Hampden RA Elements Burke‘s Jamaica Rum

Full Karacho! And at an absolutely fair price. Looking forward to the first Atomic Daiquiri with it.

Nase trockener Jamaika-Funk; Zunge absolut trocken, übermäßig astringierend, für mich nur Klebstoffnoten, macht keinen Spaß, später dann Süße Noten, das war's, keine Empfehlung

Super exciting! Beautiful high ester Jamaican! The sherry cask is very subtle. Can be drunk neat, but also excellent in a cocktail! More high ester compared to Burkes, but perhaps a little more one-dimensional.

Insanely fair price. High ABV and full caracho Hampden. The finish does not blow me away. Thanks to Artur for the sample

#4192 Forst off, wow, price to quality is very good and it can be enjoyed pure with joy. Fruity with esters and pretty well balanced. The sherry finish is there but more in the background and not influencing the overall profile too much. The empty glass has some dried fruit and very light grass.

Tasted as part of the RA online tasting for the RumX lottery 06/2023. A PLV monster! Very, very fruity on the nose. The sherry influence comes into play relatively late. The icing on the cake: Smell of a fresh sea breeze. Delicious! The rum is explosive on the palate, but not at all fizzy despite being almost 70%. A nice new bottling that appeals.

Then the last one for today, I love it :) The fire is clearly recognizable. Again delicious esters, glue and tropical fruits on the nose and palate. Tastes fermented and overripe, solvents are also recognizable on the palate.

RumX Lottery June 23, RA online tasting. So this is the first of the Burke's Elements series. Water, because powerful like water, but at the same time flowing around ... or so... Nose: Ester! Banana, pineapple, vinegar and solvent. The 2 years in a 400 l sherry cask are not yet so noticeable on the nose. In my opinion, this can't have been a sweet sherry cask, or at least not a new one. On the finish, however, it becomes a little more "musty". That's the sherry influence after all. Good nose overall. 7,8 Palate: dry and astringent before the esters come through. Sweet, overripe banana with solvent. Sherry comes through here too, but only very slightly. These are the somewhat musty aromas. Some pineapple marzipan at the back. Nothing more, but that's enough. A good thing that does what it should. 7,8 A great mixer with a super PLV. I usually use RumFire for daiquiris, but I can imagine using this one for that too...

Edit: it was very tasty. For the price, it's a must-have for mixing. But also very drinkable on its own. Not only an ester bomb, but also an absolute price-performance hit. There's not much more to say about it!

the first from the Elements series - Water. A blend of different HD Marques, which then spent another 2 years in a 400 liter sherry cask. Reminds me of the SBS HD high ester bottlings, which were also briefly allowed to sniff PX casks etc...I like it better on the nose than on the palate, where it tastes somehow resinous and also comes across as rather rough.

I would like to express my gratitude to Rum Artesanal for the flavor sets 🙏🏻

Full power Hampden that has been tamed somewhat by the 2 years in a sherry cask. You can do that, but I find the original burkes blend much more exciting! The sherry finish has made it a little too sour for me, but I'm generally not a fan of Jamaica and sherry...

A beautiful ester bomb and perfect mixer

Tasted on the GRF 12. Quite intense and exciting, but for me personally a little unrounded. The PLV is great and I think I'll have to try it again in a cocktail for the final rating, so 75/100 for now

A very nice Jamaican. Beautiful notes of fruit can be recognized here. Plus, of course, the typical ester notes. A light cherry cask finish but well balanced. Certainly also ideal for cocktails.