Long Pond For Tara Spirits LPS 2001
Most tasters land in solid, happy territory here, though a few wish it were less savory. This 21-year Long Pond leans olive, salt, and wood more than bright fruit — pineapple and overripe yellow fruit show up, but so do vinegary esters, hay and a light smoke. One reviewer even caught a Hampden-like dryness. The age has sanded off the sharp edges.
The community says- Balanced ester-fruit-oak
- Long savory finish
- But: Salty, savory side
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How does Long Pond For Tara Spirits LPS 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 29 community reviews.
Savory, olive-and-oak aged Jamaican Well-liked LPS with balanced sweetness, acidity, ester and oak plus a long finish. The catch: it runs salty, savory and woody — a couple found it too dry or tame at 56.6%.
Long Pond fans who like savory, salty, woody esters over pure fruit
Anyone wanting bright tropical fruit or heavy Jamaican funk
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What does the community say?
10% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 29 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Buddudharma
LPS is a great brand, and this rum a nice representative. Sweetness, acidity, fruit, esters and wood are well balanced, with a long finish. The longer you let it breathe, the milder it gets. Compliments!
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
The LPS of Sample X (SX) I found so good that I could not resist. In direct comparison, both rums are very similar and unmistakably the same stuff.Oxidation has already sanded down the hard edges on the SX, yet the Flensburger (FL) is a bit more restrained on the nose. The fruity esters are not as present, but the vegetal-dirty side is stronger, with resin, gasoline and salt liquor.In the mouth, the fresh FL is more intense compared to the old SX. The FL is again less fruity and sour but spicier and woodier. Aromas are very similar: tea, olive, mace, hay. Fruits are riper and more yellow, yet there are still plenty of sour esters.The finish is again a real highlight in which the herbal flavors really shine again. Top!
Review by RumTaTa
The nose starts sweet sour and even a little floral. On the palate unusual for Long Pond, reminds me a little of Clarendon. Strong, spicy and even smoky.nice rum with a new for me Long Pond facet.
Review by SaibotZtar
Really good LPS!! I like very well! Alcohol content could be a little higher then he would be mMn still ne corner Geiler! Am curious what he brings in May Tai .... Conditions are good .... Fruity and ne pack wood all there ...I'm just "something" missing the funk ...at least Pur .
Review by Adrian Wahl
Finally another bottling LPS from 2001. Not quite at the level of the Duchess.
Review by zabo
Wieder mal ein sehr leckerer Long Pond. So langsam finde ich richtig gefallen dran. Aber hier hat Tara eine super leckere Abfüllung hingebracht. Konnte ihn nochmal beim letzten Tasting probieren und dort auch als Mixer dem Bottlekill zugeführt. Danke an Serge für die Spende
Review by Mentalo
Die Abfüllung von Tara kommt nicht ganz an die tollen 2001er Abfüllungen von The Duchess oder Wu Dram heran. Dafür ist er im Vergleich weniger fruchtig. Bringt relativ viel Säure mit. Olive und Holz. Bisschen rauchig im Abgang.
Review by Agricoler
Wirklich lecker schmeckt mir ausgezeichnet. Allerdings muss ich dazu sagen mein erster LPS. Sehr frisch und estrig was in zum perfekten Mixer macht. Gerne mehr davon Tara Spirits. Alle dri Projekte rundum gelungen.
Review by Master P
Have the grad tested in the store and immediately taken. Tastes very good funky jamaica, and not too strong in taste.
Review by Serge
Nochmal verkostet … diesmal nüchtern und von einer neuen Flasche. Lecker.
Review by Thunderbird
Eine gelungene Abfüllung in guter Trinkstärke die absolut nicht überfordert und dennoch alle Tribute eines guten Long Pond mitbringt!
Review by mto75
An der Nase vergorene tropische Früchte, Olive, fleischig (die für mich typische Bratensoße bei LP). Am Gaumen ordentlich Salzlake, die auch den Abgang dominiert.
Review by Basti
In der Nase anfangs etwas alkoholisch und stechend, nach einiger Zeit dann Noten von Ester, tropischen Früchten, Butter-/Mandelaroma. Am Gaumen jedoch dann relativ flach mit einer metallischem Beinote. Der Abgang ist kurz und unspektakulär.
Review by Oliver
Great LPS. Reminds almost a little of Hampden. Quite dry and woody on the palate. Nice smoky note in the finish.
Review by Rodolphe
Un bon LP. Très peu boisé malgré les 21ans c'est surprenant. Du fruit et de l'olive très présents, un peu de bois. Je suis un peu gené par un coté salin un peu trop prononcé.
Review by Frank
An old LPS, I should like it, shouldn't I? Nose: pleasant esters with a distinctly vinegar note. Almost some olive in there. Classic pineapple and banana with some honey, but overall more muted spicy than fruity fresh. 79Palate: esters, of course, but strongly spicy in addition. Initially salty-sour with hints of caraway and pepper. Slightly umami. Only then do the pineapple and some marzipan come in. 81Here the 21 years are really times noticeable. For me, however, it is too spicy and not fruity enough. The alcohol is not quite as well integrated.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Guter LPS mit angenehmen PLV. Gelbe Früchte, etwas dreckige Noten. Das Alter hat Ecken und Kanten abgeschliffen.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Good LPS, but clearly too much wood, smoke and acid for my taste. Not necessarily mine...
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Avg. community purchase price 99 €
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Details about Long Pond For Tara Spirits LPS 2001
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 56,6%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Long Pond For Tara Spirits LPS 2001?
Community paid 99–99 €.
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