Hampden Kill Devil Jamaica HLCF 1998
For curious explorers into Jamaican funk, this 18‑year Hampden offers ripe banana, pineapple, glue and light smoke over gentle oak. At 46% and unsweetened, it’s a relaxed, fruity sipper praised for balance.
- Tropical esters
- Balanced oak
- Approachable strength
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Relaxed, fruity aged Hampden funk For curious explorers into Jamaican funk, this 18‑year Hampden offers ripe banana, pineapple, glue and light smoke over gentle oak. At 46% and unsweetened, it’s a relaxed, fruity sipper praised for balance.
Fans of fruity, high-ester Jamaican rum who want a gentler, long-aged Hampden that’s easy to sip without cask-strength heat.
Those chasing ultra-intense, high-ABV Hampden monsters or very sweet dessert-style rums.
How is Hampden Kill Devil Jamaica HLCF 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely 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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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very nice rum with a light touch of smoke to it. Very well balanced.
Review by Daniel
Beautiful ester potpourri on the nose. Fruits like banana and pear but also clear notes of varnish and glue. Wood as well.Alcoholic attack, quickly strong wood spice and then fruit notes of pineapple and cherries. Then chocolate emerges and as time goes on it becomes bitter and salty.Then rubber, honey and burnt on the finish. Madness, this Hochesterrum is complex and undertakes piece by piece a multi-layered aromatic journey with you.
Review by Mentalo
Ganz entspannter HLFC, der mit „nur“ 46 % auch nicht wässrig wirkt. Gut ausbalanciert mit schönen Früchtemix. Angenehme leichte Holznote. Runde Sache, auch wenn es ihn etwas an Tiefe und Power fehlt..
Review by RumMeda
Fruit, fruit, fruit😎
Review by zabo
Ich finde diesen HLCF ein wenig dünn. Ist meines Erachtens recht flüchtig. Außerdem schmecke ich eine leichte rauchige Note, was ich ein wenig störend finde. Gibt weit aus bessere Abfüllungen von diesem Mark.
Review by Filip Šikula
Příjemný hampden nabízející poměrně klasicky vyšší porci esterů. Ve vůni velmi ovocný kousek. Banán a ananas. Dále také odlalovač a lepidlo. V chuti z počátku ovoce, později lehce kouřové dřevo a později jnazelná sůl. Příjemné, bohužel zbytečně řídké.
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52 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 11 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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