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Key Facts About This Rum

Bottler:

Founder: Michael Barbaria

Range: That's The Spirit #1

Distillery: TDL

Region: Trinidad

Distilled: October 2008

Matured: 11 years tropical and 3 years continental

Bottled: September 2023

Spirit: Heavy TDL rum

Cask: Bourbon cask

Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 63.7%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 317 bottles

Bottle Size: 500ml

TDL Trinidad Rum 2008 Tasting Notes

Picture this: Line up the pieces of the model kit, open the shiny instructions and carefully glue the parts together to create an aircraft, let it dry and paint it before hanging it up with rope, ready to fly adventures.

Neat, without water

Colour: Chestnut

Nose: Apple crumble, raspberries, mango, coconut ice cream, banana split, pear drops, nail varnish remover, boat varnish, glueing and painting model aeroplanes, plus motorbike leathers.

Palate: A hit of esters with glue, paint, varnish, freshly printed magazines and rubber mats followed by banana fritters and apple snow, cardamom syrup.

Finish: Fudge giving way to chocolate mud cake.

With a few drops of water

Nose: More esters are revealed with water. Glue, paint, varnish, rubber, hairspray and glossy paper, plus milk chocolate bars, chilli dark chocolate, blueberries, mango pudding with double cream.

Palate: Overripe apples and bananas, glossy paper, a new comb, varnish, chocolate milkshake, clove balls, aniseed twists and cough sweets.

Finish: Chai tea and vanilla slice.

Overall: An exciting hot and spicy tot with esters singing in the glass.

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