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Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998
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Long Pond fans who like their esters restrained rather than roaring will get on with this one. It's built on pineapple and citrus — lime, mandarin, sour cherry — over dry, spicy oak, with tar and licorice sitting quietly underneath. At nearly 60% it runs hot and, as several tasters note, a bit closed; a few drops of water pull out banana and coconut. A couple of members expected more punch from a 23-year Long Pond.
The community says- Citrus and pineapple
- Opens with water
- Keep in mind: Hot at full proof
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How does Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998 taste?
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Restrained, spicy old Long Pond, oak over funk Most rate it well — spicy, citrus-forward and complex — but a fair few find it closed and less funky than the Long Pond name promises, drinking younger than 23 years.
Long Pond fans who like subtler esters
funk chasers wanting a loud ester bomb
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, tropical, funky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
26 community reviews
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Review by Frank
Most helpful positive review
An old, but probably mostly continental aged LP already sounds good.Nose: despite the almost 60% initially quite closed. Spicy and slightly woody attack with lots of citrus, lime and tangerine. Behind it a subtle honey note. Matching like vanilla and sweet, soft licorice.Palate: very pleasantly restrained. Spicy-woody with deep esters and a nice umami note. Restrainedly fruity with lemon zest and sour cherry. There's also some licorice in the background again. In addition, something Fiji-usual pencil lead, newsprint.In the yet quite short finish, still licorice, some blackberry and anise.Despite the very pleasant flavor profile a bit too closed.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful mixed review
Still quite young and beastly on the palate.
Review by Gyuli
It was my first experience with Long Pond LSO. The rum quality is not bad, but compared to the intense tropical fruit taste I had from other lower ester Long Ponds, it feels lacking. Even considering it’s cask strength, the oak spice is stronger and spicier, and the fruit is weaker compared to other VRW/ITP models. If there’s a product with a slightly lower aging than 23 years, I’d like to compare it.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
18.06.2022 Running through some samples at home. Notes Light to medium dark in colour. Nose Balanced, light wood, banana, light pineapple, light anise, faint caramel, ginger, light tar, light esters. Palate Oily, light roasted wood, light orange, fruity, light ginger, banana, faint coconut, medium spicy, light anise. Finish Medium long and warm, fruity, banana, light licorice, light citrus, light caramel. Extra note. By adding a little water a whole bouquet of new flavours will appear.
Review by Blackbeard
Great Rum, I dont onderstand the other ratings of 77.
Review by Vincent D
A very soft nose, on pineapple, soft yellow fruits (peach ? apricot ?), a sweetness. It is not very expressive but greedy.in mouth, big spicy, big heat. Esters and very ripe fruits. It is greedy, strong, complex. It evolves in the mouth. Good length in the mouth, on the same notes.it's very good. Greedy and expressive. But not sure it's worth the 250€ for the bottle.Edit: no, it's clearly not worth 250€.
Review by Filip Heimerle
Great Jamaica .. slightly sharper but that dulls :)
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1998. I rate it 8.2 out of 10, a very good rum.
Review by Jakob
Unfortunately, rather disappointing. Seems much younger, the maturation is only partly recognizable. Does not convince me.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Disappointing for me. LP characterization is quite neglected for me.
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Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998 at live auctions
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6 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
33% opened, 2 emptied.
What does Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998 cost?
Avg. community purchase price 192 €.
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Current best price: 247.91 €.
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Details about Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rest & Be Thankful, at 59,6%.
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