LONG POND - ITP-15 - 15 years old - Special Edition - John Dore Pot Still - 45.7%
Long Pond Distillery is a Jamaican distillery whose foundation dates back to the end of the 18th century when Simon Clarke, baronet in exile, received the property as a dowry for his marriage. It will then be necessary to wait until 1921 to find the trace of the owners with the purchase of the domain by the company Sheriff & Co. The latter bought a considerable number of distilleries and merged them, the domain took the name of Trelawny Estate in 1955 and in 1977 the industry is bought by the Jamaican government which decides to rename it The National Sugar Company of Long Pond Ltd. and the place under the aegis of the National Rum of Jamaica company which will be privatized a few years later, around 1993. Now the sugar refinery and the distillery belong to 2 separate owners following the takeover of the latter by Everglades Farms (also owner of Hampden). It was not until 2012 to see Long Pond rums marketed under their own brand. Inside the old buildings, the 5 stills subtly modified over time and the fermentation tanks guarantee a highly qualitative and inimitable production.
This is the first time in the history of National Rums of Jamaica the release of their first official bottling for Long Pond. This 15-year-old Long Pond, named ITP-15 for Ive Trelawny Pot, has an ester rate of between 90 and 120. A 15-year-old rum distilled 100% in the house's iconic John Dore Pot Still . It was bottled at 45.7%. Only 504 bottles for France.