The Whisky Jury T.D.L The Many Faces of Rum 2009
For experienced palates, this 14‑year T.D.L by The Whisky Jury is an intense, mint‑driven Trinidad rum at 62.3%. Expect menthol, tropical fruits, light wood and floral notes. Best enjoyed neat with a few drops of water; widely praised by RumX members for balance and freshness at high strength.
- Intense mint freshness
- Exotic fruit notes
- Long, warm finish
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Minty, tropical and powerfully fresh For experienced palates, this 14‑year T.D.L by The Whisky Jury is an intense, mint‑driven Trinidad rum at 62.3%. Expect menthol, tropical fruits, light wood and floral notes. Best enjoyed neat with a few drops of water; widely praised by RumX members for balance and freshness at high strength.
Fans of high‑strength T.D.L who enjoy menthol, tropical fruit and a fresher, slightly floral profile that stands apart from the usual red‑fruit 2009 releases.
Those sensitive to high ABV or looking for an ultra‑rounded, easy sipper; drinkers who dislike minty, herbal notes or noticeable column‑still character.
How is The Whisky Jury T.D.L The Many Faces of Rum 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Julien Ries
The nose greets us with a good dose of toasted almond and plenty of exotic fruit in its juice: maracuja, pineapple, mango. But it's above all heady floral aromas that lull us in. A light wood varnish transports us to an old apothecary's store, with old waxed wooden furniture, lots of spices, medicinal notes and eucalyptus. This Whisky Jury is a far cry from the red fruit accents so common in TDL. The palate is lively but the alcohol light. The palate is full of freshness, with menthol and exotic multi-fruits. The whole is very complex, with floral notes similar to those on the nose. The spices are greedy: tonka bean, Sichuan pepper. The whole is fat and covers the whole tongue. The finish is interminably spicy. This rum is syrupy, and takes us far away in its menthol and light woodiness.
Review by Chrischi78
Fruchtige Noten in der Nase mit einem tropischen Mix aus Maracuja und Ananas. Am Gaumen dann ein Spiel aus Menthol und Frucht mit holzigen Aromen. Macht durchaus Spaß der Knabe. Guter Rum aus der Serie
Review by Schnubbii
An der Nase im Vergleich zu anderen TDL 2009 etwas floraler. Am Gaumen schön Minze und gelbe Früchte. Der Alkohol ist jedoch nicht so gut eingebunden wie bei anderen TDL 2009 und auch nicht so schön ölig wie beim TDL 2009 Bottleshop. Auch der Abgang kommt mir etwas flacher vor. Insgesamt für mich immer noch eine gute und leckere Abfüllung und ich bereue es nicht, mir eine Flasche gekauft zu haben. Es gibt dennoch bessere Vertreter dieses Jahrgangs.
Review by Richard Krupa
Velice prijemny vzorek, krasne vyvazeny vzorek bez naznaku alkoholu, krasne integrovany, naznak dreva a k tomu spousta ovocnych tonu. Na konci lehce kysely
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Falls quite short of the TWJ-T.D.L 2003 (RX23457) tasted at the same time and unfortunately does not have a leading position within the 2009 vintage, which has rightly been on the rise recently. This T.D.L seems cask-heavy and smoky, as if it had a whisky finish. In addition, the alcohol doesn't seem particularly well integrated. For me, this is not a direct mistake in the choice of cask, but an atypical 2009 at the lower end of the vintage scale. Update 2025-05-10: Upgraded from 79 to 82 points after tasting again. Today, surprisingly, I quite like this strong, unbalanced note and I detect a pronounced herbal component in the finish, which I find interesting to say the least. Once again, I can only say: don't underestimate the form of the day! 😉
Review by Thunderbird
This 2009 doesn't quite convince me. It does have the decisive markers of mint, spice and some fruit. However, it loses me on the palate, where I don't find it as balanced as some other bottlings from the vintage
Review by Johannes
TDL DNA, aber der 2009er Jahrgang ist für mich deutlich zu jung und einfach qualitativ auch nicht so gut. Column Stil viel zu präsent und Alkohol nicht gut eingebunden.
Community purchases
43 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 11 members.
About the T.D.L distillery
The T.D.L distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from T.D.L have been reviewed 7,733 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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