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Precious Liquors Long Pond Jamaican Rum (Selected by RumX) VRW 2005
"Was für ein Brett" is how more than one taster reacted to this tropically-aged Long Pond. Expect ripe mango and pineapple, buttery vanilla and toffee, roasted coconut, a whiff of glue, and that savory LP umami note. Unusually sweet and creamy for the mark, with well-tucked 64.6% heat and gentle oak tannins on a long finish.
The community says- Tropical fruit depth
- Ester funk
- But: Cask strength heat
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How does Precious Liquors Long Pond Jamaican Rum (Selected by RumX) VRW 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 77 community reviews.
Rich, tropically-aged Long Pond funk bomb Loved almost across the board for its depth and balance of tropical fruit, ester funk and roasted cask notes. A few felt it runs sweeter and less fruity than a typical VRW, and one called it a touch over-hyped.
Long Pond and tropical-aged Jamaican fans who sip cask strength
Anyone wanting a light, low-proof pour
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100% rate it 8 or higher. 49 selected write-ups from 77 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
What a board! 😍💣🇯🇲 Nose: sage fried in olive oil? Plus fresh mint, lots of toasted coconut chips but also dark chocolate and various tropical fruits such as papaya and passion fruit, as well as some sandalwood and Virginia tobacco. Taste: Dark chocolate, sandalwood, passion fruit, cinnamon, mint and, again, subtle sage fried crisp in butter (nut butter/beurre noisette), as well as the coconut and some cinnamon. But there is also an almost meaty note that makes the whole thing umami. But it's also often part of the tropically matured long ponds and I love it! 😃 Finish: Menthol, orange peel, blossom honey and intense but pleasant, slightly bitter tannins from the oak barrel, as well as light, minimally burnt caramel notes. Very, very cool. Chapeau for this barrel selection Oli, Jakob & Rob! 👏🏼❤️😍 A real firework of aromas!
Review by Serge
Wonderful Long Pond with proper tropical maturation. It has that NRJ feeling and that's exactly my thing. Great nose with lots of vanilla, tropical (partly overripe) fruits, roasted notes, leather, barrel, nut, candied and the delicious LP umami note with curry leaf. The palate is pleasantly dry when sipped but still very similar and a fine tannin / bitter note develops which fades out with the umami, vanilla, beurre noisette and candied spice notes (and comes back wonderfully with every sip). Super bottling and exactly what I was hoping for. TOP.
Review by Schnubbii
Schöne Nase mit einer tollen Balance aus tropischen Früchten, Vanille und Gewürzen. Am Gaumen dann ebenfalls schön rund, tolle Balance aus tropischen Früchten, Gewürzen und etwas Holz. Der Alkohol ist ziemlich gut eingebunden, etwas Wasser schadet ihm jedoch nicht. Im Abgang dann mittellang und lecker mit Karamell. Für mich eine sehr leckere Sache und gelungene erste RumX Abfüllung. Bin froh, eine Flasche bekommen zu haben. Mal sehen, wie er sich an der Luft entwickelt, dann ist bei der Wertung ggf. noch Luft nach oben. Edit: OK, mit etwas mehr Zeit an der Luft ist der schon echt nice und ähnelt für mich einem schönen 94er New Yarmouth. Ich erhöhe daher meine Wertung auf 8.9
Review by Martin Spooner
So the nose of this colleague is not lacking. Very nice notes with a sweetish vanilla aroma. Dominance of pineapple. A real stunner on the palate with a wow effect and a long finish. Really lingers for a while. What I particularly like is the buttery finish. A certain ester punch gives it the character that remains in the memory. Really great cinema and a successful bottling.
