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Long Pond
Distillery

Long Pond

8.5/10 (7,180 reviews)

  • Funk and esters
  • Pot still
  • But: mostly over €50

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Long Pond is Trelawny's other funk legend. It makes some of the highest-ester rum in Jamaica, yet for most of its life it sold everything in bulk, so collectors know it through independent bottlings.

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314 bottlings, 74 of them available, prices from 40 partner shops. As of October 2026.

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Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006

Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006
Long Pond
Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006
8.7/10 (171 reviews)
Jamaica · 12 years · 62.5%
Vanilla · Tropical fruits · Ester
226.40 €
incl. shipping · 302.07 € per litre
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Bristol Long Pond 1985

Bristol Long Pond 1985
Long Pond
Bristol Long Pond 1985
8.5/10 (63 reviews)
Jamaica · 37 years · 49.5%
Tropical fruits · Barrel · Mango
820.00 €
incl. shipping · 1,171.43 € per litre
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Nobilis Long Pond No. 4 2000

Nobilis Long Pond No. 4 2000
Long Pond
Nobilis Long Pond No. 4 2000
8.5/10 (60 reviews)
Jamaica · 20 years · 54.9%
Pineapple · Glue · Banana
300.00 €
incl. shipping · 428.57 € per litre
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CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 11 2000

CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 11 2000
Long Pond
CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 11 2000
8.0/10 (43 reviews)
Jamaica · 21 years · 56.2%
Vanilla · Banana · Mango
259.00 €
incl. shipping · 370.00 € per litre
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Nobilis Long Pond No. 29 LSO 2006

Nobilis Long Pond No. 29 LSO 2006
Long Pond
Nobilis Long Pond No. 29 LSO 2006
8.2/10 (40 reviews)
Jamaica · 16 years · 68.9%
Dried fruit · Banana · Peppery
164.50 €
incl. shipping · 213.57 € per litre
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Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003

Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003
Long Pond
Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003
8.6/10 (36 reviews)
Jamaica · 18 years · 60%
Tropical fruits · Ester · Nail polish
736.02 €
incl. shipping · 1,051.46 € per litre
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Nobilis Long Pond No. 47 ITP 2007

Nobilis Long Pond No. 47 ITP 2007
Long Pond
Nobilis Long Pond No. 47 ITP 2007
8.6/10 (35 reviews)
Jamaica · 17 years · 69.5%
Tropical fruits · Barrel · Caramel
134.90 €
incl. shipping · 184.29 € per litre
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Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998

Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998
Long Pond
Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998
8.2/10 (32 reviews)
Jamaica · 25 years · 54.7%
Vanilla · Citrus · Tropical fruits
350.08 €
incl. shipping · 480.26 € per litre
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Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998

Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998
Long Pond
Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998
7.9/10 (23 reviews)
Jamaica · 23 years · 55.5%
Bitter · Candied fruits · Green fruits
190.00 €
incl. shipping · 271.43 € per litre
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Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 21A 2000

Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 21A 2000
Rum Sponge
Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 21A 2000
8.2/10 (18 reviews)
Jamaica · 22 years · 49.6%
Banana · Ester · Roasted
269.00 €
incl. shipping · 384.29 € per litre
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Long Pond wins the community over: 98% of 7,180 ratings are good or better.

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What is the best rum from Long Pond?

Among rums with at least 30 ratings, Distilia Long Pond The Sins Avarice by Rob Bauer 1983 leads with 9.3/10 from 118 ratings. The most rated is Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2010 with 8.7/10 from 255. The 313 bottlings with a known strength range from 35 to 85.8% ABV; half of them sit between 49.4 and 62%.

