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Nobilis T.D.L No. 27 2001
"Caroni Dreck meets menthol" is how one member sums it up, and that's the pull here. Menthol, eucalyptus and camphor hit first, big and fresh, then tar, charred oak, rubber and red fruits — cassis, cherry, a touch of tropical — fill in behind. At 65.9% the alcohol reads well-integrated, but a few drops of water tame it. Several tasters put this in the same room as a good Caroni.
The community says- Huge menthol hit
- Caroni-like dirt
- But: Menthol dominates
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How does Nobilis T.D.L No. 27 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 88 community reviews.
Intense, dirty TDL with big menthol and tar One of the best TDLs many here have tasted — intense, dirty and mentholic, edging into Caroni territory. If mint and eucalyptus aren't your thing, this pushes them hard.
Caroni fans and lovers of dirty, mentholic TDL
anyone put off by menthol or high proof
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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Super frischer, sehr trockener und intensiver TDL. Weniger Minze dafür umso mehr Eukalyptus, Kampfer, Holunder, etwas Bitterorange, und sehr viel rauchiges Holz aber kein Wunder nach ganzen 16y tropical aging. Könnte blind fast schon auch als tropical uitvlugt durchgehen wegen der leichten Bleistift Note, was mir nicht so gefällt... Erinnert auch an diverse alte Clarendons. Sehr abgefahren! Aber der RA 2001 gewinnt hier im Direktvergleich eindeutig! Dieser hier ist dann doch etwas extrem auf der reinen Menthol/Kampfer Seite, welche mir hier too much ist...
Review by LukaŽiga
9,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is roasted wood, a bit spicy with smoke, nuts, caramel, as the fruits are tropical with passion fruit, dried with apricot, currants, red with cherry and citrus with mandarine. We feel the dirt, tar pervading through the notes. After airing the rum, the molasses is dark with black tea, minty, some tobacco pops up and pleasant pastry.Very tempting, round. 9:On the palate, the attack is very fruity, syrupy, industrial and woody, with all variety of exotic fruits like passion fruit, mandarine, toasted coconut and dried apricots.The wood is charred with nuts, chocolate and caramel, smoky, spicy with vanilla and pepper.With industrial notes like rubber and tar, it comes bitter. The molasses is vegetal with mint, tea, eucalyptus.After some rest, some camphor shows for a moment, just for a sec. Confectionery and charred wood round up the palate. 8,9:The finish is long, TDL industrial, woody with spice, charred notes, dry, the fruits are weaker, as the molasses is vegetal with oregano, tea, herbal and darker with a licorice..
Review by TheJackDrop
An absolute favorite! I was looking for a quality sample to celebrate a sad event, and I found myself smiling again instantly. The nose is a little discreet, but opens up with the same tastes as on the palate, where the menthol and red fruit flavors in particular shatter all scores, with a crazy intensity, very gourmand, very complete. In short, top 1 of the year in a single sip. Kisses grandpa, we'll never forget you. Edit: dreaming about it, top, but a texture that lacks a hair of fat to be perfect :)
Review by MJ97
Après 1h30 d’aération Au nez on est à fond sur le côté pétrole / hydrocarbure et j’ai de la colle aussi. Un nez qui me parait bien plus complexe et moins lisible que les autres au final. J’ai un gros côté fruits jaune / pêche, ice tea pêche que j’avais eu a ma première dégustation de celui là. Un fond de fruit tropical comporte, des fruits chauds. Un nez super envoûtant. En bouche j’ai de la levure qui apparaît, un côté amer / râpeux / un peu pimenté mais pas dérangeant avec les fruits et la pêche qui arrive en bombe. J’ai un fond de torréfié/fumé difficile à décrire. Mon papa ressent des notes de tabac qui pourrait s’aligne avec mon côté torréfié/fume. Il se passe énormément de chose en bouche ça va dans tous les sens c’est super complexe et très dur à suivre. Sur la finale la pêche que j’avais au nez revient énormément en force avec toute cette compotés de fruits tropicaux. En fin de finale les fruits s’équilibrent avec un caoutchouc qui arrive. Puis la pêche reprend le dessus, et ça va et vient entre la pêche et le caoutchouc.