Review by Vincent D
Profil étonnamment sucré et caramélisé pour un Long Pond. Un boisé très agréable au nez. Puis ce sont des notes vanillées qui se font sentir. Puis de l'ananas, des fruits bien mûrs. Du bois, léger. Ça donne envie. En bouche, on retrouve quelque chose de plus connu : fruits bien mûrs, esters, des épices piquantes. Puis de nouveau du caramel, de la vanille et un étonnante noix de coco. Le boisé arrive ensuite, bien plus marqué qu'au nez. Beaucoup de gourmandise. Belle complexité. Finale longue et boisée. Un petit côté rôti salé. Belle longueur. PS : l'oxydation amène un profil plus fruité à cette bouteille. C'est vraiment très bon. Les 64% sont bien là. Bien intégrés, mais là ! Pas pour les palais faibles 😁
Review by Basti
I was particularly looking forward to the tasting, as tropically matured long ponds - especially the 2005 VRWs - are among my absolute favorites. A little crosstasting straight away. Vale Royal: Although low ester, in direct comparison the Vale Royal has the most ester markers in the form of solvent and glue. Everything is subtle and cannot be compared with the high ester representatives. There is also a lot of tropical fruit, spices and some chocolate. -> 9.0 V&M: Light esters and some solvent on the nose, lots of floral/perfumed aromas, but also lots of fruit and spices. Perhaps the most complex nose of the round. The whole thing continues on the palate, slightly soapy (not disturbing) and lots of fruit here too. Less intense than the other representatives, but just as much fun :) -> 9.0 Romdeluxe 2005 68.5%: I've had this in my glass quite often by now and it continues to delight. I can hardly believe that this is supposed to be a continental matured LP2005. For me, the best nose in crosstasting together with the V&M. Probably has the most cask aromas overall. -> 9.1 Romdeluxe 2005 68.4%: Here, too, supposedly purely continental maturation...? In addition to tropical fruits, I detected perfumed aromas on both the nose and the palate, as well as mint/menthol, almost reminiscent of TDL. Super exciting and also very intense. Definitely stands out from the other bottlings. -> 9.1 About the RumX bottling: After about 1 hour of breathing, lots of fruity notes on the nose, especially tropical fruits (mango). Plus vanilla, lots of spices, caramel, some wood and coconut and something slightly fermented. On the palate, the usual intensity. Again tropical fruit in the form of dried mango, caramel and vanilla and a hint of solvent. A very good 2005 VRW with a super PLV! Conclusion: The VRW Mark is simply fun :) All the bottlings are of high quality and are convincing. The rating is probably decided by the form of the day. All bottlings have a similar spectrum of aromas, whereby these are differently pronounced depending on the bottling.
Review by Alexander Rasch
An exciting Long Pond, but also not quite typical, as it is unusually sweet. Vanilla, toffee and nougat make the rum creamy. Plus roasted aromas and fruit. I find peach iced tea and cotton candy. The rum remains in the mouth for a very long time and then herbs and very light menthol are added. The rum finishes very well and invites you to continue drinking. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. The tropical ageing is very noticeable here. It tingles wonderfully on the tongue. A very successful bottling, even if I had hoped for a little more fruit. I'm curious to see how the rum develops. But it's definitely fun. The complexity is there and there is a lot to discover.
Review by Leo Krüper
Very nice Long Pond. I will compare it again with the other 2005 VRWs. But I think it's on the same level as the NRJ bottlings. A great cask.
Review by Manuel
A truly outstanding cask selection. A really successful RumX bottling. Excellent nose of vanilla, roasted notes, coconut and light sweetness, which is also reflected in the finish. Tannins are also clearly perceptible. Alcohol well integrated.
Review by F.L.O.
On the nose I have a lot of nuts and especially coconut, some toffee, vanilla, wood and a slight roasted note. On the palate it gets really cool. The coconut is accompanied by a very subtle menthol note. Nuts and toffee are confirmed and rounded off with a nice spiciness. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. Without this menthol note it would be a super 8, but thanks to this aroma it is a 9. super stuff! Try it again tomorrow...let's see if it stays with this ranking.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,9:On the nose, the first impression we get is a coconut, toasted, vanilla and glue, as a wood is roasted with toffee, candied, caramelized fruits and sweet. On aeration roasted notes like pastry, nougat, continue, the wood is spicier, we notice a molasses, herbaceous and flowery.Very tempting fruits express themselves like passion fruit, pineapple, banana and yellow fruits...I found a hint of petrol note also. 9,2:On the palate, the attack is extremely delicious, round and full-bodied with variety of fruits like tropical(mango, passion fruit, coconut, later banana), yellow with juicy peaches and dried fruits like raisins, apricots, roasted wood notes like pastry, toffee, chocolate, caramel, spicy with vanilla and cinnamon, after resting the rum, with umami and herbaceous, slightly flowery molasses. 8,8:The finish is long, dry and tannic, a bit smoky, but less expressive, round as on the palate.
