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Swell de Spirits T.D.L On Tour N°6 (Salon du Rhum 2024) 2003
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Most tasters land on "very good but atypical" here — the usual TDL mint is barely there, replaced by milk chocolate, roasted wood and yellow fruit. One member calls the mint "very discreet." A few find it round and creamy with mango and caramel; a couple think the cask leans too dominant and the finish runs short. Well-liked, just not the classic minty 2003.
The community says- Creamy chocolate notes
- Round and balanced
- But: Little mint
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How does Swell de Spirits T.D.L On Tour N°6 (Salon du Rhum 2024) 2003 taste?
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Round, chocolatey TDL with little mint Loved by most for its round, chocolatey, fruit-forward take on 2003 TDL. The catch: little of the trademark mint, and some find the wood a touch dominant with a shortish finish.
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People chasing the classic minty, herbaceous 2003 TDL
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Leo Krüper
Most helpful positive review
Usual strong TDL bottling from SdS. No minty notes like some other TDLs. Recommended purchase if it were a touch cheaper. Very round if you give it time in the glass. Then it also shows more class than most mint or tar TDLs. I like it very much.
Review by Serge
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Quick on-the-go tasting at the sample swap at Zabo. Somewhat alcoholic and rough on the nose with mint, yellow fruit, caramel, wood and spice. Chamomile possibly. Mint again on the palate, with some yellow fruit, wood, caramel and spice. Doesn't blow me away as a TDL per se, but also as a 2003 representative.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Restrained but recognizable nose. Slightly nutty. Alcohol barely noticeable. Minty, sweetish on the palate. Elegant, not a brute crusher. Medium-long finish, slightly bitter, rather spicy. Beautiful TDL in proven Swell quality. Procurement was a little tricky, but you can rely on the community.
Review by zabo
Finally tried it. I must have forgotten to rate it when sampling. Decent average T.D.L nothing I would need more of now. The price that was once again called by Swell and Salon du Rhum, very borderline
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4909 25.10.2024 relaxing at home with this nice rum 😊 Nose Light wood, faint roasted, light mint, faint smoke, faint rubber, light citrus, faint herbal, faint caramel. Palate Round, fresh, fruits, light citrus, faint smoke, light wood, light herbal. Light mint, light earthy, faint dried fruit. Finish Medium to long, fresh, light wood, light mint, light caramel, citrus, light tobacco. The empty glass is also pretty nice and a touch of chocolate appears as well as very faint tar.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, the first impression we get is very fruity with tropical fruits like mango and passion fruit, as very quickly a roasted wood takes the torch of notes with caramel, cocoa, a bit smoky. On aeration, chamomile is out, yellow fruits, a molasses is minty, herbal, the wood is spicy and nutty, some rubber is felt faintly. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is very fruity with tropical fruits like mango, coconut, kiwi, later passion fruit, as the wood is roasted with caramel, a bit spicy. After an oxidation, yellow, dried fruits with raisins arise, the molasses is vegetal with a variety of notes like fresh tea, chamomile, is earthy with tobacco, herbaceous and minty. We are tasting really very complex, but round and creamy rum.Another layer of fruits is more evident after being well rested with green fruits, currants and citrus. 8,7:The finish is long with dry and roasted, spicy wood notes like cream toffee, nuts, caramel, milk chocolate, there are tobacco, chamomile, mint, the wood becomes smoky, as the fruits are tropical, citrus, yellow, green and dried. Some tannins could be tasted also... Edit:16.3.25 Very tasty
Review by DomM
On the nose this one is not overly complex. Dominated by cacao / chocolate and some wood - I don’t get mint here. Much nicer on the palate. Very creamy with milk chocolate, wood, some fruits and a hint of mint. Very nice. Finish is a bit short dominated by wood/tanins.
Review by TheJackDrop
TDL evening: 5 for 1! The roundest, most chocolatey TDL of the lot? On the nose there is menthol and light yellow fruits but especially a herbal side, hazelnut, an almost dark chocolate. On the palate this is confirmed, with quite a bit of spices added, a bit like on a FS. Also a big mango. Long finish on chocolate and spices. Quite a confusing experience, I liked the profile, the roundness, the length; but I didn't necessarily find the bouquet of red fruits I like so much. Edit: also note the intensity on the palate; very tense, a bit of alcohol.
