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T.D.L

Angostura is famous for a bottle most people never drink neat. The bitters house founded in 1824 became Trinidad's only rum distillery, and its arm Trinidad Distillers makes a clean, column-distilled, Spanish-style rum unlike the heavy funk of Jamaica or Guyana. The same plant still guards the secret recipe for the world's most famous cocktail bitters.

  • Unmistakable menthol-mint house profile
  • Caroni-like funk in older casks
  • Strong independent single-cask releases
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8.3/10
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BottlingAgeABVCommunity scorePrice
Swell de Spirits T.D.L (RumX) 2001 Column Still Rum24 years · 58,5%24 years58,5%9.0/10 90 reviews190 €
Swell de Spirits T.D.L Private Garden No.1 Clos des Spiritueux 2000 22 years · 57,5%22 years57,5%9.0/10 85 reviews144 €
Spirit Gallery T.D.L Trinidad 2003 Column Still Rum21 years 2mo · 60%21 years 2mo60%9.0/10 85 reviews153 €
Swell de Spirits T.D.L Private Garden #13 (Clos des Spiritueux) 2000 24 years · 55,8%24 years55,8%9.0/10 40 reviews408 €
Spirit of the day T.D.L Trinidad Only, Birthday #2 2008 Column Still Rum17 years · 62,7%17 years62,7%9.0/10 19 reviews89 €
Asta Morris T.D.L Rasta Morris Trinidad 2001 21 years · 63,8%21 years63,8%8.9/10 113 reviews349 €
Nobilis T.D.L No. 27 2001 21 years · 65,9%21 years65,9%8.9/10 88 reviews249 €
Romdeluxe T.D.L Wild Series Rum No. 42 TML 2002 20 years · 63,1%20 years63,1%8.9/10 70 reviews315 €

220 bottlings meet the minimum rating count; the 24 best-rated are shown. The rest are in the grid below.

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T.D.L vintages

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Nobilis T.D.L #55 Trinidad Distillers 2016

Review by cigares

cigares
cigares
Aug 2026933 reviewsSwitzerland
8.5/10

Rhum goûté au GRF à Berlin en 2026. Un nez très ouvert, fruité, semble presque sucré avec tous ces fruits. Le bois de cèdre est en soutient. L’entrée de bouche est ample, portée par l’alcool, puis les fruits montent. Beaucoup de fraîcheur aussi. La finale est longue, sur les …

18 found this helpful
Cadenhead's T.D.L Trinidad Single cask (TRI.1.A) 2007

Review by Mirco

Mirco
Mirco
Aug 2026567 reviewsSwitzerland
7.8/10

Don't be surprised by the picture (shared 50:50 with Roberto) Solid TDL bottling without big outliers. On the nose, spicier than many other TDLs, with a medium mint note and some wood. On the palate, the spicy direction continues, and the alcohol is well integrated. However, the …

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T.D.L Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 65 2010

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Jul 2026641 reviewsGermany
8.8/10

Farmer's saying from the "Farmer's palate" (now the amateur even starts to rhyme ...🫣 🤣): If you’re into mint, power, and barrel, then you’ll find this rum seriously awesome! 😎 But now, seriously: Pleasantly subtle, less upfront mint than the average 2001 to 2003 TDL, but more …

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Swell de Spirits Les Tontons Maltés 2003

Review by Skyfly

Skyfly
Skyfly
Jul 2026553 reviewsGermany
8.4/10

Sehr angenehmer Blend von Swell - Trinidad und Jamaica harmonieren wie gewohnt sehr gut miteinander. Dennoch muss man sich fragen ob die Bestandteile getrennt voneinander nicht ein ebenso gutes Geschmackserlebnis geliefert hätten

15 found this helpful
Vagabond Spirits Utopia #3 2026

Review by Master P

Master P
Master P
Jun 2026285 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

Das ist eine schöne Mischung, der TDL tritt mit den typischen Mentholnoten zuerst in den Vordergrund. Es gibt tropische Früchte und ein hauch Karamell, den Savanna Charakter kommt durch und ein wenig röstiger New Yarmouth. Der Travellers verleiht dem Ganzen viel Geschmeidigkeit …

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CDI T.D.L Rum Club Switzerland No.3 Trinidad (Ex-Rivesaltes) 2011

