The Sins – Avarice, Long Pond 1983
- Type: Rum
- Distillery: Long Pond
- Region: Jamaica
- Distilled: 1983
- Bottled: 2024
- Age: 40yo
- Bottled by: Distilia
- Ilustration & Selection: Robert Bauer
- Cask number: 1134
- Strength: 51,6%
- Number of bottles produced: 203
- Single cask and cask strength
Tasting notes
92/100
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whiskyfun.com
Colour: gold. Nose: I was saying the other day, with regard to Brora and Port Ellen, that these styles of spirits, when housed in moderate and intelligent casks, seem just indestructible, eternal, becoming just a tad more complex year after year, without ever losing their DNA or nearing their end. A bit like a horizon that recedes as you advance. Black olives, a couple of drops of diesel oil, anchovies, varnish, turpentine, fir wood ashes, a hint of new plastic, newly unboxed electronic gadgets (think a new iPhone), lemon… With water: magnificent tar, tarmac, new tyres, and a slight Port Ellen touch. But of course. Mouth (neat): simply eternal. Lemon juice, liquorice, tar, varnish, olives, cane syrup. With water: superb precision. Lemon, ashes, tar, olive oil. Finish: perhaps not immensely long but with a coastal, hyper-salty side that reminds one of oysters and whelks. And of course, brined olives. Comments: the very moderate price for a Jamaican of this age would indeed suit a somewhat frugal enthusiast. Well played. The juice is simply magnificent. I suggest adding water only with great moderation. SGP:563
9.4/10
zuckerundzeste.de
The Avarice gives typical Jamaican ester aromas of ripe, but not necessarily overripe fruit and some varnish in the nose, which are, however, extremely elegantly integrated into a woody spice. Compared to the Distillia bottlings linked above, I find slightly less fruit here, without which the geographical origin would not be recognizable. I also find less of the typical Jamaican tropical fruits, but peach, apricot, a little lemon zest, but also some banana and tart gooseberries. Something olive in the background. Sweet vanilla and some buttery cookies thicken the nose a little. I don’t know whether it’s because the sample from the Vane has been breathing for longer, but in direct comparison I find the smoky aromas from the Avarice somewhat less pronounced, but they are still clearly noticeable, with aromas that are almost reminiscent of tar.
On the palate, the fruit builds up again very briefly before giving way to the even more present wood and spice aromas. The fruit is again reminiscent of lemons, a few tropical fruits and a subtle olive. Then a brief astringency sets in, but it doesn’t get out of hand and is immediately balanced out by the oiliness and the fruit esters. I can also detect the doughy note in the taste and now also some licorice. Short sweet hints pop up again and again before the eternal finish, which adds subtle salty aromas to the wood and then finishes with a beautiful fruit-wood mix, where the sweetness gains the upper hand for me for the first time and then remains, without forgetting the other aromas. I would describe this as perfectly balanced.
The Sins is a tantalizing alcohol series crafted by Distilia and Robert Bauer. In the world of spirits, where tradition meets innovation and passion intertwines with artistry, there exists a realm where boundaries are meant to be pushed, and experiences are meant to be savored. It is within this realm that “The Sins” series emerges—a collection unlike any other, where benchmark bottlings from each spirit category converge, inviting all spirit lovers to a table of unparalleled indulgence.
