Old Brothers Hampden Jamaican Rum (Esters & Co) La Source HJF 2008
For seasoned enthusiasts, this cask-strength Hampden rewards attention with huge esters, overripe tropical fruit, olives and light smoke. Despite 60.8%, RumX members praise its integration and balance. A benchmark funky sipper.
- Classic Hampden funk
- Great alcohol integration
- Complex tropical fruit
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How does Old Brothers Hampden Jamaican Rum (Esters & Co) La Source HJF 2008 taste?
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High-proof Hampden funk bomb For seasoned enthusiasts, this cask-strength Hampden rewards attention with huge esters, overripe tropical fruit, olives and light smoke. Despite 60.8%, RumX members praise its integration and balance. A benchmark funky sipper.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy cask-strength rums packed with overripe tropical fruit, glue/solvent notes and a long, saline, smoky finish.
Those sensitive to high ABV or new to funky Jamaican profiles; the esters and 60.8% strength can feel overwhelming without experience.
How is Old Brothers Hampden Jamaican Rum (Esters & Co) La Source HJF 2008 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.8 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by TheJackDrop
What DINGUERIE again from Old Brothers, these guys have a nose for Jamaica. It's really an incredible product, pineapple caramel salted butter, light woodiness, and lots of ester glue funk, it's really ultra gourmand and deep. Extraordinary.
Review by Léo Delek
Bête de rhum. Ayant le palais formaté à l'agricole je suis plis difficile avec la mélasse mais celui la m'a vraiment bluffé. A regouter sobre 2eme degust : un très beau hampden équilibre avec juste ce qu'il faut d'exuberance. Toujours l'ananas sur mur avec pas mal de fruits murs voir de l'arlequin, un boisé et un fumé très fin qui en fait un rhum très équilibre tout en gardant son caractère
Review by TheRhumhoe
Probably one of the best Old Brothers bottlings to date. An absolutely sumptuous nose with typical Jamaican aromas, a mix of ripe tropical fruit, solvents, butter and other phenolic aromas that blend harmoniously and masterfully. The 60% are not perceptible at all on the palate, the attack being very fruity, with notes of red fruit on the finish, for a complex, intense and very round delight. The finish is just as pleasant, with saline and menthol notes and a feeling of glue on the teeth. A real treat.
Review by mto75
one would like to shout to OB: there you go! Again significantly better than the HJF 2002, and almost on the level of the Plantation HJF 2002, which I poured as a reference in the other glass. The OB comes a little more over the ester rail and with varnish, with the Plantation I still have a little more complexity, somehow towards Christmas spices (candied orange peel, cinnamon stick). On the palate, the OB also knows how to convince, the 60.8% is well integrated, however, the 70.3% is really hammered in the Plantation. So the OB does not quite come up to the Plantation HJF 2002, but still top level!
Review by Rodolphe
Superbe HD En nez et en bouché, très classique du genre mais très bien fichu. En comparaison avec son homologue de chez plantation, je le trouve juste un peu en dessous (alors qu'il est nettement plus cher!)
Review by John Coffey
Old brothers grosse maîtrise dans ses choix.. Un beau produit qui embaume la bouche.. À voir avec le plantation ce que ça donne
Review by Basti
In direct comparison with the Plantation HJF 2008, a little more varnish and glue on the nose. Overall, the two bottlings are on a par and differ - if at all - only in nuances.
Review by lamb Dave
Very similar not only 02, 08 and Plantation HJF 02, but also to <>H 01. Similarities: lots of tropical fruits, overripenness, just the right amount of petrol and banana, dried/candied fruits, solvent taste (more obvious in plantation) Baking Room: This one has more pastry flavor, more sweet flavor, very light wood tone, very little. Dried fruit tastes like it's been cooked. It's thick, and nosing in particular is intoxicating, but not too complicated overall. It's the least complex among three, but it's the most pleasurable of all, and has a nice aroma of sugar.
Review by Johannes
On the nose, first a lot of glue, which fades with time. On the palate nice mixture of esters, peach, glue, marzipan.
Review by Thunderbird
Ein excellenter HJF, mit hervorragend eingebundenem Alkohol, man kann sich stundenlang an ihm erfreuen ! Dieses Mark macht richtig viel Spaß . Im Gegensatz zum Plantation ist er fast schon als süffig zu bezeichnen 😉
Review by Adrian Wahl
Really fun. Lots of Hampden essence. HJF continues to be a rarity as a marrow. Nose opens after 30 minutes and the rum flows through the room. Very good release from OB, price for OB even quite okay.
Review by Jc69
Nose on the green olive.Taste on the fruit.Saline finish that can remind some white agricultural rum.Very good!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Super concentrated nose in esters (surprising for a collaboration with Esters
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Très beau Hampden, bien équilibré. J’ai aimé l’a touche de fraise et d’olive derrière un ananas surpuissant. Belle sélection de chez OB.
Review by Yves Remord
Rum étonnement très fruité malgré ses esters, les 60 et quelques degrés sont magnifiquement intégrés. Le nez et la bouche révèlent des aromes d'abricot et mirabelle assez inhabituels pour un rum jamaïquain. Très agréable globalement ! Seul défaut, manque peut-être un peu d'amplitude, ce côté très prenant en bouche qui vient englober tout le palais. Belle découverte
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86 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 19 members.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,347 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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