BottlingAgeABVRatingPriceincl. shipping
Distilia Long Pond The Sins Avarice by Rob Bauer 1983 Pot Still Rum40 years · 51,6%40 years51,6%9.3/10 (118 reviews)not available
Gordon & MacPhail Long Pond Jamaica Rum 1941 Pot Still Rum58 years · 50%58 years50%9.3/10 (23 reviews)not available
Distilia Long Pond Jamaican Rum (Horses) 1983 Pot Still Rum38 years · 52,5%38 years52,5%9.3/10 (22 reviews)not available
Distilia Long Pond The Golden Age of Piracy Charles Vane 1983 Pot Still Rum38 years · 52,5%38 years52,5%9.2/10 (43 reviews)1,500.00 €
2,142.86 € per litre
Juuls Vin & Spritis Long Pond Ping No. 9 1977 Pot Still Rum36 years · 61%36 years61%9.2/10 (13 reviews)not available
Habitation Velier Long Pond TECA 2005 Pot Still Rum14 years · 62%14 years62%9.1/10 (159 reviews)not available
Velier Long Pond TECC 2007 Pot Still Rum11 years · 62,5%11 years62,5%9.0/10 (222 reviews)not available
Gourmet Pool Long Pond Special Reserve LSO 2005 20 years · 69,4%20 years69,4%9.0/10 (44 reviews)not available
Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2005 Pot Still Rum18 years · 60%18 years60%8.9/10 (166 reviews)270.00 €
385.71 € per litre
Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2005 Pot Still Rum13 years · 62,5%13 years62,5%8.8/10 (206 reviews)236.23 €
316.11 € per litre
Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2010 Pot Still Rum12 years · 57%12 years57%8.7/10 (255 reviews)168.97 €
222.96 € per litre
Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006 Pot Still Rum12 years · 62,5%12 years62,5%8.7/10 (171 reviews)226.40 €
302.07 € per litre
Valinch & Mallet Long Pond The Spirit of Art VRW 2005 Pot Still Rum15 years · 56,8%15 years56,8%8.7/10 (64 reviews)395.00 €
564.29 € per litre
Nobilis Long Pond Warehouse ed. ITP 2007 18 years18 years—8.7/10 (23 reviews)125.89 €
239.98 € per litre
Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 ITP 1996 Pot Still Rum22 years · 54,8%22 years54,8%8.6/10 (75 reviews)449.00 €
641.43 € per litre
Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 HJC 1996 Pot Still Rum22 years · 56,2%22 years56,2%8.6/10 (71 reviews)399.00 €
570.00 € per litre

30 of the 155 bottlings with at least 10 ratings are listed here; the rest are in the catalog above.

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TECC or Cambridge STC❤️E?

Here you see how the same people rated two rums from this selection.

TECC Cambridge STC❤️E 236.23 €incl. shipping · 316.11 € per litre

Of 124 people who rated both, 63 gave TECC the higher score, 40 gave it to Cambridge STC❤️E.

  • 63TECC higher
  • 21same score
  • 40Cambridge STC❤️E higher

Your Match Score estimates which of the two is more likely to suit your taste.

How the community rates Long Pond

The median score is 8.5, which means “Very good”.

Distribution of all 7,180 ratings across 314 rums
  • 9Excellent 19%
  • 8Very good 67%
  • 7Good 13%
  • 6Pleasant 1%
  • 5Average <1%
  • 4Drinkable <1%
  • Poor or worse <1%

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Flavour profile of Long Pond

Flavour profile of Long Pond
Top aromas · nose & palate
Ester58%
Tropical fruits53%
Woody47%
Banana44%
Vanilla41%
Pineapple41%

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What tasters say about Long Pond

LukaŽiga
LukaŽiga Jun 2026
Rum Nation Long Pond Small Batch Rare Rums 1986
8.6/10

8,6:On the nose, esters, polish, rubber, pineapple, mango, banana, dried fruits, flowery molasses, roasted wood notes like caramel, leather, pastry, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, molasses is grassy, dark with licorice, waxy, citrus fruits are out, prunes, raisins, …

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 Mar 2026
Nobilis Long Pond Warehouse ed. ITP 2007
8.6/10

28.02.2026 Retasting at the "Nordlichter Treffen 2026". ----------- #6413 31.01.2026 Meeting up at the Nobilis Warehouse for yet another amazing Warehouse Tasting. This bottling was made from the leftover part of an older cask and the result is pretty amazing. This could …

Master P
Master P Top voice Dec 2025 Auto-translated
Long Pond Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 59 CRV 2004
8.8/10

Very pleasant start with roasted wood notes, hardly any esters and dried fruit. It glides elegantly down the palate, with dark chocolate, wood and roasted nuts. There is much to discover in the finish over time, with slight bourbon notes. Little caramel and fruit. Slight bitter …

Chrischi78
Chrischi78 Top voice Aug 2025 Auto-translated
Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2010
8.9/10

A wonderfully well-balanced Long Pond: bold, elegant, and complex. Ripe tropical fruits, citrus, and delicate esters meet wood, vanilla, nuts, and spice. Long finish with tannins, leather, and licorice – smooth, full of character, fantastic.

