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CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 12 LPS 1998
"Not a typical Long Pond," as one taster put it, and that's the whole story here. A 23-year 1998 pot still that noses fruity and soft — mango, overripe banana, vanilla, a little spice — but on the palate many find it thin and quiet for the LPS mark. Light ester, some tropical fruit, gentle wood. Round and easy rather than intense.
The community says- Fruity, soft nose
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Thin body
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How does CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 12 LPS 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Soft, round Long Pond, lighter than expected Well-liked as a soft, round Jamaican, but plenty found it thin and short on the LPS funk they expected. Pleasant and easy-going more than gripping.
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How is CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 12 LPS 1998 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
77% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
Schöner Long Pond hier. Als erstes kam mir in der Nase Ester entgegen, außerdem kann man hier Vanille und eine gewisse Würze erkennen. Am Gaumen für mich irgendwie funktioniert, viel Ester aber auch wieder Vanille und Gewürze.
Review by Buddudharma
Schöner Long Pond mit einer gewissen Fruchtigkeit. Vom Ester-Gehalt eher hinter den 2001er LPS-Abfüllungen. Guter Easy Sipper, aber in Summe fehlt es etwas an Komplexität und Intensität, um weiter oben mitzuspielen.
Review by Serge
Parallelverkostung alles drei Long Ponds der Release Reihe (1998/#12 - 2000/#11 - 2001/#8). 1998 & 2000 beide etwas dünn und verhalten. 1998 aber der leckerere von beiden. 2001 klar anders, nicht so weich aber sehr lecker. Der 2000 für mich klar das Schlusslicht. 1998 der weiche runde LP typische. Der 2001 etwas kantiger aber dafür interessanter.
Review by TheJackDrop
Notes issues du Whisky Live Paris 2024 - à revoir et approfondir. Les fruits sont là, mais c'est clairement plat.
Review by Stefan Persson
Got a sample of this rum for free from RumX. It’s a 23yo pot still rum distilled in 1998 continental aged in an ex-Rum barrel whereafter it’s bottled at cask strength in just 163 bottles at 52,7%. Overall a fruity, soft and round rum. Not a typical Long Pond.
Review by Thunderbird
A surprisingly thin and light LP with little expressive flavors! Based on the data I had expected something more
Review by Johannes
Good, very round Long Pond, with rather little fruit, more almond instead, slightly astringent. It would be interesting to know how many years it has been stored tropically. For me, it has subtle tropical notes.
Review by RumTaTa
Also a nice entry for Jamaica and Long Pond. Again, unimpressive at first and becoming stronger with the onset of the aftertaste. The (simultaneously tasted) Jamaica No. 10 seems more defined and intense, which I like better. The aftertaste is here in comparison also shorter and less intense.Good entry-level rum.
Review by Adrian Wahl
When I read Long Pond 1998 with the Mark LPS, I bought almost blindly. Fortunately, it was a sample first. I really don't notice anything of LPS. The rum doesn't have much character. Very disappointing.
Review by Mentalo
Enttäuschender LPS. Kaum Fruchtaromen, insgesamt einfach dünn. Erinnert mich eher an einen OWH.
Review by SaibotZtar
Mmh .... very thin ... tastes almost watery. I had really expected more. Some fruit, some wood ....minimal esters. Everything already there but incredibly little of everything ... A real shame. Very short finish without leaving an impression, at least for me.
Review by DomM
Jamaica No. 8 vs No. 11 vs No. 12 Nose clearly goes to No. 11. very nice basket of fruits and overripe banana. Is this maybe one of the 2000 VRWs vs LPS for the other two? No. 12 is nice with some tropical fruits and spices. No. 8 is dominated by wood and remains sharp even after > 1h in the glas. Taste: 2001 (8) much better on the palate vs on the nose. However, a little thin and unassuming. Not bad, though. 2000 (11) sweet and fruity on the palate as well. Easy going but also quite nice. If anybody knows the mark on this, let me know 🙂 Overall my winner out of the three 1998 (12) also very round and easy going. A little more wood and roasted notes. Feels a little thin and uninspired to me, however.
Review by Andi
Funky, tropische kandierte Früchte, bisschen Holz und leicht bitter.
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Details about CoR Long Pond Jamaica No. 12 LPS 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 52,7%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
66% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 32 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the Long Pond distillery
The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 6,843 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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