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Hampden S.B.S Jamaica (9. German Rum Festival) DOK 2018
People already hooked on high-ester Hampden are the audience here. It's a DOK bomb — nail polish, glue, overripe pineapple and pear, with light wood and pepper from the young cask. The PX sherry barely shows beyond the color; the esters swallow it. Oily, intense, dry-dusty finish that lingers long. One taster flat-out said it's "not for beginners."
- Massive ester fruit
- Long dry finish
- Oily texture
+10
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How does Hampden S.B.S Jamaica (9. German Rum Festival) DOK 2018 taste?
Aggregated from 42 community reviews.
Wild, high-ester DOK Hampden bomb Most call it a textbook ester bomb — wildly fruity and funky with a long dry finish. A few feel the PX sherry gets lost, and one wasn't won over by the glue-heavy profile.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk and DOK marks
Beginners and anyone put off by glue and solvent notes
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22 of 42 left detailed tasting impressions
How is Hampden S.B.S Jamaica (9. German Rum Festival) DOK 2018 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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12% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 42 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 42 ratings
Review by Thunderbird
For its young age an excellent rum... it offers everything you expect from a Jamaican with this mark! Top!!
Review by Harald
Farbe: Blassgold Geruch: Sehr lecker, fruchtig und süß. Nach dem eingießen füllen sofort fruchtige Ester den Raum, vor allem Ananas-Aromen. Sehr intensiv - Ester ohne Ende - und zwar sowohl Frucht- (Ananas, Birne, Quitten, ein Hauch Banane) als auch Lösungsmittel-Ester. Zudem etwas geschlagene süße Sahne. Muss längere Zeit stehen und öffnet sich dann immer mehr. Geschmack: Sehr lecker, fruchtig und würzig. Zunächst süß und fruchtig im Mund. Dann folgt eine Geschmacks-Explosion beim Schlucken. Dabei nehme ich sehr viel Ananas und Birnen war. Süßlich, wird in der zweiten Geschmacks-Welle dann auch sehr würzig. Abgang: Sehr lang und wärmend, dabei immer noch sehr fruchtig, aber auch würzig. Wird dann zunehmend trocken-staubig. Der Nachgeschmack ist trocken-fruchtig. Fazit: Ein wirklich sehr leckerer und typisch funky Jamaica Rum. Jung, wild und ungezähmt. Von dem PX-Sherry Cask habe ich ausser einer leichten Färbung ehrlich gesagt nichts gemerkt. Die PX-Sherry-Aromen sind in der Flut von Ester-Aromen komplett untergegangen. 88 Punkte
Review by Tom Buteneers
Only the second time I’ve tasted a DOK as far as I know. Not for beginners, that’s for sure. A lot of acidic and chemical notes from start to finish (nail polish, aceton, etc.). The dry but still smooth sensation in the finish is something special. I do like it though.
Review by Christoph
Eine Ester Bombe wie aus dem Bilderbuch. Am besten alleine oder am Ende eines Tasting da der (sehr gute) Nachgeschmack sehr lange anhält und alles nachfolgende überlagert. Was auch super gut funktioniert ist es z.B. einen Mai Tai mit etwas milderem Rum mit 1 cl von diesem hier aufzuwerten.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Considering the price tag at release this is a very nice rum. From opening the bottle you get the ester and fruits and once rested the flavours just sneak across the table. Intense, fruity with nice ester and glue notes, light wood with spices. In the empty glass i can pick up faint chocolate notes. Oily on the palate and it draws really nice curtains in the glass.
Review by Johannes
Gelungen, aber kommt nicht an den Vorgänger mit dem small px cask ran.
Review by mto75
the PX Sherry Cask maturation is initially only noticeable in the color, the fat esters set the tone, but after a while in the glass also come red fruits and spicy notes, more then still on the palate, with a toasty finish. So really can pick me up the combination then but somehow not...
Review by HenryL
These sherry finished Jamaicans are not worlds apart, but I dig it. In this one, the sherry influence is somewhat less, according to my impression. In the mouth it comes across a bit spicier, the wood influence is well noticeable despite the young age. For me a little weaker than the comparable newer bottlings with lower mark
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Erst süß, dann sauer. Extrem vergoren fruchtig, esterlastig.
Review by tojo
Der SBS Hampden ist leider nicht mein Fall. Lack, Klebstoff und Butter dominieren. Im Hintergrund vergorene Früchte und Marzipan. Es bleibt bei gut und damit unter 80 Punkten.
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Details about Hampden S.B.S Jamaica (9. German Rum Festival) DOK 2018
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 59,8%.
Community purchases
39 bottles logged by 29 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
38% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden S.B.S Jamaica (9. German Rum Festival) DOK 2018?
Community paid 71–162 €.
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39 purchased · 44 tasted · 12 wishlist · 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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