Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2021)

Tasting day 1: Ananas! Nice nose and taste. There is a strong fruity sweetness, that goes on to a dry aftertaste. All sorts of esters play around, and I have them in an aftertaste even 1 hour later. Tasting day 2: I have some additional fruit in the nose, like pear, and the taste is much better to my liking, this time. I attribute this to giving the sample some additional time to breathe. Very good!

This one is close to the other two, but I would have loved a higher ABV. In my mind that would have pushed the score a bit higher. I like the light smoky oak from nose to finish. On top of that there is fruit and a hint of caramel, tobacco and leather. The funk is there but the price to quality is very good.

On the nose beautiful fruity aromas of tropical fruits, mango, papaya, mirabelle and banana. Esters notes rather in the background.On the palate it continues fruity. Here also comes a pleasant note of confectionery and spices. Very round and successful. Fits naturally into the GH series. Soon again a cross tasting.

A really nice expression of the famous yearly release of Hampden, this 2021 blend needs a lot of oxidation before it begins to express all his qualities, with a nice blend of esters and tropical fruit. One of the best Hampden OB so far, maybe only new beginnings.

It's very well done, the nose is great! The ABV is a little low. Too bad...

Compared to the 2020 version, less powerfull and woodier in the finish. Alcohol is integrated very well. Nose: Funky, Intense, ester, solvents, buttery, trop. fruits, Pineapple, banana, apple, overripe fruits, mango, caramelized, butterscotch, spicy, woody, roasted, oak Mouth: Funky, dry, round, delicious, balanced, Intense, Ester, spicy, oak(woody), anise, roasted, smoky, cocoa, trop. fruits, pineapple, tobacco, caramelized, Finish: medium-long, funky, dry, warm, ester, woody(oak), vanilla, smoky, leather, trop. fruits, banana, citrus

I finally got my hands on this bottle, which is already on sale at crazy prices after a quick sell-out. The nose is fabulous, with passion fruit and solvent, the palate is more woody and spicy, while the finish is long and peppery. Very nice bottle, deserves to be aired a little, but very well balanced! I love it!

in direct comparison with the GH20. First impression on the nose: the GH21 has more of the fermented fruits, and also the typical buttery notes that exist in the <>H Marque are a bit more present in the GH21. The GH20 brings more balance between spice and ester notes. Whether this is due to the slightly different composition (LFCH/<>H vs OWH/<>H) or possibly a slightly different ratio of the two marques to each other, I cannot assess. The GH21 is on the usual high level, but the GH20 hits it a bit better for me.

Significantly milder than the predecessors. Also due to the 55%. Pleasant to drink, but not a revelation like the predecessors.

Third expression in the Hampden Great House series, this one has all the characteristics of Trelawny rums: there is a god amount of funk (with tropical fruits such as banana, pineapple and mango, but not so overwhelming as a CH marque), than a fair amount of mineral and flower that creates a very elegant background. I also sense a sweet and tart note, such as a delicious cream with some lemon peels. To round up everything, there is leather and some wood for some depth! On the palate, it as a very silky texture, ages away from the typical roughness of other wild Jamaican rum… Definitely worth buying it ;)

Tasted as a 5cl sample.Olfactory initially a lot of natural yogurt / butter, fruit, leather and esters, as known from Hampden. Then intense flavor of fermented fruit / ester, spices and compared to other Hampdens I have tasted quite sweet after honey. Then a bit smoky in the finish. Alcohol is very well integrated and overall I like it very much. Edit: At the second tasting, instead of yogurt I have rather expired sour milk in the nose, which somehow does not smell disgusting but together with the fruit gives an interesting harmony.Edit 2: Sample empty, still wonderfully interesting rum with great flavor profile. Absolutely recommendable.

Very nice nose but mouth well below the 2020

Another great Hampden. What a great rum. A great rum. Has a fruity nose that continues on the palate. Ester also comes to the fore and you can also taste the cask. A super rum, delicious.

Vitamin C fruits found in an alcoholic not quite pleasant spiciness, which fortunately comes only in the finish. In taste but super tasty with a nice fruit sweetness. Somewhat smoky, for my taste too little typical HD Ester notes, which are found here rather only in the nose.