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Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998
One taster summed it up as "sweet and incredibly fruity," and that's the heart of this 25-year-old Long Pond ITP. Expect citrus, passionfruit and mango up front, then it turns nutty and roasty with light ester funk and a touch of oak. Several found the 54.7% remarkably well integrated. A few felt it drinks younger than its age and wanted more complexity.
The community says- Tropical fruit
- Well-integrated alcohol
- But: Not very complex
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Fruity, gently funky aged Jamaican sipper Well-liked low-ester Long Pond: fruity, naturally sweet, easy-drinking for the strength. The recurring gripe is a lack of depth, and some hit bitter oak and tannins on the finish.
Fans of fruity, lightly funky aged Jamaican rum
Those wanting big high-ester punch or deep complexity
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84% rate it 8 or higher. 22 selected write-ups from 32 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Most helpful positive review
Taste is sweet and incredibly fruity
Review by RumTaTa
Most helpful mixed review
This is an idiosyncratic Long Pond ITP. It somehow looks younger to me than it is. Blindly, I would probably have classified it more with Clarendon. On the palate and in the aftertaste, I do notice the age and, unfortunately, mainly in an intense woody note with tannins and bitterness. In my opinion, there are better and cheaper representatives. Nevertheless, a good rum!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4602 07.02.2024 online tasting with Rest & Be Thankful. Nose Faint roasted wood, overripe fruits, light ester, polish, floral. Palate Oily, light roasted wood, fruits, light ester, medium spicy, naturally sweet, light chocolate. Finish Medium long, oily, light roasted wood, citrus. Slow moving curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some chocolate, light vanilla and faint mint.
Review by Thunderbird
Master tasting of Rest & Be Thankful by RumX This Long Pond has a beguiling nose... sweet and fruity it spreads its aromas... On the palate it continues like this...light and soft, it gels this sweetness and fruitiness (passion fruit), a light spiciness joins it. The finish continues in the same way. This is a very good LP, for me personally it lacks a little complexity
Review by DomM
Tasted during the RumX masterclass. Huge thanks the guys from R&BT for presenting their range! Very nice exploration of some low(we) ester marks. While some of the noses were a little light, the long aged expressions are very interesting on the palate across the board. Very interesting! :) While I‘m not a huge fan of the ITP mark in general, this very long aged bottling makes for a smooth yet complex expression. Just enough edges to keep the profile interesting and let the mark shine through.
Review by mto75
After the RumX R&BT tasting on February 7, I tasted the rest again with more calm: The fifth rum in the glass is a Long Pond ITP, so rather low ester. Quite mild on the nose with citrus and tropical fruits, roasted notes and vanilla crescents. A pleasant spiciness on the palate, reminds me of fresh spiced bread. Quite nice, but not in the ITP top league like the 2000 Plantation New Vibrations.
Review by Christian Rudt
Two Rest & Be Long Ponds compared. This one with a slightly lower ITP mark is more muted on the nose. Some citrus fruit dominates here. On the palate, there are interesting smoky notes, the fruitiness leans more towards mango. Slightly smoky and spicy also in the finish. I like it.
Review by zabo
Post-tasting from the Mastertasting of Rest & Be Thankful via RumX, which I unfortunately missed. A comparison of the RX16269 and RX16270. The Long Pond DNA is clearly recognizable in both. Both beautiful rums, but in my opinion too overpriced. In conclusion, I liked the ITP better.
Review by Frank
RumX/Kirsch-Online-Tasting Rest&Be Thankful! 25 Jahre alt, light pot, Mark ITP mit 85 gr/hlpa Ester. Nase: elegant mit feinen würzig-holzig-fruchtigen Aromen. Trotz des Alters wirkt er angenehm frisch. Dazu passt süßliche Zitrone mit Grapefruit und Johannisbeere, dahinter eine leichte, karamellige Süße. Eichenholz, umfasst von angenehmen und leichten Ester-Noten, wenn er sich öffnet sehr rund. 8,4 Gaumen: kräftiger als die Nase und eher auf der würzig-holzigen Seite. Zunächst sogar pfeffrig-salzig mit etwas Kümmel, bevor Anis, Limettenschalen und rote Johannisbeere durchkommen. Hinten raus wird er leicht speckig und es bleibt ein würziger Eindruck. 7,8
Review by HenryL
Surprisingly restrained on the nose. Vanilla and passion fruit in particular come through. The smell is very pleasing and pleasantly sweet. The palate continues to be sweet, with some esters and tropical fruit. Makes a much younger impression than it actually is. But the Long Pond DNA is also not clearly recognizable.
