Velier Hampden Rare Cask Series HGML
Pineapple, esters and oily depth — real Jamaican funk.
On the nose, overripe tropical fruit and esters dominate; the palate is dense with pineapple, funk, and oily texture. Community consensus judges it a high-quality, intense Hampden with top-notch drinkability—though many note the price is a sticking point.
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How does this rum taste?
- Intense tropical fruit and esters
- Oily, creamy mouthfeel
- Cask strength drinkability
Grilled pineapple and bold esters set the Rare Cask Series HGML apart, backed by a drier, oily character and signature Jamaican funk. RumX tasters highlight its remarkable intensity, creaminess, and lasting tropical fruit, with many noting its excellent drinkability even at 63.6% ABV. While its price is often debated, fans of Hampden's hallmark style will find plenty to appreciate here. For those drawn to powerful, fruit-laden rums, it's worth discovering a sample.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,395 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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"This is a very nice bottling no doubt. Rich in flavours including the HGML fruit basked, roasted notes and plenty influence from the cask. Alongside the DOK this is clearly the best bottling of the rare cask series. Only if you try it side by side with other tropically aged HGMLs, you will find that some liveliness is missing. The HV 2010 bottling is actually a few steps ahead of this one presenting the make perfectly and with a bit more excitement than this (very good) bottling."
"I picked up a fresh batch of samples from a friend and had a go at them yesterday. This is a nice and intense release and I particularly love the floral notes that are released once rested for a while. Draws really nice curtains in the glass. The empty glass is really nice and even more flavours can be picked up."
"Delicious HGML Tropically stored. Nice fruity nose with relatively little esters . On the palate also rather restrained but nice oily mouthfeel with lots of fruit, esters and wood . Finish then a bit bitter. A good drop ... PLV fits for me here unfortunately not."
"Very tasty HGML. An incredible amount of tropical fruits, pleasant esters, candied caramelized pineapple, citrus cordial, light cookies and candy sugar as well as a subtle acidity in the finish. It's really fun! Apart from the price, there's nothing to complain about."