Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998
For curious explorers wanting a gentle intro to Hampden funk. At 45% and unsweetened, it keeps the tropical ester profile (pineapple, banana, herbs) in a lighter, easy-sipping package, praised as relaxed “summer Hampden” sipping.
- Approachable funk
- Unsweetened profile
- Easy summer sipper
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How does Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Light, easy-going Hampden funk For curious explorers wanting a gentle intro to Hampden funk. At 45% and unsweetened, it keeps the tropical ester profile (pineapple, banana, herbs) in a lighter, easy-sipping package, praised as relaxed “summer Hampden” sipping.
Fans of Jamaican funk who want a softer, lower-ABV Hampden with tropical fruit notes for relaxed sipping rather than full-on ester intensity.
Those seeking cask-strength power, very sweet rums, or rich, oily textures; the diluted, lighter body may feel underwhelming to experienced Hampden fans.
How is Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.6 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Martin Švojgr
Such a nice light summer Hampden drink
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Unfortunately, you can tell that the Hampden is diluted. Nevertheless, it drinks well.
Review by Filip Šikula
This is (unfortunately ) a rather diluted hamden, but it still retains a typically hampden profile both on the nose and palate. It's just all unnecessarily thin and delicate. I really wonder what the base tastes like.
Review by Johannes
Guter Hampden, aber etwas dünn und etwas auf der bitteren Seite.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
18.01.2020 A nice little summer house meet up in ght cold part of the year. Good we had rums to keep us warm. Notes Light in colour. Nose Light, ester, light wood, fruity, pineapple, light banana, cherry, light floral. Palate Light, ester, light wood, faint smoke, fruity, banana, light pineapple. Light herbal, faint floral. Finish Medium long, light wood, fruity, cherry, light herbs, faint chocolate.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die"
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14 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,429 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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