Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd LROK 2018
Loved by Timo Groeger, Lukas Jäger & 6 more
For experienced palates who enjoy high-ester Jamaica at full power. A young, 5‑year Hampden LROK with big tropical fruits, glue, smoky bacon notes and a dry Oloroso sherry twist. Certified unsweetened, mostly sipped neat with a splash of water by RumX members, who see it as a characterful, fairly priced funk bomb rather than an entry rum.
- Intense esters
- Tropical fruit blast
- Smoky sherry twist
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How does Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd LROK 2018 taste?
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Young Hampden funk with smoky sherry For experienced palates who enjoy high-ester Jamaica at full power. A young, 5‑year Hampden LROK with big tropical fruits, glue, smoky bacon notes and a dry Oloroso sherry twist. Certified unsweetened, mostly sipped neat with a splash of water by RumX members, who see it as a characterful, fairly priced funk bomb rather than an entry rum.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who want a punchy, unsweetened Hampden LROK with added complexity from a dry Oloroso cask and don’t mind youthful edges at 67.5%.
Those sensitive to high ABV, beginners new to Jamaican funk, or drinkers expecting a soft, sweet sherry bomb rather than a dry, ester-forward rum.
How is Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Sea Shepherd LROK 2018 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Timo Groeger
Bottle Market Bremen Oktober 2024. Wow, was ein Jamaicaner. In der Nase sofort erkennbar dank des Ester und der Fruchtigkeit. Am Gaumen dann ebenfalls viel Ester und auch tropische Früchte. Ein echtes Brett.
Review by Lukas Jäger
For tasting as a sample directly from Kirsch. Hampden power right from the start! A young LROK with plenty of steam. Blind, I would perhaps have thought it had a little more to offer than LROK does. In addition to the usual Hampden aromas and a hint of sherry, I'm particularly surprised by the fat bacon note. I've only seen this intensity of smoke, almost like smoked meat, in a few bottlings from Hampden. Nevertheless, it remains a young Hampden with a sherry finish, of which there are unfortunately very many. But I like it better than many others!
Review by Frank
Won a sample set of the 4 new Sea Shepherd from Kirsch. THANK YOU 🙏. Here is the 5 year continental matured LROK rum from an Oloroso cask... Nose: intense blend of esters and sherry. Sweet and sour passion fruit, pineapple and banana with yellow lemon and sulphurized apricot. Goes out the back towards pencil shavings. Ester and sherry go well together, even if I'm not so keen on sweet-sherry finishes. 8,2 Palate: nice and intense, a successful blend of esters with glue and tropical fruits like passion fruit and pineapple. Lemon and gooseberry are also present. The sherry cask clearly brings strong sweet and sulphurous aromas. Has a slightly bacony effect. Not bad at all for what it is (young and Oloroso). 8.0
Review by Master P
Sea Shepherd Hampden LROK Für ein LROK anfangs doch sehr präsente Ester-Frucht (gelbe Früchte). Beim Geschmack dezenter Sherry Einfluss und auch nicht zu süß. Im großen und ganzen eine runde sache. Würde ich wieder trinken
Review by Johannes
A little sharp, finish well integrated.
Community purchases
18 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.
Also on the wishlist of 6 members.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,404 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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