Velier Hampden Single Cask (French Market) LROK 2019
Highly praised sherry-cask Hampden with intense red fruits, balanced esters and excellent alcohol integration. Considered an unusual, complex take on LROK that rewards attentive sipping.
Seasoned Hampden fans and high-ester lovers who want a sherry-driven, red-fruit twist at cask strength with plenty of complexity to pick apart.
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How does this rum taste?
Unusual sherried Hampden funk
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like Hampden funk but are curious how sherry casks and red fruits can reshape it into something richer and more offbeat at full strength.
Beginners, those sensitive to 60% ABV, or drinkers who dislike funky/meaty notes or pronounced sweetness in their Hampden.
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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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The nose starts with lots of esters (Lrok is between 200 and 400g/hL alcohol), with a slightly pheasant-like roast meat that's less repulsive than its expression on this commentary. There's also a hint of very ripe exotic fruit (roasted pineapple) mixed with heady flowers (narcissus, jasmine). The cooked wine adds a great deal to this nose. On the palate, we're still struck by the roast, but the alcohol is very mild, despite 60°. The sherry brings great balance to this juice. Everything is complex, and each moment brings a different layer of aromas. There's fruitiness (lots of it), vanilla and other spices like anise (lots of it). It's greedy and harmonious. The finish is endless with spices and esters.
Sorry about that, but I don't like this bottling at all, it immediately reminded me of the Habitation Velier Hampden LROK ex-sherry cask RX21809. Which I also found subterranean. Somehow the two have quite a lot in common and I really don't like either of them. Mediocre but not my taste at all.
Hampden Tasting, Rum No. 3. I had expected typical Hampden in the glass and was completely (positively) surprised by the RX9242. Here comes the next positive surprise. Not much of the Hampden and funky Jamaica remains in this rum, or is subtly pushed into the background. Raisins, chocolate and dark fruits, especially sour cherries, dominate here. Very sweet with a lot of barrel influence. The alcohol is very well integrated. Very tasty, but a little too sweet for me to give it a higher rating.
Kleine Reihenverkostung: RX22310 und RX21809 sind ungewöhnliche Hampdens mit stark vergorenem Obst und sauren Noten. Beide sehr ähnlich, doch der RX21809 sticht für mich mit besonders unangenehmen Eindrücken hervor. Der Rest des Samples wandert in den MaiTai