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Long Pond Sample X LongPond LPS (RX11564)

151 EUR

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Very good 127 bottles Under 250€

Sample X LongPond LPS is a 20-year-old, cask strength Jamaican rum, produced at the Long Pond distillery and bottled by The Rum Mercenary & Kintra. Distilled in 2001 using molasses and a pot still, this limited release of only 127 bottles has an ABV of 60.1% with LPS mark. Users describe it as a remarkably fruity and estery rum with high ester notes, evident in the aroma and flavor. It offers a mix of pineapple, cherries, citrus, and a touch of nail polish remover, while the palate presents an engaging mix of green bananas, ripe apples, and melon as well as a salty olive and subtle smoky spices. With well-integrated alcohol, this rum has been appreciated for its roundness, complexity, and astringency, though some users desired more fruitiness. Overall, Sample X LongPond LPS is a quality rum, particularly enjoyed by Hampden-Ester and Long Pond enthusiasts.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of Sample X LongPond LPS is based on 20 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum:

LongPond LPS offers a compelling blend of fruity esters, refreshing pineapple, citrus, and olive notes. While some found the complexity lacking, its harmonious alcohol integration, roundness from 20-year aging, and a hint of peppery bite makes it a unique, high-ester rum experience.

Nosing impressions

Ester Fruity Olive Overripe Solvents Intense Pineapple Mirabelle plum Banana Tea

Taste impressions

Ester Fruity Glue Astringent Syrupy Melon Olive Kiwi Sour Intense

Finish

Woody Ester Pineapple Astringent Olive Glue Tannins Spicy Furry Medicinal

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How does the community rate this rum?

8.4 /1020 ratings

Community Rating

Already 20 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. A total of users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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8.8/10

„I just stand on LPS! For me, one of the bottlings in 2021. Mega great bottling together with the Duchess LPS, of course, therefore, the same rating, since it is the same cask. Legendary mark.“

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8.6/10

„Great Long Pond LPS . Funky“


Aroma

Ester Tropical fruit Funky Banana Overripe

Taste

Tropical fruit Ester Delicious Funky Vanilla
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7.4/10

„For a 20y old long pond is extremely little offered here in terms of taste.... Even after tasting 3x and breathing for over an hour this is just really thin.... Some ester, some yellow fruit, but no complexity, no finesse, no funk, super short finish...Must really say I don't understand this product?🤷🏼‍♂️“


Aroma

Ester Mirabelle plum Overripe Cereal Olive

Taste

Thin Ester Glue Astringent Melon
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8.8/10

„Tasted directly after the Isla del Ron Long Pond 2008, in direct comparison much less esters and fruit - maybe my perception is just burned away.The nose is fruity with herbal spice: Fruity esters, green tea, slightly foul - distantly like Fijis.In the mouth the rum really picks up: Green bananas, ripe apples and melon, then salty olive, young grain, slightly smoky spices, all with fantastic alcohol integration. Wood is irritatingly barely noticeable after 20 years. The finish brings little new, slight bitterness otherwise the herbal side of the profile.This is great cinema.“


Aroma

Ester Tea Unknown Banana Kiwi

Taste

Ester Syrupy Banana Kiwi Sour
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7.8/10

„On the nose very, very fruity and ester. Balanced and well integrated alcohol.In the mouth very crisp and furry.What can I say? A craft very good rum, a Hampden Ester lover has the bright joy. Unfortunately, I do not like this type of rum at all.“


Aroma

Pineapple Fruity Mirabelle plum Litschi Ester

Taste

Crisp Astringent Fruity Ester
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8.2/10

„There is nothing bad in particular with this one. However, on the first go there is just nothing exiting really. Somewhat reminds me of younger, continentally aged KFMs 🤔“


Aroma

Solvents Mirabelle plum Olive Green apple Tea

Taste

Syrupy Melon Astringent Unknown
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8.6/10

„A very intense Long Pond with a lot of ester. The long storage makes him but nice round and the rum is wonderfully accessible. The 60% warm without being unpleasant. To the end quite bitter and beautiful Astringent. A great Long Pond, but there are even better bottlings.“


Aroma

Fruity Overripe Ester Solvents Intense

Taste

Ester Intense FullBodied Glue Dry
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8.4/10

„Overall, a very good bottling that lacks some fruit for me personally. Rather astringent.“

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8.4/10

„C: W wine S: Ever since I tasted that 2000 Duncan Taylor 15y at 51,9% (cask No: 65) I’ve always tasted papaya in almost every continental aged rum from Long Pond. I also get pineapple, cherries and a sophisticated amount of nail polish remover. Is that esters? I think it is. This 20y Sample X reminds me of the 18y LP Mezan. M: Very nice! With a soft pineapple note that reminds me of my beloved Kill Devil C<>H 2007 vintage. Lemons and brine are present too, slightly peppery as well. F: Again, nice with citrus, not too long though. B: Yes! It´s quite amazing how continental and tropical aging can differ in the case of Long Pond. If I would taste this rum blind together with the Velier VRW (Low-Ester) I would never have considered that they came from the same distillery.“

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8.5/10

„Rundes Ding. Erinnert ein bisschen an junge PM mit Olive, Lakritz und Anis. Hinzu schöne Frucht. Alkohol top integriert.“

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What are the key data of the rum?

Country
Distillery
Brand
Sample X
ID
RX11564
ABV
60,1%
Vintage
2001
Cask number
#1
Mark
LPS
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot Still
Age
20 years
No. of bottles
127
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 250€
Category
Rum

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About the Long Pond distillery

The distillery Long Pond is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 2,940 times with an average of 8.5/10.


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