Cave Guildive Hampden Jamaica DOK 2018
Highly praised as a very drinkable DOK: bright esters, fermented tropical fruit and sherry sweetness are well balanced, with a long, satisfying finish and tamed but still present funk.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who want a more rounded, sippable DOK, and sherry-cask lovers looking for a characterful but not brutal Hampden at moderate cask strength.
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Tamed DOK funk with sherry charm
If you like Hampden funk but often find DOK too aggressive, this is a sweet spot: the sherry cask softens the edges without killing the character, making it great for focused sipping.
Beginners new to rum or anyone expecting an ultra-wild, undiluted DOK monster; also those who prefer very clean, non-funky profiles.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,925 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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Un nez plus frais qu’attendu, même si les esters sont bien présents. Fruits tropicaux légèrement fermentés, fruits jaunes. Le bois est en soutient. On sent la douceur du fût de sherry mais elle est ici complémentaire. Le sherry adoucit la bouche et les esters y sont moins prononcés qu’au nez. Un petit côté poivré relève le côté doux du sherry. La bouche est pleine, savoureuse, même si la complexité n’est pas au top. La finale est longue, équilibrée entre les fruits secs, le boisé, les esters et les fruits frais. Une très belle sélection de la Cave Guildive.
Auto-translated8,3:On the nose, esters and nail polish, glue, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, some citrus fruits, briny olive, roasted wood notes, spicy, sweet with marzipan, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the red fruits are slightly rotten, so a bit pungency breaks out, sherry finish is obvious with various dried fruits like apricots and raisins, new roasted notes with nuts, pastry. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, fruity with overripe tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, red and citrus fruits, the molasses brings briny olive, as the wood is roasted, sweet with pastry, roasted nuts, caramel, spicy with black pepper and ginger, sherry finish brings also dried, candied fruits. As some of the fruits are slightly rotten, pungency arises. 8,4:The finish is long, dry, less balanced, but creamy with roasted wood notes, slightly smoky and spicy, oaky, esters are still present, the molasses is vegetal, grassy, the fruits citrus, dried and tropical. Edit:7.12.25
Auto-translatednach dem 9GRF SBS ein weiter 2018 DOK mit PX finish, nun allerdings schon 6 Jahre im Fass statt der 1,5. Neben den vergorenen Früchten an der Nase auch eine süssliche Würze. Am Gaumen erstaunlich zupackend, trotz der ‚nur‘ 54%. Gefällt mir ganz gut, fast schon süffig für einen DOK 😄
Auto-translatedSherry Finish und niedriger ABV, ich hatte schlimmeres befürchtet und was soll ich sagen. Ich bin enttäuscht worden, die Abfüllung gefällt mir gut, sehr süffig für einen DOK. Könnte ich mir sogar eine Flasche von holen.