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Zéro Nine Spirits T.D.L Steampunk 2 2006 50cl bottle
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Aged rum · 18 years · 58%

Zéro Nine Spirits T.D.L Steampunk 2 2006

Cream toffee, burnt caramel and a surprising strawberry-candy fruitiness lead here, backed by oak, roasted nuts and vanilla. It's a 2006 TDL that leans soft and Spanish-style, and nearly every taster notes it barely reads as Trinidad — several would blind-guess Foursquare. Sweet and dessert-like up front, but the finish turns dry, bitter and a touch short. Pleasant, if not quite what people hoped for.

The community says
  • Cream toffee sweetness
  • Bright red-fruit notes
  • But: Bitter, short finish
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How does Zéro Nine Spirits T.D.L Steampunk 2 2006 taste?

Aggregated from 40 community reviews.

Sweet Spanish-style TDL, bitter dry finish Well-liked but a bit divisive: a sweet, caramel-and-fruit TDL that drinks easy, though many find the finish bitter and short, and note it doesn't taste like typical Trinidad.

Perfect for

Fans of sweet, caramel-forward Spanish-style rum

Less suitable for

Anyone chasing the classic minty TDL profile

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60% rate it between 6 and 8. 24 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Galli33

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Galli33
Galli33
Jan 2025500 reviewsItaly
8.1/10

Mkay… Is this one wrong labeled, isn’t it? Blindly I would never classify this one as a Rum from Trinidad. It’s not a bad rum, it just doesn’t fit my expectations from Trinidad… Nose: Pastries, Fruity (Strawberries?!?), cream toffee, woody, oak, roasted, leather, with a hint of vegetal notes. Palate: fruity, spicy, oak, vanilla, leather, more vegetal and floral notes. Finish: Medium long, dry almost astringend, woody, oak, leather (reminds me on old, broken leather stuff)

Review by Happy Oner

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Happy Oner
Happy Oner
Apr 202692 reviewsCzech
5.5/10

Chutná jak belize

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Mar 2024655 reviewsGermany
7.0/10

Oh well, unfortunately this is out of line - downwards. Quite volatile on the nose and smelling like lemonade syrup, artificially bitter-sweet on the palate. I wouldn't have recognized it blindly as a rum from Trinidad. Doesn't meet my expectations at all, so I'm glad I didn't buy a bottle. Thank you, zabo, for the sample.

Review by Vincent D

Vincent D
Dec 2024672 reviewsFrance
7.8/10

At first, the nose appeared fruity (strawberries in particular). Then wood. Some time later, caramel takes center stage. Slightly burnt caramel. On the palate, the alcohol is biting and insufficiently integrated. Wood dominates. The caramel is still there. Sweet and greedy. Nice, but the alcohol is too present for me. Edit: a drop of water brings more roundness and attenuates the presence of alcohol. I think this bottle would have benefited from being reduced by several degrees.

Review by lukasdrinkinghabits

lukasdrinkinghabits
Feb 2025192 reviewsGermany
7.2/10

Ich konnte keine 2006er TDLs in meiner Verkostungshistorie finden. Bevor Rum Artesanal die 2001er und CDI (ein paar Jahre früher) die 2003er entdeckt haben, war TDL eine Distille mit sehr mäßigen Ruf. Sehr beliebige Rums im spanischen Stils, zu süß zu belanglos. An diese 2006er von Precious Liquors und den Steampunk von Zero Nine Spirits habe ich keine hohen Erwartungen, sondern erwarte eben diesen langweiligen spanischen Stil. Schon der erste Eindruck an der Nase gibt mir Recht. Blind hätte ich hier nie an einen TDL gedacht. Keinen der typischen Marker kann ich auf Anhieb finden. Er riecht ein bisschen wie ein spanischer Jamaikaner - wenn das irgendeinen Sinn jenseits der tollen Columns (CRV, NY94,MBS) ergibt. Das soll heißen sehr helle tropische Frucht (Banane), aber im eher flachen Vanille-Karamell-Korsett. Der Steampunk ist etwas fruchtiger, der PL ist vanillig-würziger. Dazu etwas Klebstoff, ein paar Cashews, sehr wenig Holz und wie gesagt: Absolut keine Minze, keine Kräuter, kein Pfirsich-Eistee weit und breit. Der Mund ist auch sehr spanisch mit der in der Nase prägenden Banane. Irgendeine seltsame Note liegt mlr da quer, ich kann sie nicht gut benennen. Der PL ist dunkler und röstigen als der Steampunk, der durchweg helle Aromen zeigt. Der Abgang ist kurz, gerade lm Vergleich zu den schweren TDLs von 2001 bis 2003. Seltsam, dass ich nichts finde, was so richtig stört, aber auch nichts was mich wirklich interessieren würde. Ein sonderbarer Rum, nicht langweilig, aber auch nicht besonders appetitlich.

