Nobilis Hampden No. 46 HD (13. German Rum Festival) <>H 2014

I first tried at the GRF and i really enjoyed it, so I took one bottle home 😬😎 When I got home, I tried it again at my leisure and gave it more time to open up. The result is a top rum in which the 68% and the barrel is very well integrated. 👍🏻👌🏻

Typical Hampden nose with pineapple, glue and so on. Unfortunately also a little alcoholic. Also very good on the palate, as expected. The finish is also typical Hampden and without surprise. These inflationary high ester Hampden bottlings are quite lulling and are very similar. The intensity increases dramatically in the high-ester range in particular, but the range often decreases too. I would like to see a little more experimentation, like the Ricci family with their blends.

And here's another Ester Hampden from the 2024 Rum Festival in Berlin. Unfortunately, this one didn't really convince me either. Unfortunately not an outlier from the diverse range of <>H from the 2013/2014 series, rather a bottling that can't quite keep up with the others.

GRF 2024 fair tasting. Good Hampden from 2014, slightly drier on the finish, with plenty of classic Jamaican notes. Solid selection, fits in seamlessly with the 2014 releases already available without standing out.

I generally like this bottling very much ... It's not a revelation or anything new but it's solid. Nice fruit esters marzipan pineapple banana and some roasted almond . All in all completely ok . In Mai Tai even better than neat for me.

Initially, there are significantly more aromas from the cask on the nose than in the representatives in the cross-comparison. Over time, the fruity notes become more present, but without coming to the fore. The palate is similar to the nose, with lots of barrel aromas, some fruit and spices. Stands out somewhat from the other young representatives of the <>H Marks. Alcohol very well integrated.

Today 2x 2014 <>H in the glass: the GRF Nobilis 68.5%, 10-year-old (3 tropical), the FRC 67.3%, 9-year-old (5 tropical). The differences on the nose are really small. Both with fermented fruit, cake / baking mix, cream. The FRC is perhaps a little rounder. But that could also be due to the slightly lower ABV. On the palate, both with citrus marmalade, spiciness, toasted barrel, brine. I like the FRC a little better here too, somehow rounder.

Der nächste bitte. Die Nobilis Abfüllung vom German Rumfestival die mich vor Ort erstmal nicht zum Kauf überreden konnte. Hier also zweiter Anlauf. Hier hab ich gleich etwas Banane an der Nase dazu im Vergleich zum bottleshop etwas mehr Holz, der Rum wirkt dadurch erstmal etwas zurückhaltender. Am Gaumen ne Ecke weniger trocken als der bottleshop zuvor. Ordentlich Marzipan, Ananas. Schwer hier einen Sieger zu finden. Alkohol etwas kräftiger beim nobilis. Da hat dann am Ende doch der bottleshop die Nase vorn.

Sicherlich nicht die Beste Abfüllung des Jahrgangs, aber das ist halt trotzdem noch einwandfrei Hampden Qualität. Schöne Esternoten, Marzipan und tropische Früchte (Ananas). Kommt aber zum Bespiel nicht an die tolle 2014er Abfüllung von Ricci ran.

Verkostet gegen den älteren Nobilis No. 14 / RX12016. Beide sind sich in der Nase und auch vom Geschmack her recht ähnlich. No. 14 hat allerdings spürbar mehr Komplexität und Cremigkeit zu bieten. Das ändert dennoch nichts daran, dass auch diese neue Abfüllung für das GRF ein sehr guter Vertreter der mittellang gereiften Hampden <>H Abfüllungen ist, auf die ich so sehr stehe. Bekommt zum Ausgabepreis von 135€ meine Empfehlung. Prädikat "Nicht so gut wie der Vorgänger, leider trotzdem gut."

Trade fair tasting. Good Hampden for the money in my opinion. You can take it with you without hesitation for the price I think. Everything in it that a Hampden needs ... one for every day I think. price is also totally fine

Delicious new Diamond <H> from nobilis. Intense pastry notes, almost reminiscent of Christmas cookies. Also roasted almonds, marzipan, overripe fruit such as gooseberry and pineapple and a slight acidity. Slightly salty, fruity and thick. Alcohol very well integrated!

A little too woody for me, lacking fruity notes

Rather alcoholically sharp on the palate. After the RdL HGML, this one unfortunately goes down quite a bit. Nevertheless, solid cask strength <>H with slight weaknesses. Edit: my rating remains as it was originally, but I would like to add that my perception at the time of tasting may have been clouded by the previously tasted 86% Monster HGML from RdL, as it otherwise received consistently positive feedback.

Tried on the 13th GRF. Very good <>H with the classic profile. As I currently have the 2014 from WDC in my glass very often, the similarities were obvious. Tasted very good to me. P/L definitely good too, but if you already have a few from this vintage like me, you won't discover anything new. But that doesn't make the rum any worse. Therefore a very good bottling. I like it.