Plantation 1996 Jamaica Long Pond ITP & HJC 24-Year

Sud č. 01
Lahev č. 51
Destilováno / Nalahvováno: 1996 / 2020
Těkavé látky: 1133 g/hlAA
Estery: 280 g/hlAA
Doslazování: 0 g/l

Rum zrál 21,5 roku v tropech v sudu po bourbonu,
2 roky kontinentálně v sudu po koňaku Ferrand a
6 měsíců v 200l sudu po žitné whisky z New York Distillery Comp.

Aroma: Krásně pronikavé tropické ovoce (banány, ananas, pomeranče), na pozadí květiny a velmi stopový, skoro nezaznamenatelný dotek ředidla.
Chuť: Trpce medová, zkvašené ovoce, příjemně štiplavá a nasládlá.
Dozvuk: Med, spousta švestek, blum a višní, které přecházejí do hořknoucích sušených švestek a meruněk. Velmi dlouhý.
Sladkost: /
Celá lahev
Porovnával jsem SC ročníky 1996 a 2000 (Clarendon): jsou celkem odlišné, oba naprosto vynikající, ale o fous lepší je za mě ročník 2000. Long Pond je ovocnější, Clarendon spíše techničtější. Oba velmi jemné a příjemné na vychutnávání.

BC Canada's liquor prices (and laws and selections) are dreadful so this already expensive bottle was quite costly! However, it's a knockout of Long Pond funk. The post maturation has imparted a considerable spicy rye influence that I really enjoyed.

Dark berries. Lovely and smooth. Hint of liquorice on the nose.

This is my first Caribbean so might be a little bit biased.
The texture is semi-smooth (not watery but not very smooth either).
Then there is an explosive taste, so many aromas and spices that blend that it feels like an explosion. I felt caramel, anise, wood notes, pepper, and many unidentified spices.
Then it burns, my mouth gets numb but with a pleasant aftertaste.
You want more, but you have to wait a bit as the mouth is too numbed down.

Overall I tasted smoother sweeter rums but I enjoyed this one a lot. Felt the sweetness was just ideal, the burn maybe just a tad lower and the smoothness a tad higher would made it a 10.

- vůně typická Jamajka, jemná, nasládlá, přezrálé ovoce, banán, ovoce, vanilka
- chuť více nasládlá, % alkoholů jsou cítit, mix tropického sušeného ovoce
závěr sladkost ovoce a dřevitost
Skvělý 👏

Loved this the minute I cracked the bottle open. An incredible amount of flavors explode in your mouth

Wow special single cask release for my friends at the Mansion. Cask 7 bottle 51, blended with rums from Long Pond, ITP, & HJC 21.5 years in Bourbon barrells then another 2.5 years in Fernàndez casks, final finished for 6 months in American rye whisky cask. There’s a lot going on here 49.1% alcohol. Amber caramel color with a faint scent of caramel / butterscotch but nothing like dictator.

First taste slightly sweet, smooth, full complex exploding flavors finishing with a classic Jamaican funk with very little burn. The taste stays with you lingering for 5 minutes. Quite nice and very unique and particular.

Aroma is nice with fruits and wood. First taste is explosion of flavors - fruit, wood leather, flowers and many other layers. After is turni g more on dry side with wood and jamaicam funky tones, but very smoothed due to long aging. Aftertaste is a bit bitter, dry.and only average long. Otherwise it could be even 10 point.

I'm generally not a big fan of Jamaican rums, as i find them a bit dry, but this one is very nice.

Smells and tastes of leather, caramel, rye, oak, herbs, and spice. I really like it for a Jamaican rum!

Recently found this at Binny's and couldn't believe my luck - a 24 year old Long Pond rum for about $100! After buying it I saw that it was finished in rye barrels, which gave me a bad feeling...

The rye barrel has left a really strong impression, so much so, that most of the typical rum character has been smothered (in particular, the aroma). There is some unique synergism though, and a sort of satisfying fusion of fruit and rye spice on the finish. If I were to be blindfolded and given a glass only for sniffing, I would guess that this is a unique rye whiskey instead of rum, which is a bit disappointing.

I've turned to mixing with this rum, which has proven to be its strong point. Upon dilution, the rum character emerges and dominates, and the spiciness of the rye falls into a supporting role, resulting is a classy fusion of spiced caramel, old leather, and rum oil. This is terrific rum for an old-fashioned or in classic punch.