Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION HLCF 2022
Fans enjoy the punchy tropical fruit and esters, critics miss barrel maturity and find the alcohol a bit raw. Consensus: a nerdy, interesting white Hampden, better as mixer or reference than sipper.
Enthusiasts into high-ester Jamaican whites who want to understand Hampden marks, experiment in cocktails, or compare unaged vs aged HLCF profiles.
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How does this rum taste?
Fruity, estery Hampden lab sample
If you already enjoy Rum Fire, WPE/LROK-style funk or high-ester daiquiris, this gives you the HLCF DNA in a raw, unaged form to play with and dissect.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or anyone wanting a soft, barrel-aged sipper rather than a raw, educational distillery-style rum.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,641 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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All in all, an exciting tasting. Some of them were surprisingly delicious and tasty. The ever-popular distillery in a different light. Trying the basic product in this form has its appeal. The maturation through storage is a different matter. My platform: HLCF > HGML > C<>H Clear low-light: LROK
Vanilla, light caramel. I know esters are a little higher here than LROK but it seems a little lighter in profile to me than LROK or even LFCH. Pours clear with light hint of gold like the others.
Also top this Hampden from the 8 Marks Collection. Ester on the nose, of course, but also tropical. Fruits. The tropical fruits continue on the palate, in combination with citrus fruits. Alcohol well integrated. Delicious.
Not a bad rum though I would have loved to try this one riped in a barrel. Fruity with nice esters.