20 rue d‘Anjou (Selected by Jean-Marc Bellier) HLCF

Tropical, ester-rich, young, and lively Hampden rum.

Strong tropical fruit aromas
Classical Hampden ester profile
Well-integrated alcohol despite age
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A vibrant, youthful Jamaican rum with dominant esters and tropical fruits, featuring a robust pineapple note; alcohol presence is noticeable but well-adapted.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
Bottler
RumX ID
RX20857
ABV
64%
Category
Pot Still Rum
Vintage
2020
Bottled
2024
Cask number
#444
Mark
HLCF
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot Still
Age
4 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Velier • Hampden 2020   4yr   64% 20 rue d‘Anjou (Selected by Jean-Marc Bellier) HLCF

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    How does this rum taste?

    The 20 rue d'Anjou HLCF rum, distilled in Jamaica's Hampden distillery and chosen by Jean-Marc Bellier for Velier, is a high-potency, cask-strength spirit with 64% ABV. It flaunts an intense tropical fruit profile, dominated by pineapple and esters, alongside notes of ginger, citrus, and vanilla. With its youthful energy, the rum provides an aromatic experience, although some find the alcohol presence slightly overpowering at times. Despite its short aging period of 4 years, many enthusiasts appreciate its balance, while others notice a lack of complexity and depth in the finish. Overall, this unique Hampden bottling has captured interest for its robust, fruit-forward character typical of HLCF rums.

    Aroma

    Tropical fruit Ester Pineapple Citrus

    Taste

    Pineapple Ester Tropical fruit Young wood

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.5/10 19 reviews
    Top 26% Jamaica

    A 4 year old single cask Hampden HLCF from LMDW. The rum was allowed to breathe for half an hour. The nose is already well balanced and round, with tropical fruits, especially pineapple and some passion fruit. Also incredibly round and balanced on the palate, seems older than 4 years to me. A potpourri of tropical fruits, pineapple with candied ginger. Solvent aromas only on the fringes. The alcohol is well integrated, I'm not even tempted to play with a little water here. Metallic youth can only be guessed at. Only in the finish do you notice that it lacks a little substance due to its young age, but it doesn't disappear immediately, but rather fades out a little with pineapple and a very slight saltiness, somewhat astringent. Limited edition and young hype bottling or not, for me this is a first-class HLCF and I'm glad I was able to get a bottle for myself.

    It's always nice when you get such limited bottles/samples through the RumX group members... Which unfortunately are most of the times completely bought up by the flippers… It‘s a very good, young and powerfull HLCF. The 64% are very well integrated

    Guter tropisch gereifter 4 Jähriger HLCF. Sehr schöne tropische Fruchtnoten. Alkohol ist ordentlich integriert. Nur beim Abgang kann er nicht ganz mithalten. Der ist eher kurz. Dazu leichte Bitternoten. Trotzdem hat mir die Abfüllung gut gefallen.

    Sanfte Nase. Nicht zu intensiv aber dennoch Ananas und Ester gut erschnüffelbar. Im Geschmack hinter dem Ester Ananas Vorhang doch auch eine filigrane süße. Der Geschmack ist viel sanfter als der Abgang es im Nachhinein auszudrücken weiß. Der Abgang ist viel härter. Wirklich bemerkenswert.

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    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 16,646 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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