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Valinch & Mallet Hampden Special Bottling (Italian Edition) C<>H 1993
Deep-in-the-funk Hampden fans are the crowd here. This 1993 C<>H pours on the classic markers: glue, nail polish and solvent up front, then a wall of tropical fruit — banana, pineapple, mango, papaya. Bone-dry finish, long and warm. The recurring gripe is the acidity, which several tasters felt wasn't quite tucked in. Big nose, sharp palate.
The community says- Big ester funk
- Tropical fruit explosion
- Long dry finish
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How does Valinch & Mallet Hampden Special Bottling (Italian Edition) C<>H 1993 taste?
Aggregated from 23 community reviews.
Funky, fruity Hampden with sharp acidity Most tasters love the ester bomb and tropical-fruit explosion, but the sharp acidity divides them — some find it not fully balanced, one even called it thin and disappointing.
Hardcore Hampden and high-ester fans who chase 1993 vintages
Anyone put off by glue, solvent or sharp acidity
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How is Valinch & Mallet Hampden Special Bottling (Italian Edition) C<>H 1993 rated?
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What does the community say?
4% rate it between 6 and 8. 3 selected write-ups from 23 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Ho sempre grandi aspettative su questo imbottigliatore italiano che mette fuori spesso delle perle nascoste!Come in questo caso un grandissimo hampden! Tanta frutta e tanto equilibrio e un ottima intensità di sapori! Chapeau!
Review by alex
Ce jus est « whaouuuu » 🤩 C’est superbement fait, avec une explosion de fruits et un alcool particulièrement bien intégré. Tous les marqueurs des hampden sont bien présents et bien restitués. Quel régal 😍 je kiff grave 😍
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die"
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 367 €
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Details about Valinch & Mallet Hampden Special Bottling (Italian Edition) C<>H 1993
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, at 53,5%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Valinch & Mallet Hampden Special Bottling (Italian Edition) C<>H 1993?
Community paid 345–472 €.
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