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Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998
"A nice little summer" Hampden is how one taster put it, and that sums up the glass: light pineapple, soft tropical fruit and a faint banana-cherry note, with the wild ester funk dialed way down. The recurring catch is dilution — several members feel it tastes watered, leaving it thin and a touch bitter. A gentle, easygoing version of Hampden rather than the full-throttle thing.
- Tropical pineapple fruit
- Easy summer sipper
- Recognizable Hampden nose
+10
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How does Alambic Hampden Golden Barrel HLCF 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Light, fruity Hampden that drinks thin A pleasant, light Hampden that keeps the fruity tropical profile but feels noticeably diluted — thin and slightly bitter, so the funk fans expect is muted here.
People who want a lighter, fruit-forward Hampden without heavy funk
Funk hunters wanting full, concentrated Hampden ester
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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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100% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 15 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"
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 · 15 tasted · as of
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,744 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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