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CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001
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Sipped neat, this is classic Long Pond funk: pineapple up front, ripe banana, and that glue-and-varnish ester edge that fans of the style chase. One taster called it a "nice and round Long pond," and 21 years of continental aging keeps the 56.4% warm rather than harsh. Plenty of folks note the palate turns thinner and woodier than the big fruity nose promises.
The community says- Pineapple and banana
- Big estery nose
- But: Palate a touch thin
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How does CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001 taste?
Summarized by AI from 42 community reviews.
Fruity, funky Jamaican with a lighter palate A well-liked Long Pond with a gorgeous fruity, estery nose. Most agree the palate is lighter and woodier than expected, and a few find it slightly thin or bitter.
Fans of Jamaican high-ester funk
Anyone put off by glue and varnish notes
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
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 DomM
Most helpful mixed review
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 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 Timo Groeger
Great Long Pond. The nose has a lot of esters, and it’s very fruity, with pineapple standing out here. On the palate, mostly esters again, but also some pineapple and vanilla. Another very funky rum. Delicious.
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 LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, medicinal with esters, glue, varnish, slightly alcoholic, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, toasted wood notes, caramelized, vegetal molasses with olive, tomatoes, sweet with honey, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, dairy hints are out, yellow fruits, molasses is grassy and the wood notes spicy, meaty. 8,1:On the palate, the attack is slightly alcoholic, sweet with molasses honey, briny, vegetal, oily, bitter, medicinal with esters, funky, fruity with fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, citrus fruits, some candied, dairy hints join, the wood is toasted with chocolate, caramel, pastry, spicy with allspice, smoky. 8,2:The finish is medium long, dry&tannic, medicinal, chemical, fruity with fermented, overripe tropical and citrus, dried fruits, dairy hints join, molasses is fresh, herbaceous, floral, grassy with hay, vegetal and the oak is toasted, sweet with marzipan, caramel, chocolate, nutty, spicy, meaty, smoky..
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5834 08.10.2025 Enjoying a few samples after work while streaming from MAX. Nose Fresh, medium intense, light wood, fruity, ester, spice, light caramel, banana, light citrus, light nuts. Palate Oily, light wood, faint smoke, fruity, ester, cinnamon, light nuts, banana, light chocolate, faint floral, medium spicy. Finish Long, fresh, oily, wood, light chocolate, light nuts, dried fruit. Empty glass Vanilla, light caramel, light chocolate, banana, faint floral.
Review by Serge
Parallel tasting all three Long Ponds of the release series (1998/
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 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.
Review by Johannes
Beautiful long pond esters, slightly overripe fruit (pineapple), clearly woody, a little too bitter and astringent for me.
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 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 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 Matej
Finally another sample… another Colours of Rum. Aroma itself at first was really strong amd alcoholic. I noticed lot of glue, varnish and funky fragrance. After a few minutes some sweet (mostly honey) and overripe fruits (mostly banana). Really impresive combination of fruit and technical fragrance. Taste at first was sweet (honey mostly) spicy and vegetal. With a another sip I noticed funky-estery flavor with overripe fruits (banana), some sour flavor with wood. Finish was, to my surprise, was short, warm with sweet, almond amd butter flavor. This sample was better than my first experience with Colours of Rum I had in Prague. I really love Jamaican rums and Ling Pond slowly become one of ma favorite destilery.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
08/02/25: Tasted alongside 6 other Long Ponds. This was a fresh crack and neck pour, so the review might not be representative. Never tasted the LPS mark before, but pleasantly surprised. Although, currently I'm not sure if the price is worth it.
Review by Michael Schou
30-08-2025 - Rate 7.8 German Rum Festival A lot to taste when visiting the Colours of Rum stand. Next we tryed this Long Pond. Had tastet their 2000 edition last year and really liked it, we had hoped for more of the same. This 2001 edition could not quite keep up with the 2000 edition. Nose with notes of pineapple, fruit and glue. Palate of pineapple, fruit, wood, glue and banana. Medium finish dominated by wood and 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 Loïc V.
Rainy Sunday, so sun in the glass instead Nose : very fruity, green banana, esters, glue, alcohol is perceptible Taste : continuation of the nose on the fruits with some acidity added Finale : short, fresh fruity, estery
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 2001. I rate 8.5 out of 10, excellent rum, which ranks high even among my more than 1,300 ratings.
Review by Stijn Zino
Beautiful Long Pond funk in the nose but very well balanced with some citrus notes. Lacks some complexity in mouth and finish. But still a very nice rum First time I try this mark, I'll need to try more of this.
Review by Richard Krupa
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7 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
28% opened, 1 emptied.
What does CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001 cost?
Avg. community purchase price 124 €.
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Current best price: 213.21 €.
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Details about CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 8 LPS 2001
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 56.4%.
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