Review by Jarek
Mega! It was clear that the guys from RumX would come up with something special for the bottling, but this drop exceeds my expectations. From the color, nose and palate to the finish, you can tell that the rum has undergone a lot of tropical maturation. Beautiful, fruity nose, with a little bit of glue, nougat and coconut. On the palate, the fruit recedes somewhat into the background, replaced by wood and a pleasant sweetness. Beautiful, long finish, with a very light menthol note.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5252 16.04.2025 Tasting in Blåvand with Fabian. Nose Fresh, fruity, sweet, light wood, faint roasted, light pineapple, light ester, faint glue, spice. Palate Naturally sweet, oily, light wood, light roasted, fruits, light mango, light ester, faint coconut, spice, faint coffee. Finish Long, naturally sweet, oily, fruity, light pineapple, faint dried fruit, spice, faint coffee, light chocolate. .
Review by Joachim Guger
Extrem kräftige, komplexe Nase. Lösungsmittel und Menthol. Würze und Nuss. Etwas dunkle Schokolade und getrockneter Dung. Kokosnuss und tropische Früchte. Geil!! 🤩 Im Mund dann die Mega-Fruchtexplosion. Gefolgt von von Würze, Nuss und Röstaromen. Schöner Abgang auf der würzigen Seite. Ein Traum für jeden Sniffer. Bietet Jamaikanischen Fruchtgenuss ohne Pelz auf der Zunge.
Review by zabo
Thanks to Serge for sharing the bottle. A truly delicious rum. First of all, what comes next is by no means to be taken negatively. Personally, I think it's a little too hyped and overrated. Still a high 8 for me. You can look forward to the bottling from Bottleshop.
Review by Jan Lu
I'm not a fan of Jamaica. But I at least wanted to try the RumX 20k bottling. Fortunately 🍀. Really very balanced and versatile. After the sample, I would have liked a bottle of it 😅. I'm happy to be able to try this one. Thank you Serge for the split 💚
Review by Tschusikowsky
Diese Long Pond VRW-Abfüllung überzeugt durch Tiefe und Komplexität. In der Nase zeigen sich Leim, Nuss, Kokos, Holz, dazu feine Noten von schwarzem Tee, Cassis und leicht jodig. Am Gaumen wirkt der Rum vollmundig und vielschichtig mit Pfefferminz, Traubenzucker, dunklen Beeren und etwas Mango und röstigen-würzigen Komponenten. Im Vergleich zur Bottleshop-Abfüllung gefällt sie mir noch besser. Insgesamt finde ich die Abfüllungen heute unterschiedlich. Tolle Auswahl RumX Team🙌🏼
Review by DomM
Very nice! Intense in the nose with glue, fruits and notes from the cask. Wood, spices and chocolate make an interesting and complex nose with the LP funk. Also high intensity on the palate. Fruits and spices are mingling with some sweetness. This is dangerously good providing lots of complexity. Thanks Serge for sharing!
Review by Timo Groeger
Den Rumtag mit einer Granate starten ;-) Tolle Nase, ist vor allem sehr röstig und würzig. Aber das Fass und etwas Vanille sind auch erkennbar. Am Gaumen dannneine schöne, leichte Süße, vor allem Karamell und Vanille, aber zugleich immer noch würzig und röstig.
Review by Dr.Django
Three different VRW LP 2005 bottlings in the glass today. Bottle store & RumX Community: They are very similar in profile and very complex. For me, the Community bottling is a little more intense and voluminous on the palate. The Whisky blues: Also very complex and somewhat spicy. More astringent on the palate than its competitors and longer on the finish. Much woodier and with more chocolate notes, but a little less fruit. All three brilliant rums!
Review by Christian Rudt
First impression already excellent. I have to let the emotion sink in and compare it with the whisky age bottling. This long tropical maturation will remain an experience in terms of taste anyway 😋🤗 After a few minutes in the glass, the umami note completely took hold of me and I simply had to increase it to 9.0. Simply delicious 😋
Review by Skyfly
Great Long Pond where everything is just right. Tropical fruits paired with vanilla, spices, wood aromas and some glue on the nose. On the palate, a fusion of tropical fruits and caramel, as well as roasted aromas and light esters. The finish is still super long with caramel and roasted aromas. Simply wonderful!
