Swell de Spirits Hampden POP’ Series N°1 (Inter Caves France) 2012
Highly praised low-ester Hampden with an accessible, pastry-fruit profile, good alcohol integration and balanced funk—complex yet relaxed, more gourmand than wild, and great value today.
Fans of Hampden who enjoy lower-ester, pastry-driven profiles and cask strength rums that work both neat and in cocktails, with apple-pear, pineapple and light funk rather than big solvent notes.
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Low-ester Hampden with pastry fruit twist
If you like Hampden but want something calmer and more pastry-fruited, this is a smart pick—cask strength, good value, and a profile that rewards patient sipping or mixing.
Those sensitive to high ABV, seekers of heavy-ester Hampden glue bombs, or drinkers wanting a very long, ultra-fruity finish.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,499 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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Nose of white fruit, apple and pear. Quite surprising for a hampden. An idea of tarte tatin. Completely enchanting on the palate, quite unexpected from the nose. Seems to fill out everything up to the nose, we find a little of the hampden funk but on less exotic fruit (still white fruit, apple and pear) and a little floral. Quite tannic, the barrel then arrives, still with a tarte tatin feeling. The finish is a little short, which is a pity!
A real chameleon, initially the nose was kind of strange and the palate ok. After some time the nose opened up really nice with some spices, wood and a subtle funkiness. The palate on the other hand got a little bit too bitter and astringent for my liking. Some fruits are also missing. Oh and I recommend a few drops of water to soften it a bit. Overall it’s nice but also a skippable release..
Da ich eigentlich immer sehr voreingenommen gegenüber den Swell Abfüllungen bin, vorallem beim Preis/Leistungsverhältnis, hat dieser mich denoch überrascht. Als Mixer finde ich ihn sogar noch besser als pur.
Je suis surpris du profil, ayant l’habitude des hampden, avec ce côté pâtissier pomme/poire qui reste bien au nez et à la dégustation, c’est surprenant. Mais effectivement bien sympa Pour la finale, elle est moyennement longue.