Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005
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Almost everyone agrees on the same thing here: a quiet, floral nose that undersells what's coming, then a palate that opens right up. Mint, eucalyptus, black tea, burnt sugar and yellow tropical fruit (passion fruit and peach keep showing up), with a salty edge. The classic TDL "workshop" markers are all present. Give it 20-30 minutes to breathe and the 64% settles down.
The community says- Mint and eucalyptus
- Tropical fruit palate
- But: Shy nose
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How does Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005 taste?
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Minty, fruity TDL that needs air to shine Loved for its cooling mint-eucalyptus core and fruity palate. Most say the nose is too shy and the high ABV needs air; a few felt it doesn't quite match the 2001-2003 vintages.
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful positive review
Chocolate, mango, peach, tropical fruits, tobacco, generally very fruity, tropical, not Jamaica but different, dry on the nose, associations with sweetness, but it is really not sweet. On the palate tobacco, tea, red fruits, licorice, orange peel, passion fruit, gummy frogs, subtly woody. Tastes awesome like tropical iced tea... dangerous. Alcohol well integrated, for 64% a somewhat light finish but it lasts very long, changes flavors. In the finish still pome fruit, slightly smoky, black tea, mint. Time to breathe is recommended and a drop or two of water suits it well too. A very successful TDL release that is fun.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
Beautiful minty bottle under 100 euros. You can feel the alcohol, but very drinkable. I recommend it even to beginner rum lovers to discover new flavors. Mint from TDL is an unmistakable taste that you will never get tired of..
Review by RumTaTa
Interesting filigree, fruity-sweet and flowery nose! Strangely enough, there seems to be more behind the light aromas than the nose reveals. I'm looking forward to the first sip! Oh yes, there is hardly anything delicate on the palate! At first, the alcohol really comes into its own and gradually the typical TDL markers emerge: spice, mint, herbs, black tea, eucalyptus. The finish is harmonious with the impression on the palate. The barrel notes and herbs remain present for a long time and the fruitiness (passion fruit!) fades. I really like this TDL because it is so beautifully floral and restrained and elegant on the nose but really packs a punch on the palate!
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 = orange, mango, wood, nut, spices, a bit of red fruits and vegetal notes. 👄 = the alcohol is definitely there, it warms but without being intrusive. Aeration did it a great favor. With pepper, vanilla and smoky notes, the fragrances of this TDL rum are found in the mouth in a fatty harmony finishing on a nice length. This rum is a good consensual TDL to open up to rich sugarcane spirits with high ABV.
Review by Eric Frechin
Very good value for money for a TDL of this age. It's very focused on red fruits and evolves towards lychee, then peach and mango. Notes of brown sugar crystals come and go, and settle in the long mouthfeel. There is a freshness in this rum that reminds me of eucalyptus. The slight downside, alcohol a bit present.
Review by Thunderbird
This T.D.L 2005 is a great bottling. So young and yet so full-bodied. The nose is not quite as pronounced as the palate, but gives you a hint of what is to come. Fresh mint/eucalyptus paired with burnt caramel and a juniper/gin note. Very promising. It then shows its potential on the palate, as these flavors are wonderfully alternated in the mouth without one dominating too much. Perfect! The finish is of medium length and here, too, the aforementioned aromas gently fade out.
Review by cigares
A nose you have to dwell on to really appreciate. Lots of fruit, peach, very fresh. A soft attack on the palate, a salty side, lots of different kinds of fruit. Like an aroma, especially of cold peach tea. The finish is long, woody with a tannic edge.
Review by mto75
The Rhum Attitude is somehow a little restrained on the nose, and at a proud 64.1%. What I make out goes in the direction of yellow fruit, cream candy, shortbread, mint. The palate is different, the power comes out immediately, with passion fruit, cappuccino, caramel, cask, salty at the back... From memory, I would say that the Swell 2005 TDL was a whole lot better...
