Swell de Spirits Long Pond Swell & Co. Co-bottling series #4 ITP

"Untypical Long Pond. Little ester and rather hints of the barrel-strong Appleton Hearts. Very intense and concentrated. Alcohol could be a bit better integrated. Nevertheless, exciting profile!"

"Extremely cool funky (low ester) long pond. Alcohol top integrated and really fun after just 5 minutes of breathing. I am very positively surprised by this bottling!🤤🇯🇲💣 For me, it can easily keep up with the previous velier 2007 bottlings! Hard to say which ester mark has been hit here... From the sweet notes it could be a MBS from the fermented notes but also almost a TECA... Supposedly it's an ITP! In any case, really cool stuff! Flavorful flambéed banana, lots of orange peel - zest and fresh juice, black pepper, dark chocolate, some mint and coconut macaroons! 🤤"

"Nase: intensiv, fruchtig, röstig, alkohol recht präsent, erster Eindruck: eventuell Foursquare- dafür aber eigentlich zu intensiv, sticht in der Nase, eine eigenartige muffige Note ist dabei Gaumen: sehr scharf und alkoholisch, ca. 65% Alkoholgehalt, wieder viele Verbindungen zu Foursquare aber dafür erneut zu intensiv. Sehr komplex mit Gewürzen (Zimt und Muskat), viel Fass (Eiche), Nachklang: intensiv und lang, trocken und fasslastig, trotzdem ausgewogen und lecker. Ein sehr guter Rum, gefällt mir richtig gut und ich würde ohne zu zögern auf Foursquare tippen, wenn der Rum nicht so intensiv wäre und nicht diese eigenartige modrige Note hätte. Ich tippe auf einen richtig guten Foursquare oder einen Rum aus Belize. Wertung: 8,7"

"Strong release from Swell ! Well balanced and despite 68% really good to drink ... am actually rather fan of higher Ester Marks just at Long Pond but this clearly proves that there is also in the unterem range really good stuff ... great fruit, some wood, some bitterness in the finish and almost perfectly integrated alcohol make fun for more! Top"

"This rum needs time to mature. Let the bottle air out a little. Do the same with each glass. Then you can fully enjoy this ultra-evolving profile: a skilful blend of fruit, wood, pastry, vanilla and so on. It's amazing how it evolves. Tannins are quite present, but the wine is deliciously pastry-like. As usual with Mika Barbaria's selections: a superb rum. Edit: With a drop of water to try and lower the alcohol level a little, you don't lose the richness of this rum. I would have liked a small reduction to make it more accessible after all."

"Alcohol not so well integrated. Overall somewhat flat due to the low ester pith, but nice tropical fruit."

"A very nice Long Pond. Warm and fruity with nice woodiness and spices. I like the roasted note in the background."

"I actually already like these low ester long ponds, but this bottling is a little too alcoholic on the palate for me. Even after a little time in the glass, it doesn't get much better. Unfortunately, this denies it a better rating."

"This LP is too immature for me ! He is characterized me too much of the spicy roasty side! Fruit is barely perceptible on the palate ! The alcohol also dominates me too much! Even after some time in the glass he does not win to it"

"Auch hier könnte ich ewig dran schnüffeln. Kokosnuss, trop. (über)reife Früchte, Toffee, Popcorn, Karamell und eine leicht florale Note. Am Gaumen alles wiederzufinden was die Nase verspricht, aber auch leicht dreckige Noten. Sehr guter Long Pond!!"

"Indeed, not a typical LP. Very fruity and little ester.Nose: an intense and pleasant aroma spreads in the space around the glass. Superficially it is very tropical fruity with tart sweet passion fruit, fine coconut, and papaya, but next to it banana and a touch of apricot with cherry. At the same time it is full and spicy with vanilla and licorice. The barrel also comes through and is ready of white chocolate. Also noticeable is the intense, pleasant sweetness that reminds me of sugar syrup and caramel. A great round nose, the high ABV supports but is very well integrated. 90Palate: on the palate the alcohol is then not so well integrated. It is quite strong, astringent and bitter-salty-sour at the start. I then find some ester tones here as well. The bitter notes turn to lemon and orange peel, becoming increasingly metallic, spicy and woody. Toasted out the back, slightly toasty and some umami. Can't keep up with the nice nose on the palate. 82Nose very nice, palate too unbalanced and bitter. Overall, an interesting aloe-ester LP."

"Rien à voir avec les LP habituels, il n’en demeure pas moins délicieux 🤤 d’abord une très belle robe, suivit d’un nez vraiment très agréable, ce profil de LP nécessite une vingtaine de minutes pour prendre le meilleur parti de tous les arômes. Très belle gourmandise et une longueur énorme 😍 En bref, atypique mais délicieux 😍🤩 Coup de cœur au passage car pour avoir déguster tous les rhums de Swell, c’est mon préféré ❤️ avec le NY"

"Sehr schöner Long Pond Low Ester. Erinnert im Geruch an eine 94er New Yarmouth/. Im Geschmack fällt er allerdings meiner Meinung nach ein wenig ab. Unglaublich gut finde ich Integration des Alkohols."

"Richtig geiler LP. ABV sehr sexy, aber Mark ist bisschen boring"

"Un long pond gourmand, sans les esters habituels, équilibré et suave, pâtissier. Profil rare pour cette distillerie. Très agréable."