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3c653280-0223-11ee-88d1-696ad0d0fa25Jamaica Long Pond Rest & Be Thankful
Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 25 years · 58,6%

Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998

Most tasters agree the party is on the palate, not the nose. Give this one time — the nose comes across faint and light, roasted wood, faint coffee, a little citrus — but the mouth opens up: overripe sweetness, gooseberry, tannins, pencil shavings and a savoury, bacon-fat edge, then dry esters in the back half. A lighter Long Pond mark, but 25 years of cask show clearly.

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  • Complex palate
  • Savoury LP spice
  • But: Faint nose
295.00 €incl. VAT
Slijterij & Wijnhuis Zeewijck · 70cl · 421.43 €/l
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Aggregated from 27 community reviews.

Light-ester aged Long Pond, big on the palate Well-liked all round: a light-ester, elegantly aged Long Pond that shines on the palate. The recurring gripe is a nose several find faint — and the esters run milder than many hoped.

Perfect for

Long Pond fans wanting savoury, well-aged funk

Less suitable for

anyone chasing a loud high-ester bomb

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74% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Christian Rudt

Christian Rudt
Feb 2024534 reviewsGermany
8.1/10

Der zweite Rest & Be thankful Long Pond in dieser Verkostung hat etwas mehr Ester und trägt das LSO Mark. Dieses Plus wird an der Nase gleich deutlich spürbar. Die Zitrusfrüchte sind hier auch klar da aber weit weniger dominant. Auch die speckigen Noten am Gaumen finden sich hier, werden deutlich reduzierter als im ITP. Der Geschmack geht Richtung vergoren dem steht aber etwas Eleganz von floralen Teenoten entgegen. Das speckige gefiel mir jedoch etwas besser daher bleibt diese Abfüllung hier 2.Sieger

Review by RumTaTa

RumTaTa
Apr 2024452 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

Very light rum for the age of 25 years. I have no association with Long Pond on the nose, but that's not surprising because this is one of the lighter marks. Nevertheless, some ITP rums from Long Pond seem much more intense to me, although LSO and ITP are the equivalent mark. Perhaps LSO is a recipe that also leads to different aromatic results. A special feature I find on the nose is wet, musty wood... On the palate, I find the rum more balanced with a good portion of sweetness, fruit and spice. Towards the finish, the sweetness decreases and is replaced by tannins, olives and a nice dryness. The fruit comes through briefly in between. Good rum, unexpectedly light for its age. However, I know cheaper bottlings of this brand that I like more.

Review by Serge

Serge
Feb 2024840 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

Verkostet im Rahmen der Rest&Be Thankful Masterclass, sowie ein zweites mal in Rube alleine. Während in der Maserclass alle Rums in aufsteigender Esteranteil-Reihenfolge verkostet wurde (was absolut in Ordnung war), habe ich mich entschlossen die beiden Low Ester Long Ponds im zweiten Durchgang separat zu verkosten. Beide überzeugen durch feine Noten, wobei mir aber der LSO insgesamt etwas mehr zusagt, da er mehr der herzhaften Würze mitbringt, die für mich einen LP ausmacht. Der ITP ist dafür angenehmer im Mundgefühl und hat besser integrierten AbV. Allgemein hätte ich mir in diesem Preisrahmen doch eine genauere Angabe der Dauer der tropischen Vorlagerung (die für mich der essentielle Part ist) gewünscht.

Review by Frank

Frank
Feb 2024686 reviews
8.4/10

RumX/Kirsch-Online-Tasting Rest&Be Thankful! 25 Jahre alt, ein light pot und mit knapp über 120 gr/hlpa Ester am oberen Rand des Marks LSO/ITP. Nase: das mehr an Ester im Vergleich zum ITP bringt deutlich vielseitigere Aromen mit sich. Wirkt nicht so verschlossen zu Beginn, sondern eher frisch mit Zitrusfrüchten und Lösungsmitteln. Die holzige-Würze erinnert mich etwas an Bleistiftmine oder auch Erdnuss. Jetzt kommt die Frucht etwas feiner mit süß-säuerlicher Stachelbeere und einer zarten Karamell-Honig-Note. Braucht Zeit, dann aber schön. 8,4 Gaumen: lecker und intensiver als die Nase. Erster Eindruck ist süß, speckig, würzig, Anis und Süßholz. Dann ein ordentlicher Anteil Bleistiftspähne, der sich angenehm mit dem Süßholz mischt. Irgendwie auch Zitrusfruchtig mit Stachelbeere, die Süße kommt aber eindeutig vom Süßholz, was ich gut finde. 8,5

Review by Speedflo

Speedflo
Jun 202443 reviewsSwitzerland
8.4/10

Mein erster LSO! Daher war ich gespannt und mit dem ersten schlick auch ein bisschen entäuscht. Sehr interessante Long Pond Noten mit schöner Ester begleitung. In der Nase noch Fruchtig und zurückhaltend, im Gaumen leider auch eher kurzweilig. Der abgang dafür irgeñdwie länger als erwartet. Die lange Fasslagerung ist erkennbar. Der Preis ist aus meiner Sicht bei 50cl (trotz seines Alters) nicht gerechtfertigt.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Mar 20241,440 reviewsSwitzerland
7.9/10

Frische Zitrus- Tropenfruchtaromen, knackige Röstnoten, Holzeinflüsse, leichte Karamell- und Kaffeenoten. Ausdrucksstark, aromatisch durchaus vielseitig, auch wenn mir das Profil etwas zu herb daherkommt.

Review by mto75

mto75
Feb 2024693 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Nach dem RumX R&BT Tasting am 7.2. den Rest nochmal mit mehr Ruhe verkostet. Der siebte Rum und der zweite Long Pond. Nun aber ein LSO, zwar noch weit entfernt von den brachialen TECA, TECC... aber hier finde ich schon mehr LP typische DNA. Am Gaumen Zitrusfrüchte, grünes Gemüse und schon ein wenig die fleischigen Noten und Bratensoße…am Gaumen würzig speckig und eine Toffee-Süße.

Review by DomM

DomM
Feb 2024916 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Tasted during the RumX masterclass. Huge thanks the guys from R&BT for presenting their range! Very nice exploration of some low(we) ester marks. While some of the noses were a little light, the long aged expressions are very interesting on the palate across the board. Very interesting! :) Very round while intense on the palate. The long maturation really did a good job here.

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Details about Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond LSO 1998

A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rest & Be Thankful, at 58,6%.

CountryJamaica
DistilleryLong Pond
ABV58,6%
Volume70cl
Age25 years
Vintage1998
Cask no.#10276

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18% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.

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