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Swell de Spirits #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025
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Jamaican funk fans are the obvious crowd here: a young, cask-strength blend leaning heavily on Hampden, all overripe pineapple, banana and glue-like esters. At 62.9% the alcohol is punchy but reasonably well tucked in, with a little salted-caramel roundness. Several tasters call it tasty but young — a few even peg it as an "expensive mixer." Fresh, fruity, and unmistakably ester-forward.
The community says- Big pineapple esters
- Well-integrated ABV
- But: Young, feels rushed
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How does Swell de Spirits #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025 taste?
Summarized by AI from 38 community reviews.
Young, punchy Hampden-heavy pineapple-ester bomb Most find it a genuinely enjoyable, ester-heavy Jamaican with big pineapple and banana. The recurring catch: the short aging shows, so it can feel young and a touch thin.
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,3:On the nose, esters, solvents, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, apple is baked, olive briny, wood brings chocolate, allspice, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, nuts, caramel, confectionery join, anise hints, meaty tones, buttery, smoky, is floral, grassy with hay. 8,1:On the palate, the attack is a bit alcoholic, medicinal with esters, slightly chemical, intense, funky, fresh with vegetal, briny, molasses, a bit bitter, fruity with fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, later green fruits, like fruit schnapps, astringent, wood brings butterscotch, confectionery, spicy anise, allspice, meaty, oily touch, slight smokiness. 8:The finish is medium long, dry, oak is nutty, smoky, sweet, caramelized, spicy, warm, fruity with fermented tropical, citrus fruits, buttery with dairy hints, molasses is grassy with hay. Edit:13.9.26
Review by zabo
Most helpful mixed review
Well, I'm torn about how to classify this rum at all, it's basically everything left over from whatever rum was standing around. The mix is pretty wild from all kinds of Hampden. The time in the cask was rather short, still has edges and corners. You can drink it. Will end up as a mixer.
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh yeah, a high ester Hampden, you can really taste that well here. The overripe tropical fruits like pineapple are clearly recognizable, but also esters and glue as it should be :)
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5465 08.07.2025 Running a few samples while watching a new series about murder on Max. Nose Medium intense, fruity, light wood, overripe, faint smoke, ester, light citrus, light nutts. Palate Round, fresh, medium intense, overripe, light oily, light wood, ester, fruity, light chocolate, light apple, light citrus. Finish Long and warm, light wood, ester, fruity, naturally sweet, light chocolate. Empty glass Chocolate, light caramel, light citrus, banana. Needs to rest for a while to really open up properly.
Review by Skyfly
A Caribbean fruit salad with strong esters. As soon as you open the bottle, you can smell the very dominant pineapple, with a slight hint of banana. On the palate, you get the full pineapple ester drone! Banana and a little caramel on the finish. The alcohol is well integrated despite the high ABV. Not without reason is this a multiple gold medal winner and a real PLV cracker for the price!
Review by Eric Frechin
Very good value for money. This Jamaican blend is very well-balanced, and I think its short time in caroni casks rounded it out and gave it a salted butter caramel note. Otherwise, we find what characterizes some Jamaicans: lots of fruitiness and esters, but not too much. A guaranteed success!
Review by TheJackDrop
Not a very objective opinion, but here's my detailed impression (bottle unfortunately empty by Saturday evening, no dedicated photo): N: caramelized apple tart from the oven, buttered. Milk chocolate, exotic fruit salad B: Intense, fresh, round, with tarte tatin, almond financier almond financier, exotic fruits. F: Softer, on baked banana and brioche. Top! At 69€, it's a banger.
Review by Vincent D
Second-to-last rum tasted on the Swell stand at RhumFest Paris 2025. A funky, esterized Jamaican. Overripe fruit. Rather pungent alcohol. Good, even if unsurprising because of its déjà vu profile.
Review by Leo Krüper
Solid Jamaican blend. For Swell, an unusually good price-performance ratio. Has nice low ester tropical influences.
