2005

A funky, complex Jamaican rum with elegance.

Complex, funky ester profile
Smooth caramel notes
Well-balanced despite high ABV
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The 2005 Hampden rum impresses with its complex, funky ester profile, delivering tropical fruit and smooth caramel notes, despite its high 69% ABV.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
Bottler
RumX ID
RX8452
ABV
69%
Category
Pot Still Rum
Vintage
2005
Cask number
#2
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot Still
Age
15 years
No. of bottles
276
Bottle volume
70cl
Rum Shark • Hampden 2005   15yr   69% 2005

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    How does this rum taste?

    Experience an exquisite Jamaican rum from the Hampden distillery, distilled in 2005 and aged for 15 years. Bottled at cask strength with an ABV of 69%, it offers a captivating aroma of wood, tropical fruits, prunes, vanilla, and toffee. On the palate, expect rich ester notes, caramel, and pineapple with a hint of elegance and astringency. Users appreciate its funky complexity, smoothness despite high alcohol content, and unique flavors reminiscent of tropical maturation. Limited to just 276 bottles, this release showcases the distinctive character of Hampden’s pot-still rums, making it a prized choice for collectors and connoisseurs alike.

    Aroma

    Tropical fruit Woody Prunes Pineapple

    Taste

    Ester Caramel Pineapple Astringent

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.7/10 28 reviews
    Top 16% Jamaica
    Top 25% Hampden

    The nose is awesome and extremely complex. English Breakfast tea meets banana puree, prune and neat wood with some dark chocolate and toffee. For 69% very harmonious.Taste then an absolute explosion of fruit, spice and beautiful intense wood tones, if the thing is not minimum 80% tropical matured I do not know. Very intense after banana bread with dark chocolate coating, toasted coconut chips, rum raisins, roasted almonds, leather and honey, prune and date, allspice and dark caramel. Grandiose and incredibly tasty and drinkable despite 69%!!!Like tipping st. Lucia, foursquare and 94 New Yarmouth together. Really cool.

    Definitely the best Hampden I have had. Typical funky jamaica but the finish is so smooooth

    Great hampden very spicy finish. Makes really fun.

    29.10.2022 whisky & Rum Festival, nice event with a few friends and a few of our own bottles. Another really nice Jamaican rum. Intense and fruity with nice ester, chocolate and caramel. Very long, medium dry and warm finish with nice fruit.

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    The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 16,819 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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    Avg Rating: 8.4/10
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