T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Christoph & 4 more
For experienced palates, this 57% S.B.S Trinidad 2008 (Madeira cask finish) rewards patience: nutty chocolate, caramel, citrus and warm cocoa over a dry, woody backbone. RumX members see it as a quirky, characterful TDL sipper that benefits from airtime.
- Nutty chocolate notes
- Distinct Madeira influence
- Characterful high strength
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How does T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Nutty, woody Trinidad with Madeira twist For experienced palates, this 57% S.B.S Trinidad 2008 (Madeira cask finish) rewards patience: nutty chocolate, caramel, citrus and warm cocoa over a dry, woody backbone. RumX members see it as a quirky, characterful TDL sipper that benefits from airtime.
Fans of dry, wood-driven Trinidad rums who enjoy nutty chocolate, caramel and fortified-wine finishes at punchy 57% ABV.
Those sensitive to high ABV or looking for an easy, sweet sipper without woody, slightly quirky notes.
How is T.D.L S.B.S Trinidad 2008 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.9 lands squarely 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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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
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 Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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 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
en del mand i den flaske, fint køb til en plov
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
"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..."Read full review →
Community purchases
21 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 1 members.
About the T.D.L distillery
The T.D.L distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from T.D.L have been reviewed 7,881 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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