Famille Ricci Hampden HPDN (The Book Edition) 1983
Widely hailed as a world-class aged Hampden: intensely fruity, deeply complex and surprisingly smooth, with esters, tropical fruit and wood integration reaching a rare, masterful balance.
Seasoned Hampden fans and high-ester lovers wanting a rare, long-aged cask strength Jamaica that swaps raw funk for ultra-polished tropical fruit and sophisticated oak.
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World-class, polished high-ester Hampden
If you love big ester Jamaica but want it tamed and aged into something noble and ultra-refined, this is exactly that sweet spot—just be ready for the price and intensity.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,517 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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A very special rum. Believe it’s ~1100 ester count but is not dominated at all by these esters. It’s really delicious, completely overwhelming flavour of jamaica rum but completely smooth too. Certainly ricci is on my map now
Sampled at UK rumfest 2024
Price to quality can be argued but the quality can't. A very fruity, intense and well balanced rum. I like the roasted wood on the profile, nicely balanced without being dominant. ABV is very well integrated.
Visit to Famille Ricci ! We had the great pleasure to taste this 39 years old Hampden ! This rum has been much talked about: is it really 39 years old? What I can say is that by drinking it, the question no longer arises: it remains only pleasure, curiosity and exploration. The main aromas that come out are overripe banana, tropical fruits (pineapple, mango), olive, brine but all in a very polished form, melted by time. The balance here is, I think, quite unique for this type of wine, of which I am not a big fan at the base.The alcohol is well integrated.