Hampden RA Jamaica Rum HD HGML 1989

Sampling this one right now and I have to admit that it's one of the most well balanced rums I have ever tried when it comes to ABV integration. Very fruity and lovely funk from nose to finish. There is a slight roasting note on the finish that I like a lot. Wonderful rum that is virtually impossible to get. Put my nose in the glass today and the smoke is very strong today :-)

World class Hampden essence!

For 100 points is actually missing only the impossible, to integrate the alcohol even better while maintaining the "flavor bomb" in all its complexity. Best of Hampden! Tip: Tastes even better from a large red wine glass than in a "normal" tasting glass.

Absolutely top! Sensational. The essence of a Hampden. Hard to top for me. Extremely harmonious and diverse at the same time. Everything you want: strong aromas, top alcohol integration. Harmonious from the nose to the mouth and the finish. Simply good. Confirmed today at retasting

Insane Hampden... The best Hampden I've had the pleasure of tasting so far. The balance of flavors in this bottling is terrific and the alcohol is nicely integrated. It's certainly addictive. 😁

Very nice Hampden. Earns extra points for the alcohol integration, which comes along truly impressive. There can pack so many crazy bird among the single casks.

Absolutely brilliant ... but also very intense. If I take the Habitation Velier as a reference, then I would guess blind even between HGML and C<>H.The 2010 HGML is more quaffable and more sweet pastry / marzipan, the 2010 C<>H is overripe and more acidic.I find the here very exciting, very round, also rounder and with more interesting wood notes that impose themselves but not at all. This is still full Hampden fruit basket.A little I miss the sweetness and pastry of the 2010 HGML but still. Perhaps still the best Hampden.And yes, I will still taste it in May Tai despite secondary market price.

so good, in these aroma and ester bomb(HGML, C<>H…), this one has the most impressive balance. Alcohol integrate very well. Especially, the finish is very very long among several HDs of RA so that I can get a lot of things from it. Just little too much bitter and astringency. kind of dull compared with C<>H.

For my tasting note number 500, I chose a very special sample to match my vintage. And this one is a great rum and for me the best Hampden so far 🤤🤤🤤😎😎 So much funk, ester, pineapples, glue. Soo delicious😎 The alcohol is integrated well😎

The best Jamaican we have had in the glass so far. Incredibly round and complex. Great fruit bouquet. Phenomenally integrated alcohol

Wow! I've been saving this sample for a long time for a special moment. Today is the day and the rum is a sensation. Distilled in 1989 and so much power and fruit. Absolutely outstanding. Now comes the crowning glory. A Mai Tai with this liquid legend

ABSOLUTE GRANATE!💥🇯🇲😍Smell and taste are very close to each other:an absolute explosion:raw cookie dough, pastry in general, plus flambé pineapple, fermented banana, discreetly roasted nuts and marzipan, vanilla paste, buttercream.... In the finish then comes the longer you enjoy the rum discreet bacon, maple syrup and a very pleasant tannin structure to it. Brett! Grandiose bottling... Chapeau Dominik!!!😍💥🇯🇲

Tasted together with the Old Brothers <H> 2001. The OB goes more in the direction of sherry/vinegar on the nose. The RA, on the other hand, offers the full load of fermented tropical fruits and gluten, that paired with butter croissant and cookie dough🤪 On the palate, vinegar and smoky bacon are very pronounced in both. The very long finish is dominated by wood and toasty aromas, even leaning towards Caroni's workshop in the case of the OB.

What a bomb!The full high ester charge, glue, coconut, pineapple and other tropical fruits. Slightly burnt on the nose (no smoke as known from other bottlings), some cookie dough on the palate, even a bit herbaceous out back. Hampden essence that finds few colleagues at Aufenhöhe and does not leave the memory (as well as the taste) so quickly!

Absolutely awesome stuff!