2005 The Whisky Jury Long Pond Single Cask 15 Year Old Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

A high-ester rum from Long Pond distillery. Fans of Jamaican styles will enjoy the intensity on offer here. Just 290 bottles have been filled from a single American oak barrel.

Other reviews... The Whisky Jury Long Pond Rum was distilled in Jamaica in 2005. The rum was then allowed to be stored tropically for 16 years. The rum was bottled in cask strength with 62.1% alcohol without dyes and sugar as single cask rum with 290 bottles. In the nose, the rum is not a typical Jamaican for me. But it's also my first Long Pond. So what do I know. The nose is heavy. The ester is more present through a lot of dark fermented fruit and dirty glue notes. The scent is very beguiling and addictive. Here the rum makes a precision landing. On the palate you notice the 62%. It brings a pleasant thick molasses sweetness with lots of wood with some heat. The barrel influence is enormous. The dirty note is not quite as pronounced but comes back in the finish. It is also fruit there but it dominates the wood. The finish has many bitter substances and some dirty notes. The reverberation is long and characterized by the barrel influence. An exciting rum that I like very much. But you should like strong wood influence. It could be a bit too dominant. Very different from Hampden or WP. Definitely delicious. - rumratings.com