CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001
For experienced palates: a 21‑year, cask‑strength Long Pond that leans fruity and funky with pineapple, banana, glue/varnish and honey over clear oak spice. RumX members praise its balanced Long Pond funk and continental-age smoothness, with some noting a slightly thin palate and medium finish. A strong pick if you enjoy Hampden‑like ester character with a bit more elegance than brute force.
- Classic Long Pond funk
- Fruity pineapple/banana
- Balanced cask strength
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How does CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001 taste?
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Fruity Long Pond funk with mature oak For experienced palates: a 21‑year, cask‑strength Long Pond that leans fruity and funky with pineapple, banana, glue/varnish and honey over clear oak spice. RumX members praise its balanced Long Pond funk and continental-age smoothness, with some noting a slightly thin palate and medium finish. A strong pick if you enjoy Hampden‑like ester character with a bit more elegance than brute force.
Fans of high‑ester Jamaican funk who want a mature, fruity Long Pond with Hampden‑like energy but slightly softer edges at cask strength.
Beginners or anyone sensitive to high ABV, and drinkers who dislike ester-driven glue/varnish notes or find woody bitterness off‑putting.
How is CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Olivier Raynaut
Excellent long pond. The continental aging and total of 21 years gives it a very easy and inviting warmth with some spicy and peppery notes to it. Colours of rum has been releasing excellent rums, can't wait to try more!
Review by RumTaTa
The palest of the three new Long Pond of Colous of Rum. But with the most intense and fruit accentuated nose of all three! The aromatic proximity continues until the finish, is there possibly a mistake on the label? Super straight rum until the finish! Striking similarity with the profile of Hampden!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Wow! Nice and round Long pond
Review by Mike H.
Definitely the highlight compared to the No.11. Exactly what I’m looking for in a Long Pond. The girlfriend had a sniff and sipped the rum and found it disgusting 🤣
Review by Stefan Persson
Got a sample of this rum for free from RumX. Long Pond is known for its funky and high-ester style of rum. It’s pot still distilled in 2001 whereafter it has been continentally aged in an ex-rum barrel for 21 years before bottled at cask strength in 245 bottles at 56,4%. Overall a fruity and funky rum.
Review by Andi
Beautiful LongPond Rum, pineapple you have immediately in the nose and on the palate, light wood notes and overall very fruity.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Too subtle for me. In aroma it's a blast, beautiful overripe fruit, young wood, fine glue. The taste is unfortunately very subtle to the point of bordering on blandness for me. Too bad. On the palate otherwise esters, overripe fruit (pineapple, banana), a little glue.
Review by Tomáš Jankovský
Very light funky rum from Jamaica. Strangely enough I don't smell much esters, rather lingering pineapple, and other fruits, maybe candied. The flavour is similar, again pineapple, sweetness and such a funky freshness prevails. The first longpond that I really like
Review by Serge
Parallel tasting all three Long Ponds of the release series (1998/
Review by SaibotZtar
Nose Funky with solvent (ester) fruits and neat wood impact.On the palate Woody, fruitiness decreases significantly. Bitternotes very pronounced. Nose and palate are already distinctly different. Good base for a blend in May Tai together with a young HD or NY very well imagine.
Review by Johannes
Beautiful long pond esters, slightly overripe fruit (pineapple), clearly woody, a little too bitter and astringent for me.
Review by DomM
Jamaica No. 8 vs No. 11 vs No. 12 Nose clearly goes to No. 11. very nice basket of fruits and overripe banana. Is this maybe one of the 2000 VRWs vs LPS for the other two? No. 12 is nice with some tropical fruits and spices. No. 8 is dominated by wood and remains sharp even after > 1h in the glas. Taste: 2001 (8) much better on the palate vs on the nose. However, a little thin and unassuming. Not bad, though. 2000 (11) sweet and fruity on the palate as well. Easy going but also quite nice. If anybody knows the mark on this, let me know 🙂 Overall my winner out of the three 1998 (12) also very round and easy going. A little more wood and roasted notes. Feels a little thin and uninspired to me, however.
Review by Righrum
This was one of my favourite at Milano Whisky Festival, crisp and tasty. I brought home a sample, going back on it I have to say it wasn't worth my hype. Glue, esters, varnish at the nose plus some sweet notes drinking, honey I'd say.
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About the Long Pond distillery
The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 6,600 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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