Velier Hampden Single Cask (Selected for Velier) C<>H 2021
For seasoned enthusiasts, this young cask-strength Hampden is a wild, ester-heavy sherry bomb with meaty umami, red fruit and tropical funk. Best neat in small pours; RumX reviewers praise its power and complexity.
- Massive esters
- Unique umami profile
- Very long finish
Details about Velier Hampden Single Cask (Selected for Velier) C<>H 2021
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How does Velier Hampden Single Cask (Selected for Velier) C<>H 2021 taste?
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Wild sherry-funk Hampden beast For seasoned enthusiasts, this young cask-strength Hampden is a wild, ester-heavy sherry bomb with meaty umami, red fruit and tropical funk. Best neat in small pours; RumX reviewers praise its power and complexity.
Seasoned funk hunters who enjoy high-ester Hampden and are curious about bold sherry casks with meaty, umami and red-fruit notes at serious cask strength.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike meaty/umami notes and very intense, ester-forward Jamaican funk.
How is Velier Hampden Single Cask (Selected for Velier) C<>H 2021 rated?
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Review by Oliver
Am Anfang erinnert er an das klassische Pagos-Profil. Am Gaumen kommt dann aber eine extrem wilde TECA-Note dazu, fleischig, umami und grüner Apfel. Hat richtig Power, gefällt mir sehr gut! 🔥
Review by zabo
Meines Erachtens ist hier das Finish doch sehr Dominant und das gefällt mir persönlich nicht. Ein wenig von dem jamaikanischen Hampden Funk ist zwar erkennbar, mehr aber auch nicht. Für den Preis der aufgerufen wird, hätte es ein Pagos für weniger Geld auch getan.
Review by Skyfly
Interessanter C<>H, bei dem man ab dem Gaumen einen starken Fasseinfluss spürt. Umami und etwas fleischiges gepaart mit Estern, tropischen Früchten und leichtem Rotwein halten recht lange im Abgang an. Nach längerer Zeit im Glas muss ich sagen, dass er mir immer besser gefällt.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Wahnsinnig toller und überraschend runder Hampden für das doch junge Alter! Der Sherry Einfluss ist angenehmerweise nicht zu dominant, ich würde hier auf Oloroso oder Amontillado tippen aufgrund der nussigen und salzigen Aromen. Sehr stimmig funky und fruchtig sowie leicht fleischig/umami. Schönes Ding! Für 64% brutal gut integrierter Alkohol!
Review by Righrum
Funnily enough, I have had another chance to taste this rum almost 3 years ago. Last day of Whisky Live Paris 2023, Luca Gargano Masterclass about sherry aged Hampden, and one of the samples was exactly this one, C<>H 2021 Barrel #C. Not my favourite of the masterclass thou. Little Memory of the profile, but for sure nowadays is a completely different beast. The esters are really heavy and on the nose they hit your nostrils. Only later come some really red fruit marmelade, a bit "hogo". Rotting fruit and meat dominate the palate, with the esters that despite the level, struggle in showing up. Nice rum, good complexity and a neverending finish, clearly the best ex sherry Hampden so far
Review by Leo Krüper
Für mich ist der Rum zu jung und unrund. Vielleicht auch zu viel % für meinen Geschmack heutzutage. Alles knallt zu sehr, das Finish, die Ester. 5 Jahre mehr und man hätte hier sicher einen Weltklasse Rum.
Community purchases
18 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 5 members.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,347 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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