Review by Thunderbird
A direct comparison with the WDC, both from 2003. The first thing you notice is the extremely different color tones. With the Swell, the comparison to Blackadder comes immediately. As if it had absorbed the coal from a burnt-out barrel. The WDC is more reminiscent of caramel colors. The two are also very different in other respects. The Swell is much more complex and clearly on the minty side. There are also aromas of spices, burnt caramel and barrel impact. Wonderful. For me, the clear winner in the comparison
Review by Timo Groeger
Shop visit Rhum Attitude Brussels May 2025. Took a sample. The seller praised this one highly too. Again he was right ;-) But it's not so easy to recognize as T.D.L (the third in a row). For me mostly chocolate and caramel in nose and palate. On the palate then some mint comes through, but not as intense as usual.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Tasted the Tamosi 2003 together with the CDI 2003 for Premium Spirits and the Swell 2003. The Swell starts surprisingly closed. The nose is quite similar to the Tamosi. It is toastier but similarly caramel-like as the Tamosi. On the palate, it is even less fruity than the Tamosi and reminds me most of Our Rums and Spirits, which was an exception among the 2003 TDLs with its caramel sweetness. The Swell is almost unpleasantly sweet to me. Besides the sweetness, there is only room for minimal dried fruit and a quite charred cask. I can't find any mint. Unlike the Tamosi, nothing comes through at the back, some mint but no fruit at all. The finish remains rather short for this still very good rum. As much as I appreciate Swell, Mika missed the mark here - although he has shown a preference for the Spanish side of TDL with his 2000s.
Review by Skyfly
A classic 2003 TDL even though it has less mint than usual. Instead, it offers aromas of roasted wood, caramel, herbs and yellow fruits. The finish adds tobacco and chamomile.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Nice 2003 TDL with a bit less mint than usual for the vintage. Instead more chamomile, light citrus notes, yellow stone fruit, milk chocolate and cream caramel, some mint but really strongly in the background here. Reminds me positively of a Cognac Old Fashioned I had in Cognac, France with chamomile syrup and overproof Cognac, accompanied by a lemon zest and a piece of chocolate with salted caramel as garnish. Great stuff, although very untypical for a 2003 TDL!🇹🇹
Review by alex
But what a surprise, and what a treat 🤩🤩 This TDL is superb. For once, the menthol is very discreet in favor of the fruit, which explodes on the palate. A touch of "heavy" that I really like 😍😍 A must-taste 🤩🤩🤩
Review by Johannes
A somewhat average TDL 2003, rather one of the weaker ones.
Review by Oliver
Quite discreet mint for the 2003 vintage.
Review by Schnubbii
Wow, this is really great! Nice TDL nose with caramel and bright fruits, no mint. Great balance on the palate and yellow-fruity, some rubber, caramel and slightly dirty, hardly any mint. I'm actually a fan of the more herbaceous TDLs, but I still really like this TDL. It's not a bottle that you absolutely have to buy, but it's great to take with you.
Review by Nils123
It's really fun. Very round and an exciting interplay of flavors, especially between chocolate and mint. Delicious.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Duo Swell de Spirits – T.D.L. 2003 (57.8%) & 2005 (62.5%) Two vintages, two worlds! The 2005 (10 years tropical + 7 years continental) benefited from a 6-month finish in ex-Caroni cask, for a surprisingly smoky and peaty profile — almost whisky. A UFO at TDL! 40% of the group preferred this one. John, convinced, left with the bottle. The 2003 (15 years tropical + 6 years continental), more classic, expresses itself on yellow fruits and spices. Very pleasant, a bit more restrained, but balanced. It’s the one I preferred!
Review by Mc Pirate
Strange color with black reflections... Extraordinary nose of wood, vanilla for the simpler notes and more discreet almond and dried fruits. Full and very expressive mouth with red fruits and especially raspberry. An explosion of flavors with a gourmet finish on almond.
Review by Dr.Django
An atypical 2003 T.D.L vintage with surprisingly little mint. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. The rum is very barrel-heavy. Typical PX finish barrel aromas overwhelm the rum and make it somewhat ordinary. It's hard to believe that it was only aged in bourbon barrels. Still very tasty, but interchangeable.
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43 bottles logged by 35 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 5 emptied.
What did the community pay for Swell de Spirits T.D.L On Tour N°6 (Salon du Rhum 2024) 2003?
Community paid 136–150 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 139 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about Swell de Spirits T.D.L On Tour N°6 (Salon du Rhum 2024) 2003
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 57.8%.
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