Velier Long Pond TECA 2003

🚨 One of the most extreme rums I know. Austere, meaty, esters, fermented and a hint of "herring". 😳Not for the faint of heart. Then on the palate a great spiciness and sweetness. A real experience!

Crazy. in the first moment (very briefly!) Passion fruit and vanilla and after a few minutes it always goes over to Maggi, bacon and rotten vegetables and stinky sulfur

One of the most distinctive rums to come out in recent years! The nose is a riot of fermented fruit at the lomite of rot, glue and some citrus with a nice hint of the cask! When you taste it it is both brutal and elegant where red fruits and berries appear! The brand of long pond can be felt and fully recognized! A rollercoaster rum not for everyone! I love it!

You either love it or hate it. I was until now clearly in the second camp, 39 points🥶 and tail light. Tip and sample from Bonn (Thanks!), he should, the longer the bottle is open, the better.👍The nose is now a lot more solid than I remember. Wood, leather, toasted. Some estery, but pleasant. Round and balanced. Complex it is not. The dead dog on the side of the road is still very easy to smell, but makes the rum interesting. 😅In the mouth, then the post goes off. Woody, furry, pungent on one side, warm and full on the other. A rum that is more felt than tasted. The finish is short, wood and musty.The second time I like the rum much better, but it has (in this case fortunately) lost some complexity.

I think the NRJ TECA 2003 is about the most difficult rum I've ever had the privilege to rate. The Mark TECA is legendary and the LP TECA 2005 from HV is clearly the top dog. The TECA 03 is very special (thanks for saying that Tobi). I actually understand all the haters BUT: At this rum divide the spirits. For me, the profile of TECA 05 is

Schon sehr speziell in der Nase und auch am Gaumen, verstehe völlig wenn einem dieses fleischige überhaupt nicht zusagt. Mir fällt nichts vergleichbares ein.

Tasted after the TECA 2007 NRJ and then the TECA 2005 Velier. The nose seems less rich than the previous two. Still full of esters. The wood is more present. But it seems less complex and less good. On the palate, a pleasant surprise! Powerful, very woody. Then fruit takes its place. The finish remains spicy. From start to finish, there's a sensation of sweet indulgence. It's surprisingly complemented by a touch of saltiness. For me, this is what makes the difference with the 2007 from the same series. The finish is very long. I think you can still taste it after brushing your teeth. The rum is then heavier, with wood and leather. The salty sensation is even more present. Above 2007. Below 2005. Super rum. Very good indeed. Edit: tasted it several times since and I really love its extreme character and endless length. Even after tasting a lot of things, this TECA still leaves me with a crazy impression.

This one really needs time in the glass... Not the most exciting 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.

A great product. Funkiness, intensity, character and a unique bouquet with great esters, meat and fish. The nose is exceptionally fruity and complex and you can partially recognize what to expect in the mouth. The fruity esters are a delight. In the mouth, intense sweetness, tropical fruits and varnish are immediately added. Warm, pleasing and fleshy, the aromas come together and merge into bread crust and leather. Mineral undertones and salt play perfectly with herbal tones. The finish is long, fruity, spicy and again very complex. The bottle price is quite high, but the purchase was still worth it. Long Pond is really a house number, a must for all those who love Jamaicarum.

A pretty good Long Pond. Super nice ester level that explode on your palate. I rested it for 20 minutes before having a go at it. But I could smell the glass from my couch. Nicely balanced yet warm on the palate with a super long finish.

Mirco's blind tasting TECA/TECC No.7: Another bottling from NRJ...their Long Pond's are just awesome. With this one I particularly like the pronounced passion fruit note with a hint of marijuana and sourness. Certainly not everyone's taste, but it's mine.

This one is very intense on the nose. With quite some dirt to it. Here you have meaty and barbecue notes. There is vinegar as well as some olives. Quite outstanding vs. the other TECAs in the tasting. On the palate also very intense with roasted notes, some wood, plenty of esters some fruits and again barbecue smoke. Intense and outstanding. With some time to breath, I quite like it.

Sensational. Awesome. Unique. This TECA is a knockout. This is already evident when entering the tasting ... so many associations that are not even stored in the app 😂 High Ester from Long Pond, which, in addition to the classic profile (fruit, ester, curry green, leather, wood), also goes into the meaty, mushroomy, savory, musty and grenadic. But not nearly as bad as some reviews make it out to be. For me, it is blatantly undervalued on average. A little more complicated than others in the NRJ range, but still a real cracker 🧨

A rich, intensely aromatic Long Pond. The nose begins with a touch of glue, before letting an anthology of tropical fruits embalm the nostrils: banana, pineapple, lime and orange are very present, but it's the passion fruit, almost stewed, that makes the difference here. Phenolic and fermented notes rub shoulders with gourmet spices (baked apple, vanilla) and subtle woodiness. A very engaging nose. The attack on the palate is heavy, funky and generous. Passion fruit returns with that sweet fruity touch already so pleasant on the nose. Esters, solvents, glue and rubber form a kind of chemical mix that works well on the palate with exotic fruit, barrel influence and spicy flavors, quite strong here. Very opulent, astringent and oily, this is a rough-and-ready rum that nevertheless shows superb integration of the alcohol. The long, lingering finish explodes with fermented fruit, but also reveals leathery bitterness, less common empyreumatic notes (smoky, roasted) and a hint of salt. The profile is extreme, but extremely good in every way. A superb Long Pond.