Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF (RX10636)
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Introducing the Plantation Jamaica HJF, a limited edition rum distilled in 2002 at the Hampden distillery in Jamaica and bottled by Maison Ferrand. This highly sought-after 19-year-old rum is crafted from molasses, using a Pot Still, and boasts an impressive 70.3% ABV. With only 354 bottles produced, this rum features a robust aroma of ester, pineapple, woody, solvents, and concentrated notes. Its tantalizing flavors include pineapple, overripe, ester, woody, and olive accents. Based on RumX user feedback, the Plantation Jamaica HJF is highly appreciated for its well-balanced taste and powerful aromatic presence. A must-try for true rum aficionados and fans of heavy Jamaican rums.
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The flavor profile of Plantation Jamaica HJF is based on 59 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.
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Well-balanced robust taste
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Powerful aromatic presence
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Unique pineapple and ester flavors
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Plantation
RX10636
70,3%
2002
HJF
Molasses
Pot Still
19 years
354
70cl
Under 250€
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About the Hampden distillery
The distillery Hampden is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 6,767 times with an average of 85/100.
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Already 59 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 9.1 out of 10. A total of 33 users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).
Write a reviewJakob
10 December 2022
Great bottling - both wonderful fruit notes and wood, spice and a heavy caramel sweetness come together here. The alcohol is excellently integrated, the over 70% are not really tasty - except in the aromatic complexity. If Plantation can maintain this level, one can look forward to the coming releases.
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Clément Boetto🇨🇵
4 March 2023
Intégration de l’alcool impressionnante ! Une bombe aromatique une explosion de saveur. Un Hampden de très grande qualité !
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Oliver
15 April 2022
Extraordinary Hampden with perfectly integrated alcohol. This one is really fun!
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Adrian Wahl
20 December 2022
Was für ein brutales Gerät. Eine DER Abfüllungen in 2021 für einen sehr fairen Preis. Plantation hat da wohl doch ein paar Schätze im Keller liegen. Gerne mehr davon.
Leo Tomczak
19 December 2022
A few months later tasted again and must correct me significantly upwards. Cool part and necessarily try times in peace, if you have the opportunity for it.
Joe95
8 March 2022
Probably the best Plantation bottling for me (although it's more of an LMDW selection). A Hampden high esters as we like them, in the line of an excellent. In addition to the roasted tropical fruits (banana, pineapple...), there are some empyreumatic notes. The strawberry tagada and Haribot banana candy side is just exquisite. A perfectly integrated alcohol that allows an interminable finish. A must !
Benoit Mahe
4 November 2021
The nose starts on a nice greediness: it smells good molasses. With a little time, notes of cheese (ewe?) and olive appear. The profile is more closed and less fruity than on other Hampden, but it is pleasant. The mouth is powerful but the alcohol is well integrated. The balance of the mouth is perfect: we have greed and fruit. A nice selection.
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crazyforgoodbooze
1 February 2022
Absolutely epic Hampden in my opinion. The 70.3% are incredibly well integrated, there's other Hampdens that scratch with 58% significantly more. This one is just incredibly delicious oily, intense and balanced and concentrated. Somewhat irritating is the note of Provolone/Pecorino cheese, which is there both on the nose and taste. But the whole is wonderfully rounded by baked banana, acacia honey, Virginia tobacco, some mint or eucalyptus, overripe pineapple, some lime and olive brine at the end. The finish gets a bit woodier, more medicinal and slightly tart, bacony, but incredibly tasty and not too much wood or too much ester in any form. Just perfectly balanced! I'll have to give this one a try in May Tai! 🤤🇯🇲🤙But beware: the needs 1.5h time to breathe!⚠️
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Thunderbird
9 December 2022
Ein erstklassiger Hampden mit der vollen Power Jamaika ! Mehr muss man hierzu nicht sagen
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mto75
18 April 2022
Hampden nose at its best! Buttery notes, pastry / baking spice, pineapple, solvent, caramel. Even though the 70% ABV is brute, and you can only sip here, it fits together well for me here. Fermented fruit, spice, olive and wood on the palate. The finish is toasty and meaty. Plantation has really hit it big here! Again, quite a bit better than the Old Brothers HJF 2002. Plantation's courage to keep the barrel strength has clearly paid off. I wonder, however, how the Old Brothers would have been at cask strength 🤔 (unfortunately, it was diluted from 76.6% to 53.6%).
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Johannes
20 January 2022
I would not have expected that from Plantation. A real board with 70%
Rodolphe
2 February 2022
Super Hampden. An epic fruity because to the traditional notes of super ripe pineapple, banana and lemon comes a kind of strawberry candy (the Cognac barrel had to play here... look on the side of savanna 😁) On the other hand even if the alcohol is very well integrated, I find that it calms down a bit anyway! I added a very slight hint of water to it and it was just perfect.
