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Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION C<>H 2022
Acetone, sour pineapple and marzipan hit hard here — this is unaged, high-ester Hampden with nothing to hide behind. Tasters find butyrate-driven fruit, overripe rot, a buttery, oily body and real acidity. Several call C<>H their favorite mark of the eight; a few also note it runs "scharfkantig" and medicinal, with 60% booze that pokes through when sipped straight.
- Intense esters
- Complex tropical fruit
- Buttery, oily body
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How does Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION C<>H 2022 taste?
Aggregated from 72 community reviews.
Unaged high-ester Hampden, sour and fierce A favorite mark for many in the 8 Marks set — complex, sour-tropical and buttery even unaged. Some love it, others find it sharp, boozy and hard to sip neat.
People already deep into high-ester Jamaican funk
Anyone wanting a smooth, easy sipper
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How is Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION C<>H 2022 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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64% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 72 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 72 ratings
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A really good release considering it's unaged. Fruity with nice esters and a lovely roasted note.
Review by cigares
Tasted the 8 Hampden marks and re-tasted a year later. The most expressive nose, a little alcoholic but with vegetal and bitter notes. The palate entry is a little bumpy, but quickly becomes delicious. This is the most complex of the series. The very long finish seems to confirm that the higher the esters, the longer the finish. The empty glass has slight hints of woodiness/smokiness, and is also reminiscent of a Scotch whisky. Splendid white rum, my favorite of the series without a doubt.
Review by Tim
Kenne die Chemie deines Hampden-Rums! Das 8-Marks-Set ist sehr informativ und lehrreich. Das C<>H Mark besteht hauptsächlich aus Butyrate- und Capr-Estern, also volle Ladung saure Früchte, rote Beeren, Kokos und kandierte Früchte. Auch etwas buttriges oder sahniges findet sich an der Nase. Im Mund süß und kandierte Früchte, wobei ein stets überreifes, vergorenes und buttriges Aroma zurückbleibt.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
I tasted it after breathing. It's getting interesting 😀
Review by Tschusikowsky
Overall, exciting tasting. Some were surprisingly for me extremely tasty and tasty. The ever popular distillery in a different light. Trying the basic product in this form has its appeal. The maturity through storage is then but another house number. My pedestal: HLCF > HGML > C<>H Clear low light: LROK
Review by Leo Krüper
Complex, interesting, alcohol seems very well integrated compared to the others.
Review by Timo Groeger
Hampden 8 Marks Collection hier der Diamond. Schon im hohen Estwrbereicj, was man natürlich riechen und schmecken kann. In der Nase zusätzlich noch Klebstoff und etwas Banane. Am Gaumen zusätzlich tropische Früchte, außerdem ölig und überreif.
Review by zabo
Danke an DomM Franconian Tasting Gang rocks. Leider fand ich diesen gar nicht so gut. Bin aber mittlerweile ernsthaft am Überlegen, ob ich mir nicht doch noch ein Set zulegen sollte und alle als Mixer zu probieren. Nachdem das Set überall wieder zum günstigen Preis zu haben ist.
Review by Johannes
Now it's starting to get fun. Still, I expected a little more from my favorite Mark C<>H.
Review by Frank
The seventh and penultimate of the 8 Marks Collection. Last often had in the glass in matured form and always very very good.Nose: 20 days of fermentation let neat esters pop in the nose. Very close to HGML with lots of pineapple marzipan and lots of vinegar. There is a tart sweetness of maple syrup here. Behind that, though, still a touch of cardamom as well. Palate: delicious! Nice, intense esters. Marzipan and tart pineapple. Dry it is. I don't even have to try to get more out of it. Brilliant.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Mon Cheri with fresh car paint on the nose! Brings everything I expect from a High Ester Hampden. Great oily, almost buttery mouthfeel, in general this ester mark reminds me strongly of buttered and toasted brioche buns or fresh croissants, plus tropical fruit, light roasted aromas and salt, as well as subtle marzipan. Very balanced and delicious!
Review by Skyfly
Big Hampden 8 Marks Collection Tasting C<>H unaged: Ein Ausreißer aus der sich sonst sehr stringent entwickelnden Reihe. In der Nase reiner Alkohol, viel Ester und wenig tropische Früchte. Im Gaumen dann deutlich fruchtiger. Wirkt alles in allem sehr scharfkantig, etwas medizinisch.
Review by TheJackDrop
Même profil même composition que le HGML mais plus d esters. Un nez également plus fruits et plus de puissance en bouche. C’est un peu limite pour le siroter avec tant d’esters par contre. Kiff kiff !!
Review by Master P
spannendes Tasting. Einige waren für mich überraschenderweise äusserts lecker und schmackhaft. Die allseits beliebte Destilliere in einem anderen Licht. Das Grundprodukt in dieser Form zu versuchen hat seinen Reiz. Die Reife durch die Lagerung ist dann doch eine andere Hausnummer. Ich hab am Schluss alle 8 Marks zusammen geschüttet und 3 Wochen stehen gelassen, ich muss sagen Top. Alle 8 zusammen ergeben echt ein gutes Profil.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Part of today's 8 marks tasting with Daniele from Velier. Nicely intense on fruit but also a lot of buttery notes.
Review by Jarek
Hampden 8 Marks Collection - Aged vs. Unaged: Frucht etwas dezenter als beim HGML, sowohl in der Nase als auch am Gaumen. Marzipan und Würze kommen dazu. Insgesamt gefiel mir der ungelagerte HGML besser. Fazit: keiner der 16 Rums war ein Genuss und die Bewertung ist nur als relativ untereinander zu verstehen. Trotzdem sehr interessant alle Marks unter gleichen Bedingungen zu probieren und die verschiedenen Ausprägungen von Frucht, Klebstoff, Würze und Überraschenderweise oft Umami zu schmecken. Demnächst ein Set mit 3-5 Jahren im Fass?
Review by Mentalo
Hampden 8 Marks C<>H ungelagert. Mein Lieblingsmark in der ungelagerten Version funktioniert erstaunllich gut. Der Alkohol stört immer noch, aber längst nicht so präsent wie bei einigen anderen der 8 Marks Reihe.
Review by Portman
Sehr intensive zitrusartige Aromen wie Ananas, außerdem eine gute Portion Ester, etwas Säure und angenehme Süße.
Review by PRV
фанки ноты преобладают, выделить что-то конкретное сложно. Отчетливо ощущается мескальный дымок, маринованных оливок очень много, острый имбирь в ядовитом тропическом лимонаде и какие-то космические пряности. Космический вкус, кислый, сладкий, тропический, терпкий, оливки, миндаль , бензин и острое оливковое масло.
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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Details about Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION C<>H 2022
A White Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 60%.
Community purchases
116 bottles logged by 105 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION C<>H 2022?
Community paid 16–23 €.
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116 purchased · 73 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,744 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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