Review by Basti
Die Nase gibt nicht sonderlich viel her und es wirkt eher so als hätte man einen Spanier im Glas. Ein Hauch Minze lässt sich erahnen, aber leider macht sich auch der Alkohol bemerkbar. Ist mir in Summe etwas zu langweilig. Da gibt es deutlich spannendere und komplexere TDL.
Review by Mentalo
My first 2005 T.D.L . More elegant than the 2001 and 2003 vintages from the distillery. Needs some time in the glass, but then gets a nice black tea note with peach and mint. Slight sweetness.
Review by Johannes
Doesn't quite reach the vintages 2001-2003. A bit menthol, but a little less intense and complex.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Caramelized nectarine and petrol and burnt sugar on the nose, as well as some juniper. The taste is then intensely passion fruit, peach and mint iced tea and again minimally of petrol and caramelized nectarine. Somehow also like salty, greasy peanut butter in the finish... Very exciting, unusual and delicious TDL! If it weren't for the petrol note, the rating would be significantly higher....
Review by zabo
All in all, a beautiful 2005 T.D.L, just as you would expect. The only point of criticism is the nose, which is very restrained. On the palate, however, there is a bit more going on. The markers are clearly recognizable and bring pleasure. From memory, it passes the Private Garden #4 from Swell.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow a really nice TDL here. Has a really great nose consisting of mint and eucalyptus. Only very subtle but really nice and refreshing. The palate is also predominantly mint and eucalyptus, but also sugar and black tea.
Review by Filip Šikula
Tasting calendar of Pavel Špaček vol. 4. Pleasant minty Trinidad. Nicely integrated alcohol where I wouldn't guess the ABV at all. On the palate and nose black tea, peach, mint, and wood. Overall it's gentle and pleasant.
Review by Jakob
For me, the rum is increasingly gaining ground - still a little staid on the nose, but with great cooling notes on the palate and especially in the finish, which are not yet recognizable in this depth in the mouth. On the palate, there is a very appealing spectrum of wood, caramel and vanilla sugar, mint, some roasted aromas, plus mint tea and cooling eucalyptus notes. Delicious.
Review by w00tAN
T.D.L. Time. In der Nase fast ein bisschen unscheinbar. Leichte Vanille, gebrannter Zucker, frische Minze. Im Mund dann aber komplex fruchtig nach Orange, Schwarztee, Holz, Röstnoten am Ende Kräuter und Minze mit kräftigem langen Abgang. Sehr lecker, die schwache Nase wird durch das Mundgefühl auf jeden Fall kompensiert. Das PLV ist super in meinen Augen.
Review by Djehey
Discreet nose. Sweet and fresh on the palate. The fruit is also rather discreet. Not very complex. Average length. Rough tongue at the end. Is it the alcohol or the tannins? Curious, on the finish I sense a note of peanut butter...
Review by Vinsdorf
Quite ordinary taste with strong vanilla, wood and nuts. Nothing special, high abv does not help it.
Review by Julien Ries
Un très bon TDL qui surprend au départ par son nez de nectarine acidulée, suivie par un côté herbacé. Un léger boisé apparaît au second nez. Le nez nécessite un temps de repos conséquent pour que l'alcool diminue. La bouche est vive en alcool avec une intégration qui aurait pu être meilleure. C'est une vrai marmelade de fruits exotiques qui envahit le palais mais il est toutefois difficile d'identifier un fruit particulier. Un peu comme un jus de multi fruits exotiques où il serait impossible d'identifier sa composition. Quelques notes de poivre mais aussi de sel font leur apparition, mais diffuses dans cette profusion de fruité. Des notes herbacées complètes le tableau, mais je ne ressens pas cet eucalyptus ou ce menthol souvent évoqué. C'est un peu ce qui diminue la note à mes yeux : si le nez est assez clair et identifiable, la bouche est assez confuse, sans pour autant être désagréable. J'aime assez quand chaque note aromatique est clairement identifiable.
