Hampden Kill Devil HGML 1983 35yr 58,1%

"What can I say... I love the Mark HGML! And this one lines up right up there with the rest! Gorgeous"

"Wow, what an age, what a great vintage. Great HGML.Nose: intense and concentrated and of course the stark esters come first here, but nicely captured in honey and caramelized wood. Sweet and sour pineapple alongside ripe banana. A pleasant freshness comes through lemon and tangerine. A fine vinegar note at the back. Totally round, nothing stings. 91Palate: just as intense and concentrated as in the nose. Astringent at first before the esters get ready. A slightly woody bitter note or even bitter almond comes in before pineapple and marzipan take over. Light umami and licorice at the back. Also very round. 93What can I say. HGML brilliant, 35yo brilliant, ABV brilliant. Only that it almost does not matter whether 20, 25, or 30, 35 yo, because always good, is basic. pity"

"Happy E(a)ster Tasting 2023.Hampden 1983 HGML.Kill Devil Hampden 1983 HGML.Despite the very high age (35 years) is still a pretty fat portion of Hampden left. But quite something rounded.A great rum and I am very grateful that I could buy a sample.All in all for me 88/100 points and thus quite a distance from the RA HD 1983."

"Extremely round Hampden that is on the milder side. Lots of fruit, some of them fermented and marzipan. In addition there’s a little wood and spices with a complex finish. Just one point short of the top tier category. Second tasting: Raising my note from 89 to 90. Incredibly round and smooth. I’m amazed that the woody note in this HGML is perfectly balanced and integrated. It’s as if I drank silk. Just lovely. 🥰"

"The nose is very expressive and there's no doubt this is Hampden. The profile is elegant, with notes of olives, oak and leather, but also very ripe tropical fruit and citrus. On the palate, the alcohol is perfectly integrated, it's complex and the taste buds are full of it. There are solvent and woody notes, followed by more gourmand notes of banana and caramelized pineapple. It's an incredible velvet of gourmandise. The length is fine, but lacks a touch of madness to drive this rum crazy! This rum is incredibly smooth and balanced, so the 35-year wait was clearly worth it! I'm really lucky and happy to have been able to taste it (or even re-taste it, as I'd already had the chance to taste it previously thanks to a sample sent by Moens). If the price wasn't a hindrance (it currently sells for just under €800), I'd have a bottle and drink it by the bucketful. Here's my ranking of the 1983 Hampden I've tasted to date: 1)Hampden 1983 - 35Y from Corman Collins - 55.3% 2)Hampden 1983 - 35Y by Kill Devil - 58.1% 3)Hampden 1983 - 39Y by Famille Ricci - 57.9% Now all I have to do is compare it to its twins: Rum Artesanal, Valinch & Mallet, CDI ... Congratulations again to Seb for organizing such a prestigious lineup. It couldn't have been easy to bring together these little marvels and so many enthusiasts, but it was well worth it! Well, on that note, I'm off to study my code ..."

"... Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die""

"Diamantový adventní kalendář RFC 2024 Nádherný ovocný kousek z jamajky, kde je zcela bez diskuze i ve slepé degustaci, že jde o jamajku a o hamden. Vzhledem ke stáří rumu je perfektně integrované dřevo. Nádhera"