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Velier Hampden Single Cask (Kirsch Whisky) HLCF 2023
Sip it neat and give it time — this young Hampden HLCF needs 45 minutes to settle before the sherry stops shouting. Ester, glue and overripe banana meet a heavy red-wine/sherry cask, plus rubber, roasted wood and a sulphur note that divides people. Add water and nuts, dried fruit and chocolate come forward. Loud, tannic and full of edges at 64.4%.
The community says- Ester punch
- Dried fruit depth
- But: Sulphur note
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How does Velier Hampden Single Cask (Kirsch Whisky) HLCF 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Young Hampden funk fighting a heavy sherry cask Opinion splits hard: some love the Hampden-meets-sherry complexity, others find the wine cask and sulphur clash. Young and rough-edged — needs water and patience.
Hampden fans open to heavy sherry finishes
anyone put off by sulphur or wine casks
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How is Velier Hampden Single Cask (Kirsch Whisky) HLCF 2023 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 80% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 6% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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53% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 15 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#6092 20.12.2025 Enjoying cracking open this bottle while watching Gold Rush on the telly. Nose Light wood, sulphor, fruits, faint smoke, faint rubber, light glue, sherry, faint caramel. Palate Medium intense, light wood, sherry, fruits, light sulphor, light rubber, faint salt, light orange, light herbs, faint mint. Finish Very long and warm, light wood, dry, sherry, light sulphor, faint citrus, light dried fruit. Empty glass Sour, light sulphor, light herbs, fruits. This one is very strong on the sherry notes, so if you do not like that kind og finish, then this is not for you. Needs to rest for a very long time for the sherry to settle. I nipped at the beginning and then waited 45 minutes before the second sip.
Review by zabo
Most helpful mixed review
Oh man ich bin es echt langsam leid, solche sherry finish Sachen zu probieren. O.k. er ist nicht ganz so schlecht, wie der andere, der mehr als schrecklich war. O.k. den kann man trinken, aber nicht mein Ding.
Review by Skyfly
Nachdem ich gerade den Ex-Bodegas Fundador LFCH 2021 im Glas hatte ist dieser Rum schonmal bedeutend besser, da man den Hampden erkennt und der Fasseinfluss zwar deutlich, aber nicht zu dominant ist. Alkoholeinbindung passt, Sherry- und Rotweinfässer als Finish werde ich aber weiter eher meiden.
Review by Johannes
Deutlicher Sherry Einfluss, aber Hampden noch schön erkennbar. Macht Spaß!
Review by Nils123
The sherry cask maturation seems to suit it well. It is more complex than the bourbon cask-matured RX 11980. The sherry cask is by no means too dominant. It's young and has its rough edges, but that's okay. I imagine that it is slightly sulphurous on the finish. With water, however, this note goes away and nuts, dried fruit and chocolate notes appear.
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Avg. community purchase price 120 €
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Details about Velier Hampden Single Cask (Kirsch Whisky) HLCF 2023
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 64,4%.
Community purchases
8 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Hampden Single Cask (Kirsch Whisky) HLCF 2023 cost?
Community paid 97–123 €.
Current best price: 119.90 € – within the typical community range.
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