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Fine Drams Hampden 1489 Trelawny Jamaica DOK
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Give it an hour in the glass and it opens into one of the loudest noses you'll meet — glue, acetone, overripe banana, pineapple, cut grass. This is unaged white Hampden DOK at full DOK ester load: 69%, bone dry, astringent, with a bitter edge on the finish. Several tasters call the neat pour "hart" (harsh) but love it in a daiquiri.
The community says- Huge ester nose
- Great for daiquiris
- But: Very hot neat
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Summarized by AI from 40 community reviews.
Bone-dry Hampden ester bomb, built for daiquiris A high-ester bruiser people find intensely fun, mostly for mixing. A few note it runs a touch one-dimensional and the alcohol could be better integrated; some rate white Rum Fire higher.
Hampden funk fans who love max-ester DOK and daiