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Nobilis Hampden No. 14 <>H 2013
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Glue, nail polish and overripe pineapple hit first, then marzipan and creamy banana round it out. This 8-year Hampden <>H from Nobilis is a proper ester bomb, but tasters keep noting how well the 68.2% is tucked away — several call it elegant and "surprisingly drinkable" for the strength. Give it 20 minutes to open. Fruity, funky, with just enough oak to balance.
The community says- Huge ester nose
- Integrated alcohol
- But: Needs long resting
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How does Nobilis Hampden No. 14 <>H 2013 taste?
Aggregated from 64 community reviews.
Fruity, funky Hampden with tamed cask strength A favorite among the 2013 Hampdens here — big esters, marzipan and tropical fruit with the high ABV impressively integrated. The catch: it needs time in the glass, and it's dry, funky and demanding.
High-ester Hampden fans who like power with balance
Anyone new to funk or sensitive to high ABV
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98% rate it 8 or higher. 30 selected write-ups from 64 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Thunderbird
Very tasty.... From the nose to the finish very successful... it comes along relatively strong and self-confident... it contains all the important Hampden markers (pure ester), which fits and the price is perfectly okay here!
Review by DomM
Nobilis N14 vs. SBS. Crown goes to the Nobilis. While both are extremely nice, the SBS feels more heavy and closed up. The Nobilis almost feels elegant with a very nice balance between esters and notes from the cask. Both are beasts however and I‘m surprised how much I like the actually. Nice cask selection from both bottlers.
Review by Galli33
Very delicious, complex, elegant Rum with all the lovely smells and tastes a Hampden Rum can/must have. Nose: Wunderfull notes of ester, glue, nail polish, fruity, grilled pineapple, mango, sour. Mouth: dry, funky, a bit astringend, delicious, complex, fruity, pineapple, banana, mango, papaya, citrus, young wood, barrel, vanilla, toasted Finish: long and delicious with notes of ester, young wood, roasted, espresso, pineapple and olives
Review by Mike H.
88 points. Outstanding <>H, the aromas definitely hit my sweet spot. The flavours are amazing as well. An extremely round and drinkable Hampden, one of the best 2013’s that I’ve tasted. I really need a bottle of this one.
Review by Basti
Ester, glue, pineapple, mango, citrus and fermented fruit on the nose. Intense and creamy/oily on the palate with lots of ripe and overripe fruit, glue. Overall, the ester/gluten notes are very present here. The finish is very long. Alcohol is also perfectly integrated.
Review by mto75
sehr runder <>H. Gefällt mir deutlich besser als der S.B.S (RX12623) aus dem gleichen Jahr. Für mich ist er irgendwo zwischen dem ausgezeichneten 2001 Old Brothers (RX9659) und dem 2011 Swell (RX10576).
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I like the rum especially in the nose. If I may dare an adventurous comparison: like marzipan doused with warm solvent 😉 Extraordinary!Update 04.04.2022: The is so superbly round and quaffable that I have to add 3 to my 87 points awarded so far. Absolutely successful rum without weaknesses!
Review by HenryL
Surprisingly fruity on the nose! If he stands a little eucalyptus comes in.Also on the palate the fruitiest Hampden I have tasted so far. The finish tastes like a very fruity espresso with a young wood note.The smell is the absolute hammer, which alone would crack the 90 points. Taste is also top and surprisingly drinkable for the almost 70%, but does not quite keep up with the nose.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A really nice cask from Hampden that they bottled here. Lightly funky but well balanced/rounded and pretty good ABV integration. Flavours released after 15-20 minutes of rest. The empty glass is wonderful after an hour. Need to find me a bottle for my shelf.
Review by Aussierumfan
A brilliant Hampden! Nose is amazing, lots of Glue and esters, fruity on the palate with just the right amount of oak, Beautifully integrated. A very long finish, just goes on and on and on. Very enjoyable.
Review by Leo Krüper
Würzig, kräftig. Deutlich reifer und erwachsener als die anderen 2013/2014 im Vergleich. Alkohol sehr hart an der Grenze zum Erträglichen.
Review by zabo
Was für ein Knaller, ein sehr gelungener Hampden. Mehr gibt es eigentlich dazu nicht zu sagen. Wow! Auch beim erneuten Verkosten, bleibt er das Highlight. Ich ärgere mich bis jetzt noch, dass ich mir, wie ich die Chance hatte, keine Flasche zugelegt habe.
Review by TheRhumhoe
When integration rhymes with perfection, you get this. A rum with a very fat, greedy nose, with beautiful notes of dairy products (cream, yoghurt), Jamaican funk (esters, glue, varnish, solvents and exotic fruits), a touch of olive and spices. The profile is smooth, but needs time to really reveal itself. Roundness on the palate. The alcohol is extremely well integrated. There are lovely fruity notes of banana, mango, pineapple and papaya, followed by lime, medicinal notes (esters, varnish, glue) and tannic oak. Olive and caramel soften the funk for a balanced, gourmand and intense whole. A terribly good and effective cocktail. The pleasure continues with a beautiful, funky, aromatic finish of exotic fruit, phenolic and fermented notes. The olive and the tannic, spicy, dry and astringent character give a lively finish. An excellent representative of the house, balanced, elegant and powerful at the same time. The integration of alcohol makes the difference here compared to the SBS, which is more aggressive for a similar profile.