Review by Mirco
Great bottling with mint and peach, my favorite combination. Nice complexity with well-integrated alcohol. Floral and fruity notes go hand in hand with spice and wood. Good balance.
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted this at SDR23, so my review remains rather concise. The nose is a wonderful blend of oily and cooling components, starting with mint, eucalyptus and gasoline before evolving into a sweeter, spicy profile with raw canesugar, and liberal amounts of juniper and licorice. It’s obviously very comparable to other ‘05-‘09 TDLs, but the wood is discernibly lighter. Much less dense in the mouth. Instead displays an open, playful and aerated profile. It’s still very dirty; intense with mint, eucalyptus, the whole ‘shebang’. But it’s lighter on its feet than I’m used to, less oily and more infused with salty seawind. I like the profile kept a little more dense, but it’s still a very strong drop with great value for money at release.
Review by Sebastian.W
The bottle has been open for about five months now and it definetly got better over time. The nose is spicy and herbal with notes of eucalyptus, juniper, leather, mint, petrol and dried fruit. The taste is a flavour bomb with notes of chocolate, leather, burnt Sugar, menthol, orange peel, eucalyptus, Passion fruit, peaches and vanilla. The menthol and Passion fruit stay for the finish along with some bitter notes. A lovely tdl! I could score it higher if the nose was as intense as the taste.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Yellow fruits, tropical, vanilla, woody, and a hint of eucalyptus and menthol, definitely TDL. Beautiful bottle but I find the alcohol moderately integrated, despite long aeration it hits hard and lacks a bit of finesse.
Review by Wernie
Richtig guter TDL aus 2005. Die Nase ist echt recht verhalten,gibt man ihm aber richtig viel Glasfläche zeigt er schon sein Potential. Schöne Aromen von gelben Früchten, leichte florale Anklänge von Wacholder und Gras, dazu Minze die nie fehlen darf, sowie die klassischen Werkstattaromen. Ein Gaumen der dann richtig überzeugt, intensiv und kräftig mit den typischen Trinidad Markern. Ein seltener Vertreter der Gaumenrums ;-) besser wie die Nase es vermuten lässt.
Review by Adrien B
80 Nice energy but with the gourmet pastry side of tdl quite present and less to my taste. 82 it's wide open,
Review by Roman Lelek
I am not expert on Trinidad rums, but I like this one as the best - of course minty fresh eucalyptus tones included. And behind that is mostly fruit tones - like orange or passion fruit already mentioned..and some kind of salty, petrol or medical tones. All in all great cocktail of flavors. The alcohol is really great integrated (or it helped to have this one as a second one) The color is golden - brown. The nose contains burnt sugar and fruits, vanilla little bit.
Review by Jacques etdom
This little tdl rhum attitude is just great. A nose very similar to a new grove. Ripe fruit, a hint of menthol with added depth. The palate confirms this, with a hint of saltiness. On the finish, a pleasant smokiness without excess. Medium finish, could be longer.
Review by Claes Nilsson
Nose, burnt caramel, notes of roasting, vanilla and tobaco, yellow tropical fruits also. Palate, red and tropical fruits, a lot of fruits work together. Pleasant %! Nice long finish. Kick-ass rhum 😎
Review by Michal S
A slightly less pronounced nose dominated by mint and eucalyptus, with added sweetness and vanilla. The taste is relatively similar to the nose, but the sample is enough for tasting.
Review by xasmx
Great rum. A bit less sweetness and I could have seen myself score this in the mines.
Review by EspritRhum
You have to give it time to open. At first, the alcohol is too present but after 20-30 minutes of airing it reveals its fruity side, the alcohol is still a bit present but it carries the exotic fruits well over the length. For me, it's the passion fruit that stands out. I like this kind of profile a bit strong.
Review by Loïc V.
