Velier Long Pond Vale Royal VRW 2006

Delicious low-ester rum with hints of a Foursquare. On the nose, vanilla clearly dominates, alongside very fruity notes, lots of glue, and a bit of wood. On the palate, lots of tropical fruits, wood stronger than on the nose; alongside vanilla and dark chocolate. The finish is very woody with burnt sugar. The high ABV is well integrated.

I love Long Pond distillery!Vale Royal is the least pronounced as scents. It is a depowered version of the Long Pond TECA or TECC. This bottle is a reissue from a Jamaican distillery that has now been closed for decades.On the nose we smell solvents, spices including vanilla, chocolate and marzipan or otherwise pastry and a slight roastiness.On the palate we always have dark chocolate, nail polish or solvents, pastry, woody notes and always a slight peanut roastiness. I also seem to detect a faint note of tar on the palate.The finish is medium-long with hints of grape/ lychee.ABV beautifully integrated, better than its big brothers!A nice tasting rum well balanced, but with a strong character!

The least strong in Ester of the series, which gives it a wonderful balance between fruit,vanilla, chocolate,cocoa and oak with a perfectly integrated alcohol 🤤

sehr entspannter Long pond. passionsfrucht, dunkle Schokolade, Karamell und Vanille mit Klebstoff und Marzipan an der Nase. geschmacklich dann etwas würziger und holziger als erwartet, dazu eine schöne dunkle Kakao Note mit Vanillemark und Maracuja und Flug Mango. Im Abgang dann etwas bitterer nach Grapefruitschale, Rosine, Klebstoff, Sternanis und Lakritz, sowie leicht röstige Holz und Fass Noten und dezent säuerlich... könnte insgesamt nur etwas runder und komplexer sein, der valynch 2006 hat hier ganz klar die Nase vorn. Dennoch ein absolut solider Vertreter vom VRW Mark!

Lovely long pond! Very pleasant to drink. I would say perfect for a beginner to start into the wonderfull world of rum. The alcohol is integrated very well. PN this is a low ester rum! I see this one a couple of points behind the TECA. Nose: delicious, solvents, ester, nail polish, trop. fruits, overripe fruits, fruity, mango pineapple, sweet, caramel, marzipan, cherry wood, vanilla, roasted nuts, hazelnut Mouth: dry, astringend, delicious, full bodied, creamy, balanced, funky, alcoholic, ester, solvents, fruity, trop. fruits, pineapple, oak(barrel), roasted nuts, peppery, leather, dark chocolate, caramel Finish: medium, dry, brandy, burnt sugar, fruity, oak(barrel), nutty, chocolate

Ein richtig guter Jamaicaner mit wenig Estern. Nuss, getrocknete Früchte, schöne Lösungsmittel, toter Hund (aber von der guten Sorte 😀😀😀). Braucht 1-2h im Glas um sich zu öffnen. Morgen ein gesuchtes Sammlerstück. Die Musik dazu: Lennie Hibbert „Real Hot“. Edit: Nach langer Zeit wieder mal im Glas. Toller Long Pond.

Tried again . Corrected 2 pts upwards. 👍🏻 Very tasty VRW ... the tropical storage is simply unmistakable! Very tasty neat as a blend in Mai Tai, it really shows off its strengths.

Probably the most accessible rum in the NRJ range. Quite round with a slightly bitter/metallic finish. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Edit: Crosstasting Long Pond 2005/2006: Although low ester, in direct comparison the Vale Royal brings the most ester markers in the form of solvent and glue. Everything is discreet and cannot be compared with the high ester representatives. There is also a lot of tropical fruit, spices and some chocolate.

Needs time in the glass. Wonderful low-ester rum. Very good!

Despite being the rum with the least esters in the series it is really a very good rum! I love these long ponds! This series of 4 rums is incredibly good!!!

A very expressive one with surprising round notes and loads of fruits of course. Love it 😊

8,7:On the nose, medicinal notes bump into our nosetrils like esters and glue, with fruits like mango, pineapple and roasted wood notes like chocolate, marzipan, caramel and leather. On aeration, the wood is spicier with vanilla, baking spices, a molasses a bit vegetal, there are new fruits like yellow and currants, as tempting notes of pastry and honey are detected, some solvents and rubber. 8,9:On the palate, the attack is diverse and funky with tropical fruits like pineapple, mango, esters and solvents, roasted, spicy wood with pastry, marzipan and vanilla, pepper.It comes out a bit astringent.With new wave of notes, it becomes round and delicious, creamy with citrus, yellow fruits, currants, banana, then dark chocolate, toffee, leather and a bit herbaceous, slightly bitter. 8,7:The finish is long, with at first dry and tannic roasted wood and its notes, a bit smoky, then fruity with tropical and dried fruits, grapes, as molasses is a bit dark with a licorice, slightly herbaceous... Edit:16.5.25, confirm the grade

Usual strong Velier Long Pond. Tasted with the RX11914, HV LP VRW 2006 for Singapore. Significantly more drinkable and rounder than the HV. And of course incredibly cheaper for a similar base product.

Very Tasty. Lighter version of the Long Pond heavyweights, which is really fun and uncomplicated. But also already significantly more ester than the lighter Marks.

Oh man, rum can be so delicious. This one is really impressive on the nose and palate. Is there any alcohol in it at all? A little sugar I would guess, but never mind, really top you beginners:] 193 tastes :)