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Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 17 ITP 2004
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"Extremely round and sweet," as one taster put it — and that's the surprise here. Blind, almost nobody pegs this 18-year Long Pond as Jamaican; people keep guessing Foursquare, Belize or a 1994 New Yarmouth. Expect caramel, coconut, banana, brioche and roasted coffee with only gentle esters. Round, sweet-leaning and easy for 60%, though the funk hunters will miss the fruit.
The community says- Round and balanced
- Caramel and coconut
- Keep in mind: Low on esters
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Round, sweet Long Pond that hides its Jamaica Loved as an atypical, low-ester Long Pond that reads almost like Barbados — round, sweet, pastry-heavy. A few find it too tame or the alcohol slightly sharp; some just call it unremarkable.
Aroma profileLong Pond fans curious about an untypical, round, low-ester profile
People chasing high-ester Jamaican funk and bold fruit
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkyMature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, tropical, funky rums for sipping neat.
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63 community reviews
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Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
In a blind tasting, I would have guessed a blend of Long Pond and (very good) Belize. Extremely exciting profile. Very approachable yet complex. Atypical and very exciting character. A real highlight in the RumSponge tasting!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
I wouldn't necessarily have put it in Long Pond, more in the direction of Belize/Barbados/Antigua. On the other hand, it reminds me of Mark MBS or ITP. Alcohol could be a bit better integrated, but overall quite tasty but also a bit boring for an LP...
Review by cigares
A rum tasted online with Angus MacRaild. A fairly light color. A spicy nose with banana, roast, solvents, and chocolate. The palate is smooth, pastry-like, with esters and tropical fruits. The finish is long and the aromas remain very present in the mouth. A very nice finish for this LP 2004. The empty glass adds a light caramel, my second favorite of the evening. Retasted alongside other top-level LPs and it doesn't seem as good to me anymore.
Review by Jakob
Heavy sweetness of vanilla, caramel and coconut, which briefly make you think of Belize, Barbados or even New Yarmouth 1994 - accompanied by tropical fruits, which due to the ester number in the comparatively low range but appear relaxed and make the rum quite drinkable. Interesting release, which I would not have blindly assigned ad hoc Long Pond.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a great and complex rum without expected funkiness. The nose is fruity, woody and round with aromas of vanilla and caramel At the palate it’s fruity, spicy, sweet, complex and round with flavors of banana and caramel.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, roasted wood notes with caramel, brioche, spicy with vanilla, allspice, light esters, coconut and banana, round, buttery, sweet molasses with honey, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the fruits are candied and citrus, the molasses thick, caramelized, earthy, grassy. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is intense, complex, but round with light esters, fermented tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, coconut, some candied, brown roasted wood notes like caramel, brioche, cola, leather, chocolate, spicy with vanilla, allspice, as the molasses is sweet with honey, grassy, earthy, some hints of mushrooms pop out. 8,6:The finish is long, dry&tannic, with toasted wood notes, spicy, pairing tropical fruits and sweet molasses with honey, grassy, earthy. Edit:11.4.26.
Review by mto75
An ITP and mW the first 2004 LP. The nose goes towards cake dough and toffee, less fruity than eg the LP ITP-15 from 2006. On the palate spicy with allspice, vanilla, barrel. Delicious part!
Review by Mirco
Beautiful Long Pond. However, I would have hoped for a little ester, but still a solid rum with lots of coconut, spices and roasted aromas that is convincing. I would never have guessed Long Pond blind. More likely FS and/or Belize.
Review by Thunderbird
I would never have suspected LP from the nose. The banana and coconut allowed rather the conclusion of Belize and Barbados. On the palate then but rather associations to LP, but rather discreet and quaffable, the finish is so medium length and also corresponds more to a LP. A very interesting and good bottling . Time what different
Review by zabo
Edit: in the meantime I have bought a bottle and tried it again, I am still enthusiastic about this one, but for the sake of fairness I have adjusted it downwards a little compared to others. At first I thought it was from Barbados, maybe a Foursquare? The taste reminded me a little of a rum from New Yarmouth. An absolute cracker for me. Has probably now knocked my favorite Long Pond (Cambridge 2010) off the throne. Many thanks to Serge, who gave me his double sample!
Review by Tim
Super round Long Pond, so very tamed nose with hardly any esters and definitely no typical Jamaican rum. For this honey / caramel with roasted coffee, wood and vanilla. Very harmonious! The mouthfeel shapes up similarly with delicious coffee and honey. A peppery spiciness comes in suddenly on the finish, but quickly fades in favor of caramel, vanilla and chocolate.
