Valinch & Mallet Long Pond Jamaican Rum 2005
Sipped neat, this takes a little air to wake up, then unfolds into honeyed tropical fruit, dark chocolate, vanilla and a whiff of glue from the esters. The 58.5% is woven in well, so it drinks rounder and softer than the strength suggests. Several tasters peg it as a VRW-style Long Pond — fruity, creamy, a touch woody. One called it "fast schon umami."
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Chocolate and fruit
- Wants more character
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How does Valinch & Mallet Long Pond Jamaican Rum 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Rounded, fruity cask-strength Long Pond Members rate this a rounded, well-integrated Long Pond — chocolate, fruit and gentle ester funk. A few wished for a bit more character, but most found it very drinkable for the strength.
Long Pond fans who like fruit and chocolate over heavy funk
People chasing big, sharp Jamaican ester punch
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How is Valinch & Mallet Long Pond Jamaican Rum 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 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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0% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 11 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Basti
Alleine die Nase ist schon mega. Da ist von allem etwas dabei. Klebstoff, Kokosnuss, trop. Früchte, Gewürze, Holz, Schokolade. Am Gaumen überwiegen Gewürze, trop. - und getr. Früchte mit einer dezenten Süße und einer leicht floralen Note. Alkohol ist top eingebunden. Sehr runder und süffiger Long Pond (wohl ein VRW), der für mich die 90er (9.0er) Marke nur knapp verfehlt. Davon hätte ich gern eine Flasche :)
Review by Thunderbird
Eine weitere sehr gute Abfüllung von Valinch & Mallet. Die Nase ist sehr komplex mit Aromen von Ester, Frucht, Karamell und Holz. Klasse Am Gaumen fällt sofort der gut integrierte Alkohol auf..weich verteilt sich der Rum und bringt zunächst eine fruchtige Süsse die von Vanille und Piment begleitet wird, danach erscheint Holz und eine leichte Specknote. Dieses setzt sich auch so im Abgang fort. Das harmoniert und passt gut zusammen
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Wirklich geiler Long Pond vintage! Fruchtig, cremig-schokoladig, ordentlich Ester, fast schon umami. Geiles Zeug! Würde wirklich gerne das Ester Mark dazu wissen ... So oder so auf jeden Fall wirklich super lecker.
Review by DomM
Two VRWs side-by-side: V&M for M&E Singapore and HV for LMDW Singapore: On the nose both are quite balanced with vanilla, wood and tropical fruits. They truely need some time to breath to develop the classic VRW moellow honey and fruit nose. V&M comes with a bit more wood on the nose versus a bit lore punch and fruitiness on the HV. On the palate the pictures are similar. Smooth honey fruitiness with notes from the barrel (ie vanilla, woodieness and some chocolate). Again the V&M is a bit more in the dark side with the HV providing a bit more punch and intensity in the fruit notes. Both are extremly well balanced and round. Very enjoyably. Today the HV is a bit ahead for me.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Would assume this to be the VRW mark and would rate it similarily to the 2006 Velier one, although touch less fruit and sweetness in this one.
Review by Johannes
Schmeckt irgendwie nach tropischer Reifung, niedriges Mark. Wahrscheinlich ITP oder höchstens VRW. Sehr gelungen, aber ich vermisse ein wenig mehr Charakter.
Details about Valinch & Mallet Long Pond Jamaican Rum 2005
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, at 58,5%.
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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