Duncan Taylor Hampden Quarterdeck Single Cask Jamaica Rum

Quarterdeck Rum presents a balanced mix of funk and fruit flavors, with a slightly subdued ester profile and moderate alcohol integration. Unique, yet not overly bold.

8.1  / 10  (19 reviews)

Distinctively funky but subtly blended Jamaican rum.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Complex tropical fruit aroma
    • Good funk and wood balance
    • Smooth despite high ABV

    The Quarterdeck Single Cask Jamaica Rum, distilled at Hampden in 2009 and matured for 12 years, offers a complex profile with notable esters and tropical fruit flavors. Bottled at cask strength (50.8% ABV) by Duncan Taylor, this limited release of 335 bottles is characterized by a prominent glue and sweet aroma on the nose, with pineapple and ester-forward flavors. Users appreciate its balance between funk, fruit, wood, and spices, though some find the ester profile less intense than expected and alcohol integration lacking. Overall, it's seen as a decent expression with distinctive Hampden features, albeit a bit pricey for what it offers.

    Aroma

    Glue Sweet Tropical fruit Ester

    Taste

    Pineapple Ester Tropical fruit Brine

    How is this rum rated?

    8.1  / 10  (19 reviews)

    "Restrained but very tasty nose DOK unmistakable. Typical HD aromas paired with esters. Alcohol barely perceptible. On the palate you can immediately taste the reduction in ABV but still delicious with pineapple, banana and papaya. Some cookie dough and fruit esters. But then disappears from the palate atypically quickly. Good bottling but simply too expensive for what it delivers."

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    7.9 / 10
    Review by: SaibotZtar

    "Despite dilution high level!"

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Johannes

    "This is in parts a really weird DOK. I dont think i get overly Esters, more so actually the cask. The esters have mellowd and blindly i have never wouldve guessed DOK. A not so great bottle i was not completely sorry to see go with this tasting."

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    8.2 / 10
    Review by: Artur Schönhütte

    "A little weak for a DOK on the chest"

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    7.5 / 10
    Review by: Leo Tomczak
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    Quarterdeck Single Cask
    RumX ID
    RX13125
    ABV
    50,8%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2009
    Cask number
    #27
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    12 years
    No. of bottles
    335
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Duncan Taylor • Hampden 2009 &nbsp; 12yr &nbsp; 50,8% Quarterdeck Single Cask Jamaica Rum

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    The RumX community has already added 11 bottles to their collections:

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    Open rate
    27%
    Ø Market value
    147€

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    About the Hampden distillery

    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,259 times with an average of 8.4/10.


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