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 Aug 2025
Nobilis Long Pond No. 29 LSO 2006
8.4/10

#5520 01.08.2025 Running through some samples at home while listening to a Tomorrowland 2025 playlist. Nose Round, balanced, light wood, fruity, light mango, faint floral, light citrus, light caramel, light cinnamon. Palate Oily, fresh, round, balance, light wood, dried …

Galli33
Galli33 Jul 2025
Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 4 CRV 1996
8.6/10

Classic Long Pond in the nose, the 60% abv is also noticeable. In mouth it‘s more rounder, delicious, fruitier. Really hamonious mix of aging, wood, alcohol. Finish is in line with other long ponds. Nonetheless I missed something (non ester?!?). The alcohol is integrated very …

Basti
Basti Jun 2025 Auto-translated
Levy Lane Long Pond Tamosi Wiwakalaymay LSO 2006
8.9/10

The nose starts off with a good load of glue, which then gradually gives way to spices, mint and yellow fruit. Very intense, slightly astringent and somewhat medicinal in the mouth. For me, it almost goes in the direction of Clarendon. Slightly bitter finish. The high ABV is well …

zabo
zabo Apr 2025 Auto-translated
Long Pond Plantation Jamaica Finish Rye Whiskey ITP - HJC 1996
5.9/10

Thanks first to SaibotZtar for the Mega Plantation Split. Unfortunately, this bottling didn't quite pick me up. The finish with the rye whisky is not super dominant but for a whisky hater like me a bit too much. With cola as a mixer it was fine. But unfortunately still not my cup …

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Show 17 chapters
  1. 0:00 The Jamaica paradox (7.7 vs 8.3)
  2. 3:15 The data: 51,000 tastings
  3. 4:04 Part 1: the island's history
  4. 6:15 Why does Jamaica taste like this? Pot still, esters, muck and dunder
  5. 9:26 The Germany story and the law of 1935
  6. 11:38 The funk, measured: glue and nail polish
  7. 12:54 Part 2: Appleton Estate
  8. 14:11 Worthy Park
  9. 14:55 Hampden Estate
  10. 15:34 Long Pond
  11. 16:28 Clarendon and Monymusk, the mint surprise
  12. 17:04 New Yarmouth, the phantom behind Wray & Nephew
  13. 17:56 Part 3: the Jamaica ladder, steps 1 to 4
  14. 21:12 The answer, plus the marque curve (DOK)
  15. 23:26 The shopping list: one bottle per step
  16. 25:56 Which step is yours? Match Score
  17. 28:20 Country vote: your say

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Long Pond, explained

Which marques does Long Pond make?

Long Pond runs the full ester ladder, from the light LRM at 50 to 90 esters up to the heavy TEC marques such as TECA and TECC, which climb to the 1,500 to 1,600 ceiling. Even LRM is heavier than most rum from other countries. In between sit marques such as VRW, in which Vale Royal, an absorbed neighbour, lives on, and STCE, and ITP is the first marque sold under the Long Pond name. Heavy rum is made with cane acid, dunder, muck and airborne yeast over fermentations lasting weeks, light rum with molasses alone over 40 hours. The lost CRV marque came from the column still that was wrecked around 2010; it survives only in old independent bottlings, and Long Pond has been batch-only since.

Does Long Pond have its own brand?

Only since 2021, when National Rums of Jamaica launched a 15 year ITP, the first rum Long Pond ever sold under its own name. Before that, aged Long Pond came almost entirely from independent bottlers, so its reputation is an independent-bottler story: the cult favourite is the Habitation Velier Long Pond TECA 2005, which the RumX community describes as complex, estery and heavy with tropical fruit and glue, alongside aged Distilia vintages. The brand also came after a rough run. Long Pond could not distil between 2012 and 2017 while it reworked its dunder handling; a year after restarting, a cane-field fire jumped to the distillery and destroyed the entire fermentation house and its vats, and it limped back in 2019 with new vats. Ageing happens off-site at Innswood.

Who owns Long Pond?

The Long Pond distillery belongs to National Rums of Jamaica, while the sugar factory next to it is a separate business of the Hussey family, which also owns Hampden. The road there ran through whisky: by 1881 Long Pond belonged to J.B. Sherriff & Co., Scottish blenders who also owned the Bowmore whisky distillery on Islay and exported their unusual rum straight to Glasgow. Seagram's bought the estate in 1953, using its rum for the early Captain Morgan. The government took over in 1977 and folded it into National Rums of Jamaica in 1980.

Frequently asked questions about Long Pond

No, they are two separate distilleries with different owners, but close relatives. Long Pond shares both a birth year and a parish with Hampden: 1753, in Trelawny, the corner of Jamaica famous for high-ester rum, and both make exactly that style.

There are currently 143 offers for Long Pond across 32 partner shops, including delicando, Utopia Spirits, Excellence Rhum, Rhum Attitude, Rum Stylez, Inn-out-shop. A 0.7 l bottle starts at 48.64 € incl. shipping. On each product page, offers are sorted by total price including shipping.

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