Distilia Long Pond Jamaican Rum (Horses) 1983

At this price, it should offer something, and it does! From nose to finish, tropical and dried fruits harmonize excellently with each other. The cask is perfectly integrated so that wood is noticeable, but only very subtly. The wood is accompanied by spices, allspice, nuts and a little chocolate; in varying degrees from nose to finish. The sweetness is provided by a pleasant caramel note, which tastes like crème brulee on the palate. Great cinema!

Fruchtiger Beginn mit leichten Estern von Hampden und einer Würzigkeit von Long Pond, etwas dünn, aber rund, im Verlauf mehr Marzipan, im Abgang leichte torfige/rauchige Noten. Erinnert mich etwas an den Long Pond 1941 mit weniger Kräutern. Großartig!

The rum is relatively shallow for its age. The alcohol is well integrated with a slight sweetness. There is a hint of spiciness at the back. Could be a strange cask with whisky influences. Or the rum is somewhat overblended. The price is abnormal, but understandable given the age.

Tasted after 2 days at Whisky live Paris! A fitting end to this 2025 edition! Quite a discreet nose, needs to be opened up! A good hour at least for it to begin to reveal itself. Rather fine, elegant profile, we find the Jamaican profile with some esters, but quite discreet.

Identisches Cask wie RX12843. Am selben Tag aus dem Fass geholt, dann drei Jahre in Demijohn geparkt. Unterschied nicht messbar oder vielleicht Einbildung/Tagesform. Absolute Granate. Erste Nase - Hampden Funk. Im Mund dann aber eindeutig Long Pond, raffiniert und super komplex. Nicht zu schnell trinken, der Sauerstoff tut ihm gut. Immer neue Nuancen, eine leichte Rauchnote wie im Mezcal gibt ein herrliches Wechselspiel mit der Fruchtigkeit des Rums. Whow!

The last part of this magic cask , hold back for now , glad this is still available but for how long , last casks and then it s gone , love it . The thin fruit as pear and jasmin flower , very integreted ether , alcohol kicks in but get smashed down bij the layers of fruit and a little bitternes , it needs time to breath then its looking how the bottle gets empty 🥵

The second part of the sister cask that is one of the best long ponds and almost last ever , from the 8 casks , so its very doubtful this ons was at whisky fair , and ratings or about this cask , if you rate the vane as 9.2 and the same cask here as 8.3 i doubt about the tasting, and sure what you taste ? Whisky influence? Very very strange , i will defend this oldest lengedary long pond , there will be one older in the future but thats it , and its fenomenal stuff , tried it more times , hope there will be more tastings of this rum , it s simply a benchmark of a forgotten taste

The vane was world class , this is the second part of this cask and , strange but it needs more time to explore then the vane , but then its even better , what a intense beauty.

The second part of the vane , not for the non trained drinker , elegant ether , thin glue , the remembering of the insane vane tasting comes back , what a long pond at his best , the afthertast keeps coming back , fruitiness and controlled alcohol level , top 5 rums for me

Lightly smoked, rounded, lightly esthers and tanins starts to be overhelming