Romdeluxe Hampden Wild Series Rum Jamaica No. 1 DOK 2009
Highly praised as a wild, ester-heavy Hampden with insane strength yet impressive alcohol integration, delivering explosive overripe tropical fruit and caramel when approached with water and patience.
Seasoned Hampden and high-ester fans who enjoy experimenting with ultra-high ABV rums for dilution blends, cocktails, or slow, watered-down tastings packed with overripe tropical fruit.
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Extreme DOK fruit and power
If you’re already deep into Hampden and love DOK funk, this is a bucket-list experience—insanely strong but rewarding once you tame it with water or careful blending.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers wanting an easy sipper; the strength and ester load can feel overwhelming and hard to place in regular drinking rotation.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,596 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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This one is a heavy hitter and hits your nose right after opening the bottle. Super high ABV that is well integrated and i get a hint of the Madeira Cask it was finished on. Add a drop or two of water to release all the flavours.
Day 15 of the Samples de Luxe calendar. An overwhelming nose of esters and fruit (banana, pineapple). Burnt caramel and smokiness. The palate is sharper than the nose. I think of a heat-crushed distillery with steam engines and overripe fruit. The finish is consistent with the palate, the bitterness increasing. The empty glass gives other aromas. Impossible to imagine an ABV beyond Stroh Rum! Impressive alcohol integration!
A heavyweight in the "who has the highest alcohol content" category, yet remarkably integrated. The nose is concentrated on exotic fruits and citrus, esters, glue, solvents and varnish like any good Hampden from the DOK mark, but not only. A spicy brisée on vanilla and pepper caresses the nostrils with a hint of caramel and a touch of olive. A Hampden that diversifies with a beautiful aromatic concentration. It's impossible to detect the degree of alcohol, however extreme, on the nose. The attack on the palate is explosive, with a veritable deflagration. Extremely powerful, the juice starts with intense phenolic notes, a spicy heat of pepper, vanilla and cinnamon, overripe exotic fruits (banana, pineapple), barrel notes and silky tannins. It's rounder after two hours of aeration. Beyond that, it's a well-crafted Hampden with plenty of aromas for its extreme level. The finish is grippy, astringent, warm and fermentative. Mango, papaya and pineapple provide a fruity framework, while cinnamon, anise and licorice lend a spicy bitterness that's not unpleasant. Vanilla and caramel round out the whole. A well-crafted rum, far from the alcoholic cliché. Nevertheless, it should be used sparingly in tasting and is not recommended for sensitive palates.
Viel Ester, das war’s dann auch schon. Statt pur trinken kann lieber einige aromatische Owh und Lfch damit pimpen.