Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2024)

Funky pineapple sipper, great for collectors

According to reviews, this release offers classic Hampden tropical fruit and ester notes with a touch of wood and vanilla. Recommended for its vibrant, funky style and collectibility.

8.3/10 101 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Vivid tropical fruit aromas
    Signature Hampden esters
    Highly collectible bottling

    Fans of Hampden appreciate the 2024 Great House for its vibrant tropical fruits and punchy ester character, with pineapple and banana standing out in both aroma and taste. Many reviewers enjoy the balance between woody notes and signature funk, even comparing it favorably to previous editions for its roundness and complexity. It's often sipped neat to appreciate the evolving bouquet, but some suggest it excels as a mixer too. With strong community confidence and a limited bottling, it's a sought-after choice for collectors and Hampden enthusiasts looking for bold, expressive Jamaican rum.

    Aroma

    Tropical fruit Pineapple Ester Banana

    Taste

    Tropical fruit Woody Ester Pineapple

    How is this rum rated?

    8.3/10 101 reviews
    Top 39% Jamaica

     Freshly opened and tasted both neat and as a CubaLibre. Personally, I don't find it one hundred percent convincing neat, as it's a little too aggressive on the palate. Perhaps it should have breathed longer. But it delivers all the better in CubaLibre. I'll probably have to give it more time again.

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    8.3 /10
    Review by: zabo

     This Great House doesn't convince me at all. The nose is still the best thing for me. Beautiful esters, lots of fruit and subtle sweetness are perceptible here. On the palate, however, it loses me: initially a strong sweetness, then it immediately changes to a spicy woody side, fruit and esters are hardly recognizable...only the alcohol is quite well integrated. Funk has been completely lost here. The finish is dominated by spice... Clearly the weakest Great House bottling for me

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    7.8 /10
    Review by: Thunderbird

     So, there it is. A little earlier and also much more available and in larger quantities. This range is clearly going downhill - as is the rum itself. While I find the combination of HGML and LFCH quite cool and interesting (I really liked the HGML in 2022), I find the maturity a little lacking here. Without knowing the blend and the age exactly, I would say that it could have stayed in the cask a little longer - especially the low ester part. I certainly won't be getting one this year.

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    8.1 /10
    Review by: Serge

     Didn't expect much... therefore not disappointed. On the whole a Hampden as you know it... Fruity, estery and funky ... for me completely dull and nothing that would justify the price. The rum has clear off-notes, tastes very young and bitchy with a disturbing (Virgin Oak?) influence. Quite ok in Mai Tai but doesn't win me over here either.

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    7.9 /10
    Review by: SaibotZtar
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX21830
    ABV
    57%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Bottled
    2024
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    No. of bottles
    6,800
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Hampden 57% Great House (Distillery Edition 2024)

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 233 bottles to their collections:

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    209
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    20
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    4
    Open rate
    10%
    Ø Market value
    94€

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    About the Hampden distillery

    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,477 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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