Valinch & Mallet T.D.L Traditional Rum 2009
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Eric Frechin & 5 more
For curious explorers who enjoy lighter, drier TDL-style rums, this 14-year Valinch & Mallet offers easy-drinking notes of vanilla, toffee, light fruits and soft spice at 51.3%. Certified unsweetened, more Barbadian than minty Trinidad funk.
- Easy drinking
- Balanced sweetness
- Well-integrated alcohol
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How does Valinch & Mallet T.D.L Traditional Rum 2009 taste?
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Light, easy TDL-style sipper For curious explorers who enjoy lighter, drier TDL-style rums, this 14-year Valinch & Mallet offers easy-drinking notes of vanilla, toffee, light fruits and soft spice at 51.3%. Certified unsweetened, more Barbadian than minty Trinidad funk.
Rum fans who like moderately strong, easy-drinking, drier rums with vanilla, toffee and gentle fruit, and who are curious about Trinidad/TDL without intense minty or funky notes.
Those seeking classic minty TDL power, big complexity, or high value-for-money; anyone expecting a rich, heavy cask-strength fruit bomb.
How is Valinch & Mallet T.D.L Traditional Rum 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.8 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4751 22.06.2024 Nice tasting afternoon and evening with Hannes at the shop in Odense. Nose Light, fruity, faint roasted wood, peach, banana, faint mint, light nutts. Palate Warm, round, light wood, spice, faint mint, orange, light peach. Finish Medium to long, light wood, fruits, faint mint, light nutts.
Review by Righrum
Simply disappointing, compared to other TDL 2009. Overall is not undrinkable, just with a lot of nice tdl this is one I won't drink again. On the nose, this one is pretty much on the angostura side. The nose is driven by alcool (despite low abs) and cheap wood furniture mixed with glue. Delving deep into the glass, some eucalyptus is coming, but really really subtile. Drink side, again alcool is noticeable, beside that you can find some candy/caramel sweetness, in the background these is some sugar and mint candies (in Italy there was a candy exactly giving the same feeling).
Review by Eric Frechin
Rhum agréable à boire, mais sans grande surprise. Je dirais que ce n est pas un produit audacieux avec des pics de dégustation. C est très arrondi avec des dominances torréfié, fruits secs , mielleux, pêche/abricot et épices. Je devine une partie fun tdl entre la bouche et fin de bouche où une fraîcheur mentholée passe.
Review by Leo Krüper
Round TDL, nice velvety texture. It lacks the recognition value and the edges, but the rum has a high quality.
Review by alex
Alors c’est un peu déconcertant, car y a pas les marqueurs habituels , Ça manque de complexité, Et ça ressemblerait presque plus à un Barbade qu’un Trinidad… Ne cherchez pas la menthe car il n’y en a pas, mais c’est ce qui surprend le plus sur cette dégustation Sinon c’est plutôt rond et facile à boire, Pas de grande surprise, mais c’est pas mauvais non plus
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I can't quite put my finger on what it is about this rum that bothers me. Is it the artificial sweetness? Or the unexpected absence of mint? The rum isn't bad, but it's not really good either. It just doesn't deliver for me, especially not as a TDL. Too bad.
Review by Stijn Zino
Was scared to open this bottle because of the bad reviews. But this was highly recommended so I needed to try this one. Overall not that bad, but it's a very light easy drinking rum. You need to poor a big glass to fully enjoy it. In a blind tasting you wouldn't pick this out as a T.D.L., I get the comparison with a Foursquare. Fruity, light, easy drinking, misses some punch, short finish. You get better rums for that price, but still enjoyable rum. With some water it does open up a bit more.
Review by Jakob
Unspectacular nose that almost turns slightly unpleasant - flat aromatics with a strange note that reminds me of cardboard. The 2009 profile of TDLs with a strong minty influence that we have learned so far is missing here; it would be interesting to know which marques (or blends?) TDL uses in its portfolio. Here we have ended up with a thin distillate reminiscent of Spanish style instead of the powerful aroma bomb. The viscosity, which brings an oily density to the palate, is enjoyable and initially pleasing thanks to a sweet note reminiscent of vanilla syrup; after that, however, the taste becomes very thin, a little wood, subtle spices, hardly any adhesion in the finish - a shame. The alcohol is well integrated, but even this cannot compensate for the weaknesses in the aroma profile. Too bad.
Review by Master P
I have to say that it has nothing in common with the T.D.Ls I've tried. The color alone is far too light. No heavy dark aromas, unfortunately nothing of mint either. Rather sweet fruits with honey and vanilla. Thanks for the sample
Review by Johannes
Round, nice, but rather boring rum, which I would rather classify as a continental Foursquare.
Review by Jarek
Whisky Live Paris 2024 (Messebewertung, nur Gesamtnote und persönliche Kaufempfehlung): Löste bei mir keine Begesterung aus. In der Nase und am Gaumen irgendwie flach. Ich brauche keine Flasche davon.
Review by Schnubbii
Im Vergleich zu anderen TDL aus dem Jahre 2009 ziemlich unterwältigend. An der Nase nicht viel außer einer Süße und einer leicht alkoholischen Note. Am Gaumen dann ebenfalls eher spanisch, mit hauptsächlich Zuckerwatte und entfernt gelben Früchten. Im Abgang dann mittellang mit Zuckerwatte. Auch mit etwas Wasser wirklich nicht besonders. Für mich bisher die schwächste Abfüllung aus 2009.
Review by ilRummista
Un TDL discreto con un buon naso ma non memorabile al palato. Non mi sento di consigliare la bevuta. Anche il finale è abbastanza debole e con pochissima persistenza. Non una grandissima espressione dell’arte del rum di Trinidad
Review by Marcel.
This is a bit disappointing. Overall weak, despite its lacking abv it’s a bit alcoholic and has a quite unpleasant nose. Lots of sweetness coming at you on the palate. This would be ok at 60 euros, but at 140 it feels like a bad joke…. My first from this bottler and instantly a bad impression. Lucky I only got a sample. The rest of this is going into the next tiramisu maybe this penetrant sweetness can shine there.
Review by FischeJ
TDL hätte ich blind nicht erkannt. Komische süße und irgendwie unrund. Schmeckt auch sehr künstlich. Normalerweise ist der 2009er Jahrgang auf hohem Niveau, aber hier passt es für mich gar nicht.
Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 3 members.
About the T.D.L distillery
The T.D.L distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from T.D.L have been reviewed 7,751 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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