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Old Brothers Hampden High Proof HJF 2008
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Made for Hampden fans who want the funk at full strength: this 15-year HJF pours out ripe pineapple, banana and glue, with esters and a fused, creamy oak underneath. Despite 61.8% the alcohol sits well integrated. Several tasters catch a touch of sulphur and rubber, then a long, dry, faintly caramel-fruity close. Classic estery Jamaican, concentrated and not shy.
The community says- Ripe pineapple, esters
- Well-integrated alcohol
- But: Sulphur/rubber notes
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How does Old Brothers Hampden High Proof HJF 2008 taste?
Summarized by AI from 22 community reviews.
Concentrated, estery Hampden at full proof Members rate it a strong Hampden — ripe pineapple, esters and glue with a long, dry finish. A few place the lower-proof 2002 above it for complexity, but it's well loved.
Hampden and high-ester funk lovers
Beginners or anyone wanting soft, sweet rum
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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22 community reviews
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Review by Chrischi78
Most helpful positive review
A really nice Hampden bottling! Intense aromas, perfect balance and wonderfully integrated alcohol. Ripe pineapple, fine esters and creamy wood merge harmoniously. It unfolds continuously and leads to a long, fruity-sweet finish with caramel notes.
Review by Chaos Tsume
Most helpful mixed review
Not bad with a slight taste of strawberry on the pleasant finish
Review by Timo Groeger
And then two strong Hampden from Old Brothers, really good stuff anyway. Definitely again here (overripe) tropical fruits, clearly banana and pineapple, but also esters and a bit of glue are noticeable.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, esters, glue, some rubber, fermented overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, citrus and red fruits, briny olive, intense, funky, roasted, smoky wood with confectionery, spicy with allspice, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the rum becomes creamy with dairy, cream toffee, vanilla, rotten, vinegar pops out, the molasses is grassy, herbaceous, fresh with tea.After a while, the notes are caramelized...So, let the rum breathe... 8,6:On the palate, the attack is concentrated, funky with esters, fermented, overripe tropical, red and citrus fruits, later some of them are candied, briny olive, slightly sulphurous, the oak is roasted with cream toffe, pastry, spicy with allspice, as the molasses is flowery, perfumed.Some soap and plastic hints arise, when the rum is well oxidized,...also some rotten notes. 8,7:The finish is long, dry, slightly tannic, balanced with various roasted wood notes, spicy and smoky, fermented notes and perfumed, minty molasses, fresh with tea.
Review by Skyfly
Small Old Brothers Jamaica X-Tasting: Overall all of very high quality and similar in flavor profile. Compared to the other HJF 2008 (RX12021) slightly weaker, as the perceivable aromas are identical but not as pronounced. Finish is wonderful, but not as endlessly long as the others.
Review by Eric Frechin
Wow what a Hampden! Everything is there to take us into the universe of this brand with a beautiful concentration. The alcohol is very well integrated. Beautiful esters, ripe pineapple, a melted woodiness. I love its evolution to a long and soft finish of fruit and caramel.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
Another HJF mark rum in the glass. The rum did sit in the glass for a good while but it didn't bring up any new notes. On the nose: Tropical fruits, Light esters, glue, citrus and little bit of woody notes. Nice balance and roundness in the overall palate. Taste: For a high proof rum the abv is integrated very well. Esters, glue tropical fruits with citrus notes. Then you get acidic, sulphur notes and barrel notes. Little bit of pastry notes in the end. Finish: Slightly acidic. Woody, estersand citrus. Finishes off with light sulphur and glue notes. Yet another great HJF mark rum. I liked the lower proof 2002 HJF mark better for its complexity, but i still like this rum very much. This mark should make a comeback in the Hampden lineup.
Review by Rum man
Almost feels like it has a good chunk of tropical aging: it has a dark feel to it. Obviously it has the classic Hampden profile. Surprisingly this has less dryness than RX12021 (HJF 2008) and RX11172 (HJF 2002). The 2008 has a slightly different profile. This rum takes first place among these 3 even though the others are not far behind.
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8 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
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12% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Old Brothers Hampden High Proof HJF 2008?
Community paid 235–249 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 243 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about Old Brothers Hampden High Proof HJF 2008
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Old Brothers, at 61.8%.
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