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Roots T.D.L T.D.L. 2009
One taster called it "extraordinary and unique," and most agree this is a very fruity, mint-forward TDL. Peach, cherry and strawberry over toasted oak and burnt sugar, with the classic Trinidad menthol running through it. At 63% the heat shows — several found it a bit raw, and it genuinely needs 15-20 minutes in the glass to round out.
- Intense fruit
- Classic TDL mint
- Complex, layered
+10
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How does Roots T.D.L T.D.L. 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 56 community reviews.
Fruity, minty Trinidad rum at full strength A well-liked 2009 TDL: intensely fruity with signature mint. The recurring gripe is that the alcohol isn't fully integrated and it needs air, but many rate it highly once it opens.
Fans of fruity, minty Trinidad rum at cask strength
Anyone wanting a soft, low-proof sipper or a fully polished dram
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4% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 56 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 56 ratings
Review by LukaŽiga
Ultra great, delicious and super complex Angostura 🙂👍! Yummy. 9,2:On the nose, we are really attacked by this rum fresh and fruity aroma specter. Uauu. Super fruits, all types, from tropical, yellow, red, dried, citrus. From banana, mango, passion fruit, maracuja to yellow bourbon fruits with ripe peach, red as cherry, then dried with prunes. It is a bit smoky, metallic, some nail polish, with roasted palate, burnt sugar that is more intense after airing. We can find herbal, floral/perfume notes. It is spicy with vanilla, baking spices, some pastry touch is there. Airing brings out more roasted notes as caramelized roasted nuts, chocolate, becomes more woody which is toasted. Very round, balanced. At the end, more earthiness is found with peat, peanuts. 9,2:On the palate, it is delicious, syrupy with honey, oily, with lots of different fruits as banana, mango, maracuja, ripe pineapple, citrus, very ripe and juicy peaches and very spicy with warm spices. Quickly it becomes a bit dry and astringent with dried fruits as sultanas, the wood is toasted, there is minimal pepper bitterness. Some mint shows up. Roastedness is present with roasted nuts, burnt sugar. This rum is really full-bodied, complex, round and balanced. I love it as it is also a bit smoky and peaty. 9,1:The finish is long, round, elegant, warm, a bit dry and astringent with dried fruits, toasted oak and roasted with burnt sugar...! Sorry, but alcohol is nicely integrated...
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
Another great bottling from The Roots! Very nice fruity TDL profile, the typical mint is present and I love that. Alcohol very well integrated. Only downside: I wish the finish lasted longer. Am curious to see how it will evolve in the coming weeks/months now that the bottle has been opened. Price/quality top and definitely recommended! Joren, keep up the good work! Another great bottling from The Roots. Very nice fruity TDL profile, the typical mint note is present and I like that a lot. Alcohol very well integrated. Only downside: I wish the finish lasted longer. I'm curious to see how it will evolve in the coming weeks/months now that the bottle has been opened. Price/quality is great and definitely recommended! Joren, keep up the good work!
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Fine parallel tasting of RX20517 and RX21400 Both 2009s, both 13 years old, both around 63%. So they should be similar. Yes, that's true on the nose: both slightly minty, the TWJ a little smokier, the Roots a little woodier. But what a difference on the palate! The TWJ is really super nice, with perfect TDL DNA, beautifully balanced and minty. But the Roots is brute! Pure mint. Really challenges the tongue. It tingles. I like that very much! Conclusion: I feel a bit sorry for the very good TWJ, but the popping Roots is the clear winner of the evening.
Review by Dr.Django
Comparison with the T.D.L from Chorlton RX18983 and Roots RX20517. Roots: very intensely fruity. fruits of all kinds in the nose and on the palate, which appear increasingly candied on the palate. a typical T.D.L mint note plays around the whole. the finish is medium-long and unspectacular. a great T.D.L, which is looking for its equal in palatability. - 87 points. chorlton: also a typusch fruity 2009 T.D.L. proful, a bit dirtier, frücjte are overripe, with more earthy and towards the finish also mineral flavors. -82 points. I really like the 2009 T.D.L! If the alcohol had been better integrated in both, they would have scored more points. I'm curious to see what else will come.
Review by Alexander Rasch
A very nice TDL from 2009, with a good smoky nose and lots of toasted wood. Also beautiful red fruits and mint. Intense and warm on the palate. Lots of wood with beautiful fruit and surprising sweetness. Not as dirty and fruity as the 2003s. But can definitely hold its own. I like it very much. Alcohol is present but not disturbing. Brings nice warmth.
Review by Schnubbii
Schöner TDL 2009, die typischen Marker wie Minze und schöne Fruchtigkeit sind alle vorhanden. Dennoch wirkt er im direkten Vergleich mit dem FRC TDL Bottleshop auf mich noch nicht ganz fertig, er besitzt nicht die gleiche ölige, fette Schwere. Kann man meiner Meinung nach gut mitnehmen, ist dennoch für mich nicht ganz TDL 2009 Spitze.
Review by Richard Krupa
Krasne vonave, drevo, spousta ovoce, nektarinky, broskve a prijemna svezi mata
Review by Josef Barot
Příjemné tdl 10 tropy 4 roky kontinentální staření příjemná chuť mango ananas lehce máta konec lehce štípe
Review by Johannes
Amazingly good 2009 vintage from TDL/Ten Cane?! Beautiful complexity with light mint, strawberry, wood.
Review by Master P
A good TDL 2009 with the typical mint notes and chocolate/fruit aromas. Spices, easy to drink, alcohol is a little present, could be better. But definitely a good drop that you can drink more often.
Review by F.L.O.
Bittersweet Symphony .... More bitter than sweet, with a slightly alcoholic aftertaste. Nice nutty and roasted aromas, some menthol. Quite a decent TDL for in between. Alcohol is well integrated. But it definitely needs 15-20 minutes in the glass.
Review by DeMaddin
Ein facettenreicher TDL, die typischen Marker sind vorhanden. Leider ist der ABV nicht so gut integriert, was ihn Punkte kostet. Er wirkt ein wenig unrund, braucht definitiv etwas Zeit im Glas, dann wirkt er runder.
Review by SaibotZtar
Great T.D.L Nose still very restrained... Alcohol somewhat very present. Strawberries, mint burnt sugar mango honey. On the palate come light sweetness immediately come strawberries peach mango mint some clove and pepper . Unfortunately, the alcohol is not optimally integrated here either ... I think it needs a lot of time in the glass.
Review by Serge
2009 TDL, which is not quite there yet. Both nose and palate somewhat alcoholic. Otherwise mint, red fruits and tropical fruits. Quite nice, but I wouldn't need a bottle right now (but I'm not a TDL disciple either).
Review by Thunderbird
Another very good TDL 2009 with the typical mint notes and cherry-fruit aromas. Spices, especially in the spicy direction, are also present. However, the alcohol is not quite as well integrated, which costs it some points
Review by Gregor
Nase: Blei, Holz, grüner Apfel, blumig Gaumen: Natürlich Bleistift, Grapefruit, Minze, Alpkräutertee, Muskatnuss, etwas scharf und nicht ganz so intensiv
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Details about Roots T.D.L T.D.L. 2009
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Roots, at 63%.
Community purchases
21 bottles logged by 17 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Roots T.D.L T.D.L. 2009?
Community paid 117–131 €.
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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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