TDL 12 year 2009 Swell de Spirits Wonders of the World (64.5%)

N: minty amaro sweetness with saffron and orange, apricot, mint chocolate, tea, a wisp of smoke (dirty, like a fire built from cow patties)

P: apricot jam with hints of mint and clove, toasted marshmallow

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TDL 16 year 2010 RumClub Edition No. 65 (68%)

N: darker and woodier, with more spice and less stick floral character, but still plenty of stone fruit and tea and herb

P: well-integrated woody tannins and woody spice, a bit of varnish, jammy stone fruit, and a lingering spicy and herbal sweetness on the finish. Pretty hot, neat, and takes a fair bit of water to calm the alcohol

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TDL 18 year 2003 Kill Devil (63.7%)

N: as if the woody spice were stripped back from the RumClub bottle and the fruity, herbal tea dialed up to replace it. Peach, apricot, orange, tarragons, oregano, sandalwood

P: follows pretty closely: juicy peach, fresh brewed tea leaves, tarragon. Relatively soft and approachable for the proof. The tannins are more like tea than wood here. Funkier and drier than the RumClub, even while being less aggressive. With water: mentholated

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TDL 19 year 2005 Adelphi (58%)

N: back to sweet spice, even more of it here. Mint, cinnamon, maple, pencil wood, apricot

P: sweet maple, wood shavings, cinnamon and a bit of darker spice, less fruit than the others but there’s still apricot

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