0964d670-4643-11ed-a1a7-6d4432a06364Trinidad T.D.L Oldman Spirits GmbH
T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd (Barracuda Single Cask) 2002 70cl bottle
T.D.L · Trinidad · 61,4%

T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd (Barracuda Single Cask) 2002

8.4/10 based on 83 community reviews ↓

For curious explorers ready for higher strength, this 20‑year TDL is all about mint, red fruits and light coastal salt. Surprisingly soft for 61.4% and certified unsweetened, it’s a highly praised, characterful sipper.

  • Expressive mint note
  • Complex red fruits
  • Alcohol well integrated
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Details about T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd (Barracuda Single Cask) 2002

CountryTrinidad
DistilleryT.D.L
CategoryPot Still Rum
ABV61,4%
Volume70cl
Age20 years
Vintage2002
Limited edition256 bottles

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How does T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd (Barracuda Single Cask) 2002 taste?

Aggregated from 83 community reviews.

Minty, fruity TDL with surprising softness For curious explorers ready for higher strength, this 20‑year TDL is all about mint, red fruits and light coastal salt. Surprisingly soft for 61.4% and certified unsweetened, it’s a highly praised, characterful sipper.

Perfect for

Fans of minty, herbal TDLs who enjoy cask strength rums that drink softer than their ABV suggests, with red fruits, citrus and a touch of coastal salinity.

Less suitable for

Those wanting heavy funk, big oak grip or a very thick, powerful mouthfeel; beginners totally new to high-ABV rum may also find it challenging.

How is T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd (Barracuda Single Cask) 2002 rated?

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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Oct 2023627 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

A blind purchase that was absolutely worth it! Yes, I have to say I'm even slightly euphoric - what a great rum! While it is still relatively restrained on the nose (and remains so), the fat mint aromas really come into their own on the palate, but not as "light" as with the two RAs of the last two years, but somehow "darker", more bitter, drier - almost as if a good Monymusk had also set its accents here. The alcohol is dosed just right to bring out the aromas perfectly. Yes, this rum is definitely a T.D.L., and one of the really good kind - I'll go one better: for me, it's the best I've ever drunk - right after the legendary CDI (RX944)! 😊 Predicate: lip-smacking. 😋 Chapeau, FRC! 👍 Update 2023-07-21: Well, now the demystification that some have been waiting for. 🤷 Tasting it again today, I can - apart from the mint and the slight euphoria - feel the same way I did back then. The only difference is that I wouldn't put everything on such a high level now - apart from the alcohol, which is incredibly well integrated for over 60%. So, only a slight disenchantment, not a total one. But now the rum seems to have been put into perspective. It's a good one. Oh well, tasted against the new RA T.D.L (RX15401). It doesn't stand a chance against it, it's clearly superior in all respects. Update 2023-10-14: Blue hour, the second: Blind crosstasting with the T.D.L 2002 from Cadenhead's (RX16680). Today, the differences between the two compared rums are quite big. One is pleasantly minty and later a little smoky, the other musty and chalky with poorly integrated alcohol. I liked the former much better. I thought it was the FRC that I had already tasted several times - and was wrong after the dissolution. I see the Cadenhead's as a solid 2002 T.D.L in the lower midfield, 85 points. Unfortunately, the difference on the nose and palate (and the smell of the emptied glass! 😊) means that I have to downgrade the FRC again, from 85 to 81 points.

Review by DomM

Oct 2022889 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Nose: intense with fruits, herbs and some dirty notes. Holds up to other early 2000s TDL bottlings. Palate: now this is really suprising… alcohol is almost not noticeable, making this a very smooth experience. While it is very pleasant, I miss quite a bit intensity which the nose implicates (and I‘m used to in good TDLs). This is a really odd one… not a bad, but very unexpected tasting experience.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Sep 20232,425 reviewsGermany
7.8/10

Nice tasty TDL but I don't quite understand the hype around it... Nice mint kiwi citrus wood combo only for me personally a bit too thin overall (although it has barrel strength it seems watery?!) and also has too much wood overall... I search in vain for the "funk" or power that other cask strength TDLs have here... But it's good to drink and the price was more than fair! Somehow very short finish and a bit boring overall.

Review by RumTaTa

May 2023439 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Zweite Verkostung: Diese roten und schwarzen Johannesbeeren in der Nase sind toll!. Sonnst im Vergleich zu anderen leider dünn. Bewertung unverändert. Die Nase erinnert mich sofort an den Swell de Spirits Private Garden No1. Viele rote Früchte und auch wieder schwarze Johannesbeere! Fass oder Holz ist interessanter Weise gar nicht präsent. Am Gaumen kommen die vielen Fruchnoten der Nase leider nicht so deutlich wieder. Stattdessen geht es in Richtung Jod, Salzlake und wird leicht bitter und trocken. Der Gaumen kommt mir zum Ende hin auch irgendwie dünn vor. Der Nachklang ist wieder ein wenig fruchtiger mit einer toller Kiwinote. In Summe sehr gut aber keine Sensation. Preis-Leistung: ok

Review by Rodolphe

May 2023307 reviewsFrance
8.8/10

I go back on my appreciation a few months later and go up two points. In the end I like this TDL very much. Typical of the best the distillery produces, but it is not too minty unlike other bottlings. I find this one well balanced and very pleasant to drink. The alcohol stings a bit but nothing insurmountable.

Review by lukasdrinkinghabits

Mar 2023186 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

Ich war sowas von hyped nach der Ankündigung dieses Rums - der RA TDL 2002 gehörte zu den absoluten Highlights 2021. Die Flasche vom FRC Barracuda habe ich tatsächlich zurückgeschickt, nachdem ich das Sample probier habe. Wie bewerte ich den Rum heute, fast ein halbes Jahr nach Release? Die Nase ist schön. Minzig, gelbfruchtig - so wie ich es erwarten würde. Was sich hier schon andeutet, ist dass es ein eher leichter heavy TDL ist. Das Fass ist zurückhaltend, Holz bleibt im Hintergrund, es bringt nur einen Hauch Vanille und Fenchel mit, etwas leicht an gerösteten Karamell. Der stärkste Eindruck im Mund wurde schon oft beschrieben: wo ist der Alkohol, wo ist der Rum? Er ist bei >60%jextrem sanft - ja wässrig, sowas habe ich noch nicht erlebt. Wälzt man ihn lange im Mund, kommt dle Minze und eine tatsächlich tolle gelbe Cognac Frucht mit saftigem, reifem Pfirsich und Mirabelle; absolut kein Trockobst. Vollkommen wild ist der Abgang das intensivste von diesem Rum. Minutenlang bleibt die Minz-Pfirsich-Eistee-Mischung im Mund. Ich habe die Flasche zurückgeschickt, weil mir das Sample zu leicht war. Ich hatte die ungeheure Intensität des RAs erwartet. Die fehlt ihm, auch das würzige Falernum-Rückgrat fehlt. Der Rum ist eher simpel gestrickt, aber die leichte Frucht gefällt mir heute Abend überraschend gut. Es. zeigt auch, was für ein fantastisches Händchen Dominik bei der Fassauswahl für RA hatte 🥲 Edit. Habe ihn nochmal gegen den RdL verrostet. Besonders im Mund ist der Unterschied so gewaltig, dass ich hier nochmal einen Punkt abziehen muss.

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