Old Brothers Hampden Jamaican Rum (Esters & Co) La Source HJF 2008

fruity, funky Hampden with well-integrated power

Explosive tropical fruit
Alcohol well integrated
Classic Hampden funk
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RumX members praise its overripe pineapple, esters and olive tones with a menthol-saline finish; despite 60.8%, alcohol is beautifully integrated after airing, delivering a balanced, funky sip.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love this Hampden’s burst of overripe pineapple and classic ester funk, opening beautifully after a good rest in the glass. Many note olive and marzipan accents, a sweet pastry roundness, and a menthol-saline finish with the 60.8% superbly integrated. Selected by Old Brothers from the 2008 HJF mark and aged 13 years, this limited 391-bottle release is highly rated by 49 reviewers with rising buyer confidence.

    Aroma

    Overripe Pineapple Solvents Ester

    Taste

    Overripe Solvents Ester Pineapple

    How is this rum rated?

    8.8/10 51 reviews
    Top 11% Jamaica
    Top 19% Hampden

    Needs some time in the glass ... 45min it should already be, then a great fruitiness comes to light ... nice ester and glue notes , Hampden very clear to smell and taste. Good bottling at just reasonable price .

    Fruity, sweet and funky at the same time, a true Hampden. Another great Jamaican release from Old Brothers ! I can't wait to taste the HJF 2002 😊

    Very similar not only 02, 08 and Plantation HJF 02, but also to <>H 01. Similarities: lots of tropical fruits, overripenness, just the right amount of petrol and banana, dried/candied fruits, solvent taste (more obvious in plantation) Baking Room: This one has more pastry flavor, more sweet flavor, very light wood tone, very little. Dried fruit tastes like it's been cooked. It's thick, and nosing in particular is intoxicating, but not too complicated overall. It's the least complex among three, but it's the most pleasurable of all, and has a nice aroma of sugar.

    one would like to shout to OB: there you go! Again significantly better than the HJF 2002, and almost on the level of the Plantation HJF 2002, which I poured as a reference in the other glass. The OB comes a little more over the ester rail and with varnish, with the Plantation I still have a little more complexity, somehow towards Christmas spices (candied orange peel, cinnamon stick). On the palate, the OB also knows how to convince, the 60.8% is well integrated, however, the 70.3% is really hammered in the Plantation. So the OB does not quite come up to the Plantation HJF 2002, but still top level!

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX12021
    ABV
    60,8%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2008
    Mark
    HJF
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Double Retort Pot Still
    Age
    13 years
    No. of bottles
    391
    Bottle volume
    50cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Old Brothers • Hampden 2008 &nbsp; 13yr &nbsp; 60,8% Jamaican Rum (Esters & Co) La Source HJF

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    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 16,110 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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