Valinch & Mallet Long Pond The Spirit of Art VRW

Long Pond’s VRW 2005 from Valinch & Mallet balances fruit, esters, and wood, with vanilla and dark chocolate coming through on the palate. Worth a try if you appreciate complex Jamaican funk tamed by well-integrated oak.

8.8  / 10  (51 reviews)

Funky, fruity, oaky—impressively balanced Jamaican sipping rum.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Frucht, die Balance, das Alter, die Ester
    • leckerer VRW mit extrem komplexer Nase
    • süffig

    Long Pond’s 2005 VRW, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, is all about the interplay of esters, tropical fruit, and polished wood. Reviewers highlight both “eine sehr ansprechende Komplexität” (@Jakob) and notes of “funk and fruits from Jamaica” (@Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰). Fruity depth—think pineapple and red dried fruits—meets vanilla oak, with the 56.8% easily integrated for most, though some comment the alcohol could be subtler. The finish leans long, with echoes of coffee, roasted notes, and an undercurrent of chocolate—one called it “brutal leckerer Stoff!” (@crazyforgoodbooze), though others note a touch of bitterness or drier oak.

    Aroma

    Ester Pineapple Coconut Woody

    Taste

    Ester Woody Dark chocolate Pineapple

    How is this rum rated?

    8.8  / 10  (51 reviews)
    Top 12% Jamaica
    Top 16% Long Pond

    "2023 and I still love it though at the last bottle 😊 Another wonderful bottling from Valinch & Mallet. Happy that I got my hands on 2 bottles. Remember to rest for 15-20 minutes to release all those wonderful flavours. 2021.12.10 Sitting in my recliner right now enjoying this wonderful rum. No wonder people like it, real funk and fruits from Jamaica. I have the entire series and the general quality level is very high."

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    9.0 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

    "Delicious combination of fresh, fruity Jamaican aromas with vanilla-oakwood flavors reminiscent of Barbados and a present spicy note. Overall, a very appealing complexity. The VRW Marque demonstrates its diversity here and is convincing across the board. Very drinkable."

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    8.7 / 10
    Review by: Jakob

    "The fruit, the balance, the age, the esters, the complexity. Really, really good! At the beginning it has nutty, chocolaty notes, later these change into very nice fruity notes. Everything is very well integrated."

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    8.9 / 10
    Review by: Tschusikowsky

    "This is a Long Pond just the way I like it... complex with funk, fruit, spice, wood and toasty sweetness. That's exactly how it should be, it's a good thing I still have a bottle to call my own. V&M did a great job and got a perfect bottling"

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    9.0 / 10
    Review by: Thunderbird
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX9188
    ABV
    56,8%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2005
    Cask number
    #15
    Mark
    VRW
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    15 years
    No. of bottles
    325
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Valinch & Mallet • Long Pond 2005 &nbsp; 15yr &nbsp; 56,8% The Spirit of Art VRW

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    Open rate
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    Ø Market value
    211€

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    About the Long Pond distillery

    The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 5,625 times with an average of 8.5/10.

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