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Silver Seal Long Pond Version I 1986
Don't expect a bruising ester bomb from this old Long Pond — it sits in the lower-ester, fruity camp. Think buttery pineapple on the nose, then cream toffee, vanilla, green banana and a gentle wood bitterness. Several tasters call it complex yet smooth, and the 50% reads as gentle rather than hot. One reviewer even wished it were a few points stronger.
The community says- Buttery pineapple
- Complex yet smooth
- Hard to find
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How does Silver Seal Long Pond Version I 1986 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Fruity, old-school Long Pond, gently intense Loved by Jamaica fans as a classic old-school Long Pond: fruity, complex, "complex yet balanced." A couple noted a tired open bottle can flatten it, and some wanted more punch.
Fans of aged, fruity Jamaican Long Pond and Silver Seal bottlings
Anyone chasing high-ester funk or bottle-strength intensity
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How is Silver Seal Long Pond Version I 1986 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.9 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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10% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Retasting with the RumX guys. --------- This is another rum from heaven and a typical Jamaica style rum. If you like Silver Seal rum you're considered a rum nerd 😉 This bottle is hard to get your hands on and if you're offered a sampler then you should have a go.
Review by Thunderbird
A Long Pond I would also like to have in my collection, despite thewenigen percentages still very intense and classic
Review by Alex1981
Woah, good stuff! Powerful, intense, yet balanced. Slight bitter notes, dark chocolate, great complexity. Just great!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolutely awesome Long pond! Thanks Emil for the opportunity!
Review by zabo
Verkostet am Catawiki Stand beim 1. Deutschen Armagnac Festival mit Serge. Trotz des niedrigen ABV sehr gut gelungen. Schöner ausgeprägter und intensiver Geschmack. Eine wahre Rarität. Bin froh diesen verkosten zu können.
Review by Oliver
Classic Long Pond. Complex yet smooth. Great bitter notes. Excellent!
Review by Johannes
Very very good! Complex, old school! Could be from the Mark Teca.
Review by DosenZorn
Toller kontinentaler Long Pond, nachdem ich direkt danach Robs 83er probiert hatte geriet dieser aber etwas in Vergessenheit. Nichts desto trotz wundervolle am Gaumen mit einer gut gezähmten Portion Ester.
Review by Frank
2. tuning up for tomorrow's 10th GRF Nose: LP, clear. Round and sweet. Buttery with honey, tropical fruits towards papaya and pineapple, totally nice. Floral, almost rose. Ester in the direction of wax and dishwashing liquid. Palate: complex and intense, with butterscotch with vanilla, slightly bitter. Has a great evolution on the palate. A little woody, fruity, spicy. A very good Long Pond .
Review by Serge
Tasted at the Catawiki booth at the 1st German Armagnac Festival ... the bottle was open 2 weeks and quite Aromatic. Rather in the low ester range but very fruity, with lots of buttery pineapple on the nose. Palate again fruity with butter and pineapple ... also full-bodied delicious with green banana and allspice. Some (good) wood bitterness and also iodine licorice-like hints with wax round things out. Tasted very good to me.
Review by Leo Tomczak
Trade show review A Long Pond from a different era. Nowadays 6-10% more alcohol would do him good. At that time certainly a world class rum.
Review by Buddudharma
Verkostung aus einer fast leeren Flasche, die schon länger offen war. Low-Ester-Profil (VRW?), dem man die Verdünnung vor allem im Abgang anmerkt. Profil ist gut erkennbar, aber nicht sehr lebhaft. Für das Geld eine Enttäuschung, wenngleich es vielleicht teilweise an der Oxidation lag.
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Details about Silver Seal Long Pond Version I 1986
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Silver Seal, at 50%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 30 tasted · 9 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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