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CDI T.D.L Trinidad (Colheitas / Auld Alliance) 2003
For experienced palates: an 18‑year, cask‑strength TDL that rewards attention with lychee and tropical fruits, mint/eucalyptus, and dirty mineral-metallic notes. RumX members rate it highly complex and characterful neat.
- Great complexity
- Minty TDL profile
- Long intense finish
+10
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How does CDI T.D.L Trinidad (Colheitas / Auld Alliance) 2003 taste?
Aggregated from 17 community reviews.
Dirty, minty Trinidad fruit bomb Highly praised TDL: intense yet balanced mix of tropical fruit, mint, and dirty mineral notes with excellent alcohol integration and long, structured finish.
Fans of intense, unsweetened Trinidad TDL rums who enjoy minty, fruity profiles with a greasy, dirty workshop edge at near cask strength.
Those sensitive to high ABV or who dislike metallic, mineral, slightly bitter finishes and prefer soft, sweet, easygoing sippers.
How is CDI T.D.L Trinidad (Colheitas / Auld Alliance) 2003 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.9 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 17 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 17 ratings
Review by Gregor
Great lychee flavor paired with strong minerality. I like it very much.
Review by Alex1981
Outstanding! Great complexity with balance between dirty, metallic notes and fruit galore. Lychees, Guava, Honey Melons. Yummee!
Review by zabo
I got this Compagnie des Indes as a comparison to the CDI RX1629. There is a clear winner here and that is this one! Not quite as much mint, to barely, but the dirty workshop top of a Caroni. There must be something about T.D.L putting their stuff in half full Caroni barrels. What a great dirty rum.
Review by Thunderbird
Der macht mal richtig Spaß. Ist die Nase noch recht verhalten mit frischer Minze, etwas Frucht und Holz, passiert am Gaumen richtig was. Anfanhgs eine angenehme Süße mit nachfolgenden Früchten verschiedenster Art und anschließendem klassischen Minz-Eukalyptus Mix. Später gesellen sich noch Gewürze dazu. Der Abgang setzt sich auf der pflanzlichen minzigen Seite fort.. davon gerne mehr
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.11.2022 Going through samples at home. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Intense, light roasted wood, fruity, light peach, light varnish, ester, light mint, faint herbs. Palate Oily, light wood, fruity, overripe, light apple, light peach, spice, light olive, ester, light earthy. Finish Long and warm, light varnish, herbs, light mint, light citrus, light olive.
Review by Alex Kunath
Excellent TDL with typical and very intense notes!
Review by Werni
Wow, what a drop! First contact- dried fruit, but after a short breathe then the fine spice with wood,the classic mint and also here I take caraway was,but apparently only my nose.😀The first sip was really confusing, I tasted clearly nettle tea! But then came the full board mineral,metallic and dirty notes, like licking over the workbench in the old village locksmith's shop.😀Great stuff, I love it....
Review by Johannes
Again an excellent representative of the TDL 2003 with the characteristic mint note!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A refined, delicate TDL, skilfully selected by Compagnie des Indes. The nose evokes fresh, floral notes that start on menthol and tobacco leaf, before moving to a woodiness (oak) that turns to lightly aniseed spices, licorice, vanilla and pepper. Leather and roasted notes, impregnated with caramel and brown sugar, remind us that the profile is quite aged, but fruit comes later to bring a little dynamism with blackcurrant, lychee and peach. A beautiful combination that gives a varied, elegant profile on the nose. On the palate, this highly expressive rum opens with a solid aromatic balance: menthol comes through, then the fruitiness makes itself felt with exoticism (peach, blackcurrant, lychee) before moving on to dirtier, medicinal and mineral notes. Rubber and tar come in with a bit of bitterness, then spices (licorice, anise, salt, vanilla) and wood erupt on the finish. The whole is intense, balanced and coherent. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is concentrated, lingering on the mineral, astringent, copper and bitter aspects of the profile. Menthol and terpenic notes go hand in hand with oak, leather, spices and exotic fruit for a highly structured, well-ordered aromatic concentrate. A remarkable profile with character, finesse, deliciousness and depth.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
I compared it to 2001 RM and 2002 RdL. This one is by far the cleanest out of the three. Both the nose and palate is softer and I would say a bit simpler. Especially the nose is much less intense. Still enjoyable though, with expected mint attack. Alcohol integrated very well.
Review by Buddudharma
Beautiful, classic TDL. There are bottlings with even greater complexity and aromatic depth, but this one is really fun.
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Details about CDI T.D.L Trinidad (Colheitas / Auld Alliance) 2003
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 58,8%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 17 tasted · 16 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 8,036 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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