Alambic Hampden HLCF

Tropical, aromatic Hampden with a thin body.

Tropical fruit notes
Pleasant aroma
Honey and ester presence
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The HLCF 1998 is a 20-year-old Jamaican rum offering tropical esters and honey notes, with a notably thin body and a short finish, yet easy to enjoy.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Distilled in 1998 at Jamaica's Hampden Distillery, this rum was aged for 20 years and bottled by Alambic with an ABV of 45%. Limited to just 216 bottles, this HLCF-marked rum offers an aromatic nose with ester, vinegar, pineapple, lemon, and honey notes. On the palate, it features vanilla, almond, leather, and esters but is viewed as lacking body, described as "thin." While users appreciate its tropical fruit and ester aromas, critiques note its diluted feel and short finish. Despite this, the rum is celebrated for its pleasant sipping experience, ideal for casual enjoyment.

    Aroma

    Ester Pineapple Tropical fruit Vinegar

    Taste

    Ester Tropical fruit Thin Vanilla

    How is this rum rated?

    8.2/10 19 reviews

    31.12. 2019 Last tasting of 2019 went into 2020. Celebrating with family and friends who like rum we ended up having a great party according to my notes. Notes. Light in colour. Nose: Intense, light wood, fruity, varnish, light smoke, pineapple. Palate: light, fresh, light wood, fruity, banana, spice. Finish: short to medium, fruity, light wood, orange.

    Very nice notes of tropical fruits, ester, nuts, honey and oak(barrel) in the nose. In mouth is more of a round, bitter, delicious but thin (body) mouth feeling. You’ ll find some notes of leather, nuts, oak, ester. The small finish is smooth and astringend with nots of vanilla and oak. All in all it’s a very nice rum, but it lacks in complexity, body and finish. It’s pleasant to drink!

    Sufficiently aromatic on the nose despite dilution. Ester and vinegar first, then pineapple, gooseberry and lovely lemon. Behind it some honey but also very light wood.On the palate then but unfortunately a bit thin / diluted. Nevertheless tasty. Slightly metallic with licorice and vanilla and then somehow flat bacony with an umami nuance. Perhaps also a bit nutty in the direction of white almond.In the finish I have freshly cut, green branch with chamomile.The base is certainly good. If it were not diluted, we would have a much better drop here.

    Hampden Light!!! Indeed, very tasty but no special highlight of the Hampden distillery.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX1820
    ABV
    45%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1998
    Mark
    HLCF
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    20 years
    No. of bottles
    216
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Alambic • Hampden 1998 &nbsp; 20yr &nbsp; 45% HLCF

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    About the Hampden distillery

    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,886 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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