The Nectar Long Pond The Nectar Of The Daily Drams Jamaica TECA

Online tasting of various TECA and TECC organized by Mirco. First of all, many thanks for the great split to be able to try them all side by side. Now I had to readjust a few ratings.

Disse høj Ester er bare ikke mig … acetone duft ødelægger det bare for mig..

The Virgin Oak (my guess) takes off the edges quite well. A lot of coconuts and vanilla alongside the high ester profile. Combination of the TECA fruitiness and the oak notes make a pleasant combination. Quite tasty.

Next round of the post-tasting of Mirco's LP Tecc/Teca Community Tasting. Just picked the next number. On the nose rather continental with more nail polish/ester. Then more almond/marzipan/wood/fruit on the palate. Possibly a shorter-aged high ester in a small cask with lots of wood exchange à la RDL?

"Drinking rum before 11 am, doesn't make you alcoholic, it makes you a pirate". It's currently 10:44, got home from an on-call and now: rum. Intense in the nose, with ester, salty licorice and a glue-like scent, and notes of tropical fruits, varnish, wood and hints of dark chocolate

MircosBlind-Tasting TECA/TECC Nr.4: Diese Abfüllung hätte ich niemals nach Long Pond verortet… dafür ist er zu süss und mit einer ausgeprägten Kokosnuss-Note. Er hat eher Aromen eines Belizes mit LP-Finish. Das ist nicht mein Geschmack

Retasting at Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. This time I got some notes 😊 Nose Intense, ester, faint wood, glue, fruits, overripe, banana, light citrus. Palate Medium intense, faint wood, faint olive, fruits, overripe, light pineapple, light citrus, ester, light glue, faint iodine. Finish Long and warm, faint wood, faint smoke, fruits, light citrus, light polish, ester. This one is still a pretty good release and the price when released was really good. -------------------- #4317 21.10.2023 Whisky Live 2023

Something bothers me, a strange bitterness.

The aroma is incredibly versatile and eclectic. The nostrils are ambushed with sour pineapple, green kiwi, redcurrant and lime juice. It’s unforgivingly harsh in the sense that the little sweetness that is present can’t possibly stand up to the overwhelming acids. Vanilla and candied fruits take the edges off a bit, but it’s really ginger, green pepper and frankincense that break through the fruits’ dominance. The same trend continues on the palate. Still -admittedly a little less than expected- very sour. However now balanced with green banana and freshly baked sourdough. It’s heavily spiced with salt, pepper and dried ginger. And despite having noticeably less incense, it’s still quite smoky. Only this time campfire smoke and phenol. The finish is phenomenally long as I could taste vanilla incense for over an hour, even after drinking water. On the shorter end there is sour pineapple, vanillapod and medicinal notes, and unfortunately a slight alcohol burn. Tasted this alongside the NOTDD HD <>H 2y, which I liked very much and in hindsight is more rounded. Even so, this LP is still a very strong representative of what a young Jamaican can achieve.

Too sharp!

Tasted blind as part of the Long Pond TECA/TECC community tasting: The barrel influence is clearly noticeable here. This makes it a little more relaxed to drink. Woody aromas, some coconut, vanilla and other spices are added.

First tasting 7.8 Second tasting 8.0

Unfortunately very little finish due to its young age. Otherwise, this is a beautiful LP with a strong character.

Funky and intense. For thrill-seekers. They'll be delighted.

Enjoying the last drops of this bottle... A nice high ester Jamaican. It is fruity, spicy and has a very enjoyable sweetness to it which reminds me of marzipan. It also goes very well in a daiquiri, 15-30ml is enough.