Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum Classic HLCF 2017
Highly praised high‑ester Hampden: explosive tropical fruit, gluey funk and spicy wood, with surprisingly balanced alcohol and strong value, especially as a powerful sipper and outstanding cocktail backbone.
Fans of high‑ester Jamaican funk who enjoy powerful 60% rums both neat and as a standout mixer, and value seekers wanting real Hampden character without indie‑bottling prices.
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How does this rum taste?
Funky, punchy Hampden ester bomb
If you enjoy Hampden Overproof or Rum Fire but want a slightly more mature, fruit‑forward version, this HLCF keeps the wild esters and adds just enough wood and polish.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike solventy, smoky, umami funk and the sharper edges of young, ester‑heavy Jamaican pot still rum.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,731 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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Nice rum, but a little under compared to batch1. The presence of a slight solvent note I liked less and it is less intense. However, we are talking about finesse and personal taste. We are dealing with a rum that I would drink all the time! I do not understand all these new versions of Hampden Velier that I find little different from each other and especially pòco justified in terms of value for money. Velier lately is focusing too much on collectors with the result of making the bottles unobtainable already upon release and overpriced.
Auto-translatedI can't rate this at all it rolls its tongue back and forth It's a chainsaw cane massacre. 500-600 esters. you have to drink it in very small sips, and the power that's in it is unbelievable.
Auto-translatedI’m a bit confused about this rum replacing the Overproof, as they are so different from each other. I may recalibrate this another day. - Now another day, but still no recalibration 🤪 however this is really good and I’m bumping it a few points. - Coming back to this rum again and I still consider it’s a completely different but better rum than the original. - Almost a year later from the above tasting. This bottle is better than the original, but less complex and lacks some of the asphalt notes that I like however is more potent in esters and more funky. 250701: Agree with myself above.
Nice umami, typical Hampden Ester notes that come across strong due to the young age and are not always pleasant.
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