Rum Shark Hampden 2005
Highly praised single cask Hampden with deep tropical fruit, elegant funk and powerful yet well‑integrated 69% ABV. Complex, woody and long‑finishing; many rank it among their best Hampdens.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy dense, woody, cask strength rums and want a complex Hampden LROK that rewards slow sipping and detailed nosing.
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How does this rum taste?
Big tropical funk, remarkably smooth
If you love serious Hampden and aren’t scared of cask strength, this bottle delivers big tropical funk with polished wood and a surprisingly smooth 69% that seasoned palates really appreciate.
Those sensitive to high ABV or who prefer light, easygoing rums with minimal wood influence and restrained Jamaican funk.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,739 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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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.