CoR Hampden High Ester Rum Oloroso (catawiki) C<>H 2023
Most tasters land in the "very good but one-dimensional" camp here: a thick, oily Hampden where the Oloroso cask does most of the talking. Expect dark fruit, raisin and cherry, glue and varnish esters sitting in the background, plus young wood and a dry, nutty finish. One reviewer called the sherry-cask influence the whole show — rich, but it can flatten the funk you'd expect from Hampden.
- Thick oily body
- Dark fruit, cherry
- Long warm finish
+10
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How does CoR Hampden High Ester Rum Oloroso (catawiki) C<>H 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Oily sherry-cask Hampden, dark fruit and cherry Well-liked heavy sherry-cask Hampden — thick body, dark fruit and cherry, esters pushed back. Several note the same catch: rich but a bit one-dimensional, with the 62.3% running hot.
Hampden fans who like heavy sherry-cask influence
Anyone wanting bright high-ester funk up front
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How is CoR Hampden High Ester Rum Oloroso (catawiki) C<>H 2023 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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53% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 15 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5840 09.10.2025 Got new samples from Colours of Rum releases today and I just have to try them. Nose Fresh, medium instense, light wood, varnish, glue, fruity, overripe, ester, cinnamon, dried fruit. Palate Intense, warm, light wood, faint smoke, light salt, light mint, glue, light cherry, faint tannins, dry, light nutts. Finish Very long and warm, light wood, ester, fruits, citrus, light berries, dry, light salt, light nutts. Empty glass Light polish, light leather, light tea, light chocolate, berries.
Review by Skyfly
Big Hampden 8 Marks Collection x CoR C<>H Cross Tasting: Sherry aromas again clearly perceptible, but weaker than in the 24086. Alcohol better integrated than in the other bottlings of the series.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Quite heavy and deep. Strong cask influence. Esters are in the background. Fruity. Cherry. Young wood. Taste: Thick,heavy body with cask influence. Esters in the background. Then it goes deeper on the dark fruits notes, raisin. The high abv is present but integrated. Finish: Medium-long finish. Nutty, fruity notes. Dry. This rum really showcases the heavy sherrycask influence on the rum. The quality is good, but it is pretty one dimentional.
Review by Johannes
Oloroso Finish schon gut wahrnehmbar. Aber der C<>H könnte etwas besser mit dem Finish vermählt sein.
Details about CoR Hampden High Ester Rum Oloroso (catawiki) C<>H 2023
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 62,3%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for CoR Hampden High Ester Rum Oloroso (catawiki) C<>H 2023?
Community paid 32–52 €.
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9 purchased · 15 tasted · as of
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,744 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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