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T.D.L Zaya Rum Gran Reserva 12 Year Old 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 12 years · 40%

T.D.L Zaya Rum Gran Reserva 12 Year Old

A newcomer-friendly, dessert‑style 12‑year molasses rum at 40%. RumX members describe it as a very sweet vanilla bomb with smooth molasses notes, better as a relaxed sipper on ice or mixer than a complex contemplative dram.

The community says
  • Very smooth
  • Rich vanilla
  • But: Very sweet

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How does T.D.L Zaya Rum Gran Reserva 12 Year Old taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Sweet vanilla bomb sipper A well-liked, very sweet vanilla-driven rum. Smooth, easy to drink and enjoyable for those who want rich molasses and strong vanilla rather than depth or complexity.

Perfect for

Those who enjoy sweet, vanilla-forward rums that drink smoothly at 40% ABV and want a relaxed sipper or mixer without needing much complexity.

Less suitable for

Drinkers seeking dry, complex, or naturally expressive rum profiles, and anyone who dislikes strong vanilla flavoring or dessert-level sweetness.

Experience level · Newcomer (1/5)
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas

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What does the community say?

7.7/10 Good

17 community reviews
4 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 17 ratings
9–10 6%
8–9 6%
7–8 59%
6–7 18%
5–6 12%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Tom K

Most helpful positive review

Tom K
Oct 202012 reviewsSlovakia
8.0/10

sweeter but fine

Review by Anton Krioukov

Most helpful critical review

Anton Krioukov
Dec 202246 reviewsUSA
5.5/10

This is a vanilla bomb! If you like the taste of vanilla, you would like this rum. It is fairly smooth drinking and would probably go well over ice. It definitely tastes like they add vanilla flavoring, in my opinion. Very sweet and not terribly complex.

Review by MoMcGurk

MoMcGurk
MoMcGurk
Sep 2025205 reviewsUSA
7.5/10

Sampled over 8 years ago, and quite enjoyed the rich molasses flavors the more I sipped this one.

Community shelf

46 bottles logged by 42 collectors.

A drinker's rum.

58% opened, 12 emptied.

19 sealed 15 open 12 emptied

What did the community pay for T.D.L Zaya Rum Gran Reserva 12 Year Old?

Community paid 23–80 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 24 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

46 purchased · 20 tasted · 20 wishlist · as of

Details about T.D.L Zaya Rum Gran Reserva 12 Year Old

A rum from Trinidad, distilled by T.D.L, at 40%.

DistilleryT.D.L
CountryTrinidad
Raw materialMolasses
ABV40%
Age12 years
Volume70cl

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T.D.L

Distillery

T.D.L 

Avg Rating 8.3/10 over 420 Rums

Angostura is famous for a bottle most people never drink neat. The bitters house founded in 1824 became Trinidad's only rum distillery, and its arm Trinidad Distillers makes a clean, column-distilled, Spanish-style rum unlike the heavy funk of Jamaica or Guyana. The same plant still guards the secret recipe for the world's most famous cocktail bitters.

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