The Whisky Jury Long Pond 2005
For experienced palates: a 15‑year, 62.1% Long Pond that rewards attention with creamy texture, high esters and lots of dark cherry, tropical fruit, roasted wood and spice. RumX drinkers praise its balance and power, especially as a focused sipper for Jamaican fans.
- Creamy texture
- Rich esters & fruit
- Balanced cask strength
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Creamy, fruity Long Pond power For experienced palates: a 15‑year, 62.1% Long Pond that rewards attention with creamy texture, high esters and lots of dark cherry, tropical fruit, roasted wood and spice. RumX drinkers praise its balance and power, especially as a focused sipper for Jamaican fans.
Seasoned Jamaican enthusiasts who enjoy high‑ester Long Pond at full proof, with lots of dark fruit, glue/varnish notes and a clear roasted wood and spice backbone.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV or those who dislike bitter, dry, woody finishes in their rum.
How is The Whisky Jury Long Pond 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.8 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
09.07.2021 Attended a nice tasting arranged by a friend of mine. Notes Intense, light wood, ester, varnish, fruity, overripe, light mint, light tobacco, Palate Intense, warm, wood, ester, light citrus, anise, faint vegetal, light glue, faint nutts. Finish Very long and warm, wood, light glue, light nutts, light citrus.
Review by Filip Šikula
Perfektní long pond. Nos je na long pondy spíše slabší, přesto nezapře sirupové tóny lepidla, estery a kandované ovoce. V ústech potom krásný komolexní rum, se smetanovou hladkostí, perfektně integrovaným alkoholem, náznakem koření a ovoce. Přijemný závěr. Další ZN ( znovu nalej!) rum.
Review by Rodolphe
Tasted a while ago, I'm going back over my notes. It's great. Jamaica as I like it, not the ester bomb of the diluted white spirit type, but a fantastic delicacy. Excellent.
Review by Double Barrel
The fruitiness and the focus of this one just blew me away!
Review by Caroni.Martin
Simply fantastic
Review by mto75
sets itself apart again clearly from the 2000 RA and whiskey jury! Somehow a concentrate of young wood and cherry liqueur, garnished with a few drops of iodine. On the palate candied fruit and young wood, which also so accompanies the finish.
Review by Boletus
Mouth-filling and multi-layered, with an almost syrupy finish. The esters, which only have a few solvent notes at the beginning and are otherwise quite fruity, are really fun and the cask makes a fitting contribution in the form of fresh, toasted wood and spicy spices. The aromas linger for an appealingly long time with a subtle, metallic aftertaste that doesn't bother me any further. A really great Lond Pond!
Review by Basti
Weniger fruchtig an der Nase als manch andere 2005er VRWs, ansonsten aber sehr ähnliches Profil. Am Gaumen - ähnlich wie beim The Whisky Blues - ein leicht florale/parfümierter Auftakt. In Summe auch ein leckerer 2005er LP!
Review by Thunderbird
A very elegant, quaffable impressive rum... it knows how to please from the first second... the alcohol is perfectly integrated and carries the aroma very pleasantly from light sweetness to the restrained fresh wood impact! Extremely tasty
Review by Lot-NAS
Without many words - a great Long Pond!
Review by Johannes
Really good Long Pond! Rather on the bitter side. Tropically matured?!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Insanely awesome Long pond. Pineapple carpaccio with mint, apricot dumplings, buttered breadcrumbs and custard and bergamot citrus rub, plus some coffee and dark chocolate with nice ester funkyness on the finish! Extremely round and beautiful. Makes really fun! Could only be minimally less bitter then it would be 90 points
Review by Domi Mal
Nice nose, doesn't overwhelm, spicy, esters, young wood, caramel, mint, almond, citrus! Pleases me well. On the palate the spice continues, wood, eucalyptus, velvety and full-bodied, citrus and some sweetness of almond, coconut and caramel! Finish young wood, currant, coffee, velvety/fuzzy but pleasant! Great, round tropical Long Pond without big edges and corners.
Review by Mentalo
Schöne Cremigkeit. Alkohol gut eingebunden. Fruchtig, Ester und Gewürze. Leichte Süße. Im Abgang deutlich stärkere Holznoten, leicht bitter. Das ist wohl mein größter Kritikpunkt an der Abfüllung. Trotzdem schöne Abfüllung von The Whisky Jury.
Review by Oliver
Very good Long Pond! Sticky, spicy and creamy. Relatively high acidity and overripe fruit - intense, but not unpleasant. The profile is also reminiscent of New Yarmouth (2009 vintages). The intensity suggests a tropical (partial) maturation.
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Community purchases
67 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 20 members.
About the Long Pond distillery
The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 6,600 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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