuterseite, gefolgt von einem süßen karamellisierten Gaumen mit einigen Gewürzen. Am Ende wird die Süße von einigen Kräutern begleitet und geht in Vanille-Toffee-Noten über. Die Flasche ist schon eine Weile offen und hat sich schön entfaltet.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Typisch TDL sehr herbal und kräuterig, auch wenn ich persönlich ihn nicht allzu minzig finde. Im Mund angenehm süß und die Kräuter entwickeln sich zu Pfirsich Tee auch mit anderen tropischen Früchten, besonders im Abgang
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 Bavarian Rum Lover
An absolutely superb TDL, dominated by fresh and then settled, slightly leathery/smoky (cask) notes, with earthy herbs. Alcohol is perfectly integrated at 63.4%. The "Caroni light" notes that sometimes accompany TDL are completely absent here and, for me, form a wonderful counterpoint to other bottlings. Highly recommended.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
An der Nase noch richtig toll intensiv minzig. Am Gaumen leider etwas alkoholisch, vom Körper her aber weiter schön voll. Was wäre, wenn der Rum noch ein paar Jahre hätte reifen dürfen? Insgesamt ein sehr guter TDL mit Potenzial zu wirklich richtig toll.
Review by Happy Oner
Such an artificial technique doesn't fit it, reminiscent of the savannah and its gum
Review by Martin Švojgr
Really very good rum for 100EUR.
Review by JFehr
Schöne Minznoten. Ein entspannter TDL
Review by Alexander Rasch
For me, darker and toastier than the Dram More with less mint. Overall more barrel influence on the palate. Nice and dry and spicy. Can't quite keep up with the Dram More and the Whisky Jury.
Review by Jonas
Pleasing with fruit, cocoa and herbs/mint. Dangerously drinkable. Top!
Review by Tomas Hajlich
Moc dobry TDL od FRC😍 za ty penize spousty muziky. Krasne mahagovana barva, na sklenicce nechava krasne mapy. Vune trinidadove esterova, lehke matove tony se drevem. Chut uz je vyrazneji matova s dlouhym dojezdem. Sem rad, ze mam zasobu.
Review by Andzin
Typical and very good TDL, I would put it next to 2002 representation. I'm happy that I was able after tasting obtain a bottle to my collection.
Review by Richard Krupa
Mata, broskve, ledovy caj
Review by MarkF
S odstupem dalsi degustace zvysuji hodnoceni. Mata je trochu diagnoza pro Cechy i pro me, ale to nemeni nic na tom ze to je skvely rum. A ne vzdy se vse povede dobre integrovat, tady se to vice mene povedlo a u skoro 64% uz to neni jednoduche.
Review by Kamil Křenek
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Details about T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 63,4%.
Community purchases
43 bottles logged by 31 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009?
Community paid 99–142 €.
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