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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 attempting out new issues these day, we would as effectively mix the journey again to Bristol with one thing new:
Say howdy to Bristol Basic Jamaica Vale Royal Wedderburn 2002.
A Jamaican coming for the now defunct distillery Lengthy Pond, which have an extended, lengthy historical past of manufacturing superior rums.
This explicit one was made on a pot nonetheless in 2002, within the type 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 could assume?
Within the previous days Jamaican rums have been divided into a number of classes primarily based on the extent of esters.
Wedderburn was as estery because it may get, which signifies that we needs to be in for a cool experience filled with loopy flavours. However first a have a look at the package deal.
No field or tube with this one. Simply the everyday Bristol Basic bottle.
Basic spirits bottle with an extended bulbous neck. It has a easy and clear look to it.
The label is a pleasant blue factor, which solely incorporates a naked minimal of particulars, such because the identify and origin. On the again there’s a brief story concerning the rum. Nothing spoiled by advertising, but it surely does counsel mixing an extended 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 various white wine.
Whenever 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.
Large 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 method. Only a plain previous funky Jamaican.
Tremendous funky and fruity with nice steadiness.
Major flavours are the apple juice and lichees, which have been additionally current on the nostril.
However add to {that a} layer of resin with a splash 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 only a few minutes it’s all gone.
It leaves peacefully and bodes a speedy return – as a result of I really need one other sip now.
Ranking and last ideas
One other good rum from Bristol Basic. I need to say that I’m glad, that my unexplained love for the model lasted past the primary couple of slightly 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 once you begin sipping it greater than makes up for it.
It isn’t in any method a marvel, and it feels slightly younger. However it’s nonetheless very a lot drinkable and in reality 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 worth, you get , correct rum. Nothing fancy, only a good previous flavourful pot nonetheless rum. For those who like pot nonetheless Jamaicans, then this could positively go in your listing.
On the finish of the day you might do rather a lot worse, and in the event you’re not significantly keen on pot nonetheless rums, then this could possibly 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 damaging method. So, Lengthy Pond appears as secure a guess as another Jamaicans.
This explicit one has been a terrific expertise. Pretty good rum at a really respectable worth. What’s to not like about that?
And when placing it into the context, the rating lands at a…
