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Velier Long Pond Vale Royal (Old Jamaica Rum) 2006
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Sip it slow and neat with a drop of water — at 65% it needs the room. The nose is the star: solvent and glue, cedar and old wood, leather, overripe pineapple and banana. The palate hits hard and sharp, acidic and peppery, before a long sticky finish pulls in medicinal and mineral notes. A 19-year Long Pond that rewards patience over easy drinking.
The community says- Superb complex nose
- Long sticky finish
- Keep in mind: Sharp acidic palate
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How does Velier Long Pond Vale Royal (Old Jamaica Rum) 2006 taste?
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Cask-strength Long Pond: glorious nose, sharp palate Most tasters land high on this one — a concentrated, mature Long Pond that impresses on the nose. If you want a soft, easy palate, this sharp cask-strength ester isn't it.
seasoned fans of aged Long Pond esters
anyone wanting a soft, smooth sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
A rum tasted at Whisky Live in Paris in 2025. You can feel the age of this rum, with domesticated esters, cedar wood and leather. But also freshness with vegetal notes. The palate is less interesting, chaotic, bumpy, acidic and spicy. On the finish, everything falls into place and the rum reveals itself to be greedy and well-balanced. Perhaps it needs some oxidation? As it is, I'm not convinced: the palate is far inferior to its predecessors. What's more, I'm not too keen on the new NRJ design.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Most helpful mixed review
Too much alcohol. Need to taste again to form a new opinion.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5709 27.09.2025 Day one of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. This is also a pretty good release, but I did expect a bit more from a Velier release. Fruty with some esters, light leather, well integrated wood, glue and faint marzipan. Medium spicy with a light bitterness on the palate.
Review by TheRhumhoe
From Velier and the National Rum of Jamaica company, one could have expected much better than this bottling. The nose is nevertheless dazzling with beautiful notes of cedarwood, chili, and leather that contrast with exotic fruits (pineapple, banana), vegetal hints, and the well-known esters from the house (varnish, glue, solvents). It’s well balanced and well controlled for the nose. On the other hand, this rum is very rough on the palate. The structure is disorderly, the flavors are sharp and even a bit irritating, especially this acidity, which is combined with chili, leather, and esters, resulting in a rough and unpleasant rum on the palate. Exotic fruits, wood, and marzipan are also present but don’t really change the profile’s face. The alcohol is not very well integrated. The finish redeems the level; it’s long, sticky, and adds beautiful medicinal, mineral, and vegetal notes, which bring some substance to the exotic fruits, citrus, wood, and esters. A somewhat troubling rum, not to say disappointing, especially with its imbalance on the palate.
Review by TheJackDrop
Ahhhh what a kick! I must admit I had high expectations of this keel, but I wasn't disappointed. Quite a lot of solvent, with the aeration of old wood notes, the beginning of exotic fruits that are a little pushed, and some spices. On the palate, everything explodes at once, with a crazy intensity, perhaps a touch of biting alcohol I grant you, and still a good dose of leather. I love it!
Review by Jakob
Whisky Live Paris tasting. Impressions and evaluation are based on direct impressions from the tasting glass.
Review by Righrum
Whisky Live Paris 2025 - to be tasted again to confirm the score and notes The older the better is not always true. Yet this release, 7 years older than previous NRJ 2006 VRW, is pretty good. Intense, with a combination of overripe fruits, agrumes, wood and spices, is a great rum
Review by rbfsnow
19Y VRW 2006 (>=) 2005 STCE 21Y
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Vale Royal 2006 - 65 % A superb nose, concentrated and promising... but on the palate, it's a different story: unbalanced, too acidic and spicy. A little disappointing for a 19-year-old full tropical. Guyana 2004 - 53.1% Another full tropical, this time 21 years old! Since the end of the collaboration between Velier and DDL in 2015, we no longer expected to see a Guyana stamped Velier, so this is a real surprise from WL 2025. Even if the blend of stills and marks remains rather mysterious, the result is pleasant, gourmand, with a style that evokes Versailles. A tasty rum, without being overwhelming, for its age and origin. 👉 A clear preference for Guyana over Jamaica! And a special mention for the old-school yellow and red labels, very successful.
Review by Mc Pirate
What a discovery at WLP 2025! An absolute killer because it’s so good, powerful, and complex. Indeed, the nose is extremely well integrated between banana, varnish, and esters! The palate is very FULL, with a very lively attack thanks to the 65° ABV, and it goes through all the aromas of wood, banana, a typical Jamaican character, and a long, warm, woody finish! Thanks to the 65 watts.
Review by LesTontonsMaltés
Super rum! Lots of fruit and fruit!!! Very good
Review by Benoit Mahe
Not bad in itself but disappointing.
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Details about Velier Long Pond Vale Royal (Old Jamaica Rum) 2006
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 65%.
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