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Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002
Almost everyone here lands in the same place: a beast of a Hampden where 70.3% somehow disappears. Overripe pineapple and banana, glue and solvent, olive brine, woody spice and a savory cheese-rind note that surprises people. The Cognac-cask year split opinion — a few wanted it neat — but most call the alcohol integration remarkable. Give it air; several say 1.5 hours opens it up.
- Integrated 70% ABV
- Ripe tropical fruit
- Very long finish
+10
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How does Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002 taste?
Aggregated from 112 community reviews.
Powerful tropical Hampden, heat beautifully tamed One of the most loved Hampdens here — fruity, oily, funky and very long, with heat that's tamed despite the strength. The only real debate is whether the Cognac finish was needed.
Hampden and high-ester funk lovers who like power and patience
Newcomers, anyone wary of high ABV or funky cheese-and-solvent notes
How is Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 9.0 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 112 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Jakob
Great bottling - both wonderful fruit notes and wood, spice and a heavy caramel sweetness come together here. The alcohol is excellently integrated, the over 70% are not really tasty - except in the aromatic complexity. If Plantation can maintain this level, one can look forward to the coming releases.
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
Impressive alcohol integration! An aromatic bomb, an explosion of flavor. A top-quality Hampden!
Review by Oliver
Extraordinary Hampden with perfectly integrated alcohol. This one is really fun!
Review by Dr.Django
A superb bottling! Jamaica funk, esters, wood, spice. The nose hints at the potential of this rum, perhaps a little spicy with its 70% abv. The palate is oily, creamy and at the same time astringent, with an outstanding interplay of aromas of tropical fruits, glue, wood... Very well integrated alcohol. A long finish rounds off this outstanding rum.
Review by Mirco
Powerful rum with pronounced ester notes that immediately attract attention. Tropical fruits, some solvent and a hint of herbal spice characterize the profile. Despite the very high alcohol content, everything is surprisingly balanced and harmonious, intense but not spicy. A real exclamation mark from Plantation!
Review by SaibotZtar
...probably the best I've ever tasted from Plantation.... Alcohol well integrated (at incredible 70.3%)... beautiful fruit and ester notes for me balanced and very very tasty !!Please more of it 🇯🇲❤️
Review by Thunderbird
A first-class Hampden with the full power of Jamaica! On the nose it is powerfully funky with a good portion of ester, fruit and also woodiness. This continues on the palate, oily and creamy, it spreads over the palate and is initially quite wild and it takes a while to tame it. But then the full hampdenktaft blossoms. A pleasure, as is the long finish, a clear recommendation. Nothing more needs to be said
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolutely epic Hampden in my opinion. The 70.3% are incredibly well integrated, there are other Hampdens that scratch much more at 58%. This one is simply unbelievably deliciously oily, intense, balanced and concentrated. The note of Provolone/Pecorino cheese, which is present both on the nose and in the taste, is somewhat irritating. However, the whole is wonderfully rounded off by baked banana, acacia honey, Virginia tobacco, a little mint or eucalyptus, overripe pineapple, a little lime and olive brine at the end. The finish is a little woodier, more medicinal and slightly acidic, bacony, but incredibly tasty and never too much wood or too much ester. Simply perfectly balanced! I have to try this one in May Tai! 🤤🇯🇲🤙 But be careful: it needs 1.5 hours to breathe!⚠️ PS: 1 year after opening, it has become much rounder and tamer!
Review by Adrian Wahl
Was für ein brutales Gerät. Eine DER Abfüllungen in 2021 für einen sehr fairen Preis. Plantation hat da wohl doch ein paar Schätze im Keller liegen. Gerne mehr davon.
Review by Leo Krüper
A few months later tasted again and must correct me significantly upwards. Cool part and necessarily try times in peace, if you have the opportunity for it.
Review by Joe95
Probably the best Plantation bottling for me (although it's more of an LMDW selection). A Hampden high esters as we like them, in the line of an excellent . In addition to the roasted tropical fruits (banana, pineapple...), there are some empyreumatic notes. The strawberry tagada and Haribot banana candy side is just exquisite. A perfectly integrated alcohol that allows an interminable finish. A must !
