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Pineapple, Ester, Tropical fruits
Most mentioned across 23 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Hampden and high-ester funk devotees
- Less suitable for
- Anyone new to funk or wary of high ABV
TRC Hampden Jamaica DOK 2009
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Grilled pineapple, glue and fruity marzipan, wrapped in the thick ester funk that DOK is known for. This 2009 Hampden, 12 years in the cask, drinks creamy and rounded for its strength — several tasters call the 64.5% almost invisible. A few note a green-apple sharpness and astringent dry edge at full proof that a drop of water tames. Deep, oily, endlessly long.
The community says- Massive ester funk
- Integrated alcohol
- Less suitable for: Anyone new to funk or wary of high ABV
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How does TRC Hampden Jamaica DOK 2009 taste?
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Rounded, ester-heavy Hampden DOK sipper A near-unanimous hit with Hampden fans — full esters, tropical fruit and a cask that rounded off DOK's rough edges. The one catch: at cask strength it turns astringent, so add water.
Hampden and high-ester funk devotees
Anyone new to funk or wary of high ABV
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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49 community reviews
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Review by SaibotZtar
Strong DOK !!! Hampden par excellence ... Strong ester nose paired with a delicious fruit body alcohol sticks in view of the 64.5% hardly in the nose ... On the palate you notice the alcohol a little more but never disturbing quite the opposite he brings the HD gene in its most beautiful form (pineapple, mango, honey and a portion of UHU) in the mouth ... simply brilliant !!! For me personally one of the best DOK bottlings of all time.
Review by Oliver
💥🤯🥃The relationship to the LoM is clearly recognizable. However, the additional aging gives the DOK a nice boost of complexity and "balance". A real explosion of flavor. Wow, the rum is really fun!Compared to the CDI DOK a little rounder and more barrel influence. Perfectly integrated alcohol.
Review by Thunderbird
Since the early rise was worth it I love this funk of high ester! And if they then come along as smooth as in this bottling ... then everything is perfect 🤩! This DOK is just fun to drink ...
Review by Galli33
Blind DOK Tasting! - 5th place. It’s a good rum, with a cool green apple note in the nose and on the palate. All in all it’s a bit spicier and more astringend on the tongue than the other DOK’s. The finish is quite a bit sweet with notes of caramel, honey, marzipan🤤
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very good DOK and what concerns the older DOKs probably the best to date. Alcohol is top integrated, taste the fruit notes are unfortunately somewhat lost for a lot of funk and spice. Almost already slightly fleshy bacon-like impression in part. Overall, a really good DOK, but I still prefer the younger bottlings.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4605 08.02.2024 Preparing for the "Nordlichter" tasting tomorrow ☺️ This one needs to rest for a good while in order to open up. Once it's ready it's a really nice DOK. Nose Intense, faint wood, ester, glue, pineapple, light floral, faint marzipan, nice and funky. Palate Intense, oily, light wood, pineapple, ester, faint caramel, well balanced, nice funk. Finish Very long, warm, intense, light wood, pineapple, light nutts. The empty glass has more intense marzipan and light chocolate as well as a faint ginger note.
Review by Adrian Wahl
History in a glass. The rest of the legendary LOM barrel was bottled. I think you can confidently speak of the best DOK ever bottled. The 4.5 years of extra maturation make themselves positively felt. Absolute grenade. For the 90 it is not quite enough for me. I award 89 just as with my previous reference the Wilp Parrot DOK (RX4760). Now comes the TRC DOK Mai Tai 🇯🇲
Review by Leo Krüper
The DOK remains within tolerable limits. It is sweetly fresh. Alcohol is very well integrated.
Review by zabo
Wow, you find all sorts of things in your sample box, uh sample cart. What a wonderful DOK, what a great bottling once again from TheRumCask. Hits my taste more than well. Too bad there probably aren't any bottles left of it.
Review by DomM
Amazing nose - almost to „nice“ thinking of DOK. Very nice in the palate as well. Top bottling.
