Long Pond Plantation Extreme No. 3 HJC

"Still one of my favorite long ponds."

"Thanks first of all to Leo. Always nice to be able to talk you into something. A very great Long Pond in my opinion. I like it more than well. The alcohol is also well integrated. For me now one of the best Long Ponds I've had in a glass. Great that I was allowed to try it. I wish Planteray (formerly Plantation) would bottle more things like this."

"Un nez avec de l’alcool, des fruits tropicaux et des fruits jaunes, du bois, du cuir et du vieux bois verni. L’alcool est assez marqué en première bouche, puis tous les arômes envahissent la cavité buccale. La finale est longue et élégante. Avec un côté épicé (poivré) marqué mais sans dominer. On sent le fût de cognac à la fin. Pour moi meilleur que son frère, le RX3104."

"Ausgewogen wenn man an die extremen Bomben wie TECC denkt. Verglichen damit finden sich hier mehr Gewürz und Holz statt Fruch und Ester. Alkohol gut eingebunden, schöne Komplexität, gefällt mir sehr gut. Danke Leo! 😊"

"8,8:On the nose, this rum is very elegant and refined.The sweet spices are served on an exotic wood bark, a bit resinous, where some cherry, very ripe banana and black plum pits already rest. The tropical fruit juices are thick and slightly oxidized, the molasses a bit vegetal. The aeration emphasizes perhaps notes of French yellow wine, like muscat or banyuls.The fruits are sweet, honeyed with roasted nuts, of course tropical and exotic, very ripe. 9:On the palate, the attack is intense, with stone fruits.The tannins are felt imminently, our tasting buds are attacked with spices, burnt wood, believe it or not, chamomile, a bit dry.The fruits are delicious.The almond complements the stone fruits and the resin with pastry-like vegetal molasses, fruits are also pastry-like and candied. 8,7:The finish is dry, with charred wood, a bit tannic, spicy with pepper, baking spices like nutmeg, clove etc. and pleasantly fruity brioches.."

"Unfassbar tolle Nase nach karamellisierter Banane mit ordentlich viel Ceylon Zimt! Geschmacklich dann eher trocken, sehr holzig, nach verbranntem Zimt, getrockneten Banane und Ananas chips, Piment, Sternanis und Nelke, sowie schwarzem Pfeffer. Durchaus sehr lecker aber hab ich mir etwas mehr von erhofft!😃 ist halt eher ein easy sipper und etwas "dünn" und weniger auf die Fresse...😃"

"Complex notes of some wood, something herbal then again tropical fruity (including mango) alternate in the mouth. A really all-round successful rum from the nose, over the tongue to the palate."

"I just returned from a luxury tasting I was invited to and I'm actually a bit tipsy this time because all the rums had a high proof. This tasting was Plantation extreme only and this is the fourth one of the six. This is a very nice estery Jamaican rum where the finish lasts for a very, very long time. Very well balanced between proof, spice and tropical fruits. The price is a bit high but still OK I think. "

"Un puissant Long Pond qui ne manque pas d’audace. Le nez est très expressif, avec une tonalité funky très marquée (esters, colle, solvants), des notes fruitées très exotiques (papaye, ananas, mangue, banane, agrumes) et un côté pâtissier à la fois doux et gourmand. Les épices et les notes boisées ne font qu’aiguiser un nez déjà intense et riche de prime abord. La bouche rompt avec le nez et opte pour une approche plus directe et franche. L’alcool est plus marqué (et pourrait être un peu mieux intégré), les esters, la colle et le vernis se veulent plus tranchants, tandis que les épices (piment, réglisse) et le chêne toasté forment un profil plus sec. Les fruits (rouges et exotiques) sont moins prononcés qu’au nez. Le profil devient plus vif, moins raffiné et équilibré qu’espéré, mais pas pour autant moins qualitatif. La finale est longue et joue sur plusieurs registres avec une trame boisée, cacaotée, épicée (poivre, clou de girofle), tannique, médicinale et sur les fruits tropicaux mûrs. Le vieillissement a joué son rôle en donnant un peu de rondeur derrière ce côté sec et intense perçu durant la dégustation. Un Long Pond qui vaut sa place dans la série Extrême de par son intensité, bien plus marquée qu’escompté."

"Not quite as round/accessible as other low ester long ponds. The dirty notes and the mint are somewhat reminiscent of bottlings from Trinidad (TDL). In addition leather, licorice, spices, yellow fruits and caramel. From memory similar to the Tamosi LSO. Delivers on the palate exactly what the nose promises. I like it, but unfortunately it's overpriced."

"For me the winner out of the 1996 Plantation Extreme bottlings. Most intense flavor profile out of the three while still very elegant overall."

"TECA/TECC Tasting bei Leo."

"Tasted blind first. I was taken aback by the nose, which seemed too caramelized to be Jamaican. I had very ripe fruit, wood. But also very present vanilla and caramel. On the palate, I was surprised by the sweetness and fruitiness. The attack is spicy, but the alcohol quickly disappears in favor of very ripe fruit. Very pleasant. Sweet, fragrant, coating, spicy. Superb. I thought of a Savanna. But I wouldn't have bet on a Jamaican. Once I knew, of course, I found the markers again and told myself I'd been out of it... In the end, it's VERY good."

"A bit too much spiciness for my taste, the fruit notes are quite lost on the palate. There are clearly better Long Ponds."

"The second exteme 3 brother. Again a beautiful long ponder, again heaps of fruit in the aroma, a touch of technicality. In the taste there is again a lot of fruit, technical notes of polish remover and glue. All in all, a wonderfully complex piece."