Review by Adrian Wahl
The first LP 2004. Extremely exciting profile, since unknown to me so far. Not so typical Long Pond. Very smooth. The 13 years of tropical maturation I find not even so strongly noticeable. Nice story about it from Angus.
Review by RumTaTa
Delicious Long Pond, is not as intense as some other representatives but offers many subtle nuances. I like very much
Review by Righrum
Low esters long pond, very close to new Yarmouth. A lot of wood, caramel and coffee, while the Jamaican fruity side is coming only later. Not the side of Jamaica I love, rather similar to rums from Barbados
Review by Mike H.
Extremely round and sweet. Some spices, wood, caramel and light fruit. Interesting profile.
Review by TheRhumhoe
An atypical profile for a Long Pond, very pastry-like and gourmand. Cookie, caramel, honey and brioche bring their share of sweetness, while exotic fruits (banana, pineapple, coconut) envelop the nose in velvet. The esters here are concealed beneath a veil of spice and chocolate, extending to dried and candied fruits. A soft, round and elegant profile. The attack on the palate is extremely greedy. This Long Pond could be mistaken for a Foursquare, as the markers are so similar: coconut, banana and pineapple for the fruit, chocolate, coffee and roasted nuts for the darker side, spices of all kinds and, above all, a good dose of pastry and caramel, making for a very drinkable profile, where the alcohol is well integrated. Esters, on the other hand, are very discreet. The finish, in the same vein as the palate, lets the pastry notes linger for a long time. Exotic fruits and gourmet notes of chocolate and spices lend a pleasantly mellow, rounded quality. A highly original Long Pond, both gourmand and sweet. It's almost regrettable that there isn't more typical Jamaican DNA.
Review by Frank
Rum Sponge - RumX-live tasting, fourth rum of the evening. And also a pleasant surprise. Is probably the only ITP from 2004 so far.Low Ester, slightly diluted from 66% to 60%.Nose: fruity, with a subtle vinegar note. Cocoa powder next to it. Clearly has something of fruit bread with candied orange peel and lemon peel. Now comes banana with aromas of red apple. Honey and toffee give a pleasant sweetness that plays against the vinegar. Nice nose. 8.6Palate: wonderfully intense, balanced yet complex. Spicy and bacony right at the start. Quite a bit of doughy aromas of brioche. Sweet tonka bean and licorice. The ABV fits very well. 8.8
Review by Gregor
Beautiful long-lasting long pond. Lots of tropical fruit. However, I miss the ester a little. The 60 percent is super integrated and ideal. Personally, I don't think the price-performance ratio is appropriate. However, if you get a sample like I did, you should try this drop
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, I really like this one, the best today, even better than the Hampden. This Long Pond has a very pleasant sweetness, vanilla, caramel, chocolate and coconut are recognizable, all rounded off by a few esters. Very tasty.
Review by Christian Rudt
You nose lands with me here more at Foursquare than at Long Pond maybe I should have gone out in between. but hello coconut 😅 Is but by no means negative but plays purely as in a good blend. The ester content is with ITP on rather low level and is restrained in the background perceptible. On the palate it becomes quite complex. Tropically fruity. Slightly bacony. With a light but distinct roasted note. Quite own profile overall. Definitely deserves more attention.
Review by DomM
This is a somewhat surprising / unexpected profile… very easy going and delicious. I have strong reconciliations of Belize or Antigua High Congener rums with this one. Wouldn’t have guessed LP with this tbh.
Review by Maxence
Very round Long Pond which almost tastes like a Travellers or Antigua. Definitely flawless but I miss the extra thing to get closer to 90 points.
Review by Joël
Special Long Pond. Alcohol not so well integrated, sharp note. Even on the second and third time, just too alcoholic/sharp for a better rating.
Review by Basti
Very reminiscent of a Foursquare on the nose and parallels can also be seen on the palate. Spices, a slight sweetness, wood, tr. fruits and caramel dominate the palate. Overall, a tasty Low Ester Long Pond with well-integrated ABV.
Review by Jarek
Similar to the just tasted V&M 1994 NY than the previously tested Wu Dram LP 2001, also here hints of Barbados. Re-Tasting January 2026: Still holds true, if I didn’t know better, I’d guess a Foursquare.
Review by Serge
Very tasty Long Pond with (largely) tropical maturation. Blind I would never have estimated as 100% Pot Still - he brings traits of a (good) Column Dedtillation in the game: pastry, chocolate, melting. Like a 94NY, or a Barbados or Belize rum. That in combination with typical LP markers makes it very tasty for me and also still acceptably priced.
