The allocation for the site has been sold out. We kept a few bottles to make samples, which you can now order. We look forward to seeing you at the end of September those who were unable to place their order in time, to our Brussels boutique: about 1/3 of the total number of bottles will be on sale there, at the same price (no reservations or postal delivery possible).
We are delighted to present the fourth cuvee in the Private Garden collection bottled by Swell de Spirits.
This molasses rum, distilled in 2005 by Trinidad Distillers Limited, was aged for 10 years in the tropical climate of Trinidad, then for 8 years in a continental climate.
Incidentally, when Mika suggested this TDL, there were only a few drops left at the bottom of a sample. It was so intense that we signed up straight away. A full sample we received later, which the whole team were able to taste, confirmed our decision.
This brut de fût rum has been bottled without cold filtration or addition, in an edition of around 320 (exact number to be confirmed).
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, a small salad of exotic fruits emerges delicately at first, on tiptoe, pushed harder and harder by a coppery blast that ends up pushing the door wide open. The latter now straddles an intensely gourmand American oak, with tender vanilla fibers and toasty, caramelized bark.
With aeration, the exotic fruits concentrate into a rich paste, enhanced by a coppery, almost tarry edge, typical of Trinidad rums. Toasted and caramelized nuts feed on these dried fruits, resulting in a rum that is both massive and harmonious.
The palate is a concentrated, fruity bonbon that seems to climb indefinitely in intensity. We first open an American oak case, with vanilla and coconut milk, for a first contact of red and black fruits. Quince and guava paste then spread across the palate, before delivering a few roasted and coppery touches, like a jam well reduced in a cauldron.
The finish focuses on toasty, lightly varnished oak, and the coppery side of fruit pastes settles in with length.
"A fine demonstration of what Trinidad's style has to offer, with remarkable coherence and fade..."
JEROME MARTINEZ
Very good product.
Bravo for the collaboration
Nicolas Bibeyran
always great products from Swell
Mr MAUREL Raphael
Very good!
Maxime Boursier
Bottle received in perfect condition
Axel Belien
magnificent TDL
Mr Olivier Camara
Haven't tried them yet! But the last tdl swell was excellent!
Gaudelet Niels
Unacceptable to be more than a month and a half late, already we have paid a month in advance, and on top of that you are not able to deliver within the deadlines you have given.