Habitation Velier Long Pond TECA

Aromatic powerhouse, fruity Jamaican icon

Tastes explode with overripe tropical fruit, punchy esters, and balanced spices—reviewers call it the pinnacle of Long Pond and a must for any rum fan wanting bold Jamaican funk.

9.1/10 139 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Intense tropical fruit
    Long, complex finish
    Cult favorite among fans

    Reviewers love this TECA for its intensely fruity nose, bursting with tropical fruit, esters, and even hints of glue and solvents that signify its Jamaican roots. Most note a complex and bold palate of banana, vanilla, and spicy wood, with a powerful yet balanced finish that lingers. Many enjoy sipping it neat to experience the full depth, often calling it a "benchmark" or "reference" for the Long Pond style. It's a top pick for enthusiasts seeking aromatic power and rare complexity, with 139 reviewers confirming its cult status.

    Aroma

    Ester Glue Solvents Tropical fruit

    Taste

    Complex Tropical fruit Glue Vanilla

    How is this rum rated?

    9.1/10 139 reviews
    Top 3% Jamaica
    Top 5% Long Pond

     The perfect TECA. Glue, acidity, citrus, varnish and yet a heavy sweetness. Extreme yet balanced. A true firework of aromas. Quite great cinema! 🧪💣

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    9.3 /10
    Review by: Oliver

     Long Pond at its best - very intense pleasure with abundant fruit, heavy sweetness and a good hint of spicy wood influence. Mouth filling aroma bomb.

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    9.2 /10
    Review by: Jakob

     long Pond in perfection! my absolute reference in terms of LP🙏🤤🥭🇯🇲 fully ripe mango & banana, caramel, almonds, dried dates, in the finish some cocoa, espresso, ginger, leather and barrel and brilliantly intense mint at the very end but then again coated in mango and almond. this thing must be made for Mai Tais🤤🥭🇯🇲❤️ Hammer! why didn't I discover it earlier?!!🙈😓 it's an absolute mystery to me how the other teca 15y can have such a completely different profile after rotten meat and this one is just so incredibly deliciously fruity, velvety and balanced! 😵🙈 New additional note: salt & vinegar chips + bacon + banana bread 🤣love it!!!

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    9.3 /10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

     After opening the bottle, a fruity/ester/solvent fragrance immediately fills the room! In the glass, after resting for a while, the first impression is joined by delicate vanilla, marzipan and passoins fruit aromas... right up my alley! On the palate, a heavy sweetness at first...the rum spreads creamily, accompanied by tropical fruits, young wood/boughs, allspice and vanilla/aniseed! The alcohol is perfectly integrated...I could chew on it for hours! The finish is long and intense with tropical fruit (passion fruit), cardamom, young wood and light ester! I am thrilled! Edit: Tasted again today in a blind tasting by Mirco. At first I mistook it for the NRJ Teca... but that's because my bottle has been open longer and the rum is much smoother as a result. My rating remains

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    9.2 /10
    Review by: Thunderbird
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX247
    ABV
    62%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2005
    Mark
    TECA
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    14 years
    No. of bottles
    1,213
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Habitation Velier • Long Pond 2005   14yr   62% TECA

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 181 bottles to their collections:

    closed
    145
    opened
    27
    emptied
    9
    Open rate
    20%
    Ø Market value
    417€

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    About the Long Pond distillery

    The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 5,676 times with an average of 8.5/10.

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