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Cadenhead‘s Hampden JMLR LROK 2002
One taster called this a "Brachiale Fruchtbombe" — a brutal fruit bomb — and that's the heart of it: loud pineapple and banana riding on plenty of heat, with the Hampden glue note pushed forward. At 61.6% the alcohol is genuinely present, and several found it a touch unbalanced, even slightly sour. Tropical, intense, and not shy about its strength.
- Intense tropical fruit
- Pineapple-forward
- Classic Hampden funk
+10
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How does Cadenhead‘s Hampden JMLR LROK 2002 taste?
Aggregated from 10 community reviews.
Loud, hot tropical Hampden fruit bomb Most rate it well as a fruit-forward Hampden, with bright pineapple and banana — but the high ABV runs hot and a few call it unbalanced, even a little sour on the palate.
Hampden fans who want pineapple-heavy, high-proof funk
Anyone sensitive to high ABV or wanting balance
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How is Cadenhead‘s Hampden JMLR LROK 2002 rated?
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20% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 10 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
25.08.2025 Retasting and I still find it pretty good and the price at release was also pretty good. ------------------- 09.05.2016 Evening out with colleagues and good rums. Notes Light in colour. Nose Fresh, wood, roasted, fruity, banana, earthy. Palate Round, fresh, wood, light roasted, fruity, citrus, naturally sweet. Finish Medium to long, wood, light roasted, pineapple, citrus, faint herbs.
Review by Jakob
A brute fruit bomb. Intense in both the fruit and alcohol impact. Overall a little too unbalanced.
Review by Alex Kunath
A little lacking in power on the nose. A little too sour on the tongue? Otherwise quite ok
Review by Gil Firth
טעימה אצל חבר ברגיל, מארק מעולה. בקבוק דיי ישיר אבל איכותי מאוד. האמפדן קונטיננטלי ברמה גבוהה. כל הטרופיות. מלח. זיתים. בננה. כל כך מטעים למארק הזה Lrok יופי של רום לא מורכב מידיי אבל אינטנסיבי ומאוד מאוד טעים.
Review by Carl-Johan Thulin
Great sweetness, a lot of tropical fruit and a lot of alcohol flavor. Flavorful but unbalanced.
Review by bossi
Oops, the Cadenheads hits the nose a little more than the comparison candidates - the alcohol is a little more present. Glue aromas are also more in the foreground. The rest is also quite typical of LROK hampden. On the palate, it is not as herbal as the TRC, but the fruit - especially the pineapple - is more dominant, which I personally find more appealing. However, the alcohol is much more prominent than in the TRC Hampden 2000 12yo and is even a little disturbing compared to the TRC. Also to be found here: an impetuous, long, angular finish. 81 points
Details about Cadenhead‘s Hampden JMLR LROK 2002
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Cadenhead‘s, at 61,6%.
Community purchases
2 bottles logged by the RumX community.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
2 purchased · 10 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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