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The Whisky Jury T.D.L 2002
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One taster nailed it: this is basically "peach ice tea" with mint. That menthol-and-black-tea signature is pure TDL, joined by ripe peach, mango and a bit of blackcurrant, then toasted oak, spice and a faint dirty/oily edge on the finish. Most find it rounded and easy at 56%, though a few 2002 regulars feel it plays it safe next to the punchier 2003 batches.
The community says- Peach and mint
- Well-integrated alcohol
- But: Can feel too safe
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Peach-and-mint iced tea, rounded aged Trinidad Well-liked, well-balanced Trinidad sipper — peach, mint and black tea over toasted oak. Several long-time TDL drinkers find it very good but a touch too safe and familiar.
Fans of aged TDL and the peach-mint-tea Trinidad profile
Anyone wanting big funk or bold cask-strength intensity
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassyMature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Basti
Small TDL (blind) crosstasting, including three representatives from 2002. 1st Rx24532 - Swell for Taiwan 55.9% 2. Rx24534 - TWJ 56.1% 3. Rx23409 - V&M 54,1% For me, the Swell has the most mint on the nose and almost goes in the direction of 2003 TDLs (April Batch). The TWJ is fruitier, has more spices and subtle mint. The V&M is very similar to the TWJ on the nose. I can't go into too much detail here, as the three are already very similar and even more so on the palate than on the nose. Everything you'd expect is there, but for me the 2002 TDLs just don't deliver. To me they feel like 2003 TDLs (the minty ones from the April batch), but with the handbrake on. They're all delicious, but they lack that certain something. Especially in view of the prices. Both the CDI TDL 2003 (Rx1629) and the "TDL light" (New Grove - Fine Spirits) were more convincing in a direct comparison (blind - mind you).
Review by Julien Huitel 🇫🇷
Tasted on a Sunday afternoon. (13/07/25) "What fruit!" - Enchanting nose, fresh, gourmand and very fruity. Notes of candied fruit (mango, passion fruit), also fresh with notes of red fruit, more blackcurrant. - This freshness is repeated on the palate, with the greediness of the fruit plus spicy, woody notes that add roundness. - Long finish To date, one of my great TDLs, led by this magical nose! Really no joke!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5668 14.09.2025 Tasting in Copenhagen with good friends. Nose Fresh, medium intense, balanced, fruity, mint, wood, faint smoke, spice, light cherry, faint floral. Palate Oily, warm, balanced, naturally sweet, wood, light roasted, light chocolate, light cherry, mint, spice. Finish Very long, wood, fruits, light dried fruit, light nutmeg, light chocolate, mint. This rum only gets better as it stands on the table, I hand warmed mine and then the mint really excells.
Review by Thunderbird
Dieser T.D.L hat ein paar wechselhafte Facetten. In der Nase habe ich neben den klassischen Minz- und Mentholaromen auch etwas Sauerkirsche und schwarze Johannisbeere…diese verlieren sich aber am Gaumen völlig. Während die Minze noch aktiv ist, erscheinen jetzt noch ganz wenige gelbe Fruchtaromen und dafür mehr Holz und beginnende Bitterkeit. Diese setzen sich auch im Abgang fort. Ein guter durchschnittlicher T.D.L
Review by Timo Groeger
Ja T.D.L ist in einer Sache doch recht ähnlich zu Hampden. Schmecken alle ähnlich :-) aber das Einhorn fehlt leider. Mal abgesehen vom Rob Bauer Hampden :-) Hier natürlich überwiegend Minze, erkennt man direkt als T.D.L diesen Rum.
Review by Eric Frechin
I'm really not used to this profile from tdl. Quite a sweet nose of yellow fruit and mango, caramel and spice, a little freshness. The palate is unsurprisingly the same as the nose, with a little more cask and a tar/saltiness that timidly shows its nose before settling in for the long haul. I really liked it!
Review by Skyfly
A real peach iced tea with lots of mint and black tea. In nose and palate you can also taste the aromas of toasted barrel/wood. Honey and caramel provide the sweetness. Alcohol first class.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, fresh, minty, fruity with blackcurrant, mango, peaches, spicy with allspice, toasted wood, slightly resinous, some rubber, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, citrus fruits arise, metallic patina, creamy butterscotch and a bit flowery molasses, dark with black tea. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is a bit bitter, industrial with dirty notes, rubber, tar, fruity with peaches, mango, passion fruit, later dried apricots and citrus fruits, minty molasses, flowery, grassy, dark with black tea and hints of licorice.The wood is roasted with butterscotch, chocolate, roasted nuts, peppery. 8,4:The finish is long, dry&tannic, less balanced, coppery, dirty, industrial, fruity, the molasses is grassy, flowery, fresh with tea, minty, a bit sweet with hints of honey, dark with licorice, as the wood is roasted, spicy, slightly smoky..
