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Velier Long Pond TECA 2007
Built for people who already chase high-ester Jamaican funk, this Long Pond TECA is a nail polish, glue and rubber bomb layered over overripe pineapple, banana and mango, with oak and vanilla underneath. At 63% the alcohol sits shockingly well. Several tasters call it their favorite of the NRJ Long Ponds; a few find the acetic, ester-heavy attack tiring over a full glass.
The community says- Huge ester nose
- Overripe tropical fruit
- But: Tiring over time
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How does Velier Long Pond TECA 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 203 community reviews.
Intense high-ester Jamaican funk bomb Loved by funk fans as one of the best NRJ Long Ponds, with fruit and solvents in balance. The catch: it's intense, drying and acidic, not an everyday pour.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk
Anyone new to funk or sensitive to high ABV
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.9 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
97% rate it 8 or higher. 17 selected write-ups from 203 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
Great rum, among the best I have tasted. Hints of roastiness, peanuts, solvents/nail polish, barrel/woods, licorice, pastry and light vanilla. I find it well balanced and would never stop drinking it. A deep rum. The finish is endless.
Review by Joachim Guger
Most helpful mixed review
The dignified brother of the TECA 2003. In 2007, the dead dog in the Dunder Pit was finally dissolved. Nail polish, woody, mango etc. Very complex. At the beginning I tend to associate it with Hampden, but after a longer period of ventilation it becomes animalistic like a tropically matured Caroni. Not a beauty, but very interesting and unique. (I should add that I don't find these 🇯🇲 stinkers sexy at all).
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
Definitely in love with long pond 🤤
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
das ist Mal ne Wucht an Estern...!🤯 überreife Banane, Klebstoff und verbranntes Gummi mit modrigen Kompost Noten, sowie Speck und Sahnetoffee sind am dominantesten.. zum Glück nicht so arg fleischig/Umami und Miso-Pasten mäßig wie der 2003 Teca. ganz zum Schluss kommt eine interessante Note aus Bergamot, Kokosnuss und dunkler Schokolade mit etwas Salz und Bitterkeit, die das ganze wiederum sehr spannend und damit auch sehr gut macht!
Review by Mirco
Very powerful Long Pond with intense ester aromas. The nose is dominated by pineapple, banana and fermented tropical fruits, accompanied by solvent notes and a little vanilla. The palate is dense and explosive with ripe fruit, a slight herbaceousness and spicy wood. The finish is long, warm and characterized by a distinctive funk. An expressive Jamaican that clearly reveals the typical Long Pond DNA.
Review by Jakob
Archetypal Long Pond High Ester profile with excellent alcohol integration. Aromatic complexity meets balance - the tropical maturation ensures exceptional balance on the one hand, while the fruit aromas are impressively versatile on the other. Great.
Review by Fasen
THIS RUM, WHAT A RUM! It is simply a cascade of aromas very armonic and intoxicating. It is extremely fruity (exotic), empyreumatic (rubber / tar / burnt / grilled), greedy, slightly spicy, powerful, pastry, funky, fat, fresh, animal, finely wooded ... All this with a very well integrated alcohol. In short, we manage to fill almost all the aromatic palette with this juice, it's quite crazy! It is a very particular rum which will not necessarily please everyone because of its aromatic power. For me it is almost perfection, I am a fan!
Review by Oliver
TECA DNA beautiful sweetness tropical fruit. Clearly more "pleasing" than its older brother. Quasi a blend of TECA 2003 and Foursquare... 🤓Very successful!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Pretty good release in my mind.
Review by DomM
Very intense and tasty. I don’t get any greasy / meaty long pond notes at all (which is good, cause I really do not enjoy those 😅) . Very nice stuff. Side by side to the HV TECA 2005, this is much more musty on the nose vs. more fruity notes on the HV. From the freshly opened bottle this, however, has the edge on the palate as the HV starts off with to much of an alcoholic sting.
Review by Tschusikowsky
After a few seconds, an ester bomb explodes on the palate😋 quite harmonious despite the intensity. Very digestible rum...dense and intense
Review by zabo
Online tasting of various TECA and TECC organized by Mirco. First of all, many thanks for the great split to be able to try them all side by side. Now I had to readjust a few ratings.
Review by Basti
An der Nase die volle Dröhnung Ester, Klebstoff und Nagellack, dazu reife Mango und süße Vanille mit einer leicht modrigen Note. Am Gaumen eine angenehme Süße mit trop. Früchten, Klebstoff, Ester und Nagellack. ABV sehr gut eingebunden. Trifft voll meinen Geschmack und reiht sich in meine Top 10 ein.
Review by cigares
Rum Friendly Club Advent Calendar, Day 15. A warm nose of overripe fruit and esters. Notes of cedar support the fruit. Esters are kept in check on the palate, but dominate at first, then ripe fruit takes over, supported by refined cedar wood and a pastry note. The finish is long and elegant, with tropical fruit and a pleasant pastry note. A delicious rum that's very reminiscent of Jamaica, but not of Hampden.
Review by Galli33
I let it rest for one hour in a close glass. Than i opened the glass OMG this is the heaven for a sniffer: glue, rubber, varnish, nail polish, solvents, ester, ester and more ester (is has ca. 1300gr/hlpa). Then after some times you‘ll get the fruits, oak… The alcohol 63% are integrated very very well. I really enjoy this sample 😍 Nose: Ester, Solvents, nail polish, glue, rubber, varnish, trop. fruits, mango, overripe, woody, oak, vanilla, peppery, roasted Mouth: dry, full bodied, strong, delicious, funky, complex, intense, ester, bitter, glue, trop fruits, banana, overripe fruits, pineapple, a bit sweet, caramelized, wood(oak), leather, vanilla, roasted, almond Finish: long, dry, ester, warm, overripe fruits, woody(oak), vanilla, toasted, leather
Review by Jean Louisss
A festival of flavor in the mouth... Probably the best bottle I have ever tasted
Review by Aussierumfan
A beautiful rum with all the right notes! Deep, complex and flavoursome with lovely alcahol integration. Fruity, funky, glue with a touch of wood and a slight sweetness. I could definetly make this work as a daily sipper if I had a better supply 😅 a long finish.
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 198 €
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Details about Velier Long Pond TECA 2007
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 63%.
Community purchases
267 bottles logged by 191 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 18 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Long Pond TECA 2007?
Community paid 112–195 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
267 purchased · 210 tasted · 116 wishlist · as of
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