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, from a first moment, it is evident that in front of us, we have an incredible rum, tons of esters, tropical fruits are overripe, even rotten for a moment.We have pineapple, mango, banana, citrus and more.There is very tempting marzipan, molasses with an olive. Solvents don't disrupt the balance and roundedness of this rum.Roasted wood brings us more sweetness with honey, pastry, fruitcake and later, after airing, mocha, when the molasses gets darker with a licorice and smoke. 8,9:On the palate, the attack is strong with esters, tropical fruits are overripe, for a moment rotten, with pineapple, banana, mango, perhaps some other exotic fruits, there are dried figs, prunes from driedfruits, the wood is sweet, spicy and roasted with some caramel, marzipan, brioche and vanilla, allspice.The molasses nestles some olive in its hands. Some rest helps citrus to pop up, solvents are not disturbing the balance much, fruitcake notes is very tasty, there is a pinch of salt. 9:The finish is intense and long, delicious with earthy, smoky touch, dry, a bit tannic with palate tasty notes continuing, lingering on..
Review by Adrian Wahl
Very nice release. 6 years tropical and 2 years continental. Esters are present, I like the young <>H clearly more than the 2001 bottlings. The alcohol is super integrated in my eyes. Priced at 129€ a fair release and I hope people drink it and it doesn't become a pinball object. Reminds me of the Swell 2011 <>H.Now comes the test in May Tai 5/5 should be in it.🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🥰
Review by F.L.O.
Fruit, fruitier, fruitiest. More fruit is almost impossible. A beautiful ester fruit bomb that is simply fun. You have to let it stand for 20 minutes and then it's a great sipper. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. Update: it cracks the 9
Review by Speedflo
Extrem gute Abfüllung und eine sehr gute Balance zwischen Frucht, Funkynes, integriertem Alkohol. Erstaundlich komplex für einen so jungen wilde mit seinen bedcheidenen 8 Jahre Lagerung. Für mich definitiv ein Nobilis Highlight.
Review by Christoph
Very nice Hampden. Fruity notes with nice esters, alcohol quite well integrated.
Review by MarcT
An Ester Bomb, of course. Ananas, Esters and some rotten tropical fruit to the nose and tongue. The aftertaste has a strong wood influence, which I like as it changes the taste completely while the Drink rolls over the tongue. Alcohol is noticeable, but well integrated, meaning: no harsh burn for me. Almonds or Marzipan I cannot detect, I may be oblivious to some lighter smells (especially) in general. This is no easy sipper, however, this Rum demands your attention.
Review by Serge
Excellent integrated alcohol and nice balance of wood, fruit and esters. Especially the almond or marzipan notes come out very nicely. Very elegant.
Review by Paul Christiaens
Verdict: Deep and complex, powerful and rounded. Traditional Hampden markers meet great wood, spice, olive and brine. 89 points Nose: a very deep nose of banana (custard), kumquat, then ester (nailpolish, varnish, menthol), olive, wood, roasted, baking spice, even some white tobacco. Palate: Rounded, but powerful. Sweet, on banana candy, haribo, creamy banana custard, baking spice, roasted wood, olive in brine, varnish, tobacco. Finish: long, with a dominance of varnish, banana foam, wood, olive. All the other notes are there too, mainly onnthe background, but beautifully complementing this complex finale.
Review by John Coffey
The alcohol is beautifully integrated. It's incredible.
Review by Jarek
Gleich nach dem Rum Cask The Beast II verkostet. Die Verwandtschaft riecht und schmeckt man deutlich, Ananas, Klebstoff und Marzipan prägen beide Rums. Aber der Nobilis erscheint mir intensiver, adstringenter und am Gaumen auch deutlich süßer. Insgesamt gefällt er mir etwas besser als der TRC.
Review by Jakob
Lots of fruit ester in the profile, appealing for its relatively young age, albeit on the very bitter side. I stand by my assessment that the continentally aged Hampdens simply need more time in the barrel to develop the necessary expressiveness.
Review by Schnubbii
Bester Hampden <>H bisher, zusammen mit dem CoR, der aber etwas wilder und anders ist.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Ein Spaß und eine Freude diesen Rum zu verkosten. Macht einfach Laune. In der Nase einfach so lecker und hier kann man sehr viel Zeit verbringen. Er ist nicht super komplex, aber das was er macht macht er verdammt nochmal gut. Am Gaumen vollmundig und schön süffig mit einem schönen Fasseinfluss. Absolut lecker und vielleicht tatsächlich die Speerspitze der <>H Abfüllungen. Ich sammel fleißig Samples für den großen Vergleich. Aber diese Abfüllung ist so oder so einfach Premium. Top.
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"
Review by Domi Mal
Unglaublich tolle Nase - High Ester Fans kommen auf ihre Kosten. Mag das Profil sehr gerne, Marzipan, Lösungsmittel, Banane unglaublich fruchtig und verdammt viel Kraft dahinter. Aber nicht unrund. Trotz des hohen Alkoholgehalts ziemlich stimmig. Chapeau - ein sehr geiler . In dieser herausragenden kontinentalen Form noch nicht dagewesen.
Review by Michal S
Zajímavý esterově-ovocný rum, ale na mě už trochu moc velká divočina.
Review by Michael Schou
01-02-2025 Nobilis Warehouse Tasting #2 - Rum 8 Young Hampden at its best. Great classic high eater Hampden nose and taste. Long aftertaste and sweet spot regarding the mark. Young DOK can be a bit to much, but this is perfect.
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Community paid 121–179 €.
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Details about Nobilis Hampden No. 14 <>H 2013
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Nobilis Rum, at 68,2%.
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