Long Pond Plantation (LMDW) ITP 2000

Long Pond ITP was bottled under the Plantation label by Maison Ferrand, here in a dry, cask-strength format drawn from the ITP marque, distilled in 2000 and bottled at twenty-two years old. Long Pond in Trelawny is the historic Wedderburn house, funky and fruit-forward, and ITP is one of its well-regarded marks; given two decades of age, this leans into depth rather than raw funk.

Distilled on the double-retort pot still from molasses and matured in ex-bourbon oak, the long ageing builds a dry, woody frame around the fruit. The nose is tropical fruit, vanilla and pineapple; the palate turns woody and spiced with tropical fruit and barrel, then a dry, citrus-edged woody finish carries menthol and a medicinal, phenolic streak. While Plantation's mainstream blends are openly dosed, this cask-strength Long Pond reads dry and is bottled at a well-integrated 62%, with the alcohol sitting comfortably. A deep, contemplative aged Long Pond best sipped neat with a splash of water.