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Welcome to Lengthy Pond, Jamaica.
It has been fairly some time since I glided by Bristol Basic – effectively, within the figurative sense of reviewing a few of their stuff. Personally, I’ve by no means been to Bristol Basic and even simply Bristol.
So, I’m going to do this. Proper now. Within the figurative sense, that’s.
Since I’m rising a behavior of making an attempt out new issues these day, we’d as effectively mix the journey again to Bristol with one thing new:
Say hi there to Bristol Basic Jamaica Vale Royal Wedderburn 2002.
A Jamaican coming for the now defunct distillery Lengthy Pond, which have a protracted, lengthy historical past of manufacturing superior rums.
This specific one was made on a pot nonetheless in 2002, within the fashion of Wedderburn, earlier than spending 11 years within the barrel. In 2011 it was bottled by Mr. Barret at Bristol Basic at 40% ABV.
So, what was that about Wedderburn, you might assume?
Within the outdated days Jamaican rums had been divided into a couple of classes based mostly on the extent of esters.
Wedderburn was as estery because it might get, which implies that we needs to be in for a cool experience stuffed with loopy flavours. However first a take a look at the bundle.
No field or tube with this one. Simply the standard Bristol Basic bottle.
Basic spirits bottle with a protracted bulbous neck. It has a easy and clear look to it.
The label is a pleasant blue factor, which solely accommodates a naked minimal of particulars, such because the identify and origin. On the again there’s a brief story in regards to the rum. Nothing spoiled by advertising and marketing, but it surely does recommend mixing a protracted drink or making cocktails. I’m not doing that although.
Let’s see … relocated from bottle to glass, we get a really pale straw colored liquid, which jogs my memory numerous white wine.
If you put your face within the glass, you gained’t be in any doubt.
That is certainly Jamaican pot nonetheless, with many heavy funk notes.
Huge rubber comes out first, however is shortly joined by concentrated apple juice, and a handfull of lichees.
There’s a layer of sunshine woods, which feels handled in gentle oils.
Not tremendous attention-grabbing or particular in any approach. Only a plain outdated funky Jamaican.
Tremendous funky and fruity with nice stability.
Main flavours are the apple juice and lichees, which had been additionally current on the nostril.
However add to {that a} layer of resin with a touch of juniper.
Lastly there’s a gentle caramel contact to it, which cloaks a few sharper notes.
The rubbery notes from the nostril peeks in, however shortly depart once more.
Very tasty little factor, with a few attention-grabbing flavours, which I haven’t encountered fairly often.
It doesn’t really feel very lengthy lived. It heats up for some time after which it slowly fades away.
Nothing new materialises alongside the way in which, and in just some minutes it’s all gone.
It leaves peacefully and bodes a speedy return – as a result of I actually need one other sip now.
Score and ultimate ideas
One other good rum from Bristol Basic. I need to say that I’m joyful, that my unexplained love for the model lasted past the primary couple of relatively doubtful encounters, previous the Caroni 74 and onwards from there.
Very good and effectively made Lengthy Pond.
Comes off a bit boring on the nostril at first. However whenever you begin sipping it greater than makes up for it.
It’s not in any approach a marvel, and it feels a bit of younger. However it’s nonetheless very a lot drinkable and actually fairly good.
I can’t assist however marvel if one other 5 or 10 years within the barrel would have been good for it, but it surely does have already got a pointy picket edge to it, so I’m undecided that extra wooden affect would do it any favours.
I discovered it for round €50 and at that value, you get a very good, correct rum. Nothing fancy, only a good outdated flavourful pot nonetheless rum. If you happen to like pot nonetheless Jamaicans, then this could positively go in your listing.
On the finish of the day you could possibly do loads worse, and should you’re not significantly keen on pot nonetheless rums, then this might be an effective way to provide them one other go.
Having tried a good quantity of Jamaicans, I’ve but to discover a distillery, which stands out in a detrimental approach. So, Lengthy Pond appears as secure a wager as every other Jamaicans.
This specific one has been a terrific expertise. Pretty good rum at a really first rate value. What’s to not like about that?
And when placing it into the context, the rating lands at a…
