Hampden Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 53 <>H 2014

Ultra-pleasing on the nose, orange, peach, generally great yellow fruits. You can literally smell the oily texture. Alcohol? What alcohol? Warm and indeed oily on the palate, but also nicely astringent. Fruit aromas from the nose continue, later a certain bitter note is added. Alcohol? What alcohol? 😉 Conclusion: Coin connoisseurs really can't go wrong with this <H>. A sweet tropical dream on the nose, solid on the palate.

Let's go Lipo, you're doing it (Tour de France). Simultaneously the best of the day. Awesome Hampden. As usual, lots of tropical fruit (pineapple and banana), as well as esters on the nose and palate. An absolute grenade.

A great fruity Hampden with funky esters, tropical fruits, caramel, vanilla and cookies. In the finish, the acidity and saltiness increases slightly in the form of green apples and citrus fruits. Bigger sips are spicier and remind me of NY 2009 bottlings with their cookie dough.

Great fruity fresh nose with lots of ester power, neat solvent and nail polish 😁 Nice Anna's banana honeydew melon papaya and some olive . Alcohol barely noticeable on the nose . Nice mouthfeel on the palate fills the mouth nicely with tropical fruits and esters ... Relatively little woodiness at the beginning some acidity . Then comes the typical bitterness towards the finish ... I'm really looking forward to the Mai Tai.

Pure glue and esters on the nose, which are intense but not pungent. First of all, exactly what makes a good Hampden rum. The taste is also a real ester bomb with lots of pineapple. Light wood notes come into play, especially in the finish. Alcohol very well integrated.

#5293 02.05.2025 Bottle birth and a pretty good one actually. Nose Fresh, fruity, light wood, faint smoke, pineapple, overripe, faint raisin, spice, ester, light glue. Palate Oily, fruity, overripe, pineapple, spice, light wood, light roasted, light caramel, ester, light glue. Finish Long, balanced, naturally sweet, oily, light wood, spice, fruity, light citrus, light caramel. Empty glass Vanilla, light chocolate, light banana, light glue.

A classy Hampden with lots of esters and overripe tropical fruits, especially pineapple. There is also nail polish on the nose, with wood, spices, vanilla and pastry on the palate

A nice amount of esters and glue on the nose, but pleasantly round. Very typical Hampden tropical fruitiness on the palate with plenty of power, although the 66% is well integrated here. There are also sweet pastry notes here. An interesting package and a successful release that almost calls for a second tasting.

Wonderfully fruity attack, honey sweetness, pineapple, banana and a hint of olive. On the palate also nice fruity sweetness, a little honeydew melon joins in. Good, slightly dry woody notes with lots of ester. The finish is intense and very long. The only drawback is the slight spiciness (peppery) at the end. Otherwise very good barrel selection.

Another Hampden from 2014 after a long time, probably a latecomer after last year's huge flood. In my opinion, a solid bottling, as expected. The vintage is probably of a fairly high quality, but doesn't break out of memory.

When you open the sample, the typical Hampden aromas of the <>H immediately flood in...wonderful...it lasts for a while. Gradually, subtle nuances of vanilla and marzipan can also be perceived. On the palate, there is initially a distinctive sweetness, which is quickly replaced by esters, young wood and spice (allspice, ginger). It is astringent on the tongue and in the throat. The spice and young wood linger on the finish.

Very fruity on the nose, tropical fruits, pineapple, wood, nail polish/solvent and a pleasant sweetness. On the palate then very fruity intense, pineapple, fermented fruit basket, wood, something funky, with a slight sweetness and some esters. In any case, super fair value for money, considering that it is 11 years old and comes from Hampden. The 65% are super well integrated.

Ein wunderbarer funky Geruch mit viel Ester und einem reichhaltigen Obstbouquet strömen einem entgegen. Das spiegelt sich im Geschmack auch wieder mit einem herrlichen Keksteig, umrundet von Vanille. Super langer warmer Abgang. Ein toller und typischer Jamaikaner.

Jamaika, wie wir es mögen. Intensiv, kräftig, Ester. Nase: Ester mit viel Marzipan und Ananas. Angenehm Klebstoff und Lack, dazu frische Zitrone, Mandarine und die Süße von hellem, flüssigem Honig. Alles sehr rund und die fast 66% tun erstaunlich wenig weh. 8,8 Gaumen: oha, hier tun die %% schon eher weh. Sehr intensiv mit viel Ester, aber von den sonstigen buttrigen Essig-Aromen ist da nichts. Viel mehr ist er sehr Säure-betont. Es prickelt richtig. Die Säure, die den Rum fast bitter-metallisch-salzig schmecken lässt, wird hinten heraus deutlich speckig. Frucht ist auch da, Zitrone und Limettenschale mit Kumquat oder Mandarine und Ananas. Mir tatsächlich zu Säure-lastig. 8,2

Verdict: lovely rum, high in esters but not overpowering. There is creamy, wood, spice and of course quite some fruit! 87 points. Palate: well-integrated and complex nose. Yes, it has esters, but relatively mildly for such a glass, mainly nailpolish remover. Pencil shavings, yellow fruit: pineapple, a bit of banana, kumquat, peach. Then toasted wood and a hint of baking spice, and olive. Palate: drying, but nicely. Quite orange and kumquat driven, with some banana, nailpolish, vanilla custard, roasted, wood, olive and a pinch of salt. Finish: dry, spicy, and again well-balanced. Ester, fruit, wood, some cream and enough spice and brine.