The Whisky Jury The Duo - Jamaica Rum 1998
For experienced palates: a cask‑strength Jamaica blend of Hampden 2014 and Long Pond 1998 that rewards patience with layers of esters, tropical fruit, smoke and balanced oak. Community loves it neat after some air.
- Fruity esters
- Complex funk
- Long dry finish
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Funky, complex Hampden–Long Pond duet For experienced palates: a cask‑strength Jamaica blend of Hampden 2014 and Long Pond 1998 that rewards patience with layers of esters, tropical fruit, smoke and balanced oak. Community loves it neat after some air.
Fans of high‑ester Jamaican funk who enjoy cask‑strength blends with both tropical fruit and drier, tannic oak from Long Pond and Hampden.
Beginners or anyone sensitive to high ABV, strong esters or dry, tannic finishes in their rum.
How is The Whisky Jury The Duo - Jamaica Rum 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Jonathan Massard
An excellent Jamaican blend. The characteristics of the 2 distilleries are very distinct and complement each other. Fresh & macerated tropical fruits (flambéed pineapple, overripe starfruit, plump mango, juicy apple-cinnamon, jackfruit left on the ground). Glue, encaustic and ATV inner tubes. Island spices, all in an arm's length finish.
Review by alex
Très belle complémentarité entre le HD qui domine un peu au début et au bout d’une heure le LP qui arrive tranquillement. Superbe blend. Je kiff 😍 Belle richesse aromatique, très bonne longueur, une réussite 🤩🤩🤩
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted at SDR’24 An interesting balance of citrusy liveliness and high complexity on the nose. It opens with bananas, all sorts: green, yellow and even bananes flambées. Then it turns into soured pineapple juice and lemon, intertwined with plastic, frankincense and jasmine tea. In the mouth complexity is dialed up even further with the same banana and citrus combined with fresh berry mix and crushed juniper. Intensity is driven up with even more myrrh essence, flanked with gardening peat and a hint of rubber. The finish is very long, fruity and with perfect integration of all components; banana, marzipan, green tea and again a faint undertone of rubber. Absolutely fantastic bottling with a great release price.
Review by Lot-NAS
Interesting drop, not here, nor there, obviously, but overall a nice bouquet of fruity esters, brine, olives and cucumber. The palate is more on the dry vanilla wooden caramelised side, accompanied by fruity esters. There are also a lot of tannins, but just at the right level. Some time in the glass also brought additional nuances. So don’t rush things, you will be rewarded.
Review by Sebastian.W
Tasted at SDR2024.
Review by Leo Krüper
Almost only Long Pond on the nose. On the back of the mouth, however, esters from Hampden. You discover more with every sip. A great combination, simply a delicious rum. The bottle is an absolute recommendation to buy and I also love the bottle design.
Review by Joachim Guger
Ester, Lösungsmittel, Banane, Ananas, Erdnuss, sehr rauchig. Schöne, kräftige, komplexe Nase. Im Mund Karamell, Würze, Plastik und Banane. Kräftig, funky und pelzig. Marshmallow, Würze und Plastik im Abgang. Gelungener Blend mit eindeutiger Hampden-Dominanz. Hat mir sehr gemundet. Danke nach Bonn für das interessante Sample und der Beharrlichkeit, mir Ester schmackhaft zu machen. 😀😀😀
Review by Tom Buteneers
I’ve enjoyed the bottle, nice blend of Long Pond and Hampden. Especially the nose with the nice mix of esters, tropical fruits and pastry with marzipan.
Review by mto75
I think the 2014 HD + 1998 LP experiment was quite successful. The HD is not too dominant, the LP comes through nicely, especially when the glass is left standing for longer.
Review by Mentalo
Hampden clearly dominates at the beginning. Lots of fruity estery notes, olive, pleasant acidity. The more time it gets in the glass, the more LP comes through with other fruity and woody notes. Could have been a little more LP.
Review by Schnubbi
Schöne Balance, die Anteile von Hampden und Long Pond ergänzen sich sehr gut. Der Alkohol ist nicht ganz perfekt eingebunden, aber trotzdem geschmacklich eine sehr runde Sache. Gefällt mir gut!
Review by ...and a bottle of Rum.
Nose: blood orange and glue? You can smell the barrel a little, and the alcohol pinches your nose a little if you hold your snout too deep into the glass. After a while, a slightly musty note. On the palate, you can literally feel the battle between the woody, fruity LP and the pineapple-estery HD. Neither has the upper hand. It remains a draw. Can this be considered a successful blend? The result is quite pleasing, although I have the suspicion that I would have preferred the 2014 HD straight in the glass.
Review by Dr.Django
The Whisky Jury presents an interesting blend of Long Pond and Hampden. "Big" sips are more fun here and allow the full potential of this rum to unfold. Typical Jamaican aromas, plus cookie dough. Oiler and smoother on the palate than expected, not an astringent ester bomb that bombards the mouth with fruit from tropical regions. It's a shame that the finish is very short, reminiscent of the disappointing Nine Zero Hampden 2014.
Review by Beancheese
To me this was an interesting blend. On the nose this screamed Hampden to me - banana, vanilla, caramel, wood, some solvents, ester and glue. On the palate however this one leaned Long Pond - ester, wood, vanilla, caramel funk, some fruit and smoke. The finish was spice and esters.
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The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,347 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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