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Spirit Gallery T.D.L Trinidad 2003
Poured neat into a tasting glass, this is a menthol-and-blackcurrant TDL through and through. Mint, eucalyptus and Vicks-style freshness lead, then cassis, red fruit, iced peach tea and a light dirty rubber note underneath. The 60% is mostly well woven in, though a few tasters wish it were oilier. Dry, tannic, herbaceous finish that goes on and on.
The community says- Huge menthol freshness
- Cassis and red fruit
- Endless dry finish
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How does Spirit Gallery T.D.L Trinidad 2003 taste?
Aggregated from 85 community reviews.
Intense mint-menthol TDL over cassis Nearly everyone loved it — one of the best 2003 TDLs many have tried. A mint-menthol bomb over cassis and red fruit. A couple found the mint too dominant or wished for more body.
Fans of minty, menthol-heavy Trinidad rum
Anyone put off by strong mint or high ABV heat
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1% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 85 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Fantastic 2003 TDL! It brings absolutely everything I expect from a good TDL. Mint, menthol, and eucalyptus that freshen up the whole mouth without being one-dimensional or too intense are accompanied by red fruits like cassis, dark juicy blackberries, red and black currants like in red fruit jelly. Orange peel adds warmth and freshness. In the finish, there’s also peach and passion fruit, as well as lychees like in an awesome homemade iced tea based on strong black tea, plus endless menthol and eucalyptus and a hint of burnt caramel... Alcohol perfectly integrated. Amazing bottling!! 🇹🇹🐢
Review by Mirco
Sensationeller TDL. Typische Noten die man von neueren TDL, nach 2000, erwartet. Ergänzend zu dem „normalen“ wie Minze/Mentol, tropischen Früchten finde ich hier etwas Cassis/Schwarze Johannisbeere, was mir sehr gefällt. Zurecht in der Liste der Top-Abfüllungen 2023 (RumX-Auswertung)
Review by Jakob
Impressive notes of cassis, plus the expected intense mint-menthol profile paired with spicy-woody barrel influences, which tend to act in the background - aromatically without the big fireworks, because the fruitiness is very much dominated by the blackcurrant, as mentioned, but that doesn't make the rum any less fascinating. Great, pronounced aromas, wonderfully round and oily mouthfeel - I like it very much.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
After I tasted the rum solo yesterday and was quite impressed by it, it has to go up against another 2003 today: my choice is the CdI Caksus (RX11936), which I gave a whopping 89 points to back then. And what can I say: it has a really hard time against this brand new TDL from the still very unknown Bottler Spirit Gallery! If one is ahead on the nose and then the other 😉, although neither of them is yet highly recommended, but rather greets you shyly with slightly alcoholic vapors, the heavyweight from Spirit Gallery turns up the heat on the palate and literally pushes the Caksus against the wall. To put it plainly: the CdI Caksus gets the maximum palatable flavors out of the 56.3%, especially menthol, while the Spirit Gallery, by virtue of its (fairly well integrated) 60%, mainly presses a huge spice onto the palate (menthol plays a rather subordinate role). Conclusion: The Caksus TDL is more the light-footed, good-humored lightweight boxer who plays at the top of his class, while the Spirit Gallery TDL is the impetuous, somewhat fierce heavyweight boxer at the beginning of his career, who can hardly walk with power, but already has a lot of potential. A somewhat unequal fight, which fortunately still ends in a draw.
Review by TheJackDrop
Edit: TDL battle! For me, the best of the lot. The nose is from another world, with lots of fuits, menthol, spices, yellow and red fruits, notably blackcurrant and dried apricots. The palate follows with lots of fruit, and a tea-bag background. Mint turns to chlorophyll and eucalyptus. The finish is endless. In short, my best TDL to date, powerful and complex.
Review by Thunderbird
This is a high-end TDL... it combines all the good flavors of mint, menthol, fruits, spices, herbs and sweetness. For me, it's comparable to the Rasta Morris... only one small drawback: the alcohol could be a little better integrated. But that only makes a small difference
Review by SaibotZtar
WOW ... Wonderful noses black currant, mint, eucalyptus honey ... very tasty . On the palate similar game the red fruits dominate at first... then mint and eucalyptus come through nicely . Really good 2003 👍
Review by mto75
It takes a while for everything to unfold on the nose, then I have yellow and red fruits, dirty notes, caramel. The freshness is also there, but not as dominant as in the RA 2001, for example. Fruity, dirty on the palate, menthol at the back, tannins/barrel. Very long, never-ending finish. An excellent TDL! Amazing that such a young IB could track down such a pearl!
