Aroma visualization from community tastings
Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998
"A nice little summer Hampden" is how most tasters land on this one — light in colour, light on its feet, and clearly diluted for a 16-year pot still. Pineapple and pear lead, with soft esters, a touch of banana and cherry, and a faint bitter edge that grows on the finish. Recognisably Hampden, just thinned out.
The community says- Recognisable Hampden
- Bright pineapple
- But: Feels diluted
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How does Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 16 community reviews.
Light, thinned-out summer Hampden Owners agree it's a gentle, easy-drinking Hampden — but several wish it hadn't been diluted so far; the profile's there, just watered down and a bit bitter.
Hampden fans wanting a lighter, easy pour
funk chasers wanting a full-strength ester bomb
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How is Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “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?
100% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 16 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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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Details about Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Alambic, at 45%.
Community purchases
2 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
2 purchased · 16 tasted · as of
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