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Thompson Bros. Hampden Jamacian Rum JHK DOK 2009
Honey, glue and sour green-fruit esters over grilled pineapple — this is Hampden's DOK mark, but a tamer one than the label suggests. Twelve years of continental aging sanded the edges, so several tasters found more sweetness and honey than the ester bomb they braced for. One even joked you could "write Don Papa on ester." Funky, mineral, and hot at 62.1%.
The community says- Honey sweetness
- Tropical ester funk
- But: Sharp acidity
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How does Thompson Bros. Hampden Jamacian Rum JHK DOK 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Honeyed, funky DOK — tamer than expected Most enjoy it as a rounder, honey-forward DOK, though some expected more ester punch and found the sharp acidity or the alcohol bite tiring. A funky Hampden that split expectations.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk
Anyone put off by high ABV or sour esters
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How is Thompson Bros. Hampden Jamacian Rum JHK DOK 2009 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
20% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Most helpful positive review
Nice Hampden, although I would have expected a little more ester in a DOK. Alcohol well integrated.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
Here I had expected much more... strangely, you taste here the 3 years more in the barrel not great out in contrast to the known 2009 DOKs. Unfortunately, both on the nose and in the taste quite exhausting, cutting and pungent alcoholic, almost reminiscent of vinegar. I miss the nice pastry sweetness here, the vanilla cream, all the yellow fruit and generally the fruitiness is barely present here. For me, unfortunately, an overall somewhat disappointing DOK.🤷🏼♂️
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4234 03.09.2023 this was a nice blind tasting where I saw the black Glencairn tasting glasses for the first time. First off, price to quality is pretty good. A fruity thing with nice esters and I'd say some nice funk as well. Needs to rest for a good while to release all the flavours and remove the bite from the ABV. The empty glass is nice and has some polish and light dried fruit.
Review by Christoph
Very ambivalent here since one may not actually believe that one is drinking a DOK here. The nose is good but not intense. The taste is a lot of honey until the finish with ester notes that remain very much in the background. You could also be really bad and write Don Papa on ester, but then it is not quite so bad.
Review by Lot-NAS
A very nice DOK, the cask gives light notes of fresh wood and some vanilla to the typical ester bomb. This makes it a little more moderate overall than I would have expected given the color. This text has 221 characters.
Review by mto75
I miss a little the creamy-buttery notes.
Review by Boletus
Challenging, sometimes even a little exhausting, but enormously fun. Who needs oak influence when you can have such a distillate? It's not something I always need to have in my glass, but sometimes I find this exciting world of aromas quite impressive and thoroughly delicious.
Review by Johannes
Hoher Ester Gehalt, aber vor allem stört mich die dominante Säure.
Review by m8375e
incredibly mineral and austere Hampden.
Review by bavarian-rumlover
Cremige Honig Süße Note, Ester dezenter aber gut wahrnehmbar, etwas gelbe früchte, wirklich sehr schmeichelnde Aromen, leicht spritzige Abgang. Trifft trotzdem extrem meinem Geschmack und ist super zu Sippen.
Review by Gil Firth
A bottle of Doc, the most powerful brand of Hampden, and cool to taste it with continental aging. It's impossible to mistake. Full of lemon. Lacquer. Acidic. Unripe fruit. Herbaceous. Sweeter and fruitier in taste, yet delicate, with a very noticeable level of esters. Not the most estery I've tasted, but very strong.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Sour ester, the grilled pineapple. For nen DOK rather the tamer category. Age has sanded down the edges a bit. The sour note is interesting.
Review by Henry Davies
Not the classic DOK notes I expected. Somewhat more round and balanced. The nose is spicy with lemon and fermented notes. Mouth brings honey and glue with some pungent notes. Finish is shorter with honey and confection and some barrel and oak. It’s not the wild ride I was anticipating but a solid Hampden
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It's not something you will drink a lot of in one sitting. It is pretty intense stuff and can leave anything you drink afterwards seeming quite tame in comparison. If you are looking for high ester funky Jamaican rum then this is a good choice. It's keenly priced and (hopefully)...
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Avg. community purchase price 113 €
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Details about Thompson Bros. Hampden Jamacian Rum JHK DOK 2009
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Thompson Bros., at 62,1%.
Community purchases
39 bottles logged by 30 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
17% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Thompson Bros. Hampden Jamacian Rum JHK DOK 2009?
Community paid 99–139 €.
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39 purchased · 31 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
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