Delias Whiskyshop T.D.L Delias Tropical Rum Cat (Collection No 1) 2006
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"The surprise of the tasting night," one member wrote — and that captures the split. This TDL Trinidad column rum opens with dominant alcohol and a plain nose, but give it time and mint chocolate, caramel and toasted nuts come through, creamy and soft for 60%. Several tasters read it as lightly sweetened, and the finish stays short.
The community says- Mint-chocolate note
- Creamy at 60%
- But: Tastes sweetened
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How does Delias Whiskyshop T.D.L Delias Tropical Rum Cat (Collection No 1) 2006 taste?
Summarized by AI from 15 community reviews.
Mint-choc TDL sipper that reads a bit sweet Divisive: fans find a lovely mint-chocolate sipper once it opens, while others call it boring, oddly sweet, and short for 17 years. Rewards patience in the glass.
patient sippers who like mint-chocolate profiles
anyone wanting bold, complex cask strength
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Ranges include their upper bound: “7–8” means above 7 up to and including 8. See the full rating guide
Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful positive review
The surprise of the tasting evening. Initially disappointingly ordinary and somewhat pungent on the nose, the rum develops more and more into a smooth distillate with strong hints of mint chocolate, especially on the palate. For me, the best TDL of the mixed 2006 vintage. Very well done, Delia!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful critical review
It tastes like bkend of weak TDL and Rumbullion! rum = definitely infused and lightly sweetened. So I do t believe it is pure distilate...
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Seems more like a bourbon sweetened with maple syrup to me?! It definitely seems sweetened to me! I'm very confused, but I can hardly taste Trinidad here with the best will in the world, there is so much caramel in all shades aromatically, and the alcohol is not ideally integrated....
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose, the first impression we get is minty, woody, as it is roasted, toasted with nuts, caramel.The molasses is vegetal.There are pleasant bourbon yellow fruits. On aeration, the wood is resinous, waxy, more burnt with milk chocolate, vanilla. Grassy note comes out and some citrus. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is woody and fruity, bourbon like, as the wood is roasted and spicy with caramel, maple, biscuits, creamy, balanced, actually delicious. The fruits are yellow, molasses vegetal with mint. After the rest, industrial notes burst out with tar, a bit bitter and waxy with resinous, earthy(musty), dry wood, maybe juniper.Our tasting buds are also attacked with tasty marzipan, sour cherry and flowery notes.Balanced and round. 8,1:The finish is long, woody, dry, bourbony and bitter with tar, vanilla, caramel, dried fruits, some spice and mint... Edit:27.6.25
Review by Christian Rudt
Delia's whisky store has selected its first rum, let's see... The nose reminds me of after eight, so slightly artificial mint, too bad I don't have any for comparison, but it's exciting. On the palate I'm struggling at first, typical TDL notes are hard to make out at first, more plum and sour cherry here. Interesting bottling but not quite to my taste. Reminds me more of a Spanish rum style at the end.
Review by zabo
Now finally tasted it again in peace. I actually already had this with Piotr and Marta (Precious Liquors) at the GRF at 3am in the hotel bar, but then lost all memories (the bottle was probably empty 🤣). What I have to say from what I knew at the time, it definitely closes you down. Now I would say it's quite good, but it also needs a good amount of time in the glass.
Review by F.L.O.
TDL? Really? I would have guessed more Guyana. Lots of dried fruit, chocolate, roasted aromas... and damn creamy. Hard to believe that everything here is without coloring and/or any additives... I'll trust the leaflet on the bottle :-) Alcohol is well integrated. Despite 60.0%, very pleasant to drink. The finish isn't very long. A good sipper. Almost too pleasing. Unfortunately not as complex as hoped. The edges and corners are missing. So "only" an 8.
Review by Johannes
A nice, but rather boring column style rum. It seems somewhat sweetened.
Review by FischeJ
Anyone expecting TDL will probably be disappointed, but after some standing time a great mint-chili-chocolate note comes through on the nose and palate. I like it very much. The 60% is hardly noticeable anymore after longer breathing.
Review by Jarek
The bottling doesn't excite me. Alcohol is quite dominant on the nose at first. It gets better over time, but still not good. I think I can recognize typical TDL notes, a bit of mint and sour cherry or blackcurrant, but very faint.
Review by Andzin
First impression right after opening was not good. This release indeed need stay in glass for a bit. This will help on the nose but especial in mouth. Color is dark. Alcohol well integrated, light and delicate. You can find hint of typical menthol however there is lot of dirth so it brings you somewhere between Caroni and Guyana. Unfortunately very short and too light (kind of waterish) despite those 17 years in barrel. Still nice to sip and for the price good value.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
16/07/2026: sample tasting @ home. If I was tasting this blind, I would never guess this is a TDL. The nose is rather average and boring. The palate is better, but still not convincing. It's missing the huge fruitiness, peaches, passionfruit and mint. Not my cup of tea.
Review by Stijn Zino
Lots of chocolate in the nose. A sweeter profile then i'm used too of TDL's Short finish Overal nice sipper
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Column, and typical tdl woodiness. I don't mind, but well it is a tad boring. Also the sweetness is distinct in a way that seems not natural. Meh. Really not my cup but much better than the shitty Oliver and Oliver stuff
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5 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
20% opened, 1 emptied.
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Details about Delias Whiskyshop T.D.L Delias Tropical Rum Cat (Collection No 1) 2006
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Delias Whiskyshop, at 60%.
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