Review by Tim
Sehr runde Nase, die mir gut gefällt. Toffee, Schokolade, gute Ladung Früchte, Vanille, Röstaromen, nussig. Im Mund lecker und mit natürlicher Süß, die sich im Abgang weiterzieht und in ein komplexes Bild mündet. Schokolade, Tee, Vanille, Holz. Top!
Review by Boletus
Mit einem entspannten Esterlevel versehen gibt es hier ein ziemlich gefälliges Aromenspiel bei gleichzeitig sehr gut integriertem Alkoholgehalt. Anfangs noch auf der frischen und fruchtigen Seite angesiedelt, dreht es gegen Abgang zunehmend in die röstige Richtung mit speckigen Anklängen und Gewürzen. Nicht besonders komplex, aber lecker!
Review by Bene37
Schönes Ding, bei dem sich Röstaromen und Fruchtaromen die Klinke in die Hand geben und das begleitet von einer Band, die im Hintergrund leichten Funk spielt. Gefällt mir gut, aber der Preis wird auch wieder gaga sein, oder?! (hab noch nicht geschaut. Jetzt hab ich geschaut, und für den Preis sag ich auch...) 86/100 oder 6/10
Review by Gregor
Also die Zitrusnote finde ich mal wirklich sehr spannend und natürlich und habe ich auch nicht so in bei long pond im Kopf von daher sollte man den hier mal probiert haben da er sehr komplex und langatmig ist. Allerdings für einen Kauf finde ich den Preis ein wenig zu hart
Review by Jarek
Teil des Rest & Be Thankful tastings (danke an RumX und F.L.O. fürs Teilen). Schöne und interessante Veranstaltung. Alle Kanditaten hatten eine sehr schöne Nase. Am besten haben mir das LSO und MPG Profil zugesagt. Insgesamt fehlte mir aber oft die tropische Reifung.
Review by Serge
Verkostet im Rahmen der Rest&Be Thankful Masterclass, sowie ein zweites mal in Rube alleine. Während in der Maserclass alle Rums in aufsteigender Esteranteil-Reihenfolge verkostet wurde (was absolut in Ordnung war), habe ich mich entschlossen die beiden Low Ester Long Ponds im zweiten Durchgang separat zu verkosten. Beide überzeugen durch feine Noten, wobei mir aber der LSO insgesamt etwas mehr zusagt, da er mehr der herzhaften Würze mitbringt, die für mich einen LP ausmacht. Der ITP ist dafür butteiger und hat einen schöner i tegrierten AbV. Allgemein hätte ich mir in diesem Preisrahmen doch eine genauere Angabe der Dauer der tropischen Vorlagerung (die für mich der essentielle Part ist) gewünscht.
Review by Alex1981
Uh, nice nose! Tropical fruits, banana, already a bit ripe. Well integrated alcohol. Good mouthfeel, some apices join the fruits. Oily, creamy. Medium finish on vanilla & fruits. Hardly any burn. Really enjoyable !
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Kommt in der Nase tatsächlich leichter, aber chemischer daher als der AHJ. Zitrusfrüchte statt überreifem Matsch. Je Luft, desto Nagellack. Überraus süß am Gaumen, dunkle Noten bis hin zu Nuss - bevor es dann wirklich in Richtung Nagellack & Co. geht. Sehr spannend, sehr vielschichtig.
Review by Wagnerlicious
A very interesting rum. Ginger, some menthol, eucalyptus on the nose. Reminiscent of and reminiscent of Trabant exhaust fumes. Very exciting. Great sweetness on the palate, wood, passion fruit, peach, mango. Could be a little more balanced.
Review by JAH
Bold body, buttercotch, pale banana, vanilla, hints of other dried tropical fruits.
Review by Johannes
Beautiful long pond with light high ester notes.
Review by Jakob
Subtle bitter notes from the barrel meet the obligatory tropical fruit and citrus aromas. Slight roasted aromas. Not a complexity monster, but with everything you would expect from Jamaica. Rock solid in a positive sense.
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Details about Rest & Be Thankful Long Pond ITP 1998
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rest & Be Thankful, at 54,7%.
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4 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
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25% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
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Current best price: 336.18 €.
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