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Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006
Most tasters land in the same happy place: this is the tamest, most drinkable of Velier's Long Pond series, and that's the appeal. Expect vanilla, dark chocolate, ripe tropical fruit and gentle glue-and-solvent funk rather than an ester bomb. A few call it a touch too sweet or wish for a longer, more intense finish, but the 62.5% is so well buried most forget it's there.
The community says- Alcohol perfectly hidden
- Chocolate and tropical fruit
- Slightly sweet
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How does Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 166 community reviews.
Soft, chocolatey low-ester Long Pond Widely liked as the softest, roundest Long Pond of the set — chocolate, tropical fruit and light funk with the alcohol beautifully hidden. Some want more intensity and complexity.
People wanting an easier way into Jamaican Long Pond funk
Fans chasing full high-ester intensity
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What does the community say?
8% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 166 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Skyfly
Delicious low-ester rum with hints of a Foursquare. On the nose, vanilla clearly dominates, alongside very fruity notes, lots of glue, and a bit of wood. On the palate, lots of tropical fruits, wood stronger than on the nose; alongside vanilla and dark chocolate. The finish is very woody with burnt sugar. The high ABV is well integrated.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
I love Long Pond distillery!Vale Royal is the least pronounced as scents. It is a depowered version of the Long Pond TECA or TECC. This bottle is a reissue from a Jamaican distillery that has now been closed for decades.On the nose we smell solvents, spices including vanilla, chocolate and marzipan or otherwise pastry and a slight roastiness.On the palate we always have dark chocolate, nail polish or solvents, pastry, woody notes and always a slight peanut roastiness. I also seem to detect a faint note of tar on the palate.The finish is medium-long with hints of grape/ lychee.ABV beautifully integrated, better than its big brothers!A nice tasting rum well balanced, but with a strong character!
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
The least strong in Ester of the series, which gives it a wonderful balance between fruit,vanilla, chocolate,cocoa and oak with a perfectly integrated alcohol 🤤
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very relaxed Long Pond. Passion fruit, dark chocolate, caramel, and vanilla with glue and marzipan on the nose. On the palate, a bit spicier and woodier than expected, with a nice dark cocoa note, vanilla seeds, passion fruit, and flying mango. The finish is a bit more bitter with grapefruit peel, raisin, glue, star anise, and licorice, along with lightly roasted wood and barrel notes and a subtle sourness... Overall, it could be a bit rounder and more complex; the Valynch 2006 clearly has the edge here. Still, an absolutely solid representative from the VRW brand!
Review by Galli33
Lovely long pond! Very pleasant to drink. I would say perfect for a beginner to start into the wonderfull world of rum. The alcohol is integrated very well. PN this is a low ester rum! I see this one a couple of points behind the TECA. Nose: delicious, solvents, ester, nail polish, trop. fruits, overripe fruits, fruity, mango pineapple, sweet, caramel, marzipan, cherry wood, vanilla, roasted nuts, hazelnut Mouth: dry, astringend, delicious, full bodied, creamy, balanced, funky, alcoholic, ester, solvents, fruity, trop. fruits, pineapple, oak(barrel), roasted nuts, peppery, leather, dark chocolate, caramel Finish: medium, dry, brandy, burnt sugar, fruity, oak(barrel), nutty, chocolate
Review by Joachim Guger
Ein richtig guter Jamaicaner mit wenig Estern. Nuss, getrocknete Früchte, schöne Lösungsmittel, toter Hund (aber von der guten Sorte 😀😀😀). Braucht 1-2h im Glas um sich zu öffnen. Morgen ein gesuchtes Sammlerstück. Die Musik dazu: Lennie Hibbert „Real Hot“. Edit: Nach langer Zeit wieder mal im Glas. Toller Long Pond.
Review by SaibotZtar
Tried again . Corrected 2 pts upwards. 👍🏻 Very tasty VRW ... the tropical storage is simply unmistakable! Very tasty neat as a blend in Mai Tai, it really shows off its strengths.
