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Swell de Spirits Long Pond Private Garden The Lobster Claw (Cave Saint Seurin) 2006
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Most tasters rate this highly but flag the same thing: at nearly 67% the alcohol bites, especially late. This is a low-ester Long Pond, so instead of pineapple funk you get yellow fruit (peach, apricot, banana), caramel and a strong menthol-and-young-oak streak. Several call it atypical and a touch bitter on the finish; fans love the fruit and how clean it stays.
The community says- Yellow fruit depth
- Long finish
- But: Alcohol heat
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How does Swell de Spirits Long Pond Private Garden The Lobster Claw (Cave Saint Seurin) 2006 taste?
Summarized by AI from 44 community reviews.
Atypical low-ester Long Pond, hot and woody Loved by most for its yellow-fruit, menthol and woody profile, though many note the high ABV heat and a bitter, young-oak finish. Not the funk-forward Long Pond people expected.
Jamaican fans who want yellow fruit and wood over funk
Anyone chasing classic pineapple funk or sensitive to high ABV
Style & occasion: Mature & oakyTropical & funkySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by cigares
RumX and Swell de Spirit online tasting, March 2024. Varnished wood on the first nose, mirabelle plum and apricot, overripe banana and mango, salted butter caramel. Fruit dominates on the palate, especially apricot and mirabelle plum flesh. Woody but also fresh. The finish is long and divided between dark aromas and fresh, fruity notes. A complex, evolving, balanced rum. A very fine selection.
Review by Dr.Django
Chapeau an Swell de Spirits! Bei diesem Long Pond sucht man vergebens nach dem bekannten Jamaica funk mit Ananas & Co. An der Nase eher mit Kräutern und Menthol auffällig, gejt es am Gaumen genauso weiter. Hinzu wird es etwas holzig und immer wieder mit Menthol/Minze. Ich schmecke hier auch schwarzen Tee und Pfirsich. Stets etwas pfeffrig, bwsonders im Abgang. Kein Überflieger, aber sehr interessant! Glaube das hatten ich die letzten Tage öfter: Eine lange Standzeit könnte ihm sehr gut tun!
Review by zabo
Swell Masterclass RumX 28.03.2024 I like this ITP mark, although it is not necessarily the typical off-the-shelf Long Pond. I find it a very well-made bottling that also found its place in Mika's blend. Great selection.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Wir hatten eine wirklich fantastische Masterclass mit Mika von Swell. Die Session war ausgesprochen informativ und die Rums wirklich hervorragend! Diesen Long Pond habenmwur zweimal verkostet. Einmal als 55% des Blends RX16704 und einmal als Single Cask. Der Single Cask hat 14 Jahre tropische Reife hinter sich. Die Nase ist relativ leicht und verhalten, die Ester, die man im Blend wahrnehmen kanm, kommen hier kaum zum Tragen. Man findet etwas Banane, Mango und getrocknete Aprikose. Der Mund ist viel intensiver als die Nase, neben tropischen Früchten (vor allem Banane) gibt es hier weiter gelbe Früchte. Leider ist der Rum auch eteas scharfkantige, was bei fast 67% nicht verwunderlich ist. Ein schöner Rum, aber nicht mein favorisiertes LB Profil.
Review by Vincent D
Very soft first nose on this rum. Caramel, a light woodiness, a sensation of coconut and some esters. It's not a funky profile. On the palate, wow, it explodes everywhere. Fruits, wood, esters, caramel. It's smooth but powerful, fruity but woody. Everything overlaps and coexists. It's great. Long length and a finish of beautiful indulgence. The alcohol is noticeable but superbly integrated. Magnificent.
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh wow, ein top Rum. Geht für mich heute erstmals in den 9er Bereich. In der Nase hat man hier eine schöne Fruchtnote wir in der Masterclass gesagt wurde sind das hier die gelben Früchte wie Pfirsich oder Aprikose. Still 5 to go :)
Review by Jakob
Low-ester Long Pond from 2006, which offers room for many heavier wood and spice flavors in addition to some typical Long Pond aromas. Personally, this combination doesn't appeal to me as much as the even fruitier releases, but it is nonetheless a very appealing rum at a great level - the aromatic complexity is just as convincing as the alcohol integration. Another exciting selection from Swell de Spirits and the mastermind behind it, Mika.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4679 28.03.2024 Very nice online Masterclass with Swell de Spirits. Nose Intense, fruity, overripe, banana, ester, light glue, wood, tannins, balanced. Palate Intense, spicy, fruity, light herbs, banana, naturally sweet, light citrus, light roasted wood. Finiah Long, spicy, citrus, wood, medium dry, naturally sweet The empty glass has some faint chocolate and berries.
Review by DomM
Intense Long Pond. The long tropical aging definitely shows giving a rich and woody sensation. Reminds me somewhat of the Long Pond ITP original bottling but exactly with the additional power the OB was missing. Cheers to Mika and the RumX team for making the master class possible. Very nice line-up!