Review by mto75
heute endlich den neuen TRC DOK abgeholt…da der 2009 LOM (die erste, 2018 abgefüllte Hälfte des Fasses) nicht in meinem Bestand ist, muss als second best der 2009 / 12 yrs DOK RumClub Ed. 25 für den Vergleich herhalten. Der TRC hat streng genommen schon 13 Jahre auf dem Buckel, da sich die Abfüllung verzögerte, das Etikett aber schon gedruckt war. Daran wird es aber vermutlich nicht liegen, dass der TRC an der Nase nochmals etwas runder, tiefer und fruchtiger wirkt (irgendwie noch eine feine Note Richtung Orange und kandierte Früchte). Die 64,5% beim TRC sind sehr gut integriert, fast besser als die 58,2% beim RumClub. Insofern, wenn der RumClub 88 Punkte hatte, bin ich beim TRC bei 90 Punkten. Hier haben wir ein amtliches DOK Brett! 🛡📜😉
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, a Hampden as it is written in the book, thanks SaibotZtar for the sample. What can I say, tropical fruits, especially pineapple, but we also have a lot of esters here. Apart from that, some glue, a more funky rum.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Fruit marzipan wrapped in oil and glue - mhhh, delicious!
Review by Lot-NAS
Great Hampden, that we are handling a DOK becomes clear at the very moment of uncorking the bottle. The nose is funky, fruity and still quite balanced. Some spices (aniseed, baking spices, chestnut) and tropical fruits are inviting for a first sip. On the palate you also find most of it but there is a harsh astringent dryness that overwhelms everything. Too bad. But at 64,5% there is clearly some room for water. But on a side note, the alcohol is barely noticeable and integrated very well. Now let’s see…and here we are, it gets clearer and way more balanced. Some vanilla is coming through which becomes a tonal bean in the finish Around 50% I am rating it a 9.0. At cask strength this would be a 8.6-8.7.
Review by Boletus
Has everything I expect from a DOK with these parameters. The all-encompassing esters do not cause a mucous membrane-tightening astringency, but rather coat the mouth creamily and form the basis for an amazingly creamy and drinkable enjoyment experience at this alcohol strength. A great Jamaica rum!
Review by Lukas Jäger
DOK - Just the name makes experienced tongues perk up. Last year quite a bit of it came out and much left me cold, as this brand is brutal but not among my favorites. However, when the rest of the legendary LoM suddenly comes out of the cellar, it's something special. And yes, this DOK is very special in my eyes. Powerful, brutal, full of esters, clear DNA - the Hampden nerd is happy. But at the same time also round and mature, with a lot of cask influence, somehow "grown-up." While the RD brother was a bit too round for me, I like this bottling because it combines both worlds. Neither are the esters too strong, nor has the cask smoothed it out too much. Great bottling that grabs me again after a long time! Props to the bottlers!
Review by Martin Augustin
A great DOK. Jamaica at its best. A fermented fruit basket with lots of esters. A dream for all Hampden fans. The alcohol is incredibly well integrated. Great cask selection.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Nice and easy drinking for DOK. The 64.5% is super integrated.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
The aged DOK: grilled pineapple, mouth-filling esters, long finish. The aging has made everything more balanced, smoothed the edges of the DOK and polished it to a high gloss. Clear recommendation, unfortunately only available on the secondary market now.
Review by Jakob
Fruit esters en masse. Very nice DOK, the additional years in the barrel convince me a little more compared to the sister bottling.
Review by Alex Kunath
Schönes Rum zum Fastenbrechen!
Review by Gregor
Nose: rather weak, esters and pineapple come through, some banana. On the palate mainly fruity, banana, pineapple, apple, papaya, some ester, nut and almonds, alcohol hardly noticeable (64.5%!) Mango and vanilla on the finish, very soft overall.
Review by Alexander Rasch
DOK in perfection. The logical consequence of the Letter of Marque bottling. The additional years in the barrel have nicely rounded it off and brought the decisive complexity. This is just pure fun. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Present but clearly tamed. The finish is endlessly long. Definitely the best DOK on the market. Addictive!!!🤤
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, legendary Jamaican distillery, which besides rum also produces alcohol for perfumes. In all rums from this distillery you feel wild esters, after which your whole body soaks up the scent of yellow tropical fruit - mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of the rums you "must try before you die".
Review by Olimpia1936
Very good. It's fantastic to drink rum so well made, fun... SUPER!
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25% opened, 4 emptied.
What did the community pay for TRC Hampden Jamaica DOK 2009?
Community paid 119–158 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 130 €. Price history with 4 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about TRC Hampden Jamaica DOK 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Rum Cask, at 64,5%.
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