Review by Basti
Probably the most accessible rum in the NRJ range. Quite round with a slightly bitter/metallic finish. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Edit: Crosstasting Long Pond 2005/2006: Although low ester, in direct comparison the Vale Royal brings the most ester markers in the form of solvent and glue. Everything is discreet and cannot be compared with the high ester representatives. There is also a lot of tropical fruit, spices and some chocolate.
Review by Oliver
Needs time in the glass. Wonderful low-ester rum. Very good!
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Despite being the rum with the least esters in the series it is really a very good rum! I love these long ponds! This series of 4 rums is incredibly good!!!
Review by Maxence
A very expressive one with surprising round notes and loads of fruits of course. Love it 😊
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, medicinal notes bump into our nosetrils like esters and glue, with fruits like mango, pineapple and roasted wood notes like chocolate, marzipan, caramel and leather. On aeration, the wood is spicier with vanilla, baking spices, a molasses a bit vegetal, there are new fruits like yellow and currants, as tempting notes of pastry and honey are detected, some solvents and rubber. 8,9:On the palate, the attack is diverse and funky with tropical fruits like pineapple, mango, esters and solvents, roasted, spicy wood with pastry, marzipan and vanilla, pepper.It comes out a bit astringent.With new wave of notes, it becomes round and delicious, creamy with citrus, yellow fruits, currants, banana, then dark chocolate, toffee, leather and a bit herbaceous, slightly bitter. 8,7:The finish is long, with at first dry and tannic roasted wood and its notes, a bit smoky, then fruity with tropical and dried fruits, grapes, as molasses is a bit dark with a licorice, slightly herbaceous... Edit:16.5.25, confirm the grade
Review by Leo Krüper
Usual strong Velier Long Pond. Tasted with the RX11914, HV LP VRW 2006 for Singapore. Significantly more drinkable and rounder than the HV. And of course incredibly cheaper for a similar base product.
Review by Serge
Very Tasty. Lighter version of the Long Pond heavyweights, which is really fun and uncomplicated. But also already significantly more ester than the lighter Marks.
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh man, rum can be so delicious. This one is really impressive on the nose and palate. Is there any alcohol in it at all? A little sugar I would guess, but never mind, really top you beginners:] 193 tastes :)
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This was a nice surprise especially because the proof has been so well integrated into this well balanced rum. A full bodied rum with all the funk that Jamaica has to offer. If you want to step up this one you'd have to go for the Cambridge 2005 :-) Price to quality is OK.
Review by Mirco
A successful Long Pond with a pleasantly restrained ester profile. Fermented fruit, banana, some citrus and a warm woody note on the nose. Round and balanced on the palate, spicy with dry oak, light fruit sweetness and a subtle funk note that blends in well. The ABV provides plenty of pressure without overpowering the profile. Overall, a nice Jamaican, clearly recognizable Long Pond, but pleasantly balanced and not too estery.
Review by Santo
When the rum airs out a little, it becomes wonderful! The nose is delicious and inviting, just the right amount of fruit with a milk chocolate finish and exquisite bourbon vanilla. The alcohol is incredibly well integrated and the rum is borderline sweet. A real pleasure.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A very expressive and balanced Jamaican rum, which offers tropical fruits, notes of solvents, ester and glue, pastry, spicy and leather flavors on the nose, a nice and balanced bouquet. There are funky notes on the palate with esters and solvents, some sweetness with tropical fruits, syrupy notes with gingerbread, dark chocolate and vanilla, spices, wood and leather, as well as toasted notes. The rum is very round, creamy and intense, the alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is more turned on fresh and herbal notes, with a bitterness brought by licorice and anise, a touch of chocolate, wood and fruits. A very nice Jamaican nugget.
Review by DosenZorn
Wow tolle Nase. Bombastische Kombination aus Fruchtestern und kräftig dunkler Schokolade. Am Gaumen ein sehr ähnliches Profil mit einem tollen schweren Mundgefühl. Anfangs noch etwas scharfkantig öffnet er sich nach einiger Zeit. Wundervoll komplexer Rum mit sehr vielen Nuancen zu entdecken.
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Details about Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 62,5%.
Community purchases
264 bottles logged by 203 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 17 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006?
Community paid 102–174 €.
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264 purchased · 170 tasted · 75 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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