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Samaroli Hampden Caksus Jamaica Rum DOK 2009
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People already into Hampden's DOK mark will feel at home here: glue, varnish and sour pineapple up front, with marzipan and mealy banana softening the edges. What's interesting is how tame it drinks for a DOK at 59% — several tasters call it surprisingly mild and round, even a little "too zahm." A few wish it hit harder; the intensity is dialed back.
The community says- Classic DOK esters
- Marzipan sweetness
- But: A touch restrained
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How does Samaroli Hampden Caksus Jamaica Rum DOK 2009 taste?
Summarized by AI from 36 community reviews.
Mild, marzipan-heavy DOK that sips easy Clearly a DOK — esters, solvent, pineapple and ever-present marzipan — but unusually smooth and easy for the mark. Some love that roundness; others find it too restrained and short on the finish.
Fans of Hampden high-ester funk and marzipan-sweet DOKs
Anyone new to esters or wanting a bolder, punchier DOK
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Oliver
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Relatively "relaxed" DOK. Solvent, marzipan, pineapple come directly to mind. Then there is some bacon and smoke. Very nice bottling!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
... Hampden, the legendary Jamaican distillery that besides rum also produces alcohol for perfumes. In all rums from this distillery, you can smell wild esters, after which your whole body soaks up the scent of yellow tropical fruits - mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of the rums you "must try before you die".
Review by SaibotZtar
Very restrained DOK everything is present ester fruit but somehow too little of everything. Finish light bitter notes and quite short for a Hampden. Not a bad rum but also nothing special.
Review by Frank
Oh yes, clearly a DOK. Nose: intense, fine esters with neat fruit vinegar. Overripe, tart pineapple and mealy banana. There is also a slight sweetness of honey with a hint of marzipan. Palate: here, of course, the esters are also very intense and determinative, making it initially quite astringent. However, an interesting bacony note quickly comes through on this one, complemented by sour, ripe pineapple and a nice marzipan sweetness.On the finish, the pineapple lingers with some marzipan and it seems very slightly bitter. Crazy, after 20min I got something fishy, mackerel in Nachgeschmack🤷🏼♂️DOKs are quite simple in my view and don't deliver any distinct variety in my opinion, vary at most in subtleties. I find DOKs and other high esters but simply delicious.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, intense with medicinal notes like esters and glue, varnish, solvents, funky, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, citrus with lime, dairy notes like yoghurt, some vinegar, molasses with briny olive, grassy, floral, herbaceous, sweet with honey, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, red fruits arise, rubber, nail polish, pungent, metallic patina, smoky, spicy wood, meaty with bacon and hay. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, glue, varnish, fruity with fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, hints of kiwi, papaya, mango, passion fruit, some vinegar, acidic, dairy hints. Molasses is vegetal with briny olive, grassy, fresh with tea, floral, later earthy, sweet with honey, as the wood is caramelized, swet with marzipan, nutty, spicy, meaty with bacon, smoky. 8,6:The finish is long, dry&tannic, chemical with phenol, medicinal, oak is toasted with marzipan, confectionery, caramelized, smoky, spicy, molasses is vegetal, briny, floral, herbaceous and fruits fermented tropical like pineapple, passion fruit, banana, some raspberry, joined by cream. Edit:6.9.26
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
02-09.04.2022 This was crazy week, where some friends and I rented a nice summerhouse on Rømø. The plan was to go nuts for a whole week with different rums without going overboard. The final agreement came to 6 rums a day and then enjoy nice walks or ferry rides during the day. Day 5 Notes Light in colour. Nose Medium intense, ester, faint wood, glue, fruit, overripe, faint marzipan, faint herbs. Palate Medium dry, faint wood, varnish, ester, fruity, overripe, light marzipan, banana. Finish Long and warm, ester, fruity, light herbal, fruits, faint citrus, light sour.
Review by Thunderbird
Almost identical to the Rumclub Ed. 25! The ester well perceptible, but for a DOK very smooth and pleasant to drink! Already almost too tame and round!But tasty 😋
Review by zabo
In a direct comparison thanks to SaibotZtars Samaroli Split the two DOKs. My conclusion is that both are rather mid-range. The RX11437 has a bit more punch compared to the RX11438. Not bad, but there is better from the vintage.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Beautiful DOK and unlike its brother actually one. Surprisingly mild and round, almost boring for a DOK. Nice marzipan note on the palate, makes it almost quaffable. In contrast to other bottlings really good drinkable.
Review by Timo Groeger
Yeah, that's definitely more Hampden than the Samaroli from earlier. Mostly glue and solvent on the nose. But also esters and subtle fruit. Changes hardly on the palate, lots of lacquer, solvent and esters with subtle fruit in the background.
Review by Skyfly
Thanks to Tobi for the two 2005 DOKs from Samaroli in the glass. Both very different and quite restrained regarding esters. Lacquer and glue are strongly pronounced here, fruits and marzipan weaker. In the end, both are not bad DOKs, but this one is too weak in taste intensity.
Review by Andi
Very mild and can be sipped away relaxed. Funky, pineapple, nail polish, ester probably do not need to mention. This bacon note I had only with the first Sipper, now only the Ester bomb comes to light.
Review by kondgab
A relatively mild DOK, yet surprisingly enjoyable as a sipper. The nose bursts with esters, pineapple, glue, marzipan, and overripe fruit. Palate mirrors the nose, with a savory bacon note subtly emerging.
Review by primus
Really great, high-quality release. A super DOK with the whole funk package in tow. Taste-wise what the nose promises, excellently integrated alcohol. Really a good drop that brings joy at the right moment.
Review by Martin Švojgr
A very successful Hampden with many esters, I would rate it better, but at the very end I feel a slight bitterness.
Review by Wernie
Smooth DOK, tamer than some <>H. Easy to drink, I like it. Marzipan is omnipresent. Thanks to the noble sender.😙
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17 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
29% opened, 4 emptied.
What did the community pay for Samaroli Hampden Caksus Jamaica Rum DOK 2009?
Community paid 132–164 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 148 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about Samaroli Hampden Caksus Jamaica Rum DOK 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Samaroli, at 59%.
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