Old Brothers Hampden Jamaican Rum (The Nectar) HJF 2002

Balanced tropical fruit, pastry spice

Intense tropical fruit
Balanced profile
Approachable ABV
RumX community voice

Big tropical fruit (banana, pineapple, citrus) and balanced Hampden funk lead into pastry, spice and light wood, with a minty freshness. Approachable cask strength many reviewers recommend.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
RumX ID
RX11172
ABV
53,6%
Category
Pot Still Rum
Vintage
2002
Mark
HJF
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Double Retort Pot Still
Age
18 years 6mo
No. of bottles
428
Bottle volume
50cl
Old Brothers • Hampden 2002   18yr   53,6% Jamaican Rum (The Nectar) HJF

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love the explosive tropical nose—banana, pineapple and citrus—on this Hampden HJF 2002 selected by Old Brothers. Balanced esters, pastry and spice meet gentle wood, with a fresh mint touch. At 53.6% it’s approachable yet vivid, enjoyed neat or even mixed. A well-regarded, limited 428-bottle release with feedback from 45 RumX reviewers.

    Aroma

    Pineapple Banana Varnish Solvents

    Taste

    Pineapple Tropical fruit Citrus Spicy

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.7/10 48 reviews
    Top 16% Jamaica
    Top 26% Hampden

    Amazing flavors of powdered rouge and menthol, heavy vanilla and herbaceous, spice (with pepper, cinnamon… and baking spices). The dried fruits was fresh, uncooked or not even dry completely, with an aroma of olives and tea and unknown spices. woody, very complex. The complexity is the highest of the several, slightly higher than <>H, and is sufficiently open to not be closed at all. But the pleasure is a little bit lower. The smell-taste consistency, in addition to the intense tropical fruit notes, there are deep vanilla with tea and unknown plant/spice notes. The order of tropical fruits'presentation is slightly different from typical Hampden (HV, Continental Age, etc.). Overall, the flavors are complex and very layered, fulfilling my expectations of Hampden.

    Glue, tropical fruits and bubblegum. Bloody brilliant!

    A very greedy nose with tropical fruits ! Very very good! In the mouth more accessible than I would have thought. A real pastry. A slightly spicy attack that quickly gives way to smooth flavors. 2nd tasting and I like it even more 😍 One of the favorites of the year 2021

    A really good Hampden! Pleasant ester, delicious fruit basket and nice heavy creamy oily! Top!

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