T.D.L Plantation Trinidad Mezcal Cask 2016
Most tasters land on "interesting experiment done right" rather than a bottle they'd buy twice. The mezcal cask pushes it smoky and peppery without taking over, over a base of peaches, citrus and light caramel. A few catch a glue or petrol note early. One reviewer found it "quite unique" but a bit boring; another couldn't spot the mezcal at all.
- Mezcal smoke works
- Fruity, peachy nose
- Genuinely unusual
+10
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How does T.D.L Plantation Trinidad Mezcal Cask 2016 taste?
Aggregated from 43 community reviews.
Smoky, peppery mezcal-cask experiment Well-liked as a smoky, fruity mezcal-cask curiosity. Most find the finish works; the split is on the young, slightly hot, thin body and whether the mezcal really lands.
People curious about smoky, cask-finish experiments
Anyone wanting a rounded, classic Trinidad
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19 of 43 left detailed tasting impressions
How is T.D.L Plantation Trinidad Mezcal Cask 2016 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 90% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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84% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 43 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Andzin
Mezcal finish makes it special. Very unusual to other many Trinidads I had opportunity to try. Dry, almost like fruit destilat. It ia hard to describe taste and nose at the beging of bottle but foelr sure I say You should try.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
A fine, exotic drop, in my opinion! A clear sticky note at the beginning, then something else on the finish, which must be the influence of the Mezcal cask. I'm already looking forward to the second tasting when the sample from Olivia arrives. On the other hand, a bottle is not expensive, you can't go wrong with the price ... Update 2023-11-28: The 2nd tasting confirms it: light but drinkable. A really successful mezcal experiment. Quite unlike the Calvados experiment released at the same time (still without a RumX number).
Review by Martin Ekrt
The smell is too mild. I smell only fresh fruit, a little bit of flowers and even less technicality. The taste is similar. I haven't had the pleasure of tasting mezcal yet, but the finish definitely gave it an interesting twist. A good experiment for me.
Review by Jakob
The mezcal finish works surprisingly well - as expected, the rum turns spicy and smoky on the palate, but doesn't get lost in it. An interesting experiment that can certainly be described as a success.
Review by Jan Lu
Interessant mit dem Mezcal-Finish. Der Alkohol könnte besser integriert sein. Etwas kantig aber noch im Rahmen.
Review by F.L.O.
Wenn ich einem Einsteiger einen T.D.L. empfehlen müsste, dann wäre das ein guter Kandidat. Leicht minzig, einen Hauch Pfeffer und die ersten Rostbeulen. Etwas dünn, aber ansonsten sehr rund.
Review by Lot-NAS
The initial nose reminded me of an urinal puck. After some time it become some kind of Parfum, fruits and some vegetal notes. Overall it is quite fresh but I have to be honest that don’t recognise any Mezcal. Of course there are some nice aspects of this dram but nothing I haven’t seen somewhere else (and without the Mezcal finish). It is a decent but also kind of boring drop.
Review by martin slezák
Farba zlatistá Vôňa sladkosť,ovocie karamel, drevo, dym Chuť technické tóny, tráva, sladkosť, karamel, čierne korenie, dym Záver kratší až sredne dlhý náznak mäty, mierne alkohol, korenie
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Quite interesting but overall too spicy and too young.
Details about T.D.L Plantation Trinidad Mezcal Cask 2016
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 51,4%.
Community purchases
26 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for T.D.L Plantation Trinidad Mezcal Cask 2016?
Community paid 36–77 €.
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About the T.D.L distillery
The T.D.L distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from T.D.L have been reviewed 8,141 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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