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Hampden 8 Marks Collection (1 year) <>H
Opinions land all over the place on this one. Fans call it the classic Hampden core — overripe tropical fruit, banana, esters and a "nail polish" edge, rounder and fruitier after a year in wood. Others feel the young cask fights the spirit, dragging in vinegar sourness and raw oak. At 52% it's a fruit-and-funk profile that's still clearly young.
The community says- Tropical fruit, banana
- Classic Hampden esters
- Vinegar sourness
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How does Hampden 8 Marks Collection (1 year) <>H taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Young, funky Hampden with a vinegar edge Divisive. Many find it the archetypal Hampden mark — tropical fruit, banana, ester funk. Just as many say the one-year cask adds unwelcome vinegar sourness and rough young wood.
Hampden and high-ester funk fans who want to study a single mark
Anyone put off by vinegar sourness or raw young oak
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How is Hampden 8 Marks Collection (1 year) <>H rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 90% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
65% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
We are slowly approaching the highlight ester range with Dr Hampden 8 Marks Collection 1 year. You can already clearly smell and taste the ester in the Diamond. Then there are the tropical fruits, as is usually the case ;-)
Review by Martin Spooner
Wonderfully rich nose. Bright fruits and a beautiful sweetness. An almost restrained fruitiness on the palate. But definitely an exciting complexity with a good punch on the finish. Wow ... This one shakes.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Die Nummer Fünf der Hampden Acht Marks Collection ist bereits in der Nase wieder sehr fruchtig voll von tropischen Früchten. Natürlich darf auch der Ester Anteil nicht fehlen. Insgesamt ein schöner Rum
Review by Tim
<>H hat wie DOK eine nahezu identische Esterzusammensetzung, aber deutlich weniger Ester. D.h. viel saure Frucht, etwas Florales und Beeren. Das Fass hat hier größere Mengen an Syringole und Eugenole eingebracht, wodurch Düfte von nassem Holz und Nelken erzeugt werden. Die Nelken habe ich jetzt nicht erkannt, dafür Honig, Holz und etwas Schokolade (Furfurale/Whisky Lactone).
Review by cigares
A fermented, woody nose, with bacon, yellow fruit and vinegar. A stacking of flavors, as on the nose, but without unity. The palate is reduced and the aromas fail to express themselves. The finish is short, too woody. A rum with the appearance of complexity but in fact dissociated with poorly integrated wood.
Review by Jarek
Hampden 8 Marks Collection - Aged vs. Unaged: Gelagerte Variante gewinnt etwas Frucht und Vanille dazu. In der Nase und am Gaumen ist der Eindruck blumiger und angenehmer. Insgesamt ist der gelagerte <>H gut trinkbar. 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 Henry Davies
Nose is a bit more vinegar than others. The mouth brings petrol, tannins, and complex notes. The finish is woody, floral, some young wood. Solid but young and it’s shows
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Die Nase macht echt Spaß aber am Gaumen geht's mir leider wie beim hlcf das das Fass hier scheinbar alles zunichte macht. Meine Bewertung zu der unaged Variante ist hier durch die Bank weg besser als hier in der aged Variante. Schade. Auch hier ist wieder eine sehr unangenehme Essig-Säure und leichte Rauchigkeit vorhanden...
Details about Hampden 8 Marks Collection (1 year) <>H
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 52%.
Community purchases
31 bottles logged by 30 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden 8 Marks Collection (1 year) <>H?
Community paid 20–29 €.
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31 purchased · 32 tasted · as of
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,877 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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