Review by zabo

zabo
Mar 20241,630 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

First impression of sampling. Quite nice, but not a great runaway to the top. Alcohol well integrated and quite drinkable due to the 58%. More will follow in peace. Well, after tasting it again, I don't think it's that bad. Stick to my first impression, it tastes good.

Review by DomM

DomM
May 2024941 reviewsGermany
6.9/10

Leaning towards a classic Spanish style on the nose. Wood, vanilla and caramel. Also a hint of coconuts and artificial (!) fruit notes. Very sweet on the palate with the same artificial fruit notes from the the nose. There is also plenty of wood and some dryness. Easy to drink, but als noticeable watered down. Not bad, but not my cup of tea - äh rum ;)

Review by TheRhumhoe

TheRhumhoe
TheRhumhoe
Jun 2024943 reviews
8.3/10

Un TDL qui se situe dans la partie douce de l’archétype de la distillerie. Le nez offre de belles fragrances pâtissières sur le toffee et le caramel, les épices douces (vanille, poivre) et les noix rôties. On décèle un peu de fruits rouges et une fraîcheur discrète qui rappelle les profils plus lourds de TDL. C’est un profil plus facile d’accès. L’attaque en bouche revient vers ce côté caramélisé et mielleux d’une grande gourmandise. Les fruits sont également plus présents, notamment la pêche, l’ananas et les fruits secs qui donnent un peu de fraîcheur en bouche. Le profil reste d’une grande rondeur avec le chêne légèrement pimenté, le cuir, le cacao, la vanille et les noix. L’alcool est bien intégré. La finale est plus tranchante avec le reste du profil : les tanins, le cuir, le tabac à cigare, les notes fumées et boisées apportent quelque chose de plus sec et rustre en fin de bouche. Si les fruits sont quasiment disparus, le chocolat noir et le caramel beurré prennent la relève pour un soupçon de gourmandise. Peut-être pas le profil le plus extravagant qu’il soit, mais sûrement un TDL plus grand public qui permettra de faire découvrir le genre.

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Expert review by The Dunder Hut

A boring generic barbados profile with way too much alcohol. This does not gain anything from the cask proof.

Market value

Avg. community purchase price 99 €

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Details about Zéro Nine Spirits T.D.L Steampunk 2 2006

A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Zéro Nine Spirits, at 58%.

CountryTrinidad
DistilleryT.D.L
ABV58%
Volume50cl
Age18 years
Vintage2006
Bottled2024
Cask no.#Zn09
Limited edition240 bottles

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Community purchases

23 bottles logged by 23 collectors.

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30% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.

16 sealed 3 open 4 emptied

What did the community pay for Zéro Nine Spirits T.D.L Steampunk 2 2006?

Community paid 81–100 €.

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T.D.L

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T.D.L 

Avg Rating 8.3/10 over 420 Rums

Angostura is famous for a bottle most people never drink neat. The bitters house founded in 1824 became Trinidad's only rum distillery, and its arm Trinidad Distillers makes a clean, column-distilled, Spanish-style rum unlike the heavy funk of Jamaica or Guyana. The same plant still guards the secret recipe for the world's most famous cocktail bitters.

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