Velier Long Pond Cambridge STC❤️E 2005 13yr 62,5%

RX416 Very good Pot Still Rum 3,648 bottles Under 250€

“Robust Jamaican gem with harmonious fruity esters and enduring warmth.”

Discover the exquisite Cambridge STC❤️E, a Jamaican rum masterpiece crafted at the renowned Long Pond distillery and selected by independent bottler Velier. This 13-year-old limited release of only 3648 bottles captures the essence of tropical paradise with its complex ester-driven profile and potent 62.5% ABV. Indulge in a luxurious aroma symphony of glue, ester, tropical fruit, banana, and vanilla, transporting your senses to lush Caribbean islands. Delicately aged in Pot Still, this remarkable rum embodies a tantalizing flavor palette of ester, spice, pineapple, complexity, and overripe fruits that dance on your palate. Celebrate the harmony and richness of this exceptional rum, boasting an impressive ester profile with fruity, spicy, and even medicinal notes. The dark, kastanienbraun color adds to its alluring visual appeal, while the long, warm, and woody finish elevates the tasting experience to new heights. Savor this extravagant spirit that showcases the best of Jamaica's rum-making tradition with a hint of gourmandise in the finish. Unearth this hidden gem for true connoisseurs and fans of Jamaican rums. Treat your senses to a symphony of flavors and turn any occasion into an unforgettable celebration with the Cambridge STC❤️E from Long Pond distillery and Velier.

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Highlights

Ester-driven complexity and richness
Fruity, spicy, and medicinal notes
Long, warm, woody finish

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How does this rum taste?

A harmonious blend of tropical fruits, esters, and warm spices, the Cambridge STC❤️E offers a powerful yet smooth experience, boasting a perfect balance of sweetness and astringency, with a lasting, warm finish that lingers delightfully.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Glue Ester Tropical fruit Banana Solvents Vanilla

Taste

Ester Spice Pineapple Complex Overripe Banana

Finish

Spice Ester Salty Warm Woody Fruity

Community reviews

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Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷

17 June 2023

9.2/10

“Excellent on fresh fruits coated with vanilla and bourbon. 🤤”

Aroma

Ester Glue Tropical fruit Spicy Varnish

Taste

Ester Spice Fruity Astringent Tropical fruit

Photo of the rum Cambridge STC❤️E taken from user Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷

Jakob

2 December 2022

8.6/10

“The tropically aged Long Ponds simply have a great flavor profile that I enjoy very much: fruit esters meets wood and an always discreetly present sweetness. This bottling also joins the high quality ranks of Velier bottlings from Long Pond seamlessly. In direct comparison with the 2010 release, it is clearly more powerful, but also more aromatically present - which is not least due to the additional volume percentages. Both play far in front.”

Aroma

Glue Pineapple Banana Vanilla Barrel

Taste

Pineapple Ester Banana Overripe Black pepper

Thunderbird

21 February 2023

9.0/10

“The Highe(a)sterweek is really a highlight!!!And again a top rum...To the LP STCE I think you do not have to say much more! Today again in comparison to the new STCE counter-tasted! My first tasting is confirmed! First class LP”

Aroma

Glue Tropical fruit Ester Marzipan Vanilla

Taste

Ester Complex Overripe Pineapple Heavy

Photo of the rum Cambridge STC❤️E taken from user Thunderbird

Galli33

26 April 2022

9.0/10

“#10 RumXHighE(a)ster weeks: Blind tasting: Jamaica i think i already had this in glass, maybe from clarendon 20+ years of aging approx. 60% Mid ester My prediction the RA clarendon EMB. Result: Very harmonious, good balanced, round Long Pond. Pleasant to drink with 550/700 hlpa of ester. I see this one between the TECC and the vale royal vrw.”

Aroma

Glue Ester Tropical fruit Pineapple Banana

Taste

Ester Glue Spicy Balanced Complex

crazyforgoodbooze

16 October 2021

8.6/10

“super tasty Long Pond!mango, banana, pineapple, sour raisins, sour cherries, maple syrup, roasted almonds with sea salt, tangerine and all in a really harmonious mixture. very cool! 😍”

Aroma

Mango Caramel Pineapple Vanilla Banana

Taste

Heavy Honey Almond Banana Pineapple

Tschusikowsky

5 February 2023

8.7/10

“Rum X Easter Weeks 26.4. blind tasting:Cool profile. Unfamiliar to me, I have a feeling.Nose:Nutty, caramel, chocolate, tobacco, deep roasted aromas, tropical fruitMouth:Fruity, fresh, a bit tangy, spicyFinish:Peach, mirabelle plum, apple, chocolate, brown sugar, get. ApricotsFirst thought on the nose was Guyana, but the peach on the finish didn't suit me.Would have said 55-58%, relatively low esters, around 10 years.Thought of a Worthy Park. After all, the island right 🙃”

Aroma

Nutty Caramel Milk chocolate Tobacco Roasted

Taste

Ester Fresh Peaches Oak Tobacco

Photo of the rum Cambridge STC❤️E taken from user Tschusikowsky

Rene Pfeiffer

10 February 2023

8.7/10

“In direct comparison with the 2010 for me slightly weaker, because edgier and more alcoholic like the 2010. Nevertheless, a very good Long Pond.”

