Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Overproof

Very strong, very ethereal, the aroma of fresh tar and burnt wet asphalt, deep and intense, almost imperceptible Jamaican fruity funk. The taste corresponds to the smell, heavy and oversaturated, dry, the aftertaste pleases with dried bananas, and slightly sweet. I highly recommend diluting with water, perhaps the only rum that I diluted with water.

Очень крепкий очень эфирный, аромат свежего гудрона и мокрого асфальта , глубокий и интенсивный, почти не уловим ямайский фруктовый фанк .
Вкус соответствует запаху, тяжелый и перенасыщенный , сухой, послевкусие радует сушеными бананами и лёгкой сладостью, крайне рекомендую разбавлять водой, пожалуй, единственный ром который я разбавил водой.

Jamajský rum, který mne neoslovil.
Prostě tam cítím co na Jamajských rumech nemám rád, zatuchlou trávu a to jak ve vůni, tak v chuti. Vše přebíjí alkohol, který je sice krásně jemný, ale prostě jinou chuť tam necítím. :(

Intense smoke and oak tones and strong tail. Burn is well rounded.

This is my 200th rating. Bye.

Nose: High intense aroma that will delightfully permeate any room that you pour the dram in. Funky, overriped fruits, grilled pineapples, overbaked banana bread with ginger, surrounded by phenolic notes.
Palate: Overriped tropical fruits, burnt pineapple, over baked banana bread, exotic spices, oaky, heavy resin with a long long finish.
Pity that this has been replaced by the Batch 2 HLCF. Another good rum but i do prefer the Batch 1

On the hot side of a neat sipping rum this delivers the balanced Hampden flavors of barrel aging and funk well rounded with the power of a freight train.

The rum is a blend of Pot Still distillate, having aged for about 8 years entirely in Trelawny, Jamaica with a golden colour. There is some funk in the nose, but this is not too dominant with other added nosing flavours of chocolate, tea and bananas. And yes, the alcohol / petrol is also there. On the palate the funky notes are more present together with heavy oak, fruits and spicy notes of ginger and cinnamon. The finish is nice and warming with much oak and some fruity notes. Finish is longlasting. This is a pleasant sipper if you adjust the size of your sip to the full 60% ABV. Real grade is 8.5

Vůně - ester, banán, tropické ovoce
Chuť - chuť je stejná jako vůně a to se cení - ester, banán, tropické ovoce
Celkově - lehký a příjemný konec. Na to že je to overproof, tak je příjemně jemný.

Funky pot still flavor bomb! Everything I want in a Jamaican rum. Definitely one of my favorites from Hampden I’ve got so far. For the Abv and the price point, this can’t be beat.

Wow, this one is fantastic. Amazingly smooth for the ABV which really opens this up. You know it is Jamaican, but not in an overpowering way whatsoever. Just pleasant to both smell and taste. Lightly sweet, nicely fruity and spicy. Good medium body and medium finish. I'm impressed.

bought this bottle a month ago because i m preparing for the next season, will add authentic rums and remove sweetened stuff (ok not all because some are very good selling...), down in the bar i already have it s 46% brother, already rated, this one is stronger (but very similar nose and mouth), really warms your mouth when drank neat, will be better if drank to warm me this winter, because i prefer it neat, because ice will remove some flavors, it s smoky and oaky, but fruits very present under the smoke and oak but it s very different from Bajan fruitiness, it s a very good tasty product (100% pot still), spent around 80 euro and i will buy it again (fortunately it s not a limited edition)