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A T.D.L 2001 that stands out for its balance and exuberance. The nose is impressive, at once empyreumatic like a Caroni, medicinal and fruity like a T.D.L., but with an elegance beyond compare. The nose exudes strength. Woodiness, tobacco and spices join forces to make a place for themselves in this compelling, divisive profile. The attack on the palate is powerful, intense and yet highly aromatic. Menthol, eucalyptus and aromatic herbs defy empyeumatic notes of tar, rubber, smoke and oak that pull on spice to take control of the palate. Dried fruit, caramel and dark chocolate are more discreet, ambushing the palate. The finish lingers between the medicinal side (menthol, eucalyptus, aromatic herbs) and the empyreumatic aromas (smoke, tar, rubber) of the other. Behind the spices lies a less pronounced form of bitterness than usual, made up of licorice and leather. The fruit is very subtle, but adds a touch of deliciousness to this most intense profile. A rum that stands out from the ordinary, complex, balanced, powerful but with impeccable mastery: great art.
Review by Ayc
A beautiful tdl! A little dirty, as we like it. The blackcurrant resembles a jam, and the tropical fruit salad that goes with it is perfectly expected. Slight "weed" on the nose. A nose reminiscent of ER, but more woody or rather spicy. The palate is opulent, the finish very long, with all the expected markers in such concentration that it's almost plastic. The integration of alcohol is very good, but the 65 degrees are not hidden. On the finish, there's a hint of licorice, dried prunes and a violet almost worthy of a borderies cognac mixed with a gentle caroni. Excellent for me
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Of the dirty TDLs, 2001 is the most prominent vintage. The 2001s are the dirtiest, 2002 is fresher and 2003 is yellow fruitier. In crosstasting, I tried the RA, TCRL, Nobilis, Plantation Antipodes and the new Rasta Morris. The rums are incredibly similar - esp. the Nobilis and RM are barely distinguishable. The RA stands out because of the dilution, the Plantation is clearly marked by the cognac barrel - it moves it closer to the 2003s - and the TCRL is the freshest, with an unusual herbal note. The TCRL is somewhat reminiscent of the 2002s.The Nobilis is the dirtiest of my samples with the RM. In addition to the typical menthol and mint notes, there is tar, wood, toasty caramel, tobacco and some coffee. The yellow fruits (overripe peach) are quite far in the background but there. If I had to distinguish the Nobilis from the RM, I would point to the smell of damp cellar (musty, cardboard) in the Nobilis versus a wood-paneled man's room. A difference that is probably mostly imaginary. Both are even more wood driven than the other two. Maybe these rums shouldn't age much. For me, on the same level as the RM. Very, very good.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Something is probably in the air in Trinidad: So much dirty flavors you know mostly only from Caroni, but also TDL shows every now and then, how Trinidad tastes (and thereby times the barrel discussion post-Caroni aside...). The rum is similar to the RA TDL 2001 or the CDI TDL 16y, but brings much less mint. Here we have even more spicy notes, barrel influence and that rather hard to define (positive) dirt. Since I am not the biggest mint fan, I like the Nobilis in any case very well and this bottling actually screams for a cross-tasting with the two already mentioned!
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Clearly more challenging than the FRC TDL 2002 (RX13557), which seems downright pleasing against the one year older, darker and much more powerful Nobilis, even if the Barracuda with 61.4% vol. is not exactly a child of alcoholic sadness either. I think it's the mood of the day that decides which of the two comes out on top here. In any case, the mint I love so much is present in both. But the CDI TDL 2003 16yr (RX944; bottling for Germany) remains in this respect the (my) measure of all things.
