23d4d590-cbdc-1dfb-ba86-df0348f6c061Trinidad T.D.L Oldman Spirits GmbH
T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009 70cl bottle
Aged rum · 14 years · 63,4%

T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009

8.6/10
Rated by Mirco, Jakob & 80 more

Sipped neat, this drinks like peach iced tea poured over fresh mint and menthol, with caramel, tropical fruit and toasted oak underneath. At 63.4% the heat is mostly tucked in well, though a few tasters find it bites a little. Several call it a "mango bomb"; one warns it goes down dangerously easy. Roasted wood and herbs keep it from being simple.

  • Peach-tea mint
  • Tropical fruit
  • Well-tucked ABV
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How does T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009 taste?

Aggregated from 82 community reviews.

Minty, peach-tea Trinidad at cask strength A genuinely loved 14-year Trinidad column rum — mint, peach tea and tropical fruit over toasty oak. Most find the high ABV well integrated; a few say the alcohol still pokes through.

Perfect for

Fans of minty, herbal Trinidad rum at full strength

Less suitable for

Anyone who dislikes strong mint/menthol or high ABV

How is T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009 rated?

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Review by Mirco

Mirco
May 2025551 reviewsSwitzerland
8.6/10

As usual, mint and menthol, very nice. Well-balanced rum; fruit, wood and spice with a clear herbal note work wonderfully here. Compared to other 2009 TDLs, it is also convincing. Solid with a very good PLV.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Apr 20241,424 reviewsSwitzerland
8.8/10

A real aroma bomb full of mint, a potpourri of tropical fruits and barrel influences, which add both bitterness and spiciness. This is flanked by a delicate sweetness that rounds off the release successfully for me. No, this is not easy sipping, it remains challenging, but also rewarding because it is multi-layered and aromatically lively - there is always something new to discover on the palate and the finish is also long-lasting. Great!

Review by DomM

DomM
Dec 2023907 reviewsGermany
8.5/10

Very nice profile with plenty of mint and fruitiness.

Review by Schnubbii

Schnubbii
Mar 2025317 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

Schöne fruchtige Noten in der Nase. Am Gaumen ganz toll. Mango trifft leichte Minze. Macht richtig Spaß. Tolle Abfüllung, und zu dem Preis erst recht! Für mich ein richtiges Highlight! Edit: Der ist leider zu geil, den muss ich noch mal um 0.1 Punkte anheben. Edit2: Verkostet gegen den Vagabond Silva Collection TDL 200 / RX19262. In der Nase kommt der FRC sehr Fruchtig-minzig daher, der Vagabond eher rauchig-würzig. Am Gaumen der FRC dann wirklich sehr fruchtig, schön untermalt von den frischen Minzearomen, alles sehr harmonisch. Nicht außerordentlich komplex, aber sehr süffig. Ganz anders der Vagabond. Viele Kräuter, trockener und im direkten Vergleich wesentlich weniger fruchtig als der FRC, stärker im Antritt und auch etwas schärfer. Über allem liegt eine dezente Rauchnote. Der FRC wird mit etwas Wasser noch süffiger und easy-drinking als ohnehin schon. Zu viel Wasser sollte man ihm aber wohl nicht geben, sonst wird er zu flach. Der Vagabond wird mit etwas Wasser ebenfalls zugänglicher und gefällt mir so sogar etwas besser als pur. Der Alkohol beißt nicht mehr und er lässt sich besser trinken, seine einzelnen Facetten aus verschiedenen Kräutern und dezentem Rauch kommen besser zur Geltung. Im Abgang sind beide mittellang, der FRC mit mehr Frucht, der Vagabond mit mehr Kräutern. Unterm Strich würde ich sagen, dass der Vagabond vielleicht einen Ticken mehr Komplexität bietet als der FRC, der FRC mir persönlich aufgrund der besonderen Fruchtigkeit aber noch etwas besser gefällt. Beides tolle Abfüllungen, wobei der FRC das bessere Preis/Genuss Verhältnis bietet. Edit 3: Mit noch etwas mehr Luft einfach für mich der beste TDL 2009. Wahnsinns Teil!

Review by zabo

zabo
Jan 20241,483 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

2nd edit: Now also tested as a mixer, a really drinkable hit. Unfortunately, all the bottles are probably gone by now, otherwise I would have ordered more right away. Tasted briefly with Serge while sampling. First impression very good. Alcohol well integrated, which unfortunately makes it very drinkable. A very good price for what it delivers. Edit: also have a little taste like the other recently released FRC TDL in the finish, very subtle hemp taste, but of course not so extreme...

Review by Thunderbird

Thunderbird
Apr 20241,240 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

And the 3rd in 2009 after DramMor and TWJ... For me, it ranks between the two. In terms of characteristics, all three are quite similar and differ only in nuances. The FRC is not quite as present on the palate as the TWJ. The interplay between fruit and tea and herbs is not quite as balanced! All in all, these are three first-class bottlings

Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Dec 2023633 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

Surprisingly smoky aromas on the nose, nicely minty and oily on the palate. Congratulations on the excellent barrel selection! Oh well, I also think the alcohol is very well integrated and the PLV is hard to beat. And the label is modern and attractive. All in all, this is how rum should be these days!

Review by Lukas Jäger

Lukas Jäger
Nov 2024509 reviewsGermany
8.6/10

Schöner, dreckiger TDL! Da werden fast schon Assozitionen zu Caroni geweckt, auch wenn das Profil dann doch eindeutig zu TDL gehört. Vor allem eine leichte Minze im Abgang gefällt mir sehr gut. Starke Fass-Auswahl durch den Bottleshop.

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Details about T.D.L Flensburg Rum Company Exclusive for The Bottle Shop Heilbronn 2009

A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 63,4%.

CountryTrinidad
DistilleryT.D.L
CategoryColumn Still Rum
ABV63,4%
Volume70cl
Age14 years
Vintage2009
Bottled2023
Limited edition180 bottles

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