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Hampden Kill Devil HGML 1983
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One reviewer called this "one of the best Hampden's I have tried," and the crowd mostly agrees. Thirty-five years has rounded the wild HGML esters without killing them: pineapple, ripe banana, marzipan and glue over caramelized oak. Give it 15-20 minutes and it opens into silk. A few taste olives, salt and vinegar underneath. Cask strength but remarkably integrated.
The community says- Marzipan and pineapple
- Beautifully integrated oak
- Long fruity finish
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Auction results: 694–760 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 02/2025). How the range is built ›
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How does Hampden Kill Devil HGML 1983 taste?
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Rounded, fruity 35-year-old Hampden funk Loved almost across the board — a rounded, deeply fruity old Hampden with marzipan and well-integrated wood. Some feel the long finish just misses that last spark of wildness.
Hampden fans who want aged, high-ester funk
Newcomers and anyone wary of solvent, glue and high ABV
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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43 community reviews
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Review by Oliver
Fantastic Hampden. Creamy, lots of marzipan and a great spicy counterpoint through the long barrel aging.
Review by SaibotZtar
Great 1983 Hampden. Needs some time in the glass... Full-bodied nose with a fruit basket of mango, pineapple, papaya. Beautiful fruit taste and good power in the glass. On the palate nicely oily and dense. Tastes perfectly matured without major faults. Finish long and not too bitter.
Review by Frank
Wow, what an age, what a great vintage. Great HGML. Nose: intense and concentrated and of course the crazy esters come first, but nicely captured in honey and caramelized wood. Sweet-sour pineapple alongside ripe banana. A pleasant freshness comes through lemon and mandarin. A fine vinegar note at the back. Totally round, nothing stands out. 91 Palate: just as intense and concentrated as on the nose. Initially astringent before the esters prepare themselves. A slightly woody bitterness or bitter almond comes in before pineapple and marzipan take over. Slight umami and licorice at the back. Also very round. 93 What can I say. HGML genius, 35yo genius, ABV genius. Only that it almost doesn't matter whether 20, 25, or 30, 35 yo, because it's always good, is basically a shame.
Review by Thunderbird
What can I say... I love the Mark HGML! And this one lines up right up there with the rest! Gorgeous
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Despite the price tag on this bottle it's well worth the money. Very complex and well balanced. Love the nose and if you rest it for 15-20 minutes all flavours are released. A sweet oaky and fruity palate that continues into a very long well rounded finish. I got my hands on another bottle. 730, - euro is a hefty price, but I think it is well worth it and it can last for a couple of years of sipping.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Happy E(a)ster Tasting 2023.Hampden 1983 HGML.Kill Devil Hampden 1983 HGML.Despite the very high age (35 years) is still a pretty fat portion of Hampden left. But quite something rounded.A great rum and I am very grateful that I could buy a sample.All in all for me 88/100 points and thus quite a distance from the RA HD 1983.
Review by Mike H.
Extremely round Hampden that is on the milder side. Lots of fruit, some of them fermented and marzipan. In addition there’s a little wood and spices with a complex finish. Just one point short of the top tier category. Second tasting: Raising my note from 89 to 90. Incredibly round and smooth. I’m amazed that the woody note in this HGML is perfectly balanced and integrated. It’s as if I drank silk. Just lovely. 🥰
Review by Pavel Spacek
.. Hampden, the legendary Jamaican distillery that produces rum as well as alcohol for perfume. In all the rums from this distillery you will taste wild esters, after which your whole organism will soak up the smell of golden tropical fruits - mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of the "must try before you die" rums
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is very expressive and there's no doubt this is Hampden. The profile is elegant, with notes of olives, oak and leather, but also very ripe tropical fruit and citrus. On the palate, the alcohol is perfectly integrated, it's complex and the taste buds are full of it. There are solvent and woody notes, followed by more gourmand notes of banana and caramelized pineapple. It's an incredible velvet of gourmandise. The length is fine, but lacks a touch of madness to drive this rum crazy! This rum is incredibly smooth and balanced, so the 35-year wait was clearly worth it! I'm really lucky and happy to have been able to taste it (or even re-taste it, as I'd already had the chance to taste it previously thanks to a sample sent by Moens). If the price wasn't a hindrance (it currently sells for just under €800), I'd have a bottle and drink it by the bucketful. Here's my ranking of the 1983 Hampden I've tasted to date: 1)Hampden 1983 - 35Y from Corman Collins - 55.3% 2)Hampden 1983 - 35Y by Kill Devil - 58.1% 3)Hampden 1983 - 39Y by Famille Ricci - 57.9% Now all I have to do is compare it to its twins: Rum Artesanal, Valinch & Mallet, CDI ... Congratulations again to Seb for organizing such a prestigious lineup. It couldn't have been easy to bring together these little marvels and so many enthusiasts, but it was well worth it! Well, on that note, I'm off to study my code ...
Review by Gil Firth
Bottle Wow wow wow And again wow. The best Hampden and maybe the best rum I've ever bought and drunk! We shared it among several people and everyone agreed. Pineapple. Esters in abundance. Salt and olives. Smelly. Rotten fruits. Endless finish. Full of lacquer and everything you want from Jamaica. Unforgettable, I remember this rum, I drank it yesterday.
Review by Filip Šikula
Diamond RFC 2024 advent calendar A beautiful fruity piece from Jamaica, where it is absolutely clear even in a blind tasting that it is Jamaican and from Hamden. Considering the age of the rum, the wood is perfectly integrated. Gorgeous.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1983. With 8.8 out of 10, it ranks among the better ones I've had in my glass.
Review by Richard Krupa
First come the typical esters, which are then replaced by fruity sweetness, the finish is just long enough and pleasantly tart.
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 9.4/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›It will be too pricy for many. Should you get the chance to try this though I would thoroughly recommend you make sure you take that chance. It's pretty sublime though - bordering on being perfect and easily one of the best Hampden's I have tried. Which in itself is...
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22 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
18% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for Hampden Kill Devil HGML 1983?
Community paid 604–905 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 876 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Hampden Kill Devil HGML 1983
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Hunter Laing, at 58,1%.
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