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Hampden <>H (RX9149)

The "&lt;&gt;H" is a limited release rum from the Hampden distillery in Jamaica, bottled by Habitation Velier. It was distilled in 2016 and aged for 5 years before being bottled at cask strength with an ABV of 62%. It has a high ester content and is generally well-received, with reviews ranging from 82-90/100. It has aromas of baklava, almonds, honey, banana, orange and pineapple. The taste is not as sweet as expected but still well-balanced with notes of solvents, varnish and fruity spices. Although it is not the best Hampden release, it still has good qualities such as marzipan aromas and flavors of grilled limes, bitter almonds, honey banana and young wood.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of <>H is based on 87 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Ester Pineapple Solvents Banana Funky Tropical fruit Glue Citrus Fermented Overripe

Taste impressions

Ester Pineapple Young wood Tropical fruit Funky Alcoholic Peppery Banana Astringent Lime

Finish

Ester Young wood Pineapple Tropical fruit Olive Astringent Grass Anise Salty Mineral

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How does the community rate this rum?

8.5 /1087 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 87 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 8.5 out of 10. A total of users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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8.5/10

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.

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8.8/10

Jour 1 calendrier Samples de Luxe. Couleur jaune pâle. Au nez compote de banane, funky jamaïcain, raisins au rhum. En bouche attaque assez vive avec de l’alcool et des fruits tropicaux. De beaux arômes mais assez unidimensionnels, comme un alcool de fruits. Une finale longue, un peu plus intéressante que la bouche. Un bois très intégré. Un très beau rhum. A regoûter après un peu d’oxydation.


Aroma

Banana Funky Raisin

Taste

Tropical fruit Alcoholic
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8.6/10

Die Früchte sind hier eher von der sauren Sorte (Limette, Ananas). Trotz des recht hohen Ester Gehalts sehr mild und weich.


Aroma

Ester Citrus Pineapple Fermented Banana

Taste

Ester Lime Pineapple Banana Delicious
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8.4/10

Funky Hampden 🎉 Maybe a little young but nevertheless quite nice and round given ester content and ABV.


Aroma

Pineapple Mango Overripe Ester Demerara sugar

Taste

Anise Pineapple Cedar Peppery Astringent
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8.8/10

Another great rum from this bottler. Fruity from nose to finish and has a light touch of wood from palate to finish. Nice and funky release at a good price when released.


Aroma

Pineapple Banana Coconut Funky Ester

Taste

Ester Pineapple Banana Anise Spicy
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8.0/10

Rich in esters, but also still very young. As a result, it lacks a bit of the complexity and sweetness of its older brothers. Aftertaste is also quite short.


Aroma

Ester Pineapple Overripe Glue Funky

Taste

Ester Pineapple Dry Young wood Funky
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8.7/10

Good hampden despite being very young. Strong in ester but the alcohol could be better integrated. Aeration does it the most good.

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8.8/10

Not the most successful Hampden Habitation Velier but still a serious Hampden. The finish is not the most pleasant and the integration could be better to put it on the same level as some others. It might have deserved a couple more years in the barrel.


Aroma

Banana Fruity Herbal Ester Pineapple

Taste

Alcoholic Banana Pineapple Passion fruit Ester
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8.1/10

Compared to the older Hampden representatives in the Habitation Velier series, shows less of the heavy sweetness and also still shows too brash alcohol, which makes it fall off a bit. Solid Hampden, which overall is still enough for a very good rating - but especially with the Hampdens there is another quality class, in which this bottling can not play.


Aroma

Glue Banana Pineapple Coconut Citrus

Taste

Pineapple Lime Red pepper Marzipan Caramelized
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8.6/10

Un jeune Hampden à la force brut, qui arbore de fortes notes phénoliques (solvants, esters, colle et vernis) et fermentées au nez, avec un soupçon de notes médicinales, de saumure et de vinaigre. Les fruits exotiques très mûrs et les agrumes sont également très présents. Il n’y a pas de doutes, c’est un profil funky à l’état pur et très concentré. L’attaque en bouche est directe, très franche et sans détour. Les fruits exotiques très mûrs explosent en bouche, suivis par une déflagration phénolique qui transperce la bouche de part en part. Les tannins assèchent le palais, accompagnés par des notes épicées et des saveurs acides issues des agrumes (citron vert). Un léger boisé profile le bout de son nez également. Un profil très puissant, astringent et qui a de quoi coucher un boxeur. La finale, très longue, colle aux dents. Les fruits exotiques, les agrumes, les notes phénoliques, tanniques et fermentées se renvoient la balle dans un festival de saveurs. On distingue également quelques notes de jeune bois, une certaine amertume, des notes d’olive verte, des notes salines et minérales. Un rhum très lourd et puissant, qui montre du haut de ses 5 ans d’âge qu’il en a sous le capot. L’alcool pourrait être un peu mieux intégré. Le profil est intéressant, mais quelques années de vieillissement supplementaires auraient permis de tirer une meilleure partie de son potentiel.


Aroma

Tropical fruit Banana Pineapple Mango Overripe

Taste

Tropical fruit Banana Pineapple Citrus Lemon
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9.0/10

One of the best hampden!!! Very brittle and alcohol very well integrated

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7.8/10

Ganz netter Hampden aber für mich zu jung und zu teuer. Schmeckt vor allem echt intensiv nach Marzipan, gegrillten Limetten, Bittermandeln, Honigbanane, Kapernlake und Jungem Holz, dennoch fehlt es mir hier an etwas mehr Tiefgang. Lecker und überraschend süßlich aber dafür allemal.


