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T.D.L RA Trinidad Rum 2001
Anyone who chases that post-2000 TDL mint-menthol profile will feel at home here. Think fresh mint and menthol up front, then peach and yellow fruit, with dirty notes of tar, rubber and leather underneath. Several tasters kept comparing it to Caroni. One called it a "Menthol Kaugummi bomb." Big, herbal and a little medicinal — polarizing by nature.
The community says- Mint-menthol intensity
- Peach and tropical fruit
- Menthol can dominate
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How does T.D.L RA Trinidad Rum 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 93 community reviews.
Intense mint-menthol Trinidad with dirty, tarry edge Loved by fans of Trinidad's mint-menthol style, often mentioned alongside Caroni for its dirty, petrol edge. The catch: the menthol dominates, and a few find it too much.
Fans of the Trinidad mint-menthol profile and Caroni-style funk
Anyone who dislikes strong menthol or wants a soft, sweet sipper
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How is T.D.L RA Trinidad Rum 2001 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
12% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 93 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Oh! My! God! Why do you need Caroni when you can have this T.D.L! 😋😋 😋
Review by SNYBOR 🇧🇪
Très agréable 🔥
Review by Daniel
Nose: Tropical fruit with decent sweetness. Meaty notes and tar and freshness. Palate: The mintiest rum I have ever drunk. But it has more to offer. Meaty, bacony notes and herbs. Verdict: Complexity from tropical fruit sweetness, meat and freshness is world class. I like it very much!
Review by Minion
Fruchtig floral minzig und. Im Geschmack absolut im Pfirsich vibe. Definitiv ein klasse rum der extrem überzeugt.
Review by Tropheus80
really good... so far there was only Jamaica for me, now comes a new direction to it :-)
Review by Alexander Rasch
Ganz weit oben bei den top TDLs. Weniger % als die aktuellen Abfüllung aber dafür das TDL Profil mit Minze, Frucht und Rauch on point. Der Fasseinfluss ist spürbar noch nicht so hoch. Die leicht dreckigen Noten untermalen das ganze schön. Für mich müssen sich immer noch alle mit diesem Klassiker messen.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
very solid TDL, mega cool menthol chewing gum bomb, but definitely no Caroni 🤣 could just have a little more bang for me but that's a matter of taste... What I find cool here 1 year later is the similarity to Japanese mochi balls green tea with matcha tea flavor. Very tart and green after green mandarin, rice cake, kalamansi and papaya etc. Really fun, super complex and palatable!
Review by Basti
Die Nase gefällt mir richtig gut. Viel Minze und Frucht und sehr intensiv. Auch am Gaumen überwiegend Menthol (Minze), Kräuter und Frucht (Pfirsich!?). Aus der Erinnerung raus ähnlich dem 2023er GRF Release, ggf. etwas ausgewogener. Edit: Gefällt mir von Mal zu Mal besser.
Review by Timo Groeger
Also ein wirklicher Wahnsinns Rum. In der Nase Klebstoff, ein paar Kräuter und Menthol. Im Gaumen dann auch Menthol, irgendwie medizinisch und nach Gummi schmecken, aber echt lecker :) Danke Gunnar für das Sample, das beste bislang;-)
Review by Oliver
Excellent T.D.L! Lots of peach on the nose. Reminiscent of a Caroni-Cognac blend.
Review by Frank
Wow. Fresh mint and menthol rise to the nose. Followed by dried, sulfured apricot. Very fruity with tart sweet currant and something artificially sweet like wine gum and HubaBuba. Spicy, with dried red pepper, woody toasty leathery. On the palate again directly mint and menthol. Fruity too, but a bit more subtle with currant and tangerine. Salty bitter and peppery, but still fresh and slightly resinous. Goes quickly also in the direction of green tea.He keeps it also in the finish with mint and spicy tart-sweet leather.Whether Caroni or not, a great he is!!!
Review by Mirco
Toller TDL, eher auf der minzigen und mentholigen Seite, wenn man ihn mit neueren Abfüllungen vergleicht. Schöne Tee und etwas Dreck, wie Teer und Gummi. Besonders die Pfirsich Note hebt den Rum für mich auf dieses Niveau. Erreicht jedoch nicht das Level der neueren 2001 RA Abfüllung.
Review by cigares
Un côté sombre au nez mais aussi beaucoup de fraîcheur et de fruits tropicaux, des fruits jaunes, de la pomme jaune et de la carambole. Une attaque vive en bouche, sur les fruits. Puis le côté herbacé/mentholé prend le dessus et ne lâche plus l’affaire. La finale est longue mais dominée le menthol et le côté herbacé. Le verre vide exhale du menthol et du bois avec un côté persil séché.
Review by Christoph
What a flavor bomb, mint, menthol and black tea meet something really dirty, tar, rubber, a horny ribeye with really a lot of fat. The aftertaste is like toothpaste what you can now love or hate. I like the rum much better than the "real" Caroni from RA.
Review by Thunderbird
A very complex multi-layered rum ... if the alcohol were even better integrated ... then it would be quite far ahead
Review by Johannes
Very good tdl with a nice tropical sweetness!
Review by Jonathan Massard
Dégusté en comparaison avec le Plantation antipodes LMDW. Peut-être mon 2nd place des 2001 après le Rasta Morris, à confirmer dans une prochaine dégustation verticale. Explosion de pêche glacée, le menthol à plein nez, joli côté empyreumatique sur un léger caoutchouc et d'huile de moteur. La bouche décoiffe sur tous les aspects du camphre (eucalyptus, menthol, menthe fraîche), pique de litchi et de pamplemousse acide, finale qui vire sur un côté herbacé voir même légèrement tourbé (foin, étable). J'adore, c'est complexe, évolutif, avec une belle cohérence. 88/100 > 89+ ??
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Details about T.D.L RA Trinidad Rum 2001
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 56,5%.
Community purchases
149 bottles logged by 83 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 15 emptied and repurchased.
What does T.D.L RA Trinidad Rum 2001 cost?
Community paid 62–150 €.
Current best price: 362.40 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
149 purchased · 93 tasted · 35 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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