Review by rbfsnow

rbfsnow
rbfsnow
Jun 202660 reviewsSwitzerland
8.6/10

Nose : Overripe Grapes, Dried Fruits, Plum, Date, Apricot, Guava, Sherry/Sulfur/Sweet Wine and Mint Tea. Taste : Sherry/Sweet Wine, Kumquat, Guava 😋, Plum, Apricot, Date, Licorice and Mint Tea. The aftertaste Sherry/Mint Tea/Guava stays a long in the mouth 😋

12 found this helpful
Ferrer T.D.L Rhum Trinidad (Collection One Cask) 2009

Review by TheJona'Spirits

TheJona'Spirits
TheJona'Spirits
May 2026229 reviewsFrance
8.5/10

Tasted at Rhum Fest 2026. 👃 Above all, quite a woody profile for a TDL 2009. Almost pastry-like caramelized notes on the first nose, surprising. Then, red fruits and black berries, peppermint and characteristic menthol, stewed tropical fruit juices. 😋 More wood, vanilla …

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The Bottle Shop T.D.L RUM Trinidad 2009

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

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Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
May 2026641 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

Fair rating 4. GAF Stuttgart 09.05.2026 What, only an 81% match!? 😳 No way, this rum is made for me! 😍 Perfect alcohol integration, yet still packs a punch, loads of minty sweetness, and a long, steady finish - that's how a TDL has to be to please me! Big shoutout to Bottle Shop …

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How the crew scored it T.D.L

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 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 →

Flavour profile of T.D.L

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody58%
Minty58%
Vanilla39%
Caramel35%
Fruity32%
Sweet · palate only26%
Tropical fruits · nose only25%

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The RumX Guide to T.D.L

The bitters house that became a distillery

Angostura bitters began in 1824 as a medical tincture by the German doctor Johann Siegert in Venezuela, moving to Trinidad in 1875. For decades the company simply bought rum to make bitters, until it bought so much that building its own distillery made sense. That distillery, Trinidad Distillers, opened around 1949 and is now the island's only rum maker.

A Spanish-style column rum

Because the distillery was built to feed bitters, there was never a reason for heavy pot-still rum. TDL went column from day one, making it the rare English-speaking island with a continental, Spanish-heritage style. Its German-built Gebr. Herrmann columns make a heavy rum off the stripping column alone and a near-neutral light rum off all five columns, then marry them. Molasses is imported, since Trinidad's last sugar factory closed in 2007.

The Angostura range and local brands

The aged Angostura range runs from the 1919 (built on the old Fernandes vintage rum) up through the 7 Year and the extra-aged 1824. Yet the brand-name Angostura rum is only a sliver of output: most is local stuff like Forres Park, White Oak and Royal Oak that stays in Trinidad, plus large volumes of bulk rum for blenders worldwide.

The secret bitters room

Angostura aromatic bitters is a rum infusion, made in a single room of huge tanks. The botanicals, things like orange peel, gentian, cassia and cinnamon, arrive in colour-coded bags that even staff cannot identify, are milled beyond recognition, and steep in rum for hours. Trinidad customs does not inspect the shipments, the recipe is guarded like Coca-Cola, and the result is bottled at 44.7 percent. Around 3.5 million bottles leave each year.

Most popular vs highest rated

On RumX the Angostura range is the accessible core, easy to find and reliable. The higher scores go to aged single-distillery Trinidad rum bottled by independents like Swell de Spirits and Spirit Gallery, which reach around 9/10. It is a gentler, cleaner profile than the island's other legend, the closed Caroni, but from the same Trinidad column tradition.

Frequently Asked Questions about T.D.L

Both. Its distillery, Trinidad Distillers (TDL), is the only rum distillery in Trinidad, and the same company makes the world-famous Angostura aromatic bitters at the same site.

Trinidad Distillers Ltd, the Angostura distillery built around 1949. It is the only rum distillery left in Trinidad and one of the largest in the Caribbean.

Column only. TDL has never used pot stills, making a cleaner, Spanish-heritage style that is unusual among the English-speaking Caribbean islands.

The 1919 is the signature and the most popular on RumX, with the extra-aged 1824 and the 7 Year close behind. Aged independent bottlings of Trinidad rum score a little higher for enthusiasts.

Yes. It is a rum-based infusion of secret botanicals, steeped and then blended with sugar and caramel before being bottled at 44.7 percent. The full recipe is one of the best-kept secrets in drinks.

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The RumX database currently contains 420 different rums from T.D.L. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 8736 reviews for T.D.L rums, making it one of the most comprehensive resources for exploring this brand’s full range. New releases are added regularly as they become available.
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