Hampden Rum Sponge No. 8 JMH 2001

I like this rum very much

Very light and fragrant Jamaican blend. Well balanced with strong fruit flavours present without dominating. Very easy to sip at 55%, and more than enjoyable

Another great continental ageing Hampden, that confirms this distillery is unbeatable wherever it is aged. Usual notes of ananas, vanilla and pastry on the nose, while drinking the esters are on the spotlight and some spicy notes appear too.

This sample arrive with he previous one and I'd loved a bottle of this one as well. A very good take on Jamaica indeed. The nose is funky with ester and fermentation notes followed by fruits and sweet vanilla. The palate is also funky with ester, tar and varnish followed by fruit and woody vanilla. The finish is long and warm with wood, ester and lovely fruit.

I loved the nose. Funky as hell with a super well integrated alcohol. The mouthfeel is great too but I didn't find it as pleasant as the nose.

Very nice nose both elegant and funky at the same time. Palate is very fruity and funky but the finish feels a bit too much metallic and toasted to my liking. Great continental Hampden overall and a good release from Rum Sponge.

3rd Jamaican Rum Sponge that I have tasted. The first 2 were very good. The 3rd one is on the same line. The nose is rich and bewitching. Fruit, fruit, fruit, funky. In the mouth, the alcohol is there, spicy. But the fruit is present: a sweet pineapple, a very ripe banana. Then some wood and pepper at the end of the mouth. This fruit remains very present in mouth after the end of the tasting. It is frankly very pleasant. A candy which stings!

Very nice nose, pineapple, ester and funky.

The idea of the blend I find good. Nose also really fine, but on the palate it is clearly watered down.

Calendar of Pavel Špaček vol. 2 Sample 43 rx10860 Blind tasting Colour dark yellow Aroma esters, tropical fruit, cane, tuti fruti, bitterness Taste esters tropical fruit, overripe banana, pineapple sweetness fruity, slight bitterness Finish long esters, overripe banana, bitterness in the finish Voltage I would guess around 45-48% I'm guessing hampden hlcf

A restrained and dry nose, some glue, brown sugar, and tropical fruit. The mouth is fairly restrained as well, with deep oily and complex layers. Wood and some sap with a bit of oil. The finish is short with brown sugar, woody and then brings more tar and a sour note of sour peach at the end. A solid but not exceptional rum.