T.D.L Angostura Butterfly 5 Years

This Trinidad rum comes from Trinidad Distillers Limited under the Angostura Butterfly label, the living producer tied to Angostura bitters. TDL distils light and high on the column still from local molasses, and this five year old at 40% sits in the soft, fragrant house style, made for easy sipping and mixing rather than weight.

Matured in ex-bourbon oak, it leans toward dessert notes, with vanilla, toffee and cream on the nose and a palate of burnt sugar, toffee and pepper that finishes drier than its sweet aromatics suggest. The light body and gentle strength keep it approachable throughout. This is an uncomplicated, toffee-led young Trinidadian in the clean column-still tradition, a comfortable everyday pour that leans on caramel and cream rather than depth, equally at home neat or in a simple mix.