Habitation Velier Long Pond STC❤️E 2019 3yr 60%

"A rather harsh rum when the sample is opened, it takes a few hours, but then synthetic varnish and fruit galore on the nose. Apple, pineapple, overripe banana. After a long wait, the palate is rather soft, the varnish fortunately more discreet, giving way to fruit and a vegetal note (lime blossom). The finish is long and fruity, with yellow and tropical fruits. I love it! A fine rum with balance and elegance on the palate and finish, but you have to be patient and disregard the first nose. It probably lacks age, but I definitely like Long Pond."

"Raw and intense. Nice basket of tropical fruits and notes of honey. Don’t let yourself be fooled by the sort aging. Jamaican climate did do quite a lot to this Long Pond. The aftertastes is very long - delivering the ester and fruity notes you can expect from an unaged STCE. Summary: Very nice young expression, adding some cask flavors to the unaged profile. Obviously not a long aged easy sipper, though."

"This Long Pond is very young and you notice that in every facet. Compared to the great NRJ/Velier STC♥️E, this is particularly clear - the woody spices, which there provide for a fantastic integration of the wild fruit, are almost completely absent here. In consequence, the HV is characterized by an immature acidity, which rather reminds ah vinegar, the sweet aromas are still very light, like meringue and a quite present marzipan note. That of course abundant tropical fruit. Except for some olive, the LP typical vegetal flavors are almost completely absent.In the mouth it is then surprisingly round and here also vanilla and caramel from the wood appear. We also find again the estry acetic acid, the overripe fruits from the nose. While this acidity often becomes penetrating and unpleasant in other rums, here it is a highlight of the wild, young profile. In the finish, as is often the case with young high ester rums, smoky curry leaves are added, again showing a new herbal facet. Overall, a beautiful, wild Long Pond, which also makes a good figure in the Mai Tai."

"Muscular and complex taste with both fruity and medicinal notes. What's not to like 😎"

"This very young Long Pond is surprising. Great fruity notes with a fresh floral note. Banana and candy predominate for me. Great mixer ala Mai Tai. I like it very much. My conclusion after several drinks: As a blend in a Mai Tai with a Hampden or Clarendon it works best for me."

"Despite de young age I like him very much. STC🖤E profile comes through well"

"Good hints, but overall too unround and too many spicy notes for me."

"Clearly high ester Jamaica from the smell. Overripe fermented pineapplejuice galore. Bring the funk. Taste: lots of berries on top of the pineapple. Young wood. Very juicy. A somewhat weird musty/dryness. A hint of grass/vegetables. Something phenolic in the background. Interesting Long Pond. Lots of taste, complex yet young but not too young. Velier is definitely king in picking those casks."

"Ein leckerer Rum, der mir sehr gut vom Profi gefallen hat. Nicht nur pur eine ordentliche Geschmackbereicherung fürden Gaumen. Auch als Mixer hervorragend für MaiTais und sonstige Cocktail Varianten geeignet. Nochmals verkostet und nach oben korrigiert"

"So really I can not get anything out of this StCE, although I am actually a fan of this Mark!In the nose still relatively pleasant and wild, he loses on the palate clearly. There it is relatively flat and in the end an unexpected spiciness prevails, the finish is woody and herbal.After some time in the glass he becomes minmal better"

"Decent nose but fails to deliver in the mouth. All the classic flavor notes are present but they are light and flat. It was a mistake to bottle this rum so young and a few more years in the barrel would have resulted in something far better."

"08.03.2024 Tasting with Romhatten. Retasting and I still like it a lot. ----------------------- Surprisingly fresh and intense at the same time. Lots of fruits and light spices and wood. A very nice sipe indeed and I think the price matches what you get. Bought a bottle after sampling it 😊"

"Low expectations for so few years of aging, but so many positive responses throughout the tasting!Long pond never disappoints me!"