Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016
Highly praised high-ester Hampden: explosive tropical fruit, classic glue funk, long powerful finish and surprisingly solid balance for 62% and 5 years. A serious, characterful sipper.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy cask strength, overripe tropical fruit and solventy glue notes, and who don’t mind a young, punchy profile that rewards patience and aeration.
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How does this rum taste?
Young but serious Hampden funk bomb
If you already like Hampden and want a raw, high-ester mark at full power, this gives you classic <>H character—just be ready to let it breathe and handle 62%.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike solventy funk, young wood and an astringent, drying finish in their rum.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,822 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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Day 1 Samples de Luxe calendar. Tasted again a year and a half later. Pale yellow color. On the nose, banana compote, Jamaican funk, rum raisins and a vegetal, dried herb side. On the palate, a fairly lively attack with alcohol and tropical fruit. Nice aromas, but rather one-dimensional, like a fruit spirit. Long finish, a little more interesting than the palate. Very well-integrated wood. A very fine rum. To be tasted again after a little oxidation. It's done, and the oxidation gives this rum a beautiful harmony.
Auto-translatedFunky Hampden 🎉 Maybe a little young but nevertheless quite nice and round given ester content and ABV. As a secret contender in a 2013/14 cross tasting the HV came out pretty well, but not in the top spot. While we are looking at different vintages of course, the HV was noticeable more balanced and less funk forwards/punchy.
Certainly not the best HV release, but compared to many recent releases, this is already a good rum. I adjust my rating upward by one point.
Auto-translatedThe fruits here are more of the sour variety (lime, pineapple). Despite the quite high ester content very mild and soft.
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