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Frank
5 February 2023
Meine Herren ist das ein Brett!!! Nase: voluminös, kräftig und intensiv, ohne dass die über 70% in irgendeiner Weise stören oder gar die Aromen überdecken. Im Gegenteil. Er wirkt total rund. Feine Ester führen direkt zu süßen oder leicht säuerlichen Früchten, wie Johannisbeere, Kirsche, Orange und Banane. Eine kräftig würzige Süße von Ahornsirup und dunklem Honig gehen in Karamell, getoastetes Holz und etwas Kakao über. Insgesamt würzig-karamellig-säuerlich-süß. Super! 92 Gaumen: Wahnsinn. Natürlich spürt man die 70%. Aber von alkoholischer Schärfe keine Spur. Der hohe ABV macht den Rum sehr cremig aber auch ziemlich adstringent zu Beginn. Ester kommen, aber eher verdeckt. Vielmehr bekomme ich eine intensive speckige Umami-Note, die in eine angenehme Würzigkeit mit einem feinen Hauch Minze und Lakritze übergeht. Für mich ist auch hier die Ananas die Tongebende Frucht. Hinten kommt noch etwas Kakao hinzu. 92 Ich bin ziemlich begeistert. Super integrierter Alkohol, dichte und vielfältige Aromen, tolle Geschmackskurve, intensiver, toller Rum! Man kann sich noch streiten, ob das letzte Jahr Nachlagerung im Cognac-Fass notwendig gewesen wäre. Sicherlich kommen dadurch erst die Fruchtaronen zur Geltung. Ich hätte ihn auch gerne „pur“ gehabt!
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Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
3 April 2022
What a perfectly balanced hummingbird! That should really be more than 70% vol. Never! 😋😋😋
Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
20 July 2022
Nez supra concentré en esters et sur les fruits tropicaux bien mûrs. On retrouve de la fraîcheur mentholée et des notes de boîte à confiserie. Le nez est très attirant. En bouche, le côté funky s’efface assez vite pour laisser la place aux fruits exotiques bien mûrs. 20 ans de vieillissement lui ont conféré une rondeur agréable. C’est sacrément bien intégré et gourmands pour un rhum à 70.3% ! La finale sacrément longue sur le fumé, le sucre brun et la pistache. J’adore ce Jamaïcain tout en contrôle malgré ce % au compteur. Sur papier cela pouvait faire peur mais dans le verre les années de vieillissement lui ont fait du bien. Une belle réussite. Merci Aflo pour les samples et encore plus pour ce HJF. Je trouve que le rapport prix/plaisir était incroyable à son prix sortie.
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Tom Buteneers
5 November 2021
Very chemical/medicinal at first, takes some time for the fruity notes to come forward and even some hints of pastry after a while. On the tongue it’s much more Hampden. The alcohol is very well integrated, I would never guessed it to be 70,3%. The finish is very long. I like it a lot, too bad I’ve only got a 5cl sample.
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Thomas Wille
3 February 2023
Beeindruckender Hampden mit auf den ersten Blick brachialen 70,3%vol. Davon merkt man aber nach einer guten Zeit im Glas so gut wie gar nix. Super eingebunden . Viele unterschiedliche Aromen, die alle zu begeistern wissen. Ausnahme Hampden !!
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Simon Leroux
24 February 2022
Very nice rum, with a controlled degree
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ccajerem
7 December 2022
👃 on sent qu'on a en face de nous un solide gaillard prêt à nous plaquer le palais. Après une grosse aération de plus de 10 minutes, les notes de solvant s'estompent et laissent place à des notes d'olive, de fruits mûrs et de bonbon anglais. 👄 l'intensité aromatique en bouche ne laisse pas indifférent. C'est puissant mais maîtrisé. Les arômes sont dans la continuité de ceux du 👃. A l'aveugle on pourrait se croire en présence d'un savanna grand arôme. Finale très longue. Un must have pour les amateurs de savanna grand arôme et de heavy jamaicains. S'il y avait marqué Velier sur la bouteille elle serait déjà à des prix délirants.
Jonas
31 December 2022
Absolute Ausnahmeabfüllung. Respekt!
alex
7 February 2023
Énorme 🤩🤩🤩 Superbe hampden, certainement un des meilleurs que j’ai pu déguster. Grosse claque aromatique, alcool parfaitement intégré, longueur magnifiquement longue .. un must have dans ma collection si je trouve une bouteille !!! 😍😍😍
Master P
10 February 2023
Ein sehr geiler Plantation, unter meine Top 3 gerutscht. Süß und fruchtig und des bei der Stärke. 👌
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Hood
28 February 2023
Plantation Jamaica 2002 Hampden HJF Conquête 70,3%, 354 bouteilles : Ok, on a enfin un nez beaucoup plus puissant, des fruits confits et du pétrole. Après aération, le pétrole est toujours aussi présent, mais on sent aussi des épices. Le nez est complexe et ça me plaît beaucoup. Vif en bouche mais pas tellement, ça serait presque équilibré. Du goudron et de la banane bien mûre, c'est vraiment un régal. On retrouve le côté funky d'Hampden, avec une belle puissance mais bien maîtrisée. J'ai bien le goût de la banane en finale, avec un reste de goudron.
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SaibotZtar
15 January 2022
...probably the best I've ever tasted from Plantation.... Alcohol well integrated (at incredible 70.3%)... beautiful fruit and ester notes for me balanced and very very tasty !!Please more of it 🇯🇲❤️
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