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4448 03.11.2023 first off thanks to Thomas Wille for supplying this nice sample. A very nice Hampden indeed. Fruity and fresh with nice esters and light glue notes. The palate is oily and fruity with nice roasted wood notes. The finish is very long, oily and warm with a nice smoky touch and light mint. Love the caramel in the profile. Would have loved a bottle on my shelves 😊
Review by Benoit Mahe
The nose starts on a nice greediness: it smells good molasses. With a little time, notes of cheese (ewe?) and olive appear. The profile is more closed and less fruity than on other Hampden, but it is pleasant. The mouth is powerful but the alcohol is well integrated. The balance of the mouth is perfect: we have greed and fruit. A nice selection.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Clearly one of Plantation's best releases to date. The nose is highly concentrated, with overripe pineapple, banana and mango, esters, solvents, glue and varnish blending perfectly with the woody, spicy and pastry notes, and the hint of tar adding a terpene influence that's quite singular for Hampden. There are also hints of olive, which are added after aeration. A profile as complete as it is exuberant on the nose. On the palate, this is a true dragon: powerful, majestic, but beware of its fire breath. The 70 degrees are extremely well integrated, but remind the palate that it's still hot. Extremely fruity and phenolic, the funk is clearly there. Tannins, olive and citrus leave their mark on the rum, along with some nice spicy, woody, empyreumatic notes and a hint of caramel. The rum is oily, intense and complex on the palate, a real success. The very long finish blows like a warm, fruity wind, with some phenols, spices and rubbery notes. It is, however, more docile than the attack on the palate. A truly indomitable beast, this Hampden is heavy, full-bodied, aromatic, complex and very tasty. A wonderful experience that deserves its price.
Review by mto75
Hampden nose at its best! Buttery notes, pastry / baking spice, pineapple, solvent, caramel. Even though the 70% ABV is brute, and you can only sip here, it fits together well for me here. Fermented fruit, spice, olive and wood on the palate. The finish is toasty and meaty. Plantation has really hit it big here! Again, quite a bit better than the Old Brothers HJF 2002. Plantation's courage to keep the barrel strength has clearly paid off. I wonder, however, how the Old Brothers would have been at cask strength 🤔 (unfortunately, it was diluted from 76.6% to 53.6%).
Review by Johannes
I would not have expected that from Plantation. A real board with 70%
Review by Rodolphe
Super Hampden. An epic fruity because to the traditional notes of super ripe pineapple, banana and lemon comes a kind of strawberry candy (the Cognac barrel had to play here... look on the side of savanna 😁) On the other hand even if the alcohol is very well integrated, I find that it calms down a bit anyway! I added a very slight hint of water to it and it was just perfect.
Review by Frank
Meine Herren ist das ein Brett!!! Nase: voluminös, kräftig und intensiv, ohne dass die über 70% in irgendeiner Weise stören oder gar die Aromen überdecken. Im Gegenteil. Er wirkt total rund. Feine Ester führen direkt zu süßen oder leicht säuerlichen Früchten, wie Johannisbeere, Kirsche, Orange und Banane. Eine kräftig würzige Süße von Ahornsirup und dunklem Honig gehen in Karamell, getoastetes Holz und etwas Kakao über. Insgesamt würzig-karamellig-säuerlich-süß. Super! 92 Gaumen: Wahnsinn. Natürlich spürt man die 70%. Aber von alkoholischer Schärfe keine Spur. Der hohe ABV macht den Rum sehr cremig aber auch ziemlich adstringent zu Beginn. Ester kommen, aber eher verdeckt. Vielmehr bekomme ich eine intensive speckige Umami-Note, die in eine angenehme Würzigkeit mit einem feinen Hauch Minze und Lakritze übergeht. Für mich ist auch hier die Ananas die Tongebende Frucht. Hinten kommt noch etwas Kakao hinzu. 92 Ich bin ziemlich begeistert. Super integrierter Alkohol, dichte und vielfältige Aromen, tolle Geschmackskurve, intensiver, toller Rum! Man kann sich noch streiten, ob das letzte Jahr Nachlagerung im Cognac-Fass notwendig gewesen wäre. Sicherlich kommen dadurch erst die Fruchtaronen zur Geltung. Ich hätte ihn auch gerne „pur“ gehabt!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nez supra concentré en esters et sur les fruits tropicaux bien mûrs. On retrouve de la fraîcheur mentholée et des notes de boîte à confiserie. Le nez est très attirant. En bouche, le côté funky s’efface assez vite pour laisser la place aux fruits exotiques bien mûrs. 20 ans de vieillissement lui ont conféré une rondeur agréable. C’est sacrément bien intégré et gourmands pour un rhum à 70.3% ! La finale sacrément longue sur le fumé, le sucre brun et la pistache. J’adore ce Jamaïcain tout en contrôle malgré ce % au compteur. Sur papier cela pouvait faire peur mais dans le verre les années de vieillissement lui ont fait du bien. Une belle réussite. Merci Aflo pour les samples et encore plus pour ce HJF. Je trouve que le rapport prix/plaisir était incroyable à son prix sortie.
Review by Jarek
Wow, davon hätte ich gerne eine ganze Flasche. Er läuft warm die Kehle herunter, aber ohne jemals zu scharf zu sein. Die über 70% sind sehr gut gezähmt. Perfekt gereift, holzig aber nicht bitter. Geniale fruchtige Nase.
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Details about Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 70,3%.
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82 bottles logged by 55 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
24% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002?
Community paid €165–€256.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,582 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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