Review by Alex1981
Gentle, fresh nose. Need to search for the flavors, nice complexity. The palate gets suddenly intense, spices & fruits show up driven by the abv. Long finish with similar notes than the palate. The spices & fruits stay in the tongue for quite some time
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Highly unusual Long Pond. On the nose I was blind at first with a TDL with light mint and yellow fruit notes, then the taste was more reminiscent of an old Monymusk with lots of menthol, slightly bitter wood notes and rather yellow stone fruit. Overall, not quite what I had hoped for, the alcohol is still quite present even after almost an hour of breathing, which for me costs slight deductions in the rating and overall it unfortunately tastes quite burnt to me in the finish... I would have hoped for more funk here!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
💛 Long Pond x Cave St Seurin – absolute favorite Esters gently, but an insane concentration and a crazy length! A Long Pond that shines through its complexity while remaining super clean. In short, Jamaica lover here! 🇯🇲😍
Review by Christoph
Eucalyptus and peach make a very inviting nose. On the palate, young wood and strawberry come through. Very unexpected, as I had clearly expected more tropical fruits, but I like it.
Review by Righrum
Too much alcohol impairs greatly my evaluation. This is a great low esters high congeners Jamaican rum. On the nose caramel, some wood and fruits. The fruit is amazing in the mouth, unfortunately the alcool bites really too much for my taste, otherwise my score would have been way higher
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Quel nez ! Entre les fruits jaunes, la coco, le caramel et un peu végétal. Léger sur les esters. En bouche c’est aussi superbe avec une intégration assez incroyable de l’alcool, sur les fruits rouges, les épices, le caramel et le menthol. Superbe sélection.
Review by Boletus
An exciting and really good Long Pond that reveals its complexity only gradually with increased air contact. The moderate ester content then becomes a bit noticeable on the palate, but there is also a fairly intense, young woody oak presence that, for me, pushes the rum a bit too much into a dry-bitter direction as it progresses.
Review by TheJackDrop
Nez : alcool invisible, WTF : sucre brun, brulé, fruits pourris mais légers, abricot ? Spéculos ? Bouche : alcool plus puissant et qui monte progressivement à la tête, ca chauffe. Fruits / abricot / épices / bois. 8.7+ vraiment superbe meme si un poil atypique (moins d’ester et d’ananas/fruits exotiques).
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Here’s the next Swell de Spirits. Thanks again Timo for sharing. This one is very fruity again and you can clearly recognize banana, apricot, and orange. But in my opinion also a bit woody in taste.
Review by Djehey
A un degré qui casse des culs, celui ci est drôlement gouleyant ! Alcool bien intégré. On reconnaît vite long pond et un marque avec peu d'ester. Cela permet à d'autres arômes de s'exprimer comme les fruits jaunes. Un petit côté Appleton heart mais different :) Sympa !
Review by lars
I like this one quite a lot. Of course the 67% need some time first. But I like that it doesn’t get too sour. I sometimes get that with Long Ponds. The long aging definitely helped here 👌🏻
Review by Martin Spooner
On the nose an incredible mix of mint and menthol. Very interesting. On the palate the menthol is very dominant. Wow, it's good and approachable. Really great. Very smooth on the palate with a long finish.
Review by F.L.O.
Was für ne Nase: Früchte, Eukalyptus, Karamell Ester und Holz. Total Crazy Mischung ! Auf der Zunge kommt dann sogar Minze dazu. Die Früchte werden ein wenig nach Hinten geschoben und das Holz kommt schön nach vorne. Alkohol super eingebunden.
Review by Nicolas Sicilia
Very cool!!! Quite a powerful nose of fruit (roasted pineapple) and varnish that gets greedy with aeration ... on the palate a slap of fruit that rounds out to become quite greedy and almost round with a salinity! A very fine Long Pond!
Review by Adrien B
V1 Fresh cocoa nose, heavy herb, licorice, leather, coconut, gray tropical ripe fruits. Surprisingly light on the palate, powerful, short finish. Not as complex on the palate as on the nose. Jam profile but not very blended. Review 86
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
A very nice ITP but leaves me a bit hungry. The nose is very nice on fruits with roasted pineapple, cooked apricot puree, brown sugar, quite indulgent. The palate is less so, the alcohol is very present especially in the finish where it crushes everything a bit, there are notes of burnt caramel and a slightly astringent woodiness that take over the fruits, it lacks funk and indulgence, the finish being mainly carried by alcohol and notes of yellow fruits and a bit of overcooked biscuit that timidly return.
Review by Ayc
A nice ITP, very pleasant on the nose and first sip. Very good integration of the alcohol. On the nose, besides the classics, you get a well caramelized tarte tatin, citrus on the grapefruit, yellow-fleshed fruits, in the empty sample a bit of leather. But on the palate, the more I come back to it, the more the bitterness lingers, which will surely please some but not really me. Slight lack of chewiness at the end of the mouth. Still a nice juice.
Review by Seb
Good Long Pond, gourmand but the alcohol warms a bit without sting.
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45 bottles logged by 35 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
17% opened, 4 emptied.
What did the community pay for Swell de Spirits Long Pond Private Garden The Lobster Claw (Cave Saint Seurin) 2006?
Community paid 138–173 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 151 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about Swell de Spirits Long Pond Private Garden The Lobster Claw (Cave Saint Seurin) 2006
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 66.9%.
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