Aroma

Ester Vinegar Pineapple Fermented Funky

Taste

Marzipan Lime Ester Young wood Honey
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8.3/10

Wilder junger tropischer Hampden! Die Nase ist klasse, Ester, Banane, tropische Früchte, Zitrusfrüchte, Marzipan, wirklich toll! Er wirkt am Gaumen an einigen Stellen leider nicht wirklich „rund“ so rund ein solcher High-Ester-Vertreter auch sein kann. Der Alkohol ist nicht perfekt eingebunden und leider schleichen sich auch ein paar Fehlnoten ein. Im Abgang spürt man das Fass und eine ordentliche Bitterkeit schwingt mit! Ingesamt ein „solider“ <> H - die Erwartungen waren allerdings höher!


Aroma

Ester Pineapple Solvents Banana Glue

Taste

Ester Pineapple Young wood Tropical fruit Funky
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8.4/10

Hampden hyper Classic. Funky mais pas trop. Pas très surprenant même s’il est bon , surtout après une bonne heure dans le verre. Un peu déçu , je m’attendais à mieux

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8.7/10

After 1hour in the glass it's becoming wonderful, the "too young" of the begining is gone


Aroma

Pineapple Tropical fruit Intense Funky

Taste

Funky Strong Tropical fruit Acidic Fresh
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8.5/10

Jung isser! Der Alkohol beißt etwas. Daher noch nicht so ganz rund der Nase. Aber durchaus nett: herbe Zitrusfrucht, vielleicht Kumquat mit Ananas. Deutlich Ester, gehen in Richtung Spüli (aber positiv gemeint). Auch deutlich vinegar. Eine leicht herbe Karamell-Süße kommt noch hinzu. Nicht schlecht am Gaumen. Die Ester kommen deutlich. Gleich diese typischen Anis-Marzipan-Noten. Tropische Früchte, die ich nicht eindeutig Richtung Ananas oder Banane einordnen kann. Leicht bittere Limetten-Schale aber auch mandarinig-süß. Für Hampden Verhältnisse ausreichend lecker.


Aroma

Ester Sharp Citrus Pineapple Solvents

Taste

Ester Marzipan Anise Tropical fruit Lime
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8.8/10

Great Mark. I like

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8.1/10

Very nice rum, very good for an initiation. Nice balance in the mouth, dense

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8.5/10

die Ester zeigen ihre 💪, aber 🔨nicht…👍💎H


Aroma

Citrus Coconut Ester Banana Allspice

Taste

Lime Peppery Alcoholic Cedar Dry
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8.4/10

Hampden-Power, aber in Kinderschuhen. Ein schönes Profil mit typischen Aromen der Destille, aber irgendwie doch noch etwas zu jung. Erstaunlich kurz im Mund, das kennt man anders von Hampden. Trotzdem sehr lecker, aber bei den Großen darf er nicht ganz mitspielen.


Aroma

Ester Citrus Pineapple Tropical fruit Glue

Taste

Ester Pineapple Marzipan Lime Anise
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8.5/10

Et pour finir cette dégustation, le <>H a un nez dédiés à ceux qui aiment les notes caractéristiques et envoutantes des High Esters (vernis-solvants). Le Baklava est dans le nez avec ses amandes, son miel … et fruité sur la banane, orange, ananas. Le nez est assez dingue mais un peu plus sage que ses grands-frères les HGML et C<>H. La bouche par contre n’est pas aussi gourmande qu’attendue mais parfaitement équilibrée. On a des notes de solvants, de vernis, d’épices de fruits sur mûris. Du High Ester Jamaïcain en soit ! On a une belle longueur en bouche sur les épices et le cuir.


Aroma

Ester Solvents Pineapple Banana Citrus

Taste

Ester Pineapple Young wood Tropical fruit Funky
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8.5/10

Im Vergleich mit dem Elliott Erwitt verkostet. Dieser hier ist ein ganzes Stück alkoholischer. Hampden bleibt aber eigentlich immer ein geniales Profil. Da wünscht man sich doch sofort nach Jamaica. 🇯🇲 Und auch der im Vergleich höhere Ester-Anteil kommt hier gut durch. Braucht mehr Zeit als der EE dann kommt er ihn etwas näher.


Aroma

Ester Solvents Overripe Tropical fruit Pineapple

Taste

Ester Pineapple Young wood Alcoholic Dry
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8.6/10

c'est jeune et ça pète ! L'alcool est bien présent, ne pas hésiter à le laisser respirer un peu. Un Hampden que je trouve classique, mais efficace. Je lui trouve pas mal de goût floral tout de même.


Aroma

Ester Fruity
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8.1/10

Un rhum propre, trop propre et trop classique.


Aroma

Solvents Tropical fruit Olive

Taste

Tropical fruit Vanilla Solvents Varnish Balanced
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8.8/10

fuld ester


Aroma

Banana Pineapple Tobacco

Taste

Oak Ester Iodine

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What are the specs of this rum?

Country
Distillery
ID
RX9149
ABV
62%
Vintage
2016
Mark
<>H
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot Still
Age
5 years
No. of bottles
2536
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 250€
Category
Rum

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About the Hampden distillery

The distillery Hampden is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 6,665 times with an average of 85/100.


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