Habitation Velier Long Pond TECA 2005

Big aromatic hit. Superb rum. Not far from perfection. Great length.

This is a retasting and I stick to my initial score. A great release and thanks to Thunderbird for the sample swap 😊 ----- Wow, this is a really nice rum. The nose is nice and fruity from opening the bottle. The fruityness is wall balanced with spices and of course esters and some polish. The palate matches the nose with its fruitiness and spices. A heavy yet balanced palate with a bit of wood and menthol. The finish is long and fruity with ginger and lugt coffee/barrel.

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

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!!!

Long Pond Teca 2005 is and remains simply the reference for a Tropical Aged Rum for me. Incredibly mature, full-bodied and complex... simply brilliant. As a mixer in Mai Tai a grenade .

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.

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

Day 16 of the Samples de Luxe calendar and tasted again a year and a half later. An almost Guyana nose with brown sugar, leather and varnished wood. Depth, fruit and acidity. The alcohol hits hard but the palate remains perfectly balanced. Vegetal notes emerge, eucalyptus and cut grass. Passion fruit and sandalwood. The finish is as long as one could wish, and the sweetness of this rum becomes even more apparent as the alcohol evaporates, leaving rich, complex aromas in the empty glass. A rich, powerful rum, a success!

Einfach eine Granate.

The absolute Long Pond reference for me. Incredibly complex and endless power. Unfortunately, my bottle is running out. One of the best rums I've ever had, even in May Tai. I hope tropically aged TECA rums come along again soon - I love this brand.

Kneipe Alte Post Witten Februar 2025. Den gab es gerade als Geschenk von Chef :-) Man was ein leckeres Teil, wir haben hier einen typischen Jamaikaner, viel Ester, Klebstoff und tropische Früchte in Nase und Gaumen. Wow.

Actually, the ITP - VRW - STCE range is my comfort zone for relaxed drinking. But this TECA is not only a flavor bomb, but also scary tasty and drinkable at the same time. Absolute banger.

Nach den beiden Velier STCE von 2005 und 2010 bin ich gespannt was der viel gelobte 2005er TECA kann. Die Nase ist intensiv aber verschlossener. Jedenfalls fällt es mir schwerer einzelne Aromen zu identifizieren. Am Gaumen bleibt aber kein Zweifel mehr, dass es sich hier um ein anderes Mark mit wesentlich höherem Estercount handelt. Eine intensivere Aromenwelle rollt durch den Mundraum, wie ich das liebe, toll! Das ist nochmal eine Intensitätssteigerung des Long Pond Profils im Vergleich zu den STCE Abfüllungen. Gefällt mir ausgezeichnet! Leider ist die Abfüllung längst vergriffen. Deshalb Danke an die Community für die Samples!

Retasted today along some of my favorite rums from Trinidad and Guyana. Brought it down a point with still an excellent score due to a small sulphur note. This is great, complete without any off notes. it's heavy, it's sweet, soury fruity with some mocha wood. Thanks JakobM for sharing the sample.

Un Long Pond sensationnel, qui débute au nez avec de très belles notes phénoliques, des fruits exotiques en abondance et des notes pâtissières et sucrées très gourmandes, le tout offrant un profil harmonieux et aromatique à souhait. En bouche, on ressent une texture grasse et huileuse qui se marie parfaitement à la gourmandise des fruits, la fraîcheur florale, l’astringence des notes phénoliques et la finesse des épices et du bois. On est sur un rhum très équilibré, d’une grande rondeur et d’une complexité hors du commun. La finale, très longue, prolonge les arômes fruités, épicés et boisés, avec de légères notes torréfiées de café et du caramel. Un rhum extraordinaire, à la limite de l’orgasme olfactif et gustatif.