Bottling for Rhum Attitude Brussels Nose : I had a big whiff of alcohol at the beginning, some rest is needed (64% is present), after 10 min we get to the rest, fresh eucalyptus, very fruity, passion fruit and burnt sugar Taste : alcohol still powerful, very nice mix of menthol/eucalyptus and fruity (mangoes, passion fruit, peaches) Finale is rather short and herbal Nice TDL not my favorite of the post 2003 era but pleasant nonetheless
Review by Shinji Mievis
Purchased a bottle at Rhum Attitude in the hearth of Brussels. The nose is very floral and fruit forward. With the addition of menthol, overripe cherry and a little bit of treacle. While on the palate I discovered more fruit, caramel and tanins. Ending with a spicy and lingering finish. Fantastic price for value.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Not bad but a really very present alcohol, an ethanol and herbal side, with a touch of menthol, orange peel, and generally a profile not very Trinidad, I would have said a Guyana blind with almond powder.
Review by Richard Krupa
It is not too gentle on the nose, but the taste is noticeably stronger. Minty and eucalyptus slightly alcoholic progression, very pleasant medium-long gradual finish.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Rhum Attitude – Trinidad TDL 2005 – 64.1% Here is a completely different story: this TDL 2005, aged 10 years under tropical climate in Trinidad, then 8 years in ex-bourbon cask in the UK, bottled cask strength, is solid. A rum with character, rich, complex, with a beautiful aromatic evolution. I love its fruity, spicy, mentholated profile, perfectly supported by a fatty texture and a powerful finish. The nose is a bit more reserved, but the palate – and especially the finish – reveals all its potential.
Review by martin slezák
Rx18177 Kalendar pavla spačka 2024 vzorka 30 Slepá degustácia Farba medená Vôňa mliečna čokoláda, vanilka, kokos, bylinky,alkohol, Chuť mliečna čokoláda bylinky , mäta, korenie, mierne štipľavosť, čaj, alkohol cítiť mohol by byť lepšie integrovaný Záver stredne dlhý bylinky, mäta, vanilka, čokoláda, alkohol Tipujem TDL
Review by MJ97
Nez : crème brûlée sucre roux caramélisé / caramel. Nez assez doux un peu discret. Après lecture je peux percevoir les fruits des bois / fruits rouges / cassis. Bouche : crème brûlée sucre roux caramélisé caramel / vanille / chocolat. Le menthol vient en fin de bouche avec une légère amertume.
Review by Filip Lojín
Delicate, balanced. Slightly minty, not wild. Sweeter. Very good
Review by Michal Jurka
Immediately after pouring, a pronounced herbal, earthier aroma develops, which quickly transforms into a fresh minty forefront, but lightly, no wild windiness, accompanied by a slight acidity of blackcurrant. The mintiness then begins to more strongly complement yellow-fleshed fruit (peach, mango) and citrus, and the whole plays like an icy green tea. You can also smell vanilla, brown sugar and rather young wood. On the palate, the herbal and mint flavors are much more pronounced and I would say the 64% strength is also not perfectly integrated. The sweetness of the fruit is rather in the background and in the foreground besides the mint is a pleasant bitterness of black tea, woodiness and I also feel a slight roastiness. The finish is rather medium. In the empty glass, light tones of vanilla and mint remain. Overall it feels drier with a great balance between the much sought-after mintiness and fruit. Not as interesting a vintage as others from the turn of the millennium, but still offers 18 years of aging (including 10 years in the tropics) and flavor notes that are sought after in TDL. A very good rum that justifies its price.
Review by scooter
A good rum very nice. It is good rum especially at this price point. On the nose Mint, sharpness from the alcohol, red fruit, alcohol. Palate Hot in the mouth, mint, red fruit, honey, menthol Finish Medium short, menthol, Forrest fruit, tabacco.
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39 bottles logged by 32 collectors.
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35% opened, 5 emptied.
What did the community pay for Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005?
Community paid 149–149 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 149 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Rhum Attitude T.D.L Trinidad Rum 2005
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Rhum Attitude, at 64,1%.
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