Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Red Billed Streamertail) OWH 2012
Loved by Christoph H., Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 8 more
For experienced palates who enjoy Hampden without the ester hammer. A dry, low-ester OWH single cask at 60.4% with ripe tropical fruit, citrus peel and well-integrated oak. Highly praised by 16 RumX members.
- Balanced cask strength
- Complex tropical fruit
- Elegant low esters
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Benchmark low‑ester Hampden For experienced palates who enjoy Hampden without the ester hammer. A dry, low-ester OWH single cask at 60.4% with ripe tropical fruit, citrus peel and well-integrated oak. Highly praised by 16 RumX members.
Fans of Hampden who want a drier, low-ester single cask with tropical fruit and oak complexity at serious cask strength.
Those sensitive to high ABV or expecting a funky ester bomb in the classic Hampden style.
How is Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Red Billed Streamertail) OWH 2012 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.6 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Christoph H.
Very good, drinkable and balanced Low Ester Hampden. Blood orange peel and grapefruit. Overripe boiled down tropical fruits like papaya, passion fruit, banana. Sweet molasses, brown sugar and toffee. Over all hovers a heaviness of spice from the barrel, anise, malt and herbs. Very round in the mouth, heavy fruity and molasses sweetness. The heavy spice pushes right behind and dominates with anise, malt and wood from the barrel. In the mouth remain anise and quince Very good tropically matured Low Ester Hampden and for me now more significant than the High Ester range.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4722 09.05.2024 Relaxing at home with a few of my Endemic Birds Samples. Nose Balanced, wood, light roasted, fruity, pineapple, spice, light citrus, faint leather. Palate Balanced, light, round, wood, faint smoke, fruity, cinnamon, light vegetal, clove. Finish Medium to long, round, wood, light smoke, light berries, faint chocolate. The empty glass has a light medicinal note, apples and faint caramel.
Review by Oliver
Very pleasant, creamy Hampden without the typical pineapple/ester notes. Mango and some papaya on the palate. Excellent OWH! Gets even better with a drop of water.
Review by Schnubbi
Low-Ester aber trotzdem geil.
Review by Jakob
Very tasty and extremely complex. Not an estery monster, rather a Hampden on the dignified side, which has benefited greatly from its time in the barrel. A successful selection - which doesn't surprise me in the slightest when you read who was allowed to make the selection here.
Review by zabo
Danke Jakob für die Spende an die Franconian Tasting Gang. Hat die Spezialisten komplett auf die Falsche Fährte geführt. Keiner konnte glauben, dass es ein Hampden OWH ist. Ich wenn ich es nicht gewusst hätte, wäre definitiv auch nicht drauf gekommen. Ein wirklich guter Rum.
Review by DomM
Tasted blind: Would have never guess Hampden let alone OWH. Best OWH I had so far tbh.
Review by Jarek
Wow, what a surprise! I would never have guessed it was from Jamaica. Alongside Appleton, it's the best proof that Jamaicans can also taste great outside of the ester hype.
Review by Serge
Bester OWH, den ich pribiert habe. Blind verkostet und das hätte ich nie erraten. Fast schon richting PM getippt. Am Gaumen etwas alkoholisch aber sonst wirklich sehr toll.
Review by Johannes
Very good OWH!
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16 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 10 members.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,404 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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