Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2005
Highly praised Long Pond: powerful esters, deep tropical fruit, well-judged oak and a long, salty-mineral finish. Intense yet surprisingly balanced, many consider it a benchmark of the NRJ Cambridge releases.
An incredible array of aromas and high complexity. Beautiful sticky and fruity notes on the nose. Lots of spices, wood and even citrusy hints of lemon or orange peel. Very powerful and spicy on the palate. Something dry and woody follows. Then the aromas from the nose with tropical fruits and some honey. In addition to the impressive complexity, the warming 62.5% vol. is also well integrated. The long finish adds an interesting mineral component alongside the spiciness. Honey, liquorice and woody notes finish everything off nicely. I hardly need to mention that the term "funkiness" extends from the nose to the finish. Fantastic bottling - just Long Pond Velier. Thanks to mentalo for the sample.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who love cask strength Long Pond with glue, marzipan and tropical fruit layered over dry, woody, salty notes.
Live auctions
This rum is currently being offered by one of our verified auction house partners. RumX helps you discover and bid on rare rums.
How does Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2005 taste?
Funky, powerful Cambridge benchmark
If you enjoy NRJ Long Ponds like TECC/TECA but want something slightly more drinkable and fruit-forward, this Cambridge hits that middle ground between brute force and balance.
Beginners or anyone sensitive to alcohol heat, tannins, or solventy aromas who might find the 62.5% ABV and ester load too aggressive.
How is Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2005 rated?
Community purchases
The RumX community has already added 288 bottles to their collections:
Digitize your rum collection and get exciting insights into the market value of your collection or individual bottles:
You may also enjoy
The identification of similar rums is based on the tasting notes of the community and the key data of the rum.
About the Long Pond distillery
The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 6,571 times with an average of 8.5/10.
By rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver – together with Jakob, Robert, and Lukas, we started RumX in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as a digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans: over 25,000 bottlings, 280,000+ independent reviews, and an active community with 52,000 members. We combine the collective intelligence of our community with an integrated marketplace, allowing you to shop securely and manage your collection directly from the app.
The goal? To offer you, the rum connoisseur, a place where you can choose with confidence—without paperwork, detours, or expert jargon.
Get the most out of RumX
Do you want to learn more about this rum, track the market value of your bottles, and share your rum with like-minded people? Download the RumX app for free now and discover the whole RumX universe!
An incredible array of aromas and high complexity. Beautiful sticky and fruity notes on the nose. Lots of spices, wood and even citrusy hints of lemon or orange peel. Very powerful and spicy on the palate. Something dry and woody follows. Then the aromas from the nose with tropical fruits and some honey. In addition to the impressive complexity, the warming 62.5% vol. is also well integrated. The long finish adds an interesting mineral component alongside the spiciness. Honey, liquorice and woody notes finish everything off nicely. I hardly need to mention that the term "funkiness" extends from the nose to the finish. Fantastic bottling - just Long Pond Velier. Thanks to mentalo for the sample.
Auto-translatedExcellent on fresh fruits coated with vanilla and bourbon. 🤤
Auto-translatedThe tropically aged Long Ponds simply have a great flavor profile that I enjoy very much: fruit esters meets wood and an always discreetly present sweetness. This bottling also joins the high quality ranks of Velier bottlings from Long Pond seamlessly. In direct comparison with the 2010 release, it is clearly more powerful, but also more aromatically present - which is not least due to the additional volume percentages. Both play far in front.
Auto-translated02.05.2024 Retasting and I still love this release a lot. Once rested it releases a wide array of flavours. Would have love more of these bottles in the shelf but unfortunately hard to find or very expensive. --------------- This is a unique and well balanced rum with intensity. Close to the perfect rum!