Nobilis Hampden No. 7 HLCF

 Elegant, round and delicious. But somehow I'm missing something for a lasting impression and a better rating. The RumClub of the same vintage I found a lot better.

 A great Hampden. The alcohol is perfectly integrated here. It has a great estery nose with an incredible amount of citrus fruit. Great. The taste is incredibly soft and sparkling at the same time. Pleasantly long, slightly bacony finish.

 After a decent nose in the glass for me a big surprise. Nevertheless, for me the 1992 vintage is not epic.

 How lucky can you be, three great rums in a row. Rested this one for 15+ minutes before giving it a go and what a go 😊 A lovely fruity Hampden with smoky wood and spices. There is a light funkiness on the nose and palate and the esters compliment the overall profile. The empty glass is also really nice after and hour or so.

 The nose is very fruity with lots of ripe pineapple, other trop. Fruits, esters, wood, caramel, overall very inviting. The palate is beautifully intense with a good portion of ester, subtle glue, tropical fruit and barrel aromas. For me, one of the better 92 HDs.

 A Hampden bottled by Nobilis, who have done a fine job in selecting the cask. This HLCF, aged partly in a continental climate, displays lovely fruity aromas on the nose, both exotic and very ripe (banana, pineapple and mango in particular), some citrus fruit and the famous phenolic notes typical of Jamaican funk. After aeration, a few pastry notes (marzipan) appear. On the palate, the rum has a heavy profile but is also very creamy, oily, almost chewy, and envelops the palate in exotic, funky, spicy, slightly roasted and floral flavors. The alcohol is barely perceptible. This concentration of flavors is reflected in a long, slightly tannic, smoky, spicy, pastry-like finish, as fruity and phenolic as ever, which will be hard to get rid of with toothpaste. This is obviously a very pleasant, very gourmand and aromatic rum, but one that will start to fall victim to speculation because of its undeniable qualities and, alas, its rarity.

 Perfect compromise between very high ester content and lack of funkyness. Fruity but not unnecessarily sweet. Funky but not tongue numbing.

 An und für sich ein schöner alter Hampden bringt an dezenter Esterfunkigkeit, die schönen Früchte mit. Hinten raus, kommt ein wenig die dezente Bitterkeit des Fasses mit, was absolut im Rahmen ist. Der Alkohol ist super integriert, aber trotz allem fehlt mir ein bißchen was für eine höhere Bewertung. Man merkt das er Kontinental gelagert wurde

 Fruity and most elegant nose out of the 92 trio. Same impression on the palate, too.

 very round on the nose, hardly any funky ester notes (also 'only' HLCF Marque), but citrus and a note towards sour cream (?) On the palate also citrus, the 60.2% is not noticeable at all. The alcohol is excellently integrated. Toasted wood barrel on the finish. Overall, perhaps almost a bit too much wood and roasted flavors, but the Nobilis still gets a top score from me.

 Not as good as the CDI Hampden 92

 Alcohol very well integrated, nice peach notes. This is how a Hampden should be!

 Very funky nose with loads of fruits and perfectly integrated alcohol. Same profile on the palate but surprisingly sweet and round with an amazing oily texture and perfectly integrated alcohol once again. Very good Hampden overall 👌 🇯🇲

 Classic Hampden profile paired with woody bitterness and some spice. On the palate, unfortunately, without the charismatic, heavy sweetness notes that bring additional complexity, especially in the tropically aged High-Ester bottlings again. Nevertheless, a successful bottling.

 Really very close to the Rum Club 1992s. The alcohol is integrated here very slightly worse. But that is really complaining at a very high level.