Long Pond Rum Sponge No. 17 ITP

This Long Pond offers unexpectedly suave, pastry-forward notes with coconut, caramel, and gentle tropical fruits, diverging from classic high-ester profiles. One to try if you enjoy a more rounded, approachable Jamaican rum.

8.5  / 10  (59 reviews)

Sweet, round, pastry-forward Long Pond with gentle, tropical fruit.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Extremely round and sweet
    • Sehr harmonisch
    • Pastry and caramel dominate

    Rum Sponge No. 17 ITP (Long Pond 2004) stands out for its pastry-like sweetness, leading with caramel, vanilla, coconut, and ripe banana—a combo users say brings “Foursquare” and “Belize” to mind nearly as much as Jamaica. The typical Long Pond esters remain subtle, as noted by Oliver: “Untypischer und sehr spannender Charakter,” while Serge adds, “bringt Charakterzüge einer (guten) Column Distillation ins Spiel.” The overall feel is round and smooth, with roasted and woody touches mellowed by tropical fruit. Some wish for more Long Pond funk, but call it “sehr zugänglich und trotzdem komplex.”

    Aroma

    Vanilla Banana Tropical fruit Chocolate

    Taste

    Caramel Roasted Tropical fruit Banana

    How is this rum rated?

    8.5  / 10  (59 reviews)
    Top 26% Jamaica
    Top 37% Long Pond

    "In a blind tasting, I would have guessed a blend of Long Pond and (very good) Belize. Extremely exciting profile. Very approachable yet complex. Atypical and very exciting character. A real highlight in the RumSponge tasting!"

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    8.7 / 10
    Review by: Oliver

    "Heavy sweetness of vanilla, caramel and coconut, which briefly make you think of Belize, Barbados or even New Yarmouth 1994 - accompanied by tropical fruits, which due to the ester number in the comparatively low range but appear relaxed and make the rum quite drinkable. Interesting release, which I would not have blindly assigned ad hoc Long Pond."

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: Jakob

    "Overall a great and complex rum without expected funkiness. The nose is fruity, woody and round with aromas of vanilla and caramel At the palate it’s fruity, spicy, sweet, complex and round with flavors of banana and caramel."

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

    "An ITP and mW the first 2004 LP. The nose goes towards cake dough and toffee, less fruity than eg the LP ITP-15 from 2006. On the palate spicy with allspice, vanilla, barrel. Delicious part!"

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: mto75
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    Rum Sponge
    RumX ID
    RX15420
    ABV
    60%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2004
    Mark
    ITP
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    18 years
    No. of bottles
    284
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Decadent Drinks LTD • Long Pond 2004 &nbsp; 18yr &nbsp; 60% Rum Sponge No. 17 ITP

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    The RumX community has already added 24 bottles to their collections:

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    7
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    Open rate
    29%
    Ø Market value
    221€

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    About the Long Pond distillery

    The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 5,585 times with an average of 8.5/10.


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