Velier Long Pond TECA 2003
Loved by Beau de Vries, Giorgio Garotti & 110 more
For seasoned enthusiasts only: this cask-strength Long Pond TECA is an ester bomb with rotten tropical fruit, olives, meat, mushrooms and leather. RumX members praise its insane intensity, umami depth and endless finish.
- Extreme esters
- Crazy complexity
- Endless finish
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How does Velier Long Pond TECA 2003 taste?
Aggregated from 131 community reviews.
Insanely funky TECA umami beast For seasoned enthusiasts only: this cask-strength Long Pond TECA is an ester bomb with rotten tropical fruit, olives, meat, mushrooms and leather. RumX members praise its insane intensity, umami depth and endless finish.
Hardcore Jamaica lovers who crave ultra-high esters, rotten tropical fruit, salty-umami, meaty notes and want a once-in-a-while bottle that completely overloads the senses.
Beginners, those sensitive to 63% ABV, or anyone who dislikes dirty, fermenty, meaty and rubbery funk in their rum.
How is Velier Long Pond TECA 2003 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.7 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 131 ratings
Review by Beau de Vries
Absolutely lovely
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Crazy. in the first moment (very briefly!) Passion fruit and vanilla and after a few minutes it always goes over to Maggi, bacon and rotten vegetables and stinky sulfur
Review by Giorgio Garotti
One of the most distinctive rums to come out in recent years! The nose is a riot of fermented fruit at the lomite of rot, glue and some citrus with a nice hint of the cask! When you taste it it is both brutal and elegant where red fruits and berries appear! The brand of long pond can be felt and fully recognized! A rollercoaster rum not for everyone! I love it!
Review by Joël
Schon sehr speziell in der Nase und auch am Gaumen, verstehe völlig wenn einem dieses fleischige überhaupt nicht zusagt. Mir fällt nichts vergleichbares ein.
Review by Felix Reiber
A great product. Funkiness, intensity, character and a unique bouquet with great esters, meat and fish. The nose is exceptionally fruity and complex and you can partially recognize what to expect in the mouth. The fruity esters are a delight. In the mouth, intense sweetness, tropical fruits and varnish are immediately added. Warm, pleasing and fleshy, the aromas come together and merge into bread crust and leather. Mineral undertones and salt play perfectly with herbal tones. The finish is long, fruity, spicy and again very complex. The bottle price is quite high, but the purchase was still worth it. Long Pond is really a house number, a must for all those who love Jamaicarum.
Review by Thunderbird
Mirco's blind tasting TECA/TECC No.7: Another bottling from NRJ...their Long Pond's are just awesome. With this one I particularly like the pronounced passion fruit note with a hint of marijuana and sourness. Certainly not everyone's taste, but it's mine.
Review by Joachim Guger
You either love it or hate it. I was until now clearly in the second camp, 39 points🥶 and tail light. Tip and sample from Bonn (Thanks!), he should, the longer the bottle is open, the better.👍The nose is now a lot more solid than I remember. Wood, leather, toasted. Some estery, but pleasant. Round and balanced. Complex it is not. The dead dog on the side of the road is still very easy to smell, but makes the rum interesting. 😅In the mouth, then the post goes off. Woody, furry, pungent on one side, warm and full on the other. A rum that is more felt than tasted. The finish is short, wood and musty.The second time I like the rum much better, but it has (in this case fortunately) lost some complexity.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rich, intensely aromatic Long Pond. The nose begins with a touch of glue, before letting an anthology of tropical fruits embalm the nostrils: banana, pineapple, lime and orange are very present, but it's the passion fruit, almost stewed, that makes the difference here. Phenolic and fermented notes rub shoulders with gourmet spices (baked apple, vanilla) and subtle woodiness. A very engaging nose. The attack on the palate is heavy, funky and generous. Passion fruit returns with that sweet fruity touch already so pleasant on the nose. Esters, solvents, glue and rubber form a kind of chemical mix that works well on the palate with exotic fruit, barrel influence and spicy flavors, quite strong here. Very opulent, astringent and oily, this is a rough-and-ready rum that nevertheless shows superb integration of the alcohol. The long, lingering finish explodes with fermented fruit, but also reveals leathery bitterness, less common empyreumatic notes (smoky, roasted) and a hint of salt. The profile is extreme, but extremely good in every way. A superb Long Pond.
Review by Serge
Sensational. Awesome. Unique. This TECA is a knockout. This is already evident when entering the tasting ... so many associations that are not even stored in the app 😂 High Ester from Long Pond, which, in addition to the classic profile (fruit, ester, curry green, leather, wood), also goes into the meaty, mushroomy, savory, musty and grenadic. But not nearly as bad as some reviews make it out to be. For me, it is blatantly undervalued on average. A little more complicated than others in the NRJ range, but still a real cracker 🧨
Review by Vincent D
Tasted after the TECA 2007 NRJ and then the TECA 2005 Velier. The nose seems less rich than the previous two. Still full of esters. The wood is more present. But it seems less complex and less good. On the palate, a pleasant surprise! Powerful, very woody. Then fruit takes its place. The finish remains spicy. From start to finish, there's a sensation of sweet indulgence. It's surprisingly complemented by a touch of saltiness. For me, this is what makes the difference with the 2007 from the same series. The finish is very long. I think you can still taste it after brushing your teeth. The rum is then heavier, with wood and leather. The salty sensation is even more present. Above 2007. Below 2005. Super rum. Very good indeed. Edit: tasted it several times since and I really love its extreme character and endless length. Even after tasting a lot of things, this TECA still leaves me with a crazy impression.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
A profile like no other. It is a bit extreme indeed. At first a bit metallic, fermented fish, but after a while i get this flowery and sweet layer. The alcohol is very well integrated, it bites less than 05 STCE which I had side by side.
Review by DomM
This one is very intense on the nose. With quite some dirt to it. Here you have meaty and barbecue notes. There is vinegar as well as some olives. Quite outstanding vs. the other TECAs in the tasting. On the palate also very intense with roasted notes, some wood, plenty of esters some fruits and again barbecue smoke. Intense and outstanding. With some time to breath, I quite like it.
Review by Basti
I've had it in my glass several times now and still haven't rated it, there's no such thing 😬 On the nose, this austere/pithy note that is difficult to categorize. You can actually detect a hint of it in the 2007 TECA and also in the TECC, but it's much less pronounced. I like it very much despite these extreme aromas - or perhaps because of them - but for me it falls short of the other bottlings in the series.
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Community purchases
214 bottles logged by 142 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 9 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Long Pond TECA 2003?
Community paid €137–€228.
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214 purchased · 137 tasted · 53 wishlist · as of
About the Long Pond distillery
The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 6,743 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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