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Long Pond Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW 2017
The bourbon-cask side really shows here — several tasters catch a Kentucky/rye edge, even a "Bazooka bubble-gum" note, sitting on top of a fruity Long Pond core. Expect overripe pineapple, banana and mango with ester funk, then roasted, spicy wood on the finish. Dry rather than sweet. The one recurring gripe: the alcohol isn't always tucked in neatly.
The community says- Overripe tropical fruit
- Ester funk
- Alcohol not integrated
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How does Long Pond Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Fruity young Jamaican with a bourbon edge Well-liked young Jamaican with tropical fruit, ester funk and a bourbon-cask twist. Most enjoy it; the common catch is alcohol that isn't fully integrated and a woody, drying finish.
Bourbon drinkers curious about fruity Jamaican ester rum
Anyone bothered by hot, sharp alcohol
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How is Long Pond Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW 2017 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 91% 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?
83% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Filip Heimerle
funky sladke bonbony. technicko sladky
Review by Johannes
Alcohol very well integrated. Beautiful fruity, dry, slightly tropical esters.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, the first impression is very pleasant and balanced with estery overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, banana and mango, some citrus.The molasses is vegetal with hay and olive. On aeration, the wood is a bit roasted, the new notes are a plum, lemon peel and flowery, as Kentucky finish brings malty feeling. 8:On the palate, the attack is spicy and fruity with overripe, for a moment even rotten, tropical fruits like mango, banana, pineapple, there are quickly some dried fruits like figs, apricots. The molasses is vegetal with the olive, hay, bitter with waxy, rubber notes, that makes the rum less round..The wood is spicy with pepper, clove, roasted with caramel, there is a pinch of a salt, malty taste from Kentucky barrel finish.After resting, an interesting Bazooka bubble-gum note arises. 7,8:The finish is long, dry, less pleasant, round with strong bitterness, tannins, some nuts, fruits balance our tasting, the rum becomes earthy.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Heute gibt es noch den ein oder anderen Planteray. Als erstes den Jamaika 2017 Bourbon Cask. In der Nase sehr fruchtig nach Ananas und Bananen aber auch Ester ist zu erkennen. Im Geschmack auch fruchtig nach Mango. Sehr gut
Review by Martin Ekrt
Hezky rozpoznatelná Jamajka. Skoro bych řekl, že to má finiš po rašelinové whisky, ale nejspíš udělalo zkombinování esterů a US whisky. Chuťově je to řekněme kombinace melasy s ovocem. Jen to působí celkem nevyzrále.je to zvláštní, ale jako bych v tom cítil HERR.
Review by Timo Groeger
Dieser Planteray gefällt mir schon sehr gut. Hier haben wir einen schönen Jamaikaner mit Ester und tropischen Früchten wie Ananas und Banane in der Nase. Am Gaumen auch viel Ester und diesmal für mich Mango. Danke an Banana Joe für das Sample.
Review by Dr.Django
Sehr leicht am Gaumen und schön fruchtig mit gebrannten Zucker und Honig. "Größere" Schlücke machen hier deutlich mehr Spaß, dann läuft man aber auch Gefahr des nicht ideal eingebundenen Alkohols scharf auf der Zunge zu spüren. Ich bin etwas zwiegespalten. Ein ordentlicher Rum mit vielen tropischen Fruchtaromen. Das gewisse Etwas fehlt hier für mich.
Details about Long Pond Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW 2017
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 51,9%.
Community purchases
15 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Long Pond Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW 2017 cost?
Community paid 43–72 €.
Current best price: 49.00 € – within the typical community range.
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15 purchased · 38 tasted · 6 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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