Review by Chrischi78
In der Nase tolle süßliche Vanille, dazu viel Ananas. Am Gaumen eine echte Wucht mit Wow-Effekt, langem, buttrigem Abgang und feinem Ester-Punch. Großes Kino – ein kleines Weihnachtstasting, auf das ich mich lange gefreut habe. 🎄🥃
Review by Boletus
Hier wurde wirklich ein herausragendes Fass ausgesucht mit einer ideal balancierten Symbiose aus überreifer tropischer Frucht, jamaikanischem Esterfunk, lebhaften Gewürzen und röstig-toastigen Fassmomenten. Die Entwicklung im Mund vom anfänglichen Esterkick über prickelnde Gewürze hin zu einer sehr gefälligen toastigen Cremigkeit mit Kokosnuss, Schokolade und Vanille ist beeindruckend. Dazu passend hat das Destillat einen ausdrucksstarken Körper mit einem herzhaften Grundcharakter. Großes Kino!
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Erstmal vielen Dank an Manuel für das Sample. Ein Long Pond der mir wirklich sehr gut gefällt. Tolle Balance zwischen Früchten, Gewürze und dem Fasseinfluss. Super Auswahl vom Rumx Team. Preis Leistung steht hier in einem guten Verhältnis.
Review by Nicofr
Un très bon rhum, complexe à souhait. Au nez une bonne odeur de colle/solvant est présente. En bouche c'est tout autre, place aux fruits grillés et boisé tirant jusqu'au tabac. L'alcool est très bien intégré, une très bonne surprise. Merci Oliver 👍
Review by Adrian Wahl
What a board! Very sweet nose and extremely full-bodied on the palate. In my opinion, it also stands out positively from the other VRW bottlings. 89/100. In May Tai it will now be exciting
Review by TheJackDrop
Wow ! Je l’ai dégusté plusieurs fois et à chaque fois je reste scotché. C’est d’une finesse dingue, entre chocolat, épices, vieux bois vernis, caramel, umami. Le tout avec une belle longueur et quelques esters qui ne prennent pas trop de place. Superbe !
Review by Buddudharma
Great nose. On the palate great melting, much sweetness and nut, but less fruit and gasoline compared to the VRW 2006 from Velier.
Review by Mentalo
Im direkten Vergleich zum 2005er VRW von Romdeluxe. Romdeluxe ist fruchtiger, hat mehr Säure und leichte Teca-Vibes. Im Abgang dann leichte Röstnoten. Die Rum-X Abfüllung hat mehr Röstnoten. Kokosnuss. Subtile Fruchtnoten. Im Abgang eine schöne Schokoladennote und etwas Fass. Beides tolle Abfüllungen. Persönlich präferiere ich den fruchtigeren Romdeluxe. Anderseits ist da der Alkohol schlechter integriert. Wegen den Teca-Vibes aber hauchdünn vorne.
Review by Wernie
Something special for the opening of the outdoor season, the RX bottlings. 😍 A wonderfully fruity aroma flows into the nose, with a lovely sweetness of toffee and something slightly mineral/metallic. Surprisingly sweet in the mouth at first, before the strong, spicy, roasted aromas take over, along with light umami notes and minerals. A really great barrel that was selected for the anniversary. Thank you Serge for sharing it with us.😘👍🏻
Review by Lada Hejda
Hilarious RumX performance.
Review by Tomas Hajlich
I was really looking forward to this rum. I hunted down a bottle for myself and got a sample. At first whiff you can clearly tell the Jamaican and also the LP. The taste has a slight bite at first but then it mellows out and the flavors of wood, esters and tropical fruit come in. Nice and smooth.
Review by Fuwi
Wow, was ein Brett! Wunderbare Abfüllung, die tropische Reifung wird sehr deutlich, sehr intensive Aromen von gebranntem Zucker, Ester und buttrige Einflüsse von Vanille, hinten raus leicht bittere Noten die an Guyana erinnern und dem Gesamtbild gut tun, damit er nicht zu fruchtig/süß wird. Der Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden, obgleich die 64,6% ABV ordentlich Bums mitbringen und einem die Backen aufblasen. Spektakulär, Chapeau! Lieben Dank an Kevin fürs gemeinsame Knacken der Flasche, ich fühle mich sehr geehrt!
