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Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003
Baked banana, candied ginger and nail polish sit on a bed of well-integrated oak here. This 18-year Long Pond VRW at 60% is intense but stays elegant — pineapple and passion fruit up front, esters and spice trailing into a long finish. Several tasters call it a rounded, complex Jamaican, though the VRW mark's ester funk is milder than you might expect. Money aside, most rate it highly.
The community says- Baked banana, pineapple
- Elegant at 60%
- But: Steep price
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How does Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003 taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Elegant, fruit-forward cask-strength Long Pond A genuinely elegant, intense Long Pond most tasters love — fruit over funk, oak nicely folded in. The near-universal gripe is a European price that feels out of proportion to the glass.
Jamaican pot-still fans wanting cask-strength fruit and oak
Beginners and anyone chasing loud high-ester funk
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.6 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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97% rate it 8 or higher. 17 selected write-ups from 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Ein wirklich schöner und unfassbar intensiver LP VRW! Genau die richtige Portion Holz, kombiniert mit kandiertem Ingwer und gebackener Banane, leichte Tannine und säuerliche Ester, dazu eine schöne würze und insgesamt einfach sehr elegant und komplex. Nur >600€ ist das Ding halt trotzdem nicht wert, es gibt genug andere VRW Vintages die einen Bruchteil kosten und ein ähnlich leckeres Aromenprofil bieten! Aber wirklich wirklich sehr lecker ist er echt allemal!!😃
Review by Johannes
Very good, complex Long Pond! The price is of course rather absurd...
Review by Christoph
Despite the "low" ester content, a real bomb with lots of fruit on a wooden bowl. If it weren't for the price, all Jamaica fans wouldn't have to think twice.
Review by RumTaTa
Very good round Long Pond. I like the high intensity with simultaneous balance. However, it is still a long way off the great Long Pond representatives from Velier. If you take the price into consideration, the decision for me is clearly in favor of the Velier bottlings.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
27.08.2022 German Rum Festival Oh dear, I totally forgot to add this one, maybe because of the price tag it had. A pretty good rum but the price tag is really out of bounds compare to other similar bottlings. But of course "Rare Cask" adds to the value 😊 Notes. Ester, polish and overripe fruit on the nose. Palate is oily and fresh with lots of fruit and wood. Finish is medium to long with, fruit, ester and wood with a light smoky note.
Review by DomM
Needs very long time to open up. Nevertheless, alcohol remains rather dominat on the nose. Very nice on the palate. Intense yet complex and very elegant. Verdict: nose somewhat disappointing. Palate very good, (European) price absolutely insane -> don’t buy this 🙃
Review by TheRhumhoe
Deuxième cuvée officielle de Long Pond, ce rhum sait faire parler ses atouts. Très élégant, le nez assemble parfaitement les notes d’esters et de vernis à ongles aux fruits exotiques et aux fruits rouges, le tout arrondi par le massepain, des épices douces et un boisé bien fondu. En bouche, une véritable concentration aromatique se forme sur les fruits tropicaux : banane, ananas, fruit de la passion, papaye, sans oublier les agrumes (zestes de citron) s’expriment librement. Le boisé épicé et les esters sont ici plus en retrait. L’alcool est très bien intégré. La finale, relativement longue, reprend la main avec les esters, le vernis, le boisé aux épices parfumées et les fruits exotiques. Un très bon rhum sur le papier, qui a tout pour plaire à un détail près : le prix, ici stratosphérique et incohérent pour une cuvée pareil.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, some esters, nail polish and glue, rubber, tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, red fruits, toasted wood notes like caramel, pastry, marzipan, spicy with ginger, vanilla, smoky, intense, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, molasses is vegetal, herbaceous, candied, dried fruits arise, some almonds, roasted nuts, allspice. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, nail polish, rubber, funky, fruity with tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, papaya, passion fruit, red and citrus fruits, some candied, elegant, complex, the wood is toasted with pastry, spicy with allspice and ginger. 8,7:The finish is long, dry&tannic, slightly dirty, medicinal with esters and varnish, fruity with tropical, citrus fruits, as the wood is toasted with pastry, spicy with baking spices, vanilla, smoky..
Review by Leo Krüper
Solider mittel alter Long Pond. Preis komplett absurd. Hintenraus super schöne typische Long Pond Note.
Review by Timo Groeger
Und dann zum Tagesabschluss einen kleinen Long Pond. Als Ester sind hier vorhanden, aber total untergeordnet, für mich überwiegend tropische Früchte. Ananas ist erkennbar, aber Banane überstrahlt das ganze.
Review by Jakob
Tasted on the GRF22, accordingly, the time to breathe in the glass was very limited - freshly poured in the impression of an expressive Long Pond stuck, which the slightly older age is very good to face. Unfortunately, provided with an opulent price tag, which does not detract from the quality, but is still to be recorded as a pain point - you can get comparable qualities for much less.
Review by zabo
Verkostet auf der Pueblo del Ron Nürnberg 2024 am Catawiki Stand. Ein sehr leckerer Long Pond, der Lust auf mehr macht. Das einzige was die Laune extrem trübt ist der Preis, der meiner Meinung nach zu überzogen ist. Aber schön ihn probiert zu haben.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Spicy, esters, woody and tropical fruits. Some vanilla notes. Toasted notes. Nice complexity on the nose once it opens up. Taste: Smooth and elegant and complex. Woody, roasted and baking spices at first. Ginger notes. Little bit of vanilla notes. Papaya notes. Banana notes. The alcohol is integrated perfectly. Finish: Baking spices, bananas, vanilla, little bit of pastry notes. Same elegant and balanced body holds to the finish. Long finish. I was amazed how smooth this was to sip. Nice complexity on the notes that was leaning little bit towards baking spices and woody notes. I really enjoyed sipping this rum, but as for the price, it is overpriced.
Review by Filip Šikula
Rozhodně zajímavý zástupce long pondu. Ve vůni klasická ovoce, lepidla, ale zaujme i sladší tón kandivaného ovoce. V chuti velmi příjemný profil ovoce v kombinaci s intenzivní dubovou zástěrkou. Dlouhý a intenzivní závěr.
Review by Carlitooo
Definitiv eine Long Pond Benchmark für mich
Review by martin slezák
Farba mahagón Vôňa lepidlo, riedidlo, penicilín, údenina, tropické ovocie intenzívna, sladkosť Chuť údenina, lieky, lepidlo, tropické ovocie, mentol, káva, drevo Záver dlhý hreje, mentol, ovocie, drevo
Review by R Wehner
Nase ordentlich Wumms, ehrlicher jamaikanischer Antritt, verspricht alles; Zunge genauso, 60 charakterstarke Prozente, Funk pur, Hammer, nix für Anfänger, leider zu teuer
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Details about Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Long Pond, at 60%.
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Long Pond Rare Cask VRW 2003 cost?
Current best price: 722.93 €.
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