Review by Vincent D
J'attendais un sample de ce rhum depuis longtemps et je n'ai pas été déçu ! Terrien. Boisé. Sale. Lourd. Sec. Intense. Mentholé. A cheval entre le TDL CDI caksus pour le côté mentholé et le Cuffy du Gus't pour le côté lourd et sale. Le menthol est très présent et rafraîchit donc une trame très lourde et boisée. L'alcool est là. C'est sucré mais sec. Finale plutôt longue, même si je l'aurais pensée encore plus interminable. Top rhum
Review by Schnubbii
Ganz toller Vertreter der 2001er, für mich fast auf dem gleichen hohen Level wie der Rasta Morris TDL 2001. Bei beiden viel Menthol, recht dreckig und bitter, dahinter dann aber auch fruchtige Aromen. Wo ich beim Rasta Morris etwas Holz finde, finde ich hier leicht Pappe und in der Hinsicht gefällt mir der Rasta Morris noch einen Ticken besser, außerdem war der Ausgabepreis beim Rasta Morris noch etwas fairer.
Review by HenryL
Poured it in, left it outside and when I went back out through the door I was immediately hit by the smell. A really nice fruity eucalyptus note. In the mouth, it's dirtier than comparable TDLs, with a nice gummy note. The mint is of course also intensely present, along with some charred barrel, which also lasts a long time in combination with a mocha note in the finish.
Review by mto75
the nose reminds me of the TDL Excellence Rhum 2003, with red fruits, pipe tobacco, caramel, and a dirty menthol note, but not as pronounced as the RA TDL 2001. The palate is intense, dirty charred, tannins, barrel. Long, fresh (only slightly mentholated) finish. Again, an excellent TDL that one can definitely put close to Caroni.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Very tasty intense TDL. Brings all the notes that you are looking for in a TDL. Mint, smoke, fruit and some dirt. There is a lot going on here. Compared to the RA TDL 2001 already a bit darker with more mint. But less dirty. Would blindly rather guess a 2003. If it were not for the price. The price development of the TDLs 2000-2003 makes me a little worried.
Review by Tschusikowsky
An incredibly strong rum. A lot of power in it. At first I had a strong taste of gorgonzola in my mouth. Definitely not for the sober palate. I liked the 2003 vintages better because the (yellow) fruit is more present. It is simply too strong and too brute in taste for me. It works better for me with water.
Review by Jakob
The TDLs from the early 2001s are gradually developing into real highlight releases. You have to like the minty eucalyptus note and it also seems to have some splitting potential - but aromatically, it's a real blast. Really impressive, I'm curious about a crosstasting. But the first impression is already very convincing.
Review by DomM
The nose is amazing n this one. Most mint I had in one of the 2000ish TDLs so far. Yet this is also complex providing a profile akin to a well made Queens Park Swizzle. Intense on the palate. Mint is much less present. The bottling shows quite some dirt and smoke alongside the mint and fruity notes. Excellent.
Review by Mopar Rules
a fruity explosion on the nose with a full potpourri of red fruits, strawberries, cherries, mint and fruit gum. I like the freshness compared to the rotten fruit notes of some of the Jamaica rums. Less fruity on the palate with mint and eucalyptus and a bit bitterness from the cask .
Review by Serge
Auch wenn es nicht ganz mein Profil ist, so ist dies doch einer der besserer TDLs aus den frühen 2000ern. Minze/Menthol/Eukalyptus fügen sich hier auch schön ein sind aber trotzdem im Vordergrund. Wer also auf die mentholigen Noten steht, der wird hier fûndig und glücklich.
Review by alex
Once you get past the menthol and hint of eucalyptus, the framework comes very close to a very good Caroni. Beautiful length, magnificent complexity, perfectly controlled and integrated alcohol ... a pure delight 😍🤩😍 what a pleasure to have the chance to taste this juice ♥️
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Details about Nobilis T.D.L No. 27 2001
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Nobilis Rum, at 65,9%.
Community purchases
59 bottles logged by 41 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 11 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Nobilis T.D.L No. 27 2001?
Community paid 202–225 €.
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