Aroma visualization from community tastings
T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008
Not your usual soft TDL — the nose can come across sharp, closed, even tarry and camphor-like at first, and a couple of tasters caught an artificial "Toffifee" edge. Give it air and it opens into caramel, citrus, cinnamon, nutty hazelnut and warming cocoa, with the Madeira cask leaning in hard. One member called it a well hidden gem; another found the wood a touch musty.
The community says- Warm cocoa palate
- Nutty hazelnut notes
- Sharp, closed nose
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How does T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Nutty, cocoa-rich Madeira-finished Trinidad, needs air Divides people. The palate — cocoa, nuts, cinnamon, dark chocolate — wins most over, but the sharp nose, dominant Madeira and 57% alcohol don't always integrate. Needs to breathe.
People who like nutty, dry, Madeira-influenced sippers at cask strength
Anyone wanting a soft, easy TDL or bothered by a sharp nose
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How is T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
77% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
This weekend was very busy because I've been building a new shelf system for my 250+ bottles so my Saturday and Sunday tastings haven't been added :-) This is not the regular Trinidad style rum and I can only recommend that you try it out because this is a well hidden gem for most.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
On the nose riechts hard Artificially after Toffifee, taste in itself solid quaffable nutty chocolaty tdl but somehow a strange metallic and rotten-woody beinote that bothers me. Madeira wine influence is also too dominant for me...
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Much wood in the nose. Alcoholic. Coconut. Very closed too. The alcohol surpresses other smells. It keeps that way. Its nutty. Reminds me of Oloroso sherry maturation. Musty dry and rubbery. Could be interesting but the alcohol is not well integrated. I do like the nuttiness though. Weird weird TDL.
Review by Christoph
The taste is clearly more pleasant than the nose. If the somewhat pungent smell would not be one could better perceive notes of dark chocolate. In the taste then clearly more fruity than in the nose and in addition warm notes of cocoa that condense with time. After a while in the glass clearly chocolate. At the beginning something meaty and cinnamon, which unfortunately does not really fit together. Must breathe in any case.
Review by Morgan Garet
The nose is rather closed on tar and camphor, then after opening, the gourmandise tdl is very present. The palate opens with caramel, citrus, and cinnamon. Then the Madeira cask is discreet but still present, accompanied by beautiful hazelnut notes. Long finish on Madeira wine (spices/grapes).
Review by Jesper Petersen
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Review by Daniel
Fazit: Angenehm an Nase und Gaumen, mit typischen Aromen eines Trinidad Rums, lässt Federn, weil er nicht so komplex ist und noch intensiver schmecken könnte.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →I don't think the Madeira has totally masked the rum but it does have quite a big influence on what was likely quite a gentle spirit to begin with. From the nose I though the sulphur like notes might have taken over but they hung back on the sip. A...
Details about T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 57%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 29 tasted · 1 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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