Review by Johannes
Very good rum! But certainly not a Long Pond! For me, a clear Foursquare profile. 2004 is also no Long Pond vintage known to me so far.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Tasted at the April Lottery RumX tasting with Angus from Rum Sponge, number 4:On to Jamaica, off to Long Pond.Not too dominant esters on the nose, but definitely present. Somewhere in the middle between low and high esters. Nice mouthfilling and dominant, but not as brachial as many other bottlings from Jamaica. Even though we often look for the brute in Jamaica, this bottling is surprisingly tasty. Round and not too demanding, but still very present, also very oily and pleasant on the tongue. Very special Long Pond bottling and the first 2004 that comes my way.Super exciting, even if it does not quite come close to the 92 Enmore a great contribution to this tasting!
Review by Schnubbii
After a long time, tasted the rest of the sample and I stick to it: I don't understand what some find in this rum. For me completely insignificant. This could be any random rum from Barbados, but one of the boring kind. Virtually no fruit, some spice and that's it. With a bit of water it opens up a bit more, but remains completely unspectacular, at least for my taste. Not really bad, just indifferent.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
This one is quite nice and smooth. It's got this cocoa note that I like in long ponds, however due to low esters it is not complemented by the fruity sweet - sourness. It has loads of vanilla, some banana and dried fruit.
Review by Djehey
Piouf, that's good too! Very tasty and well-balanced! Reduction is good.
Review by Jeremy Hardy
Not very expressive on the nose, citrus.
Review by alex
Superb Long Pond. I love it. Even if blind, I would never have recognized it, as the usual markers are a bit missing but the result is really top 🤩🤩 Lots of fruit, caramel, wood, spices and a little honeyed side 😍
Review by Alex1981
Enjoyable Long Lond with low esters, starts with a gentle nose that gets a bit more powerful on the palate. Fruitier, less complex than others. Untypical profile for a LP, but not in a bad sense.
Review by ThreeH
Color amber with a slight grayish veil. OK but not a highlight. On the nose then strong caramel, brown sugar, wood notes, behind that fruity esters. I probably imagine solvent notes more than they are really there. But everything is balanced and really tasty. On the palate then clear spice, cask notes, roast notes – you could almost imagine yourself in Barbados. However, the fruity ester notes are nicely blended in. The long finish on this spicy/fruity side – that's really nice. Compared to the other Long Pond variants tasted at the same time (RX25855 and RX19574), this is the best variant for my taste.
Review by Alexander Rasch
I really like that. As many have written, I would not have guessed LP at the beginning. On the palate then rather. But what a great tasty rum. The nose is wonderfully inviting. On the palate everything perfectly balanced. A powerhouse of flavors. Nice and creamy with a perfect wood influence. Great.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
While clearly a Jamaican on the nose, surprisingly subtle. Predominantly not estern, but fruity, honeyed, caramel and toasty with recognizable wood. Then similar on the palate. A bit more esters, quite strong for the 60%. But then very quickly becomes pleasantly sweet, round and enormously towards dark baked in the mid-palate. In the finish it then shows some ester and very ripe banana. Overall very approachable, round and sweet. Very surprising and a great result!
Review by Mentalo
Interesting bottling that I would hardly have associated with LP. Lots of vanilla, spices, a bit of wood in the finish. Pleasant sweetness and well integrated alcohol. But I lack about the fruitiness. This is only very discreetly present.
Review by Buddudharma
Nice, relaxed Long Pond that reminds a bit of the 1994 NYs in profile, without quite reaching their class and intensity.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Rum Sponge – Long Pond ITP 2004 – 18 years – 60% And there… REPEATED, BUT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION! 🤣 After mistaking a Guyana for a Jamaican, we managed to mistake a Jamaican for… 🇬🇾 a Guyana! The Rum Sponge Edition No.17 is a Long Pond ITP 2004, 18 years old, limited to only 284 bottles. It spent about 13 years in a tropical climate in Jamaica before continuing its aging for about 5 years in the UK. The ITP mark has a relatively low ester profile for Long Pond, around 90–120 g/hl AA. And indeed, it’s very far from a classic Jamaican bomb: coconut, vanilla, caramel/toffee, chocolate, coffee, roasted notes… with a pretty marked pastry side. Enough to send us straight to Guyana during the blind tasting!
Review by Michal S
I expected a bit more, but it's not a bad rum, although it has a slightly different flavor profile compared to other Long Pond rums.
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What does Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 17 ITP 2004 cost?
Community paid 130–217 €.
Current best price: 270.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 205 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 17 ITP 2004
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Decadent Drinks LTD, at 60%.
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