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Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 HJC 1996
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One member calls this the winner of the 1996 Extreme trio — the most intense but still elegant. Expect a big, funky Long Pond: lacquer, glue and solvent up front, ripe tropical fruit (mango, papaya, banana), then a drying wave of oak, licorice and baking spice. Several find it leans more spice-and-wood than fruit, and drier than expected. A long, peppery finish that warms.
The community says- Expressive funky nose
- Long dry finish
- But: Spice can dominate
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How does Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 HJC 1996 taste?
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Funky, dry, spice-driven aged Long Pond Loved by Long Pond fans for its funky nose and long dry finish. A few say the spice buries the fruit and it drinks drier than the aroma promises.
Aroma profileLong Pond and high-ester Jamaican funk fans
Anyone wanting a soft, sweet, fruit-forward sipper
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 ITP 1996
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71 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Leo Krüper
Most helpful positive review
Still one of my favorite long ponds.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
A bit too much spiciness for my taste, the fruit notes are quite lost on the palate. There are clearly better Long Ponds.
Review by cigares
A nose with alcohol, tropical fruits and yellow fruits, wood, leather, and old varnished wood. The alcohol is quite pronounced on the first sip, then all the aromas fill the mouth. The finish is long and elegant. With a pronounced spicy (peppery) side but without dominating. You can feel the cognac cask at the end. For me, better than its brother, the RX3104.
Review by zabo
Thanks first of all to Leo. Always nice to be able to talk you into something. A very great Long Pond in my opinion. I like it more than well. The alcohol is also well integrated. For me now one of the best Long Ponds I've had in a glass. Great that I was allowed to try it. I wish Planteray (formerly Plantation) would bottle more things like this.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Incredibly great nose of caramelized banana with plenty of Ceylon cinnamon! On the palate, it's rather dry, very woody, with burnt cinnamon, dried banana and pineapple chips, allspice, star anise, clove, and black pepper. Definitely very tasty but I expected a bit more! 😃 It's more of an easy sipper and a bit "thin" and less punchy... 😃
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, this rum is very elegant and refined.The sweet spices are served on an exotic wood bark, a bit resinous, where some cherry, very ripe banana and black plum pits already rest. The tropical fruit juices are thick and slightly oxidized, the molasses a bit vegetal. The aeration emphasizes perhaps notes of French yellow wine, like muscat or banyuls.The fruits are sweet, honeyed with roasted nuts, of course tropical and exotic, very ripe. 9:On the palate, the attack is intense, with stone fruits.The tannins are felt imminently, our tasting buds are attacked with spices, burnt wood, believe it or not, chamomile, a bit dry.The fruits are delicious.The almond complements the stone fruits and the resin with pastry-like vegetal molasses, fruits are also pastry-like and candied. 8,7:The finish is dry, with charred wood, a bit tannic, spicy with pepper, baking spices like nutmeg, clove etc. and pleasantly fruity brioches...
Review by Mirco
Ausgewogen wenn man an die extremen Bomben wie TECC denkt. Verglichen damit finden sich hier mehr Gewürz und Holz statt Fruch und Ester. Alkohol gut eingebunden, schöne Komplexität, gefällt mir sehr gut. Danke Leo! 😊
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I just returned from a luxury tasting I was invited to and I'm actually a bit tipsy this time because all the rums had a high proof. This tasting was Plantation extreme only and this is the fourth one of the six. This is a very nice estery Jamaican rum where the finish lasts for a very, very long time. Very well balanced between proof, spice and tropical fruits. The price is a bit high but still OK I think.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A powerful Long Pond that does not lack boldness. The nose is very expressive, with a very marked funky tone (esters, glue, solvents), very exotic fruity notes (papaya, pineapple, mango, banana, citrus) and a pastry side both sweet and indulgent. The spices and woody notes only sharpen an already intense and rich nose at first glance. The palate breaks with the nose and opts for a more direct and frank approach. The alcohol is more pronounced (and could be a bit better integrated), the esters, glue and varnish are sharper, while the spices (chili, licorice) and toasted oak form a drier profile. The fruits (red and exotic) are less pronounced than on the nose. The profile becomes livelier, less refined and balanced than expected, but not less qualitative. The finish is long and plays on several registers with a woody, cocoa, spicy (pepper, clove), tannic, medicinal framework and ripe tropical fruits. The aging has played its role by giving a bit of roundness behind this dry and intense side perceived during the tasting. A Long Pond that deserves its place in the Extreme series due to its intensity, much more marked than expected.