Review by Filip Šikula
Community filling for rum-x. Like many of you I really wanted a bottle, had reminders to start selling,, really tried and still, although I think I'm a big fan of the rum-x app and the idea of not having a bottle as such. At least you can see it was fair and the bottle sold out in 8 seconds. I see a huge strength in the community, and I don't think any other bottling will sell out in 8 seconds this year. Well done mates!
Review by Nils123
Excellently made and very complex. With water, chocolate notes are added to the nose, then coconut and toffee on the palate. Not a fruit bomb, but rather on the roasty, spicy side.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Nasládlá vůně tropického ovoce, hlavně kokos a ananas. Dost to připomíná Foursquare. Chuťově je taky podobnost s Foursquare říznuté Jamajkou. V závěru vanilka, tropické ovoce a estery. Celkově to vyznívá docela sladce a není to typický LP, který bych čekal.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Wow, starke Abfüllung mit ordentlich Wumms! Volle tropische Long Pond-Power, mit einer schönen Balance aus kraftvollen Estern, würzigen Fassnoten und einer geilen Umami-Note. Für mich eine mehr als würdige Abfüllung für diesen Anlass!
Review by Pavel Spacek
If old time Gargano would bottle Long Pond with 57%, this will be the taste.
Review by ThreeH
Coole Farbe. Leuchtendes Kupfer/Bernstein. Wow - was für das Auge. Der Naseneindruck hocharomatisch. Trockenfrüchte, Karamell, exotische Früchte, leichte Ester, rund und vielschichtig. Leichtes Holz. Ungemein animierend und schick. Am Gaumen dann Power. Der sehr gut eingebundene ABV lässt Grüssen. Schöne säuerliche Adstringenz im Auftakt gefolgt von einer Mischung aus natürlicher Süsse aus braunem Zucker verbunden mit den dunklen Aromen vom Fass mit einem Hauch Röstnoten. Erstaunlich milde Holznoten bei den 19y im Fass. Der lange Abgang auf der aromatischen dunkleren Seite. Alles zusammen gefährlich lecker. Würde es den noch geben wäre sofort eine Flasche oder zwei im Warenkorb.
Review by LesTontonsMaltés
✨ Long Pond RumX 2005 🔥 – Jamaica Pure Funk 👃 Nez : fruits exotiques, colle, vanille 👅 Bouche : banane mûre, épices, boisé élégant! Eucalyptus acidulé 🥃 Finale : longue, funky, vibrante Très très beau rhum! J’adore
Review by Sebastian Norlin
A very nice rum. Nose is dominated by funky, fruity smells but I really like the light roasted, almost smoky aspected of it. Taste suprised me and is very good.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Since I didn't manage to buy it, thanks to Pavel for the opportunity to taste from his bottle for RumRock. For me, both in aroma and taste, a very fruity LP. The fruitiness really wins. Then vanilla, some baked fruit and after a while the characteristic taste of glue as we know it from LP develops beautifully. I was surprised by the taste of mint at the end.
Review by Jürgen Bot.
Harmonisch Balance und perfekt ausbalanciert. Echtes Highlight !
Review by Tommelturbo
Wunderbar! Tolle Aromen, vielschichtig und lecker!
Review by rummibummi007
Kratzt für mich an der 9.2
Review by Sychaaaar
Geeeeil junge brutal Bruder
Review by Michael Schou
07-06-2025 Tasting af Kevin’s Fantastic Long Pond. The mark compliments the rum very good. Bringes the thoughts to the Velier Vale Royal
Review by Turmfalke Andi
Fantastischer Rum ❤️
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Avg. community purchase price 142 €
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Details about Precious Liquors Long Pond Jamaican Rum (Selected by RumX) VRW 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Precious Liquors, at 64,6%.
Community purchases
65 bottles logged by 63 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
27% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Precious Liquors Long Pond Jamaican Rum (Selected by RumX) VRW 2005?
Community paid 140–146 €.
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