Hampden Rum Fire

Fruity high-ester funk for cocktails

Explosive ester nose
Tropical fruit funk
Excellent value
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According to RumX members, this overproof Hampden bursts with banana, pineapple and high-ester funk, delivering a long, warm finish. Outstanding in Daiquiris and bold cocktails, with value praised across reviews.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love Rum Fire for its explosive ester-laden nose with overripe banana and pineapple, backed by intense fruity power at 63%. Reviewers call it a cocktail powerhouse (especially Daiquiris), with a long, warm finish and standout value. Reviewed by 233 enthusiasts and a RumX bestseller, it delivers pure Hampden character. If you crave bold Jamaican funk, the community confidently reaches for it.

    Aroma

    Ester Funky Overripe Banana

    Taste

    Intense Ester Funky Fruity

    How is this rum rated?

    8.0/10 234 reviews

    It’s a triple distilled pure pot stills HLCF rum which gives an ester level of 500-600. The finish is rather long and tastes about the same as on the palate. I think it’s the best of the three big white Overproof’s from Jamaica, it’s funky, potent, complex and powerful without being too pungent.

    A real Jamaican funky load of overripe fruit, bananas, pineapple, etc. In the body, the pear with citrus is the most filling. Molasses and liquorice play a major role in the rather bitter finish. If I had to call something a slasher, it would be Rum Fire😃.

    8,4:On the nose, esters, glue and overripe, fermented tropical fruits like pineapple, banana bump into our nosetrils, funky, as a molasses is vegetal with an olive, mushrooms and sometimes we might think of a yoghurt. On aeration, spices like cinnamon and pepper arise, some confectionery, pastry, smoke and nuts, red fruits join the play, citrus and perhaps pear, as molasses is herbaceous. 8,4:On the palate, there is an esters bomb, the attack is intense, sweet, very fruity with overripe, fermented, smoky tropical and red fruits, perhaps raisins, so we think of a marmelade.There is a variety of confectionery notes like pastry, fruitcake, crunchy bread, marzipan, we have some spices, salt, flowery, herbaceous, vegetal molasses, slightly mineral. 8,2:The finish is long, dry, a bit bitter and very fermented, overripe fruity, smoky and peppery, salty, confectionery with crunchy bread, yeast also continue their presence..

    A very pleasant surprise on the palate, with all the elements of an aged Hampden, the alcohol is very well integrated, and the finish is extremely long for a white rum. The only negative point, but not the least, hence the note, is that it doesn't go at all well with a ti-punch, where a West Indian rum is preferable.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX5390
    ABV
    63%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Bottle volume
    75cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Hampden 63% Rum Fire

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    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 15,886 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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