Review by LukaŽiga
9,1:On the nose, the first impression is really great, round and balanced with menthol, roasted wood notes like nuts, caramel, dirty, fruity with blackcurrant, berries and pineapple, herbaceous, flowery with an elderflower and grassy molasses. On aeration tobacco, honey pop up, fresh, minty notes, red, dried and citrus fruits, dark chocolate and vanilla, some tar. 9,1:On the palate, the attack is balanced with fruits like blackcurrant, dried fruits with raisins, apricots, when rested with yellow, tropical fruits like pineapple, maracuja and citrus with lemon grass, then menthol and fresh, herbaceous, flowery, minty molasses with honey, roasted wood with caramel, nuts and spicy. Later we might find tobacco, eucalyptus and some tar. 9:The finish is dry and tannic, a bit smoky, most of the palate notes lingering on, we could also catch some sour cherry, passion fruit and hints of crunchy bread... Edit:29.11.25, oxidation does miracles, an upgrade 0,2
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 The nose is taken by spice, oak, red fruit, mint and caramel. 👄 The palate offers even more spice, tropical fruit. It's fat and very empyreumatic. The alcohol is quite present, well integrated and this juice easily supports being aerated.
Review by Joachim Guger
Super Nase! Sehr frisch, Teer, trocken, Früchte und würzig. Im Mund dann sehr kräftig, würzig, leicht pelzig, Karamell und konzentrierte Kräuter. Karamell und Kräuter im Abgang. Ein Kraftlackl aus Trinidad mit superinteressanter Nase.🤩 Dank nach Bonn!🙏
Review by Basti
An der Nase unverkennbar Minze, aber auch einiges an Gewürzen, Holz, Karamell und auch fruchtige Noten. Am Gaumen dann schön intensiv mit einer ordentlichen Portion Minze, aber auch Frucht (Beeren), leicht adstringierend. Sehr guter 2003er TDL!! Edit: Schlägt sich im Vergleich zu anderen 2003er TDLs sehr gut!
Review by Johannes
Once again a very good, typical representative of the TDL of the 2003 vintage with the classic clear minty notes.
Review by Eric Frechin
Whaou ! Quelle découverte , une magnifique trouvaille pour un tarif tout à fait cohérent. J adore les TDL eh bien là je suis comblé il y a tout ce que j aime .au nez on a un melange épicé fruits rouges, bois exotique, sucre brûlé, une touche de fraise . C est bien lourd !en bouche l alcool passe bien. On a toujours le cassis mais complété par une belle fraîcheur mentholée/ chlorophylle. une belle longueur boisée fraiche et de la vivacité avec un côté quinquina. Du début jusqu'à la fin , un véritable plaisir !
Review by zabo
In the test WDC, RC(Edt.52?), Hunter Laing and the one from Spirit Gallery. The differences are clearly recognizable, the WDC and RC are more on the Spanish chocolate side, whereas the SG and HL are the absolute minty alcohol bombs. There's a bit too much mint in both for me, which overpowers almost everything. Sorry, it's a little too much for me. But it's a matter of taste, unfortunately not mine. Otherwise they are all good bottlings, although I would put the WDC and RC more in the easy sipping category.
Review by Oliver
Mint essence! Insanely intense. Exceptionally good T.D.L.
Review by Schnubbii
Sehr leckerer und runder TDL mit den typischen Aromen von gelben Früchten und Minze, könnte für meinen Geschmack aber noch etwas mehr Minze/Krautigkeit mitbringen. Edit: Nochmals verkostet gegen RX17301, der für meinen Geschmack einfach nochmal einen Ticken runder ist und das bessere Verhältnis von Krautigkeit zu gelben Früchten bietet, außerdem für meinen Geschmack der Alkohol dort noch etwas besser integriert. Nichtsdestotrotz für mich beides top Abfüllungen.
Review by Julien Ries
It would have deserved more time in the glass to fully express itself. 21 years of ageing takes time to stretch! But I had already tasted it a month ago. On the nose, an explosion of red fruits (blackcurrants in particular), more vegetal notes (eucalyptus, mint), and a discreet whiff of garage. On the palate, a complexity of blackcurrant, mint, cut grass and spices. A slight woodiness is transparent. Great art! An interminable finish of gourmet fruit.
Review by Master P
Ein typischer TDL des Jahrgangs 2003, der zu einer Mischung aus roten Früchten und Frische neigt. Im Mund erinnert er fast an einen alten Cognac Borderies, mit einer leichten Dirty-Note, die daran erinnert, dass wir uns in Trinidad befinden. Ich bin sehr froh, dass ich diese Abfüllung probieren konnte, die offensichtlich der großen Mehrheit derjenigen, die sie probiert haben, gefallen hat.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Un nez fabuleux sur les fruits rouges, l’ananas, le menthol, et les épices. Un côté très sale nous vient mais ça ne prend pas le dessus ! Ce nez est aussi floral, avec une pointe de lavande. Aucun doute, on est bien sûr un TDL ! Une bouche à la hauteur du nez, merveilleuse. Tout s’emmêle : du menthol, du cassis, du chocolat noir avec une amertume maîtrisée, un côté très rôti et une pointe d’agrumes sur la fin. Cette bouteille est vraiment incroyable, un TDL extrêmement équilibré, avec une belle longueur et une puissance superbe. Magnifique sélection de Spirit Gallery, un des meilleurs TDL que j’ai bu à ce jour !
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Details about Spirit Gallery T.D.L Trinidad 2003
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Spirit Gallery, at 60%.
Community purchases
72 bottles logged by 54 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 10 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Spirit Gallery T.D.L Trinidad 2003?
Community paid 106–161 €.
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72 purchased · 88 tasted · 70 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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