Hampden 8 Marks Collection (1 year) OWH
Loved by Timo Groeger, Martin Spooner
For curious explorers of Jamaican funk, this 1‑year Hampden OWH is a lightly aged, ester-forward rum at 52%. Expect green and tropical fruits, light vinegar twang and faint oak—interesting, but clearly experimental.
- Fruity ester nose
- Educational single mark
- Good cocktail potential
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Lightly aged, funky Hampden experiment For curious explorers of Jamaican funk, this 1‑year Hampden OWH is a lightly aged, ester-forward rum at 52%. Expect green and tropical fruits, light vinegar twang and faint oak—interesting, but clearly experimental.
Fans of Jamaican funk who want to study individual Hampden marks and don’t mind a young, slightly raw profile, especially for tasting flights or cocktails.
Beginners expecting smooth sweetness, or drinkers who dislike vinegar/soapy notes and thin mouthfeel in high-ester rums.
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Review by Timo Groeger
Hampden 8 Marks Collection aged 1 year in ex-boubon casks, here the OWH, i.e. the rum in the series with the lowest ester content. Nevertheless, esters can be easily recognized in the nose, as well as glue. On the palate, however, there is still a slight bourban taste. One of the poorer Hampdens, but still excellent.
Review by Jarek
Hampden 8 Marks Collection - Aged vs. Unaged: Bäh! Was ist mit dem passiert? Wähuder ungelagerte OWH noch recht angenehm war, ist der hier fast schob unangenehm., Am Gaumen dünn und irgendwie herzhaft, aber auf unangenehme Art. 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 Martin Spooner
The nose a nice fullness of green fruits. Apple with a caramel note. In the taste then rather banished pears. I find it very pleasant. Can certainly do something in cocktails. Slight ester notes.
Review by Tim
Hier ist die Fasslagerung etwas durch kandierte Früchte mit Honig bemerkbar. Allerdings besteht der Hauptanteil aus vergorenen Früchten mit einer guten Ladung Essig. Der OWH Blanco war ebenfalls sehr sauer. Laut Zusatzinformationen dieses Sets ist der Fasseinfluss prominter und in Form von Karamellisierung vorhanden. Die Fruchtnoten als Apfel und Birne. Zuletzt bringt das Syringol-Molekül nasse Holznoten.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Der erste der 8 Marks Hampden Collection.. in der Nase hoher Esteranteil und tropische Früchte. Im Geschmack bestätigt sich dieses im Abgang etwas bitter aber auch Schärfe zu spüren..ist in Ordnung aber bin etwas enttäuscht
Review by Mentalo
OWH unstored vs. OWH 1st year stored: The unaged is difficult to drink at first. Very tangy and nothing else. At least a few fruity notes come through after some time. The one year in the barrel doesn't work miracles, but the tangy notes are significantly less (especially in the finish). Slight sweetness and significantly more fruity notes come through. Has definitely benefited from the storage.
Review by Johannes
Surprisingly thin and meaningless
Review by cigares
A very disappointing rum compared to the unaged version. A beautiful, elegant nose of overripe banana with esters and a vegetal/dry herb and cedar wood side. The palate is acqueous and too diluted. Flavors struggle to express themselves. The finish is short, with tropical fruit and cedar wood at the end. At this stage, ageing in wood is not convincing; I think it needs to be much longer.
Review by Henry Davies
The nose is inviting, although a bit different to the rest. The mouth brings soap and is more reminiscent of a fruit snaps than anything else. The finish is musty with nutmeg and tropical fruit. Musty and soapy on the finish make it weaker than others in the collection
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Die Nase ist eher anstrengend und unangenehm, sehr essig-lastig und sauer und pflanzlich. Am Gaumen erinnert es dann eher an kurz gereiften Williams oder Mirabellengeist, die leichte Fassreifung hilft hier aber insgesamt dennoch eher durchschnittlich.
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37 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.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,574 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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