Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022)
For curious explorers of Jamaican funk, this 7‑year Hampden blend at 55% is a fruit‑driven, ester-forward sipper. Expect overripe pineapple, banana, strawberries and floral notes with a dry, woody finish. Backed by 178 RumX reviews.
- Intense tropical fruit
- Balanced ester funk
- Great ABV integration
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Fruity, balanced Hampden funk hit For curious explorers of Jamaican funk, this 7‑year Hampden blend at 55% is a fruit‑driven, ester-forward sipper. Expect overripe pineapple, banana, strawberries and floral notes with a dry, woody finish. Backed by 178 RumX reviews.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy bright tropical fruit, light solvent notes and a drier, woody finish in a well-integrated 55% sipping strength.
Those new to rum or sensitive to 55% ABV, and drinkers who prefer sweet, mellow, low-funk profiles like dosed Latin rums or soft column blends.
How is Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022) rated?
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Review by Boletus
An exceptionally successful composition that presents the typical Hampden markers in a smooth and very easy-to-drink style. I especially like the finish, where the tropical fruits enriched with strawberries slowly fade away to make room for a lasting spiciness with notes of licorice, anise, cinnamon, and leather.
Review by DomM
Very nice fruit forwards nose with baked banana, pineapple and a basket of other tropical fruits. Same on the palate: quite some fruits and a little less pronounced dark notes. The HGML component makes this one shine compared to the other bottlings.
Review by JonnyK
Esterbombe, für einen Mal interessant, aber gar nicht süffig
Review by Oliver
Very coherent Hampden. Makes really fun!
Review by Minion
Ester ist vielleicht Funky in der Rum Welt aber in der Realität leider zu wenig Funk wenn es um die Diversität geht. Salzig auf der Zunge und recht eintönig aber leider nicht süffig und ich merke wie gerne ich zu Frucht tendiere.
Review by Frank
26% LFCH 2011 74% HGML 2019 In direct comparison with '19, '20 and '21: the most fermented and almost vegatable on the nose; the darkest together with the '20; with approx. 800 g/hL the most esters and the sweetest on the palate of all. Quite different from all three predecessors! Nose: as already mentioned, very fermented and veggy, almost artichoke-like, which is clearly due to the high proportion of very young high-ester HGML. Besides the esters, there's a lot of vinegar, but covered by honey. Pineapple is just as absent here as banana. 79 Palate: very sweet attack with plenty of esters and pineapple. Has a creamy effect. The sweetness now moves towards liquorice, with a mix of vanilla and umami. Toffee is added at the end. 83 I like it better on the palate than on the nose. Hearing esters suits the GH well.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Ganz netter great house aber nun schon das für mich 4. Beispiel für zu sehr gehypten Hampden Rum. Etwas zu viel Säure für mein Geschmack und eben ein weiterer Kontinental gereifter jamaicaner.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Clearly fruitier than its brothers GH 21 and GH 20. The blend seems somewhat younger than in previous years.my ranking GH 20 > GH 22 > GH 21
Review by JFehr
Fruity, salty and esters. Somewhat unspectacular
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one lives up to its predecessors in quality. Price to quality is very good at release though it was gone in a flash from the stores. Well balanced and fruity with wood and vanilla as well as light ester notes. Love it but would have loved a larger release of bottles.
Review by paulgi86
Compared to the 2020 and 2021 bottling I like this one the least - this one gives me more spice in lieu of fruit, more industrial notes in lieu of bourbon barrel notes like caramel and/or vanilla and the whole things a little dry for me - more so than the 2021 Nose - overripe banana for sure (first note I get that jumps out the glass!) then it goes straight away to a spice dominated nose full of black pepper and baking spices. A small amount of honey or caramelized note but it’s faint in the background - finally the usual ester funk that’s present in all Great Bouse bottling so far Palate - dry, dry, dry! I can feel it sucking all the moisture out of my mouth! However before it dries my mouth out, it seems to coat it well with banana-like esters, spicy citrus notes with a finish that has the smallest sliver of polish and smoke or possible oak barrel char Not the most pleasant bottling I’ve had so far - 2020 and 2021 beat it by a noticeable margin for me anyways
Review by Lukas Jäger
Hampden, Great House - sowohl die Destillerie als auch die Serie sind große Namen. Die Abfüllung aus diesem Jahr bestätigt den Trend, der seit der zweiten Abfüllung erkennbar ist: jünger und eher im mittleren Bereich des ABV, weit weg von möglichen Fassstärken. Der Blend dieses Jahr besteht wohl zu einem großen Teil aus einem recht jungen HGML, was sich im Profil bemerkbar macht: Viele Ester, dabei eher von der spritzigen Sorte, liefern ein fruchtiges, fast schon ins pflanzliche gehendes Aromenprofil, dass man so bei den anderen Abfüllungen bisher weniger gefunden hat. Durch die Verdünnung sind diese Ester jedoch recht brav und nicht zu fordernd und geben für mich ein rundes Gesamtbild ab. Sicher nicht der stärkste der Reihe, aber ein lecker Blend, den man gut trinken kann!
Review by Brian Hanscel
Reminds me of cheap Japanese whisky. Little redeeming quality from a rum perspective.
Review by TheRhumhoe
The new Hampden Great House 2022 edition is distinguished by its mastery and balance of flavors, both olfactory and gustatory. Typical ripe exotic fruit aromas and phenolic notes (esters, solvents and varnish) are found along with more floral, herbal, mineral, wood and vanilla notes. The palate does not deceive the nose and is perhaps slightly more spicy, while keeping this control of flavors to avoid the overdose of funk. The finish, average in length, is dry but quite round, with some leather notes in complement. A great success for the "classic" range of the distillery.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Ho sempre continuato a preferire la prima release di questa serie! Un Hampden un po’ inusuale dove ai suoi tipici sentori unisce erbe, e fiori! Ad alcuni tratti lo considero un Hampden più gentile e meno improntato sugli esteri!
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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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