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2D9421E4-0A16-49EB-A604-62FA64150C1DJamaica Long Pond Rest & Be Thankful
Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 23 years · 55,5%

Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998

Light glue and a floral, almost green fruit nose set this apart — blind, more than one taster guessed Port Mourant, not a 23-year Long Pond. The palate turns oily with candied yellow fruit and roasted oak, but a firm astringency and bitterness catch up in the finish. Enough character to reward patience; it needs time in the glass to open.

The community says
  • Floral, glue-tinged nose
  • Oily texture
  • Keep in mind: Bitter finish

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How does Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998 taste?

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Oily, floral old Long Pond with a bitter edge A pleasant, distinctive older Long Pond most tasters enjoy — just expect a dry, astringent bitterness in the finish and less tropical fruit than the age suggests.

Perfect for

Long Pond fans who like dry, oaky Jamaicans

Less suitable for

anyone chasing tropical fruit or sweetness

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family

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Is it right for you?

Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.

What does the community say?

7.9/10 Good

23 community reviews

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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Most helpful positive review

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Apr 20257,276 reviewsDenmark
8.0/10

#5243 12.04.2025 Running some samples at home while relaxing a bit. Nose Light wood, faint smoke, fruity, overripe, banana, light pineapple, faint anise, light ginger. Palate Fresh, light wood, fruity, overripe, faint melon, pineapple, light ginger, light bitter, faint varnish, light spicy. Finish Long and warm, balanced, light oily, fruits, light citrus, light licorice, spice. Empty glass Ginger, light tar, faint nutts, light chocolate, light caramel.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

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crazyforgoodbooze
Aug 20222,663 reviewsGermany
5.9/10

I would never have blindly guessed Long Pond, the fruit is totally lacking in flavor and overall just bitter and burnt. Too bad!

Review by Christoph

Christoph
Jun 2023454 reviewsGermany
7.4/10

Slightly sticky, otherwise very flowery, herbal nose. Turns out a little flat towards the end and has an unpleasant acidity and bitterness.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Jun 20233,221 reviewsGermany
7.7/10

Very astringent, I lack fruitiness. I can not taste much of tropical maturation.

Review by RumTaTa

RumTaTa
Aug 2023492 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

I first notice the fresh and floral nose. Would I have blind rather assigned Port Mourant. I like it already very well. The floral does not reappear on the palate. Nevertheless, the rum remains rather like a very expressive Port Mourant. The long finish continues homogeneously. Only at the very end a few fruit esters flash up. Very good rum, atypical of Long Pond. Perfect for confusion in a blind tasting.

Review by Stijn Zino

Stijn Zino
Jul 2025350 reviewsBelgium
7.9/10

Light Long Pond nose. Very oily mouth wich is nice, but out of balance. It's too bitter in my opinion. Finish also roasted and bitterness. Not my cup of rum.

Review by DomM

DomM
Jun 20221,055 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

Needs much time to open up. Overall not very exciting imho, unfortunately.

Review by Mentalo

Dec 2023624 reviewsGermany
7.8/10

Little fruit. Instead, lots of acidity and a slightly bitter finish with a woody note.

Review by mto75

mto75
Jul 2022739 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

On the nose yellow and green fruits and a good dose of oak barrel. On the palate, candied yellow fruits and toasty notes. Not super complex, but tasty sipper - but mE priced a bit too high.

Review by Sebastiaan Linssen

Aug 2025210 reviewsNetherlands
7.5/10

Pleasant rum. Distinctive Long Pond. Current price point too high to consider buying a bottle compared to quality.

Review by Tom Buteneers

Tom Buteneers
Oct 2023356 reviewsBelgium
8.2/10

It was okay, but one of the lesser ones in the collector line-up at SDR.

Review by R Wehner

R Wehner
Jun 2023128 reviews
7.5/10

Little nose, restrained, a bit Jamaican; tongue spicy, little fruit, slightly astringent, a bit woody, slightly bitter at the end, as if charred, PLV too expensive

Review by martin slezák

martin slezák
Aug 2023347 reviewsSlovakia
8.2/10

blind tasting Colour light golden Aromas apple, cloves, camphor, glue Taste, ripe banana, guava, glue, tanginess Finish medium, ripe banana, glue Abv around 60% jamaica long pond?

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3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.

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0% opened, 0 emptied.

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What does Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998 cost?

Avg. community purchase price 200 €.

What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.

Current best price: 190.00 €.

3 purchased · 23 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of

Details about Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998

A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rest & Be Thankful, at 55,5%.

DistilleryLong Pond
CountryJamaica
Raw materialMolasses
ABV55,5%
Age23 years
Vintage1998
Limited edition117 bottles
MarkLSO
Sugar0 g/L
Volume70cl
Cask #10242
Single cask

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