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Cadenhead's T.D.L TMAH 1991
Most tasters land in the same place: this 1991 TDL drinks like a lighter, sweeter cousin of Caroni — tar, rubber and dried fruit over real sweetness, with a mint or menthol streak in the finish. The catch shows up again and again: at 64.3% the alcohol can feel too present and pull an otherwise lovely bottle "out of balance." Some sip it happily, others wish the heat were tamer.
The community says- Caroni-like funk
- Tar and dried fruit
- But: Alcohol can dominate
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How does Cadenhead's T.D.L TMAH 1991 taste?
Aggregated from 41 community reviews.
Sweet, tarry Trinidad with a hot edge Widely liked for its dirty, sweet Caroni-like profile of tar, dried fruit and mint. The recurring gripe: the high-proof heat isn't always well integrated.
Caroni fans and lovers of dirty, sweet Trinidad rum
Anyone who wants the alcohol fully tamed at cask strength
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How is Cadenhead's T.D.L TMAH 1991 rated?
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What does the community say?
93% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 41 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jonathan Massard
le nez débute sur les fleurs de cerisier du Japon. Puis après quelques minutes, la piqûre caractéristique d'un bon TDL, sur le pamplemousse rose, le litchi frais, et même un peu de menthe fraîche. C'est agréable et très parfumé. Vient ensuite un peu d'encaustique qui vire sur la colle UHU. Même un peu d'odeur de dessous le capot (éphémère pour moi). Après plusieurs gorgés, un léger côté saumuré sur l'olive verte en bocal fait son apparition. En bouche, on retrouve le côté camphré que j'ai eu sur mes derniers TDL dégustés, en moins expressif. En deuxième bouche, après rétro-olfaction, une certaine amertume s'imprime et semble venir d'un jus primitif composé de carambole, cerise aigre, pomme cannelle pas mûr. Un côté sucré-salé s'installe, on arrive doucement à la saveur umami. L'alcool semble moins présent au nez qu'en bouche. Après une dizaine de TDL (91, 99, 2000, 2001, 2003...) j'en arrive à la conclusion que cette distillerie mérite toute mon attention, au point de récupérer chaque embouteillage futur.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is intense and pastry-like: honey/vanilla/cherry/marzipan! But after resting, fermented and tar notes appear (how strange, we are not at Caroni's!). In mouth, it is creamy and salty. We find dried fruits and fig. And again notes of hydrocarbons. It is not possible, the cask must have dragged a little at Caroni ... The finish is very long. On this finish, we find mainly a spicy profile! This bottling from another era (almost 10 years old now) has a very surprising and interesting profile. The complexity of the smoky/ tarry notes blend perfectly with the woody/fruity. It is by far, much better than the same vintage bottled by SBS.
Review by Werni
The alcohol tweaks the nose enormously when it takes on the cap after resting 😀, but then it unfolds its fullness of aromas. A beautiful composition of fruits, a fine sweetness, plus a little rubber and mint. The palate inspires me even more, really cool and dirty 😉, rubber and tar, plus the wood influence, leather and a little minerality. Great TDL! The little man's Caroni😊, although...at today's prices.😀🙈
Review by DomM
On the nose the 24y and 25y Cadenhead‘s bottling are very close. Woody and some umami notes with a hint of fruity notes (grapes). On the plate both are again similar: Quite balanced on the palate with more vanilla and sweetness as well as fruits. The 25y gravitates a bit mir towards roasted and woody notes. Both very enjoyable.
Review by Mentalo
Dreckige Caroni Noten hat man sofort in der Nase. Am Gaumen dann sehr viel Süße. Das ist schon etwas grenzwertig, aber andererseits harmoniert es schön mit den dreckigen Noten eines Caronis. Blind hätte ich T.D.L nicht erkannt. Sicherlich keine komplexe Abfüllung, aber wer Caroni mag, macht mit dem nicht viel falsch.
Review by Mike H.
A rather light and round TDL that could nearly pass off as a fruity Caroni. After a while in the glass I can smell a minty note in the background. There’s some wood, vanilla, light spices, tar and chocolate. Makes for a nice sipping rum but I wouldn’t purchase a bottle.
Review by Oliver
Caroni immediately comes to mind on the nose and palate. Great sweetness! However, the alcohol is too present for me to give it a better rating.
Review by Thunderbird
My first thought was Caroni, the dirty, sweet and fruity variety... actually my thing, if, yes, if the alcohol was better integrated... it has a strong counterweight to the great flavors, and so the great bottling gets out of balance. Despite everything, a good rum
Review by Buddudharma
Nice TDL, but tamer, more column-styled and thus less interesting compared to the vintages of the early 2000s. Well-integrated alcohol and nice mouthfeel.
Review by Andi
Slightly sweet, a little tar, yet fruity and a hint of menthol/mint in the finish Quite tasty to sip, the glass was empty faster than initially thought.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Once rested it was like a light Caroni. The rubber and tar was there with some light fruit and chocolate. Love how well the wood and ABV was integrated.
Review by Jarek
Less fruity and less (barely) minty than the RomDeluxe 42 tasted at the same time. Good, but not as inspiring as ser RdL.
Review by Serge
Very cool and dirty TDL. Lots of tar, red fruits and burnt sugar. As if there was some Caroni in it.
Review by Vinsdorf
Not sure whether its caroni or tdl, but despite the high abv its easy to sip.
Review by Joël
Caroni spürbar, reeelativ smooth für die 64.3%.
Review by Mirco
Caroni's influence is clearly noticeable.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Relaxed TDL but no revelation
Review by Johannes
Amazingly good for a 91 TDL!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Too sharp alcohol taste for TDL
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Avg. community purchase price 150 €
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Details about Cadenhead's T.D.L TMAH 1991
A Column Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by Cadenhead's, at 64,3%.
Community purchases
17 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
29% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Cadenhead's T.D.L TMAH 1991?
Community paid 167–205 €.
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