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The Whisky Jury Long Pond 2005
Sip this one neat and give it time — 30 minutes in the glass opens up cherry, candied fruit and mango over a creamy body. There's the classic Long Pond glue and ester note, but tasters agree the wood grows louder toward the finish, turning dry and a touch bitter. At 62.1% the alcohol sits surprisingly well-integrated. One member said the fruit and focus "just blew me away."
The community says- Ripe tropical fruit
- Creamy body
- Woody bitter finish
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How does The Whisky Jury Long Pond 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 59 community reviews.
Creamy, fruity Long Pond with a woody, bitter finish Loved as a rounded, fruity Long Pond with creamy texture and well-hidden heat. Most consistent gripe: the finish leans woody and slightly bitter. Less ester-driven than some hoped.
Jamaican funk fans who like fruit-forward, cask-strength pot still
Anyone put off by bitter oak or high ABV
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.8 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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What does the community say?
2% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 59 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
09.07.2021 Attended a nice tasting arranged by a friend of mine. Notes Intense, light wood, ester, varnish, fruity, overripe, light mint, light tobacco, Palate Intense, warm, wood, ester, light citrus, anise, faint vegetal, light glue, faint nutts. Finish Very long and warm, wood, light glue, light nutts, light citrus.
Review by Filip Šikula
Perfektní long pond. Nos je na long pondy spíše slabší, přesto nezapře sirupové tóny lepidla, estery a kandované ovoce. V ústech potom krásný komolexní rum, se smetanovou hladkostí, perfektně integrovaným alkoholem, náznakem koření a ovoce. Přijemný závěr. Další ZN ( znovu nalej!) rum.
Review by Rodolphe
Tasted a while ago, I'm going back over my notes. It's great. Jamaica as I like it, not the ester bomb of the diluted white spirit type, but a fantastic delicacy. Excellent.
Review by Double Barrel
The fruitiness and the focus of this one just blew me away!
Review by Caroni.Martin
Simply fantastic
Review by mto75
sets itself apart again clearly from the 2000 RA and whiskey jury! Somehow a concentrate of young wood and cherry liqueur, garnished with a few drops of iodine. On the palate candied fruit and young wood, which also so accompanies the finish.
Review by Boletus
Mouth-filling and multi-layered, with an almost syrupy finish. The esters, which only have a few solvent notes at the beginning and are otherwise quite fruity, are really fun and the cask makes a fitting contribution in the form of fresh, toasted wood and spicy spices. The aromas linger for an appealingly long time with a subtle, metallic aftertaste that doesn't bother me any further. A really great Lond Pond!
Review by Basti
Weniger fruchtig an der Nase als manch andere 2005er VRWs, ansonsten aber sehr ähnliches Profil. Am Gaumen - ähnlich wie beim The Whisky Blues - ein leicht florale/parfümierter Auftakt. In Summe auch ein leckerer 2005er LP!
Review by Thunderbird
A very elegant, quaffable impressive rum... it knows how to please from the first second... the alcohol is perfectly integrated and carries the aroma very pleasantly from light sweetness to the restrained fresh wood impact! Extremely tasty
Review by Lot-NAS
Without many words - a great Long Pond!
Review by Johannes
Really good Long Pond! Rather on the bitter side. Tropically matured?!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Insanely awesome Long pond. Pineapple carpaccio with mint, apricot dumplings, buttered breadcrumbs and custard and bergamot citrus rub, plus some coffee and dark chocolate with nice ester funkyness on the finish! Extremely round and beautiful. Makes really fun! Could only be minimally less bitter then it would be 90 points
Review by Domi Mal
Nice nose, doesn't overwhelm, spicy, esters, young wood, caramel, mint, almond, citrus! Pleases me well. On the palate the spice continues, wood, eucalyptus, velvety and full-bodied, citrus and some sweetness of almond, coconut and caramel! Finish young wood, currant, coffee, velvety/fuzzy but pleasant! Great, round tropical Long Pond without big edges and corners.
Review by Mentalo
Schöne Cremigkeit. Alkohol gut eingebunden. Fruchtig, Ester und Gewürze. Leichte Süße. Im Abgang deutlich stärkere Holznoten, leicht bitter. Das ist wohl mein größter Kritikpunkt an der Abfüllung. Trotzdem schöne Abfüllung von The Whisky Jury.
Review by Oliver
Very good Long Pond! Sticky, spicy and creamy. Relatively high acidity and overripe fruit - intense, but not unpleasant. The profile is also reminiscent of New Yarmouth (2009 vintages). The intensity suggests a tropical (partial) maturation.
Review by Vincent D
A very discreet nose for me. Much more expressive on the palate. Chiseled wood, glue, mango. Warm. Esterized. Very pleasant. Finish not as long as I thought it would be. Still on wood, esters. Powerful yet controlled. Complex and round. Very cool.
Review by SaibotZtar
Very drinkable Long Pond ...after 30min in the glass it opens up nicely ...peach and some cherry come through ...I like it very much especially because it is not so woody. Top combination with a HD in Mai Tai. Delicious
Review by Jakob
Round, aromatic, balanced. Beautiful release that successfully combines fruit with wood and spices. Very drinkable.
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Details about The Whisky Jury Long Pond 2005
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Whisky Jury, at 62,1%.
Community purchases
38 bottles logged by 32 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for The Whisky Jury Long Pond 2005?
Community paid 96–185 €.
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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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