Famille Ricci Hampden HPDN (The Book Edition) 1983
For seasoned enthusiasts only: a 39‑year Hampden that turns massive esters into something polished and elegant. Expect overripe banana, tropical fruits, olive/brine and roasted wood, with intense yet superbly integrated 57.9% ABV.
- Explosive tropical fruit
- Elegant maturity
- Superb alcohol integration
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World‑class, polished high‑ester Hampden For seasoned enthusiasts only: a 39‑year Hampden that turns massive esters into something polished and elegant. Expect overripe banana, tropical fruits, olive/brine and roasted wood, with intense yet superbly integrated 57.9% ABV.
Seasoned Hampden and high‑ester fans who want a rare, long‑aged bottle where intense tropical fruit, brine and polished oak stay in balance at near‑cask strength.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike funky, ester-heavy Jamaican profiles or paying a premium for collectible bottlings.
How is Famille Ricci Hampden HPDN (The Book Edition) 1983 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 9.0 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Dw117
A very special rum. Believe it’s ~1100 ester count but is not dominated at all by these esters. It’s really delicious, completely overwhelming flavour of jamaica rum but completely smooth too. Certainly ricci is on my map now
Review by Kieron Wood
Sampled at UK rumfest 2024
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Price to quality can be argued but the quality can't. A very fruity, intense and well balanced rum. I like the roasted wood on the profile, nicely balanced without being dominant. ABV is very well integrated.
Review by Djehey
Visit to Famille Ricci ! We had the great pleasure to taste this 39 years old Hampden ! This rum has been much talked about: is it really 39 years old? What I can say is that by drinking it, the question no longer arises: it remains only pleasure, curiosity and exploration. The main aromas that come out are overripe banana, tropical fruits (pineapple, mango), olive, brine but all in a very polished form, melted by time. The balance here is, I think, quite unique for this type of wine, of which I am not a big fan at the base.The alcohol is well integrated.
Review by Patou
Roa curls 8
Review by Stijn Zino
Not your usual Hampden
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11 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 11 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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