Review by Louis Zimmermann
An excellent surprise! Power gradually fades, giving way to aromatic complexity: an exotic fruit salad dominated by passion fruit, enriched by esters and a touch of green olive. On the palate, it's an energetic but never aggressive kick. Pineapple asserts itself generously, accompanied by a funky edge and a subtle freshness that adds to the richness of the profile. Perfect with dessert, it's a remarkable tasting experience, as tasty as it is accessible, all the more so as its price remains very reasonable.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Tasted at Rhum Fest Paris 2025. Blend of white rum from multiple Jamaican distilleries, aged 16 months in Caroni cask. 👃 Liveliness of alcohol and esterified pineapple aromas to the fullest. Lots of pineapple. A bit of apple tatin and spices. 😋 Tropical fruits dominating, sometimes overripe (pineapple, banana), sometimes stewed in a buttery pan. Intense citrus, tart apple and esters like tube glue. Alcohol a bit too present. ⛳ On the same fruity markers, a mix of banana and salted butter caramel as well. A bit of astringency, brine. A bit too young for me despite a nice balance of funk and ester flavors, a relatively well-integrated ABV, more on the nose than on the palate.
Review by Christian Rudt
Fruit and esters hit the nose right away. Lots of pineapple, but banana also comes through. Plus the typical olive note. First sip on the palate is relaxed despite the young age and high ABV. Here too, the tropical fruit compote wins. The whole thing feels surprisingly round and balanced, esters are noticeable but not so intense. For the short maturation time, an astonishing complexity, the cask selection was probably excellent. Of course, it remains young "stuff" but nice to sip.
Review by Julien Ries
high ester à 62,9°, qui comprend un assemblage complexe de rhums jamaïcains de chez Hampden (beaucoup), de Clarendon et Worthy Park. Couleur pale à peine jaunie (16 mois en fût) nez : gros ester, fruits pourris (Ananas très fait), colle à bois. jeune et explosif au nez. peu complexe mais très agréable. Il envoie ! bouche : explosif en fruits exotiques, ester. bien intégré. ananas, noix en fin de bouche. Une bonne sucrosité. finale : interminable, fruité, noix, noix de cajou.
Review by DomM
Nice powerful blend. Very Hampden and ester forwards.
Review by Martin Mihaly
Wet, slightly fruity and woody notes on the nose. Palate is slightly oily, sharp with alcohol, apple-wood taste. Finish is long, fruity, and warm.
Review by Cedric_
Nice high-ester blend, but you can already tell its age. A potentially longer-aged version could be really fun.
Review by Morgan Garet
First nose dominated by solvents and vanilla. Then come notes of yellow lemon and waxed wood. After good airing, the solvents become discreet and the gourmandise takes place. This same gourmandise is immediately present on the palate. A concentrate of Jamaica, fresh fruit, very ripe fruit, vanilla, woodiness, and the solvents that strengthen it all. The final impression is both gourmand and fresh. A top rum!
Review by Jacques etdom
On the nose, exotic fruits, pineapple first, followed by banana, herbs and a hint of smoke. On the palate, the same mix of fruit and herbs. The tdl barrel brings roundness, depth and a touch of caramel to the finish. Medium finish. Really nice value for money.
Review by Rum man
Rhum Fest Paris 2025 A lot of Hampden in there. Has an extra layer which could be the MMW. Very tasty but feels like an expensive mixer.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
A decent blend that concluded to more than the parts it is made of. But in den end It misses time in aging. Besides the alcohol it feels sometimes a bit thin. But quite nice for independent bottled blends
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45 bottles logged by 39 collectors.
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24% opened, 5 emptied.
What did the community pay for Swell de Spirits #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025?
Community paid 58–68 €.
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Details about Swell de Spirits #15 Premium Craft Spirits High Ester 2025
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 62.9%.
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