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Valinch & Mallet Hampden HD - „Collection Antipodes“ DOK 2009
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The surprise here is how tame the color and wood are for 13 years in cask — this stays pale, with barely any oak. What you get instead is full DOK: glue, nail polish, tar, overripe banana and grilled pineapple, plus a faint smoky note in the finish. At 57.5% the alcohol sits shockingly well hidden. Several tasters find the palate a step behind the nose.
The community says- Massive ester funk
- Alcohol well hidden
- Keep in mind: Palate under the nose
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How does Valinch & Mallet Hampden HD - „Collection Antipodes“ DOK 2009 taste?
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Funky pale DOK, big nose, drier palate Loved as a proper funky DOK — huge ester nose, well-buried alcohol. Common gripes: the palate runs drier and more acidic than the nose promises, and it isn't cheap.
Aroma profileDOK fans and high-ester Hampden lovers
Anyone put off by glue, solvent and acidity
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, tropical, funky rums for sipping neat.
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66 community reviews
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Review by SaibotZtar
Most helpful positive review
Great DOK! Alcohol very well integrated. Hardly noticeable on the nose, really awesome! Fruity (pineapple, papaya) with a packed load of esters. Slight wood influence... becomes much more noticeable on the finish and that's where it drops a bit for me. Value for money is in my opinion not particularly good... but that doesn't make the rum worse.
Review by Jags
Most helpful mixed review
Opened another V&M bottle tonight, this time the Hampden 13 yr version. Night and day compared to the Diamond 20 yr. This one is crisp and very dry with a bit of a sour taste. I can see this one growing on me. Well done Davide Romano. 👍
Review by Oliver
Excellent DOK!
Review by Adrian Wahl
Very nice DOK. But not outstanding. PLV is unfortunately not suitable at all. TRC, LOM, RC, CDI I find all a tad better. Great rum without question, but 235€ for a 0.7 liter V&M DOK from 2009 is too much. Update: must go up another point after tasting again
Review by Galli33
Blind DOK Tasting - 4th place. It’s a solid DOK, where everything from the start to the finish seems well balanced and round, without delivering something outstanding (against the competitors 😏🫨🤤)..
Review by mto75
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Review by DomM
More balanced and „darker“ profile. Less vibrant. Very nice DOK nevertheless!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A particularly expressive Hampden thanks to the mark DOK. It stands out on the nose with its exuberance featuring very intense medicinal and phenolic notes (ester, glue, nail polish, solvents), very ripe fruity notes on exotic fruits (banana, mango, pineapple) as well as a delicate woody, spicy and pastry touch that brings some subtlety to this heavy, concentrated and structured profile. The attack on the palate is very powerful but superbly well integrated in terms of alcohol. The esters and other medicinal notes are highly concentrated, accompanied by overripe tropical fruits, a fermented, pastry, woody and spicy note. It's warm and intense, with serious power. The finish is endless, sticking to the palate with its usual markers of exotic fruits, phenolic notes, but also tannins and vinegar that give a certain astringency which is not unpleasant. There is also a smoky side that comes out at the end of the mouth. A quality rum, extreme in style but not in profile, meant to be controlled and pleasant to drink.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a really nice DOK. Complex and funky with very good integration of the ABV. The wood is very light but the funk and esters are there. Very happy that I bought a bottle.
Review by Christoph
Funky nose with grilled pineapple and fermented banana. Nice complex flavor with some candied fruit. Finish adds some smokiness to the grilled pineapple. Alcohol is extremely well integrated. Similar to the RCPS DOK from the vintage, despite the storage period, virtually no wood, just Hampden fruit served on esters.
Review by Timo Groeger
My god, these long-aged Hampdens are really some awesome rums. The overripe tropical fruits banana and pineapple are clearly noticeable, alongside a bit of ester, solvent, and glue.
Review by Andi
This is my 2nd doc that I taste. I just tasted it together with the RumClub bottling and find the Rumclub bottling a little fruity which I personally like better. In any case, very funky, which I think is great. Addendum: Image added.
Review by Thunderbird
Once again a class Hampden DOK! Alcohol is super integrated, it comes with the classic funk, but still with a good drinkable mildness!
Review by zabo
Heute seit langer Zeit mal wieder einen DOK im Glas. Der Nase schlägt gleich der unvergleiche Duft entgegen. Im Mund tanzen die Ester, der pure Funk geht ab. Ich liebe dieses Mark einfach. Meines Erachtens kann diese Abfüllung mit den anderen DOKs locker mithalten und ist auf der selben Augenhöhe.
Review by Skyfly
Excellent DOK with perfectly integrated alcohol that's barely noticeable on the nose and brings out dreamy tropical fruits, esters, solvents, and wood on the palate. Unfortunately a bit overpriced.
Review by Johannes
Rather on the astringent side. Nevertheless, a DOK that is really fun!
Review by Mike H.
A very nice albeit expensive DOK. Not worth a bottle purchase at this price.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Bottle 41/304. Very good, but I’ve tasted better DOK expressions. SDR23
Review by Volkmar Weber
Nose mega 92/93 points, super funky and fruity. Banana, ester, glue, pineapple. In the mouth much weaker, hardly complexity and depth, there you can not compensate for the missing years of maturation just. But exciting is the light smoke note in the finish (charred pineapple) - could smoke whiskey nerds certainly like. Nice young hop, but not yet a great cinema.
Review by Beau de Vries
Favourite rum at whisky live paris. Far better than the velier IMO
Review by Mentalo
As expected, it has the full ester blast on the nose and palate. Alcohol is well integrated. Of course lots of ester, slight wood influence. Acidity is still within limits. In the finish a slight smoky note, but not as disturbing as with Wild Parrot.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nose: big glue/tar comes straight to our nostrils! Exotic fruits, typical of Hampden, then confirm where we are... in case we had any doubts. Pineapple, very ripe banana... complete this intense but not aggressive nose. Palate: This is clearly a Hampden, with its exotic fruits, tire and olives. The 57.5% is greedy and perfectly integrated! A long, interminable finish of smoky oak/medicinal notes means you can enjoy this nectar for a long time to come. Wahooo, it's so good!
Review by Alex Kunath
Very fruity and strong DOK
Review by Jacques etdom
Very nice nose of pineapple, papaya, esters, some solvents. Typically DOK but the age has calmed the fire and softened the beast. You can also clearly detect the influence of the wood. The palate is below the nose. In my opinion, it lacks some tropical aging and therefore a bit of sweetness. It's more on the acidic side of the fruits. A bitterness also appears at the end of the palate. It remains relatively dry, also on the finish. Good, but clearly not worth its price. Edit: after oxidation, the palate is much more intense, beautiful sweetness and notes of roasted nuts. Definitely, it needs time.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Really nice, balanced and powerful.
Review by Baptiste
Remarkably complex, a Jamaican at the height of funkiness, as his mark suggested. A great success!
Review by EspritRhum
Good Dok focused on very ripe pineapple. The alcohol is well integrated and allows a little length. Lacks a bit of craziness but still a good moment.
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Valinch & Mallet Hampden HD - „Collection Antipodes“ DOK 2009 at live auctions
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38 bottles logged by 31 collectors.
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10% opened, 1 emptied.
What does Valinch & Mallet Hampden HD - „Collection Antipodes“ DOK 2009 cost?
Community paid 139–248 €.
Current best price: 395.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 185 €. Price history with 3 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Valinch & Mallet Hampden HD - „Collection Antipodes“ DOK 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, at 57,5%.
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