Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION OWH
A light, fruity unaged Hampden with vegetal and mineral touches, OWH divides opinion: approachable and fresh for some, "a bit out of balance" for others. One to try if you like grassy, schnapps-like unaged rums.
Fruity, mild, and vegetal—classic but uncomplicated Hampden rum.
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How does this rum taste?
- mild nose of sauren Früchten
- "Instinctly recognizable as Hampden"
- "recht süß, dazu noch gewisse Würzigkeit"
Hampden's OWH mark stands out for its modest ester punch but lively fruit, with green apple, citrus, and a touch of banana consistently noted. Many RumX users liken its profile to "fruit schnapps" and "Obstler", calling it both "frisch" and "leicht scharf" (@Frank). While the nose flashes classic Hampden tropical notes, several find the palate slightly musty or bitter as it finishes. The balance and mildness are praised—"for 60% but doch recht mild" (@Frank)—but its simplicity leaves some wishing for the extra depth of cask aging. "Characterless" (@Steve Obwexer), but still "instantly recognizable as Hampden" (@Ian Gilman).
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,242 times with an average of 8.4/10.
To Hampden
"No doubt this is unaged. Rather in your face and a bit out of balance, but the fruit is there."
"Le premier de la série des 8 marks et regoûté un an après avec une meilleure note. La dégustation est très proche de celle de l’année passée. Un nez très crayeux en premier puis des fruits, beaucoup de fruits, de la banane, de la figue de barbarie. Une bouche racée, équilibrée avec de l’alcool de framboise très net. Une finale pointue mais longue. Le verre vide apporte comme une sucrosité en plus des fruits. Un rhum très aromatique et à coup sûr intéressant. Ça commence très bien."
"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..."