Review by Christoph
Complex notes of some wood, something herbal then again tropical fruity (including mango) alternate in the mouth. A really all-round successful rum from the nose, over the tongue to the palate.
Review by Basti
Not quite as round/accessible as other low ester long ponds. The dirty notes and the mint are somewhat reminiscent of bottlings from Trinidad (TDL). In addition leather, licorice, spices, yellow fruits and caramel. From memory similar to the Tamosi LSO. Delivers on the palate exactly what the nose promises. I like it, but unfortunately it's overpriced.
Review by DomM
For me the winner out of the 1996 Plantation Extreme bottlings. Most intense flavor profile out of the three while still very elegant overall.
Review by Banana Joe
TECA/TECC tasting at Leo's.
Review by Martin Spooner
An der Nase Karamell mit Vanille. Leichte esternoten. Am Gaumen ein wirklich schöner Lakritz Geschmack. Gepaart mit tropischen Früchten. Mango oder sogar eine richtige Papaya. Etwas Gummibärihes. Schöner Abgang.. bleibt eine gute Weile stehen. Schönes Ding. In der Nachtverkostung bestätigt.
Review by Vincent D
Tasted blind first. I was taken aback by the nose, which seemed too caramelized to be Jamaican. I had very ripe fruit, wood. But also very present vanilla and caramel. On the palate, I was surprised by the sweetness and fruitiness. The attack is spicy, but the alcohol quickly disappears in favor of very ripe fruit. Very pleasant. Sweet, fragrant, coating, spicy. Superb. I thought of a Savanna. But I wouldn't have bet on a Jamaican. Once I knew, of course, I found the markers again and told myself I'd been out of it... In the end, it's VERY good.
Review by Filip Šikula
The second exteme 3 brother. Again a beautiful long ponder, again heaps of fruit in the aroma, a touch of technicality. In the taste there is again a lot of fruit, technical notes of polish remover and glue. All in all, a wonderfully complex piece.
Review by Galli33
An outstandingly fruity rum bursting with tropical notes of pineapple, mango, banana and papaya, complemented by esters and a hint of spice. The palate is rich and complex, with tropical fruits, licorice, cocoa and dark chocolate. A long, dry finish with caramel, cloves and oak. A fantastic rum!🥃
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
29/11/2025: private tasting @ Olivier. I'm not a big fan of Planteray (Plantation) in general, but this 22yo Long Pond is surprisingly good. It has enough complexity and a nice finish. The current price though is way too high. For these prices, you can get better Long Ponds.
Review by Speedflo
Tried at "Rum House Caribbean." Fantastic HJC from Plantation with the best funky ester notes, dried Caribbean fruits on the nose and palate. The very intense flavors, including various spices, underline the tropical aging. For me better than the ITP No. 3 because more complex and longer-lasting.
Review by N’ours
Fruity and greedy rum, subtly spiced, a very nice balance, a nice final length, peppery but sweet at the same time.
Review by John Coffey
Too dry. Frankly put in mouth
Review by Pavel Spacek
Cherries and hospital
Review by martin slezák
Colour dark amber Aroma tropical fruits, sweetness, overripe banana, mango, dried fruit esters Taste delicate well integrated alcohol, fruit, tropical fruit, sweetness, herbs, liquorice, esters, wood, cocoa, spices Finish long fruit, wood, liquorice, herbs cocoa late warms beautifully
Review by Double Barrel
Cask's influence is bigger here than in the ITP. If you're undecided between the 2, mix them, you're in for a treat!
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1996. I rate it 8.4 out of 10, a very good rum.
Review by Ed Stark
Nose: lacquer, wood, ripe fruits, tropical fruits, perfumed leather, lemon/citrus peel in the background. Mouth: Drying the mouth, lacquer, wood, dried fruits, tropical fruits, very dirty rum reminiscent of a very heavy leathery Armagnac.. Finish: Very long, dry, lacquer, woods, pepper.. I liked a very special rum, happy that I won it at an auction at a reasonable price.. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to buy but no more than €250 including taxes and VAT.
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134 bottles logged by 110 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
13% opened, 6 emptied.
What does Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 HJC 1996 cost?
Community paid 180–287 €.
Current best price: 399.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 187 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 HJC 1996
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 56,2%.
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