Pagos Sherry

I for one thought this was super cool! Rather tasty too, took the sharp bite off the Hampden funk!

As a Hampden fan absolutely brilliant sh...Great sherry note without losing the Jamaica "funk". Not a Great House, but a Daily Sipper.

Boom! Just tested it and luckily just ordered another bottle from ebay at a reasonable price. I can only agree with the previous reviews. The PX content definitely has a valuable influence on the rum! Edit: I'm gradually realizing that the sherry bothers me a little. I have therefore lowered the rating from 9.5 to 8.8.

Aroma. Very harmonious combination of a quite young Hampden and spicy sherry influence. Relaxed to drink and is really fun!

First release of hampden pagos! My personal taste really likes the note that the former sherry cask gives Hampden! I would have liked to have had a little more complexity in general! But as a first experiment definitely well done!

Hampden times a little different...I find him well done...can drink very well and is fun.

I got two bottles of this rum today and considering the young age it's pretty good. The sherry has twisted this one so I'd say it's hard to identify it as a Hampden. The nose is fresh, floral and fruity from the pouring of the rum then continues with spices, varnish, ester, sherry and very light coffee notes after resting. The palate is fresh, sweet and oily with sherry, fruit, vanilla, cocoa and cane. The sherry notes are very dominant and hides the true origin of this rum. The finish is very long, sweet and warm with fruits, sherry and light oak. Price to quality upon release was pretty good for what you get. Unfortunately the price has taken a severe hike.

Caroni tasting

I love Hampden rums, especially when the fruit notes stand out even if it’s a little out of balance as a result. It’s a personal preference - I just love it. This one has all the classic Hampden notes on the nose and palate that you’d expect. The classic esters and fruits are there but a tick more muted than some Hampden’s, especially on the palate. They are prominent but not in your face, much more in balance with the barrel notes. Some may prefer that, but I’m not in the camp. Still this is quite good because it hits all the notes you’d expect, just not a fave or ‘wow’ offering by their lofty standard.

This is a special one from hampden with this nice touch of sherry cask. Very good solid hampden. The alcohol and sherry cask is integrated very well. Unfortunately, I have to say that the second edition is just a hint better that the first edition 😵‍💫 btw this is just my opinion

Nice combination of sherry and Hampden Funk. But overall no Überrum.

A very intense nose of fruit that clearly reminds of cherry, a desire to taste it immediately. In the mouth, it is very good .... Still clearly in the fruits, iser, with a little oaky side, very nice and funky. On the finish, the cherry clearly comes back on a little toasted side. Cuckoo n summary a different hampden very very fruity, if you like cherry, it is worth it!

Ein interessanter und schmackhafter Hampden (Pagos 2022). In der Nase sind attraktive Fruchtnoten wie Kirsche und Papaya zu vernehmen, welche wohl durch den Guten Sherry-Einfluss entstanden sind. Im Mund breiten sich neben der schönen Fruchtigkeit viele Holznoten sowie weihnachtliche Gewürze aus und werden von angenehmen Estern begleitet. Im langen bis mittellangen Abgang ist die Würze sehr präsent. Dann fruchtiger Sherry und viele holzige Töne. Gebäckaromen vergleichbar mit Brotrinde lassen das Ganze ausklingen. Ein würziger, funkiger Hampden mit schönen Sherry-Noten. Sehr zu empfehlen.

on the bottle unfortunately only sparse info, ie that the rum has spent in 500 liter barrels used for oloroso / PX maturation. On the nose, I quite like the interplay of sherry and buttery fermented ester notes (LROK, HLCF?). I find it even a bit more balanced than the recently tasted rum

Exciting combination - fresh fruit esters meet heavy, syrupy sweetness from the sherry cask. The whole thing moves on a fine line, because the sherry influences are already quite opulent and put a rich stamp on the overall profile. In the end, however, everything remains sufficiently balanced in my eyes and I thoroughly enjoy it. Successful experiment.