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Alambic Hampden HLCF 1998
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"A diluted Hampden, but a really good one" is how one member sums it up. The nose is bright — ester, vinegar, pineapple and lemon, with a little honey and oak behind it. The palate carries the same HLCF fruit and glue but lands thin, with leather, vanilla and almond. At 45% after 20 years, several tasters wished it hit harder.
The community says- Bright ester nose
- Pineapple and lemon
- But: Thin body
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How does Alambic Hampden HLCF 1998 taste?
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Bright Hampden ester, let down by thin body Tasty, classic Hampden fruit and ester, but most agree the thin body and low proof hold it back — pleasant rather than memorable.
Hampden and ester fans who like it fruity and lighter
Anyone wanting a bold, full-bodied cask-strength Jamaican
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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22 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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31.12. 2019 Last tasting of 2019 went into 2020. Celebrating with family and friends who like rum we ended up having a great party according to my notes. Notes. Light in colour. Nose: Intense, light wood, fruity, varnish, light smoke, pineapple. Palate: light, fresh, light wood, fruity, banana, spice. Finish: short to medium, fruity, light wood, orange.
Review by Frank
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Sufficiently aromatic on the nose despite dilution. Ester and vinegar first, then pineapple, gooseberry and lovely lemon. Behind it some honey but also very light wood.On the palate then but unfortunately a bit thin / diluted. Nevertheless tasty. Slightly metallic with licorice and vanilla and then somehow flat bacony with an umami nuance. Perhaps also a bit nutty in the direction of white almond.In the finish I have freshly cut, green branch with chamomile.The base is certainly good. If it were not diluted, we would have a much better drop here.
Review by Galli33
Very nice notes of tropical fruits, ester, nuts, honey and oak(barrel) in the nose. In mouth is more of a round, bitter, delicious but thin (body) mouth feeling. You’ ll find some notes of leather, nuts, oak, ester. The small finish is smooth and astringend with nots of vanilla and oak. All in all it’s a very nice rum, but it lacks in complexity, body and finish. It’s pleasant to drink!
Review by Timo Groeger
Watching the Tour de France and tasting a few samples. This will be a wonderful afternoon. This Hampden is a bit better, although also quite thin. Otherwise also ester, banana and pineapple as well as some glue.
Review by Agricoler
Hampden Light!!! Indeed, very tasty but no special highlight of the Hampden distillery.
Review by Felix Reiber
Nice, fresh nose with many fruit notes and very pleasant esters followed by floral tones and orange peel. In the mouth very sweet, with lots of pineapple and other tropical fruits, lacquer as well as citrus fruits and again floral notes. Sometimes a bit thin but still pleasant. Overall a very delicate presentation of the 20-year-old product. The comparatively short finish is characterized by wood, almonds, esters and some pineapple. Later notes of pastry or bread crust emerge. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. A great taste experience.
Review by Martin Augustin
A diluted Hampden. You can do that on a mild summer evening, but nothing that sticks in your memory. It smells surprisingly sour, carries that through in taste as well, although typical Hampden aromas can be guessed here.
Review by Johannes
Despite the dilution a really good Hampden!
Review by martin slezák
Color light yellow. Aroma tropical fruit, pineapple, overripe banana, mango, esters. Taste esters, tropical fruit, overripe banana, pineapple, smokiness, slight bitterness, hint of glue, alcohol not felt. Finish medium-long tropical fruit, banana, mango, pineapple, esters, bitterness. Flavors could be more intense and complex but otherwise a pleasant Hampden.
Review by Cedric_
Solid. But personally a bit too long aged for me and it could have handled a few more percent alcohol.
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11 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
27% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Alambic Hampden HLCF 1998?
Community paid 100–110 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 106 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Alambic Hampden HLCF 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Alambic, at 45%.
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