Aroma

Ester Tropical fruit Glue Rubber Polish

Taste

Ester Banana Heavy Spice Complex

Christian Rudt

27 April 2022

9.0/10

“Great Long Pond from nose to finish complex, exciting and just delicious.To enjoy😋.”

Aroma

Ester Solvents Glue Mango Tropical fruit

Taste

Ester Pineapple Spice Complex Heavy

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

7 October 2020

9.4/10

“This is a unique and well balanced rum with intensity. Close to the perfect rum!”

Aroma

Fruits Spicy Heavy Honey Banana

Taste

Balanced Honey Banana Peppery Pineapple

RumTaTa

9 February 2023

8.9/10

“Second tasting with the 2010 STCE in the other glass. Still a top rum. The 2010 is slightly ahead for me because it seems more differentiated on the nose and palate. Blind tasted E(a)sterweeks 2022 - Day 10Nose unusual and powerful, mango and resin strikes me particularly next to vanilla, esters and bourbon barrel.On the palate a medicinal note and herbs. The alcohol is clearly noticeable.The finish is long and warming and mainly determined by barrel and spice.A fat rum that can entertain the whole evening and is very complex and multilayered.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Mango Sap Sweet Ester

Taste

Ester Spice Complex Banana Heavy

Stylo

30 March 2022

9.0/10

“SPOILER: I’m sooo biased with Long Ponds! Delicious.. all the tropical fruits (pineapple, banana, papaya) wood, sweet caramel and a buttery flavor in the background. On the palate, is astringent, warm and amazing: salted caramel, spices, vanilla and that typical- yet, non overwhelming- meaty note for LPs. Finish is warm, salty, woody and very long. I truly love this NJR bottlings!”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Ester Glue Pineapple Banana

Taste

Pineapple Ester Banana Overripe Spice

mto75

30 July 2021

8.6/10

“the Vale Royal dug out again for the comparison. ABV and maturity concerning almost identical, but the Cambridge has a significantly higher ester content. The Cambridge seems a bit more fruity and floral (violet) on the nose, which I like better. On the palate, I find the Vale Royal again better, more balanced and with more spicy-roasty notes. The Cambridge has more spiciness and there are more salty notes on the finish. In total, a draw 🤷♂️”

Aroma

Glue Solvents Tropical fruit Marzipan Fruits

Taste

Spice Tropical fruit Licorice Oak

TheRhumhoe

8 March 2023

8.7/10

“A very concentrated rum. True to the spirit of Long Pond and Cambridge, there is a strong concentration of glue and ester, before the typical pineapple and banana notes emerge, albeit rather timidly. A pastry touch appears with notes of brioche and marzipan, before giving way to a hint of spice and vanilla. Although the mark is not the highest, we have here a rather funky profile, intense but delicate.The attack in mouth is lively and powerful. The aromatic concentration brings out the overripe exotic fruits with uncontained acidity, phenol flavors with esters, glue, solvents, medicinal and fermented notes. Tannins dry out the palate, while a touch of wood, spice and saltiness comes through on the mid- to late-palate. The profile is full-bodied, heavy and astringent, but remains very smooth and round for the alcohol level. The finish is equally expressive with tannins, salty, warmly spicy and woody aromas that accompany the medicinal and phenolic notes. The rum sticks to the teeth. A very nice rum, the flavors are very concentrated and a certain harmony emerges from this very specialized profile. Compared to the Cambridge 2010 of the same series, it is perhaps a little less accessible and a little more alcoholic, but remains a safe bet in Jamaican rum.”

Aroma

Ester Glue Polish Solvents Tropical fruit

Taste

Tropical fruit Pineapple Banana Mango Sour

Photo of the rum Cambridge STC❤️E taken from user TheRhumhoe

Serge

2 February 2023

9.0/10

“Insanely tasty ... In direct comparison with the 2010 STCE from NRJ, this one is a tick behind for me - however, I tasted the 2010 when opening the bottle and this one from the sample of an already opened bottle. That is, I probably need two new bottles to find out the favorite of one of my favorite marks ultimate.”

Aroma

Glue Ester Tropical fruit Banana Vanilla

Taste

Ester Complex Spice Overripe Banana

Photo of the rum Cambridge STC❤️E taken from user Serge

Lukas Jäger

26 April 2022

8.9/10

“Day 10 in the RumX-Ester calendar, blind.The nose is directly fun, here is a not quite high-est rum waiting to be enjoyed. Spontaneously I would guess Hampden, as the Jamaican fruit basket rises to the nose. Maybe a <>H? Possibly some more esters as well. Then a bit of a surprise on the palate: very complex, fruity, but there's more than just the Hampden funk, maybe some chocolate and a citrus, is that grapefruit? My tip goes to Long Pond, so right.Great bottling and once again classy selected for the calendar! Here times something moderate funk, but very pleasant and not at all boring, could smell it for hours. Too bad that the sample is so small. But still tastes long after, so you still have a bit longer of it!”

Taste

Ester Pineapple Banana Tropical fruit Mango

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Jamaica

Distillery
Long Pond

Bottler
Velier

RumX ID
RX416

ABV
62,5%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2005

Mark
STC❤️E

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
13 years

No. of bottles
3648

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

177 €

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