8 MARKS COLLECTION OWH

No doubt this is unaged. Rather in your face and a bit out of balance, but the fruit is there.

The first in the 8-mark series and tasted again a year later with a better score. The tasting was very similar to that of last year. A very chalky nose at first, followed by fruit, lots of fruit, banana, prickly pear. A racy, well-balanced palate with clear raspberry alcohol. A sharp but long finish. The empty glass brings a sweetness in addition to the fruit. A highly aromatic rum that's sure to be interesting. It starts very well.

Good white rum. Certainly also nice to mix.

In the best weather, tried all 8 HD Marks yesterday and re-tried again this evening with notes. A totally exciting, informative and wertgiges set and with real aha experience. Important insight... pour and taste right away. Long airing makes almost all fine flavors evaporate. But in detail: Nose: clearly dishwashing liquid with orange, still green tangerine peel and lime. Seems quite fresh as a result. Interestingly, it also has something of cherry yogurt. Esters are actually not to be heard. The max. 80 then probably come from the after all 3 days fermentation. Palate: slightly spicy, slightly bitter, but still quite mild for 60%. Has a somewhat spicy start, with a hint of caraway or cardamom. Fruit is there only in the background, lime with some orange peel. Rather, it seems somewhat veggie-like, with green leaves and fresh branches as well as mineral. In the finish, it becomes somewhat salty and reminiscent of a fruit schnapps. Hamden DNA is yet to really be found. Moreover, difficult to grade...

Know the chemistry of your Hampden rum! The 8-mark set is very informative and educational. The OWH mark has the lowest ester content, but comes with a mild nose of sour fruit. Furry, musty and sour in the mouth, as you would expect. Rather mediocre and somewhat weak without barrel ageing.

Big Hampden 8 Marks Collection Tasting OWH unaged: little ester, tropical fruits, but not really more definable. Has something of fruit brandy. Burns very slightly on the finish. Alcohol nevertheless well integrated.

The Mark OWH does not really make sense to me as a white rum. Tropically stored the rum wins, but unstored it is rather uninteresting.

I was still missing this 8 Mark. Definitely not one of the best, though, rather at the back. Burns a little. Fruits such as bananas can be tasted well in the taste and smell.

Could pass blind as apple brandy. Quite a lot of nail polish remover and solvent on the nose, plus an unusual smokiness and a slightly salty finish. There are virtually no esters, but the alcohol is quite present. Rather uninteresting overall.

Nicht ganz so gut wie der LFCH. Ist diesem aber natürlich sehr ähnlich. Schmecke und rieche hier Zitrusfrüchte heraus. Außerdem schmeckt dieser Rum auch sehr alkoholisch. Kann man wahrscheinlich besser mit Cola genießen oder zum Kochen nutzen.

spannendes Tasting. Einige waren für mich überraschenderweise äusserts lecker und schmackhaft. Die allseits beliebte Destilliere in einem anderen Licht. Das Grundprodukt in dieser Form zu versuchen hat seinen Reiz. Die Reife durch die Lagerung ist dann doch eine andere Hausnummer. Ich hab am Schluss alle 8 Marks zusammen geschüttet und 3 Wochen stehen gelassen, ich muss sagen Top. Alle 8 zusammen ergeben echt ein gutes Profil.

Puh, schon etwas herausforsernd. Derbe Zeste, etwas pfeffriger Alkohol, Herbales, Fruchtiges. Sehr interessant, aber naturgemäß wild und unrund.

OWH ungelagert gg. OWH 1.Jahr gelagert: Der ungelagerte ist zu Anfang schwer zu trinken. Sehr sprittig und sonst nichts. Mit etwas Standzeit kommen dann zumindest ein paar fruchtige Noten durch. Das eine Jahr im Fass bewirkt keine Wunder, aber die sprittige Noten sind deutlich weniger (vor allem im Abgang noch). Leichte Süße und deutlich mehr Fruchtnoten kommen durch. Hat auf jeden Fall von der Lagerung profitiert.

Au nez c’est léger et long à venir mais la pomme verte se balade au milieu de l’herbe coupée. En bouche pas mal d’acidité et un côté eau de vie, calvados. Finale un peu brûlée sur le plastique pas très agréable, mais un fond d’ananas qui vient sauver la dégustation.

The lowest ester mark and the first one of the 8 Marks set tasted. On the nose it brings the classic Hampden profile of tropical fruits - banana, pineapple, mango. Also citrus, a spicyness and vegetal notes. The palate carries the tropical fruits and vegetal but also more citrus/ lemon. Some bitterness and mustyness in the finish alongside some residual fruit notes. Overall not bad, but nothing to write home about and the bitterness in the finish was a detractor.