Review by Banana Joe
Ein etwas besserer Einheitsbrei-TDL. Die Oxidation hat ihm definitiv gut getan. Je länger die Flasche offen war, desto dominanter wurde der Pfirsich Eistee. Auch wenn sich die TDLs doch alle ähneln, insgesamt gefallen sie mir doch sehr gut.
Review by Schnubbii
Ersteindruck: Ja, der ist sehr nett. Sehr gefällig, mit dem typischen Profil von gelben Früchten und dezenter Minze. Sehr ähnlich RX21416, fast schon etwas zu gefällig, aber wundert auch nicht, ist ja offenbar das Schwesterfass. Kann man gut mitnehmen, könnte aber für meinen Geschmack noch etwas mehr Minze haben, und dann ist da auch noch der recht hohe Preis... Edit: Direktvergleich RX21416 und RX24534 Diese beiden Abfüllungen stammen angeblich aus Schwesterfässern, was nachvollziehbar ist, da beide sich unheimlich ähnlich sind. Beide haben viel reifen Pfirsich und dezent Minze und sind insgesamt sehr rund, vielleicht sogar etwas zu rund. RX24534 kommt mir leicht kräftiger vor, das kann aber daran liegen, dass das Sample vom RX21416 hier schon länger steht. Ansonsten finde ich kaum Unterschiede zwischen beiden. Für meinen Geschmack sind beide gehobener Durchschnitt bei den 2002er/2003er Abfüllungen, ohne durch besondere Marker hervorzustechen. Beide lassen sich gut trinken, es bleibt der hohe Preis.
Review by Paul Christiaens
A very complex drop. It reminds me of ice tea peach and mint, mango, with complementary rustic, earthy and oily notes. Also a hint of dirty notes. 87 points Nose: peach ice tea, mint, gradually more towards copper coins, tool workshop, oil, wood, baking spice. After that, mango and yellow fruit again. Constantly developing, complex and pleasing. Palate: Again, also after aeriation, ice tea peach and mint are on the foreground. Then mango, spice, and wood. A slight earthy notes, again a bit of copper and a tiny bit dirty. Finish: long, oily, very fruity but also a bit rustic, earthy, woody and again, a tad acidic, and the slightest dirty note.
Review by zabo
Und wieder mal ein 2002er T.D.L Vorab, mir sind es langsam zu viele die immer wieder aufploppen. Ich bin ein wenig übersättigt davon. Nichts desto trotz muss man sagen, das hier der Alkohol gut integriert ist.
Review by Julien Ries
Au nez, assez standard, avec ce menthol typique de cette distillerie. Ce qui change est le fruité, beaucoup sur de la pêche blanche et du thé noir. Quelques épices viennent donner du peps à l'ensemble. Il manque de complexité à l'ensemble et c'est un peu dommage. La bouche suit exactement le nez, avec un alcool bien intégré. C'est un rhum en dessous de 60° et c'est sage en bouche. Là encore, thé noir à la pêche et quelques épices. Sage et agréable. La finale est longue et langoureuse. Il est vraiment très bon mais pas au niveau de pas mal de 2003 au niveau complexité et explosion fruitée.
Review by Michael Schou
#1772 Whisky Watcher Tasting 11-04-2026 - Rate 8.6 I think this is the best Whisky Jury TDL I have tasted. Have tryed the two 25 years, but I think they are missing some intensity in the taste profile. A bit to subtle
Review by Jakob
Rich mint profile with fresh fruits, which especially with the present peach note subtly remind of cognac. The rest of the aroma spectrum clearly marks that we are with TDL and in the molasses rum. The finish reveals the aging in the barrel, spices and roasted notes provide bitter accompanying chords. Great complexity, very good rum.
Review by Jérémie Peresse
Very fresh, gourmet nose. The palate is marked by blackcurrant, which adds a nice freshness. Spicy, woody notes round out the finish. A magnificent TDL, surely in my top 3.
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28 bottles logged by 22 collectors.
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3% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for The Whisky Jury T.D.L 2002?
Community paid 229–263 €.
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Details about The Whisky Jury T.D.L 2002
A rum from Trinidad, bottled by The Whisky Jury, at 56,1%.
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