N. Kröger Hampden The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum

The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum offers a bold ester and red wine profile, with notes of tropical fruit, banana, and a warm, dry finish that embodies Jamaican character.

7.9  / 10  (43 reviews)

Punchy with esters and fruit, great value.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • High ester profile
    • Great price-value ratio
    • Distinct tropical fruit notes

    The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum is a unique limited release distilled at the Hampden Distillery in Jamaica, selected and bottled by independent bottler N. Kröger. Crafted from molasses using pot still methods, this rum is aged for 1 year and 5 months and boasts a high ABV of 64.3%. Users commonly highlight its distinct ester aroma and flavor profile, enriched with red wine, tropical fruit, and a touch of glue and banana. Despite its young age, it offers a punchy, dry experience, making it a favorite for those who appreciate intense yet harmonious rum expressions, particularly at its excellent price point.

    Aroma

    Ester Glue Red wine Tropical fruit

    Taste

    Ester Glue Tropical fruit Red wine

    How is this rum rated?

    7.9  / 10  (43 reviews)

    "Punchy Hampden rum with lots of esters and a red wine finish. Quite dry on the palate and finish. Excellent value for money."

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    8.0 / 10
    Review by: Oliver

    "#5009 30.12.2024 Relaxing after getting the roast prepared for tomorrow. Nose Light wood, ester, fruity, overripe, faint floral, light glue, grapes, light pineapple. Palate Round, light wood, ester, fruity, light pineapple, light banana, light floral, light glue, naturally sweet, spice. Finish Medium to long, warm, light wood, ester, fruits, light glue, raisin, light citrus. The empty glass has some chocolate, earthy and a light vegetal note."

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    7.8 / 10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

    "I didn't have high expectations, but these were clearly exceeded. The red wine barrel works wonderfully with the high-ester rum. I am even sure that the individual components were significantly worse than the overall product. Great craftsmanship. Very intensely drinkable high ester Jamaican rum with a restrained red wine note. The price alone deserves praise, of course. It's great that you can still experience something like this."

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    8.4 / 10
    Review by: Leo Krüper

    "8,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is with lot's of esters, red wine and overripe tropical fruits with pineapple, later banana, medicinal with glue.The wood is roasted and spicy, molasses vegetal. On aeration, lime, cola notes comes out, dried fruits with raisins, red wine grapes and some confectionery. Pleasant and round. 7,9:On the palate, the attack is fruity and estery with overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, some citrus.Red wine notes are pairing very well, glue is not too strong.The wood is roasted and spicy, smoky with pepper, ginger, dark chocolate and confectionery. But it is quite thin, pretty dry.Some dried fruits come into the play, we might think of tasting some sweet marmelade.... 8:The finish is long, very dry, woody with nuts and quite smoky with red wine and tropical fruit notes, the molasses is vegetal with a flowery whiff.There are some tannins, spices and in the end, a bread note."

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    8.0 / 10
    Review by: LukaŽiga
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    Brand
    The Spirit Traveller
    RumX ID
    RX21508
    ABV
    64,3%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2023
    Bottled
    2024
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    1 years 5mo
    No. of bottles
    1,347
    Bottle volume
    50cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    N. Kröger • Hampden 2023 &nbsp; 1yr &nbsp; 64,3% The Spirit Traveller Jamaican Rum

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    The RumX community has already added 121 bottles to their collections:

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    93
    opened
    21
    emptied
    7
    Open rate
    23%
    Ø Market value
    40€

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    About the Hampden distillery

    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,360 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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