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Velier Long Pond TECC 2007
"Smells like you've opened ten tubes of glue," one taster wrote — and that's the whole point of this Long Pond. The highest-ester of the TECC/TECA family: nail polish, solvent, overripe pineapple and rotting tropical fruit, then a savory, meaty, smoked finish that lingers for hours. Many call it their favorite. Sour, astringent and extreme — give it a long time in the glass to open up.
The community says- Massive ester intensity
- Overripe tropical fruit
- Endless savory finish
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How does Velier Long Pond TECC 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 217 community reviews.
Extreme high-ester Jamaican funk bomb Ester and glue turned up to maximum, with a wild overripe-fruit and savory finish people rave about. Almost everyone loves it, but many note the sour astringency and warn it's no everyday pour.
Devoted fans of high-ester Jamaican funk
Newcomers or anyone put off by solvent and sourness
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What does the community say?
6% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 217 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Henry Davies
To my mind the best of the range from Velier here. Nose is a little overripe, complex with some musty and leather notes. Mouth brings immediately glue and esters, then a honey sweet sickly mango explosion of tropical fruit and a soft meander towards spice and balanced brown sugar. The finish is long and lingering, with meat and some fruity anise. Good if not excellent rum, need to be in the mood for sure with this one.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
19.07.2025 Retasting. Having a morning sipper while getting ready for the "Nordlichter" meeting later today 😊 Still a pretty solid rum. ---------------- Nose Wood, ester, mint, light burnt, rubber, pineapple, banana, light medicinal. Palate Oily, ester, wood, light roasted, varnish, medicinal, pineapple, banana, acetone. Finish Long and warm, fruity, ester, citrus, medicinal, light glue.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Very similar to TECA, but inferior as a result of an overly pungent herbaceous note. That said, it is a great distillate where the alcohol is excellently integrated. Nail polish, esters, glue, solvents accompanied by toastiness, peanuts, wood, light pineapple and perhaps pastry (less pronounced than TECA). What amazes me about these Long Ponds is the fact that the solvent part does not come across as pungent or annoying, but rather is perfectly balanced and integrated. Let's hope for more future bottlings! I love the English style because it churns out strong rums!
Review by Mirco
More ester is hardly possible. This rum is so intense that it lingers on the palate for hours afterwards. Definitely not a rum for every day. I always enjoy it, although there are more balanced rums from Long Pond.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
wow. full load of nail polish and overripe, almost rotten, extremely sweet pineapple, a slight tendency towards vinegar and fermented fruit in general. The taste is really like extremely fermented pineapple juice, just before it turns into vinegar, with lots of glue and compost notes, almost undrinkable but somehow also cool in a perverse way🤣 partly it also reminds of caraway, and sour pickles🙈 in the finish then more and more vinegar, and sour grapefruit and old banana and pineapple. Overall totally umami and an absolute taste explosion⚡ but you really have to be in the mood for it🤣 🥒🍍🥓🇯🇲
Review by Thunderbird
The full load of esters in the nose: glue, solvent, marzipan, pineapple... some barrel and spice...wow On the palate, a strong astringent acidic note and, if I may say so, a taste of marijuana (even after several sips I stick with it and no, I'm clean ;-) )! This is followed by passion fruit and citrus fruits, which then turn into a woody note...and some aniseed. The finish is long, woody and dry... a very unusual and complex rum... it really picked me up Edit: At Mirco's blind tasting TECA/TECC in the glass again...and I'm still thrilled. Good that I still have reserves of the NRJ bottlings 😎
Review by DomM
Bombastic on the nose with lots of esters and glue with tropical fruit notes. Very thick sensation on the nose. Very intense esters on the palate as well. Very fruity with wood and glue. While powerful this bottling is very well balanced and enjoyable.
Review by zabo
Online tasting of various TECA and TECC organized by Mirco. First of all, many thanks for the great split to be able to try them all side by side. Now I had to readjust a few ratings. After this rum had a lot of advance praise, I still have to say that the sour note is a little unpleasant for me. A great Long Pond, but this little off-note spoils a better score, unfortunately. The alcohol is well integrated and the finish is still great.
Review by Vincent D
Glue and solvents first embellish the nose.then very ripe fruits, banana.funky as you wish.on the palate, wow, it rips. Glue, esters, solvent, cane, wood, ripe fruits. it's rich.the progression in mouth is top. We go from spicy to fruity to sweet. This sensation! Great.The finish brings heaviness. Smokiness, iodine. A side of barbecued beef :)And this rum is of an interminable length.My number one.
Review by Galli33
#8 RumXHighE(a)ster weeks: Blind tasting: Jamaica i think i already had this in glass, it‘s from Long Pond for sure. I think it‘s the TECA 2003 approx 17. years of aging approx. 60% High ester Result: What an ester, glue bomb. Smells like you have openend 10 tubes of UHU. Very cool combinations with fruits. A high impact of overripe fruits, smashed bananas and a splash of citrus. The alcohol and barrel is integrated good. I enjoyed this one a lot Update: Still one of the best LP ever
Review by Adrian Wahl
What a device. Certainly one of the highlights of the series for me. Pure esterwucht but very complex. Not suitable for every day. Right grenade the thing. Now off to the Mai Tai with it (he was outstanding).
Review by Oliver
Again, a real uber-rum with a phenomenal aroma fireworks! Everlasting finish. For me, however, it is a bit too astringent and therefore does not quite come up to the outstanding quality of the TECAs.
Review by Benoit Mahe
A superb Long Pond. Jamaica in all its essence and a beautiful sweetness on the finish: madness but also pleasure.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Long pond for me always keeps a very high level in its rums and this is proof of that too! Intensity and balance throughout its tasting without ever distorting its particular timbre! Of his series for me the most balanced of all!
Review by RumTaTa
E(a)sterweeks 2022 - Day 8Blind I had confused it with the TECA. Rating remains unchanged.Krasses stuff! What a nose!Goes very in the direction of glue and solvents but also very fruity. But incredibly complex.Palate: full load of esters and tropical fruits. But again, there are always new flavors behind the wall of glue. The 62.5% is not noticeable. In sum, too heavy for everyday enjoyment but an impressive demonstration of what is possible!The finish mirrors the flavors of nose and palate with the emphasis on barrel and chocolate.What a rum! Kudos to Luca Gargano for demonstrating the Long Pond Marks in this series of bottlings.
Review by Rodolphe
The big Jamaican funk high ester and fruit bomb. At the beginning the solvent takes a lot of space then it lets pass a big basket of ripe exotic fruits, which explode in mouth with a nice acidity. In the background the pleasant pastry almond. In the end it's a big slap, but that not everyone will like. Personally I find it a bit too "white spirit" to be an excellent rum.
Review by Basti
Solvents and nail polish dominate the nose, followed by glue, esters and tropical fruits. Fruits. After some time in the glass (1.5-2 hours) trop. Fruits and esters come to the fore. Very intense and astringent on the palate with glue, nail polish, tropical fruits and esters. Fruits and esters. Super intense and exciting rum, but certainly not a daily sipper.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Rum x Easter 24.4.22: Was also at Long Pond. It's not that distinct on my palate. From the nose to the finish, I got a relatively strong gummy taste. The empty glass tastes like isostar powder. In the mouth still comes a strong acidity and citrus.Good rum, but I am bothered by the strong acidity. Edit: citrus acid remains too present for me
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Blind Tasting,
Review by Serge
Nose is top and the finish also very tasty and complex. In the Antrunk on tongue and palate me a little too acid-heavy and the Edter a little too aggressive in relation to the associated taste. But that turns in the back as said for the better.
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Read full review →I would fully understand someone who truly hated this rum. But I don't. It hasn't knocked my Duncan Taylor Long Pond 2000 of its perch but it's not that far behind. I would certainly enjoy this blended with something a little more forgiving like a Vale Royal. Good stuff but...
Details about Velier Long Pond TECC 2007
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 62,5%.
Community purchases
305 bottles logged by 232 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Long Pond TECC 2007?
Community paid 125–250 €.
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305 purchased · 227 tasted · 115 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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