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The Rum Cask

Long-aged Guyana REV and funky Jamaican single casks for patient sippers

  • Single casks
  • Pot still
  • But: mostly over €50
Loved by Oliver, Thunderbird & over 1,400 more

The Rum Cask, run out of Germany, has built its name on two things above all: seriously old Guyanese Demerara — especially 1994 REV — and expressive Jamaican pot still from Hampden. Across 74 expressions and 1,752 community reviews, the median sits at 8.5/10, which tells you the hit rate is high and the misses are rare.

The house style leans toward long continental maturation and cask-driven complexity rather than raw ester power. Several drinkers describe the results as “rounder” and “more balanced” than punchier rivals — the Rum Cask Hampdens next to a Flensburg or Fassdealer are usually the calmer, more layered of the pair. The trade-off, noted plainly by the community, is availability and price: much of the good stuff now lives on the secondary market.

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As of October 2026

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8.5/10
ratings
1,761
bottlings
75
available
1

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TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990

TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990
Hampden
TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990
9.1/10 (75 reviews)
Jamaica · 30 years · 55.6%
Pineapple · Ester · Overripe
990.00 €
incl. shipping · 1,980.00 € per litre
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TRC Australia 2007

TRC Australia 2007
The Rum Cask
TRC Australia 2007
8.1/10 (35 reviews)
Australia · 14 years · 58.2%
Vanilla · Candied fruits · Caramel
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TRC Nicaragua 1999

TRC Nicaragua 1999
The Rum Cask
TRC Nicaragua 1999
7.4/10 (18 reviews)
Nicaragua · 16 years · 56.3%
Caramel · Honey · Tropical fruits
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TRC Long Pond 2000

TRC Long Pond 2000
Long Pond
TRC Long Pond 2000
8.4/10 (16 reviews)
Jamaica · 25 years · 58.8%
Citrus · Tropical fruits · Banana
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Among rums with at least 30 ratings, TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990 leads with 9.1/10 from 75 ratings. The most rated is TRC South Pacific Fiji 2003 with 8.2/10 from 90. Sorted by rating, available bottles first.

TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990

TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990
Hampden
TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990
Jamaica · 30 years · 55.6%
9.1/10 (75 reviews)
990.00 €
incl. shipping · 1,980.00 € per litre

Is The Rum Cask rum good?

The Rum Cask wins the community over: 96% of 1,761 ratings are good or better.

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People who like The Rum Cask also rate these higher than other tasters do: Banks +1.3 Gleann Mor Spirits Company +1.0 V&B +0.3

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Based on 1,761 ratings, including 571 with a flavour profile and 841 with a written review.

The Rum Cask in numbers

The Rum Cask: how the bottlings compare

Sorted by community rating. Check the number of ratings too: a high score from a few voices says less than a middling one from many. The 75 bottlings with a known strength range from 46.9 to 69.1% ABV; half of them sit between 55.2 and 62.3%.

BottlingAgeABVRatingPrice
TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990 Pot Still Rum26 years · 61,9%26 years61,9%9.2/10 28 reviews—
TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990 Pot Still Rum30 years · 55,6%30 years55,6%9.1/10 75 reviews990.00 €
incl. shipping · 1,980.00 € per litre
TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask Rum REV REV 1994 Pot Still Rum29 years · 54,6%29 years54,6%9.1/10 47 reviews—
TRC Enmore Guyana REV 1994 Pot Still Rum30 years · 52,1%30 years52,1%9.0/10 51 reviews—
TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask Rum REV 1994 Pot Still Rum27 years · 53,5%27 years53,5%9.0/10 45 reviews—
TRC Uitvlugt (Port Mourant) Guyana PMM 1997 Pot Still Rum20 years · 56,5%20 years56,5%9.0/10 20 reviews—
TRC Enmore Single Cask Rum REV 1994 Pot Still Rum31 years · 52,4%31 years52,4%9.0/10 19 reviews—
TRC Hampden Jamaica DOK 2009 Pot Still Rum12 years · 64,5%12 years64,5%8.9/10 49 reviews—

53 bottlings meet the minimum rating count; the 24 best-rated are shown. The rest are in the grid below.

The table lists bottlings with at least 10 ratings.

How the community rates The Rum Cask

The median score is 8.5, which means “Very good”. See the full rating guide ›

Flavour profile of The Rum Cask

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody56%
Vanilla51%
Tropical fruits42%
Ester42%
Spicy · palate only42%
Fruity · nose only34%
Glue · nose only31%

59 of 75 bottles have detailed tasting notes · Click an aroma to explore similar rums

In the community's collections

1,392 bottles logged in tasters' collections, including opened and emptied ones.

+31 additions in the last 3 months.

Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.

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The Rum Cask vintages

Single cask bottlings often carry the year of distillation. The vintage page shows what else went into cask that same year.

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Frequently asked questions about The Rum Cask

There are currently 1 offers for The Rum Cask, starting at 990.00 € incl. shipping, across 1 partner shops, including Whiskytempel. On each product page, offers are sorted by total price including shipping.

No. Every partner shop pays us the same commission rate, so we sort offers purely by the total price including shipping. The scores come from the community, not from us or the shops.

Popular distilleries of The Rum Cask

Hampden
8.4/10 (20,195 reviews) · 14 rums
Enmore
8.8/10 (4,854 reviews) · 7 rums
South Pacific
8.0/10 (3,787 reviews) · 6 rums

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