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B369F9BA-8D2A-486B-89C2-C77594C811ECTrinidad Ten Cane The Duchess
The Duchess Ten Cane Trinidad 11 2008 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 11 years · 63%

The Duchess Ten Cane Trinidad 11 2008

The surprise here is how berry-forward a Trinidad pot still can be: sour cherry, red grapes, raspberry and blackcurrant lead, with cinnamon, dried fruit and a light workshop/tar note underneath. Several tasters found it complex and full-bodied, and one even compared the fruit to an old agricole. At 63% the alcohol is well woven in, though a couple felt the heat early on.

The community says
  • Red fruit galore
  • Complex and spicy
  • But: Noticeable heat

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How does The Duchess Ten Cane Trinidad 11 2008 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Berry-heavy, spicy Trinidad pot still sipper Most find it a complex, berry-and-spice Ten Cane with well-integrated alcohol. A few call it one-dimensional and bitter, and one sulphur-sensitive taster couldn't get past it.

Perfect for

People who chase red-fruit and spice in cask-strength pot still rum

Less suitable for

Anyone sensitive to sulphur or high ABV heat

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

8.4/10 Very good

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

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Distribution of all 52 ratings
9–10 8%
8–9 83%
7–8 4%
6–7 2%
5–6 4%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful positive review

crazyforgoodbooze
Aug 20242,645 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

the nose is gigantic! Sour cherry, red grapes, raspberry, currant, cinnamon and again this typical rose, mango and sandalwood note in the background🌹🥭in the taste then incredibly harmonious, spicy and complex.Cherry, raspberry, red grape, currant, cocoa, milk chocolate, cinnamon fruit bread with candied grapefruit zesten and ginger, slightly salty notes to it and the rose resonates beautifully in the background without dominating and rounds off the whole wonderfully.... Partly but also a little wet cardboard and a lot of wood the longer my sample is open. all in all a terrific Ten Cane. Who likes old Agricoles a la j bally 2000 will come here fully at his expense!quite great cinema!❤️🇹🇹🤘

Review by David Sharman

Most helpful critical review

David Sharman
Oct 202219 reviewsNew Zealand
5.5/10

I'm quite sensitive to sulphur notes and this one had a lot of it so I couldn't really enjoy it.

Review by RumTaTa

RumTaTa
May 2022490 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

Reassessment compared to other Ten Cane not better: -5 points.Very nice consistency between nose and taste: the sour cherries and black currants are dominant. Then comes the brown sugar, prune, raisins and notes from the barrel. The 63% is noticeable but not distracting and well integrated. Very complex rum with many nuances! Finish is medium long and again in line with the nose and taste.

Expert reviews

4 critics scored it, averaging 8.2/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.

Expert review by RumRock

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7.9/10
It's quite a typical rum in the Trinidad style and an interesting alternative to Caroni rums. The technical note isn't that pronounced, but it plays very nicely in combination with the maturity and fruity component of the rum. The cask strength is really noticeable here and adds a lot of intensity to the rum.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

Which just abouts fits with my feelings about this rum. The finish does not disappoint as pretty much everything you have had in the lead up to the finish seems to come back in a long lingering slow burn of flavours. One of the most interesting rums I have reviewed...
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Community shelf

22 bottles logged by 20 collectors.

A drinker's rum.

45% opened, 4 emptied.

12 sealed 6 open 4 emptied

What did the community pay for The Duchess Ten Cane Trinidad 11 2008?

Community paid 87–147 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 140 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

22 purchased · 52 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of

Details about The Duchess Ten Cane Trinidad 11 2008

A Pot Still Rum from Trinidad, bottled by The Duchess, at 63%.

DistilleryTen Cane
CountryTrinidad
CategoryPot Still Rum
DistillationPot Still
ABV63%
Age11 years
Vintage2008
Limited edition232 bottles
Volume70cl
Cask #80

About the Ten Cane distillery

The Ten Cane distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Ten Cane have been reviewed 1,038 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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