Hampden Single Cask (Astor Select) HGML 2017
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Everyone who's tried this lands in the same camp — if you already chase high-ester Jamaicans, they call it superb; if you don't, it's a wall. Overripe pineapple, mango and passion fruit pile up next to nail polish, glue and a strange savory, meaty streak. At 73.4% the heat is real, but tasters say it's well integrated. Dry, funky, long. Not a first Jamaican.
The community says- Overripe fruit funk
- Savory meaty streak
- But: Fierce at 73%
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How does Hampden Single Cask (Astor Select) HGML 2017 taste?
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Wild, dry ester bomb for Hampden fans The people who love ester bombs rate this near the top — wildly fruity, funky and meaty, bone dry on the finish. Everyone else should stay well clear.
seasoned funk chasers and Hampden collectors
beginners — the esters and 73% overwhelm
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Review by LukaŽiga
9,3:On the nose, medicinal with esters, nail polish, glue, iodine, funky, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, passion fruit, mango, maracuja and kiwi hints, vegetal molasses with briny olive, roasted wood notes like pastry, burnt sugar, marzipan, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, guava, citrus and red fruits arise, slightly astringent, rum is intense, high ABV perfectly integrated, molasses is candied, floral, wood notes spicy with allspice, caramelized, metallic patina joins, some rubber. 9,2:On the palate the attack is intense, slightly bitter, funky with medicinal notes like esters, glue and nail polish, extremely fruity with fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, mango, maracuja, passion fruit, strong guava, kater citrus and red fruits, papaya, as molasses is vegetal with briny olive, grassy, sweet with honeycomb and wood is roasted with marzipan, nuts, brown sugar, spicy with allspice, ginger, dry. 9:The finish is long, dry&tannic, medicinal, slightly chemical with phenol, fruity with banana, pineapple, mango, guava, mirabelle plum and citrus fruits, molasses is vegetal, sweet with honey, as oak smoky, meaty, brings caramelized tones.
Review by zabo
You can say what you want, but either you like these high ester things or you don't. Personally, I like them. A nice funk in the glass and the young age brings this youthful wildness. My taste.
Review by Skyfly
Blind, I would definitely have guessed a TECA. The aroma profile is just extremely meaty from nose to finish. The variety of tropical fruit aromas is definitely unmatched; accompanied by well-integrated esters, a bit of nail polish, and subtle wood notes. On the palate, it's quite dry, which intensifies in the finish.
Review by Ysmir
Poured from a sample. Simply put, this is an excellent rum. A stunning degree of balance with the over-ripened tropical fruits, powerful estery funk, and tropical maturation. There's this unusual savory component that presents as roasted oak on the nose, then turns into savory and decadent meatyness on the palate, along with everything else. Finish is long and very dense with shifting notes. This is not for the faint of hearts, but those who do enjoy these types of rums should find it brilliant.
Review by Christian Rudt
Awesome on the nose just like you want a Hampden with a load of funk 🔥 After a few minutes the bitterness increases on the palate, but the funk and tropical fruit remain noticeable, it gets clearly drier but stays intense. Great. For me, a fantastic Hampden bottling 👍🏻
Review by rbfsnow
Wow this HGML is from another world !
Review by Herr K
I totally love this high ester funk now!!!! Yeah, you can feel the 73% ABV a bit, but it’s not unpleasant, it comes across as friendly to me. I like Zabo’s comparison to youthful wildness. I smell lots of fruit and banana and of course esters, and that continues on the palate. The finish is long, warm, and pleasant, and I want more of it, please. I’m blown away, or rather funked!!!!
Review by Anonymous
Watermelon, rotting papaya, lemongrass, rock salt. Fantastic!
Review by Loïc V.
Trying this beast of Hampden Already after pouring the sample and leaving to rest for 15 min, the room was smelling Nose : basket of tropical fruit, alcohol is perceptible but acceptable for such a high ABV Taste : very fruity, solvents and a salty touch Finale : long, dry, tannins, solvent Not for the faint of heart but very pleasant
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7 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
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What did the community pay for Hampden Single Cask (Astor Select) HGML 2017?
Avg. community purchase price 277 €.
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Details about Hampden Single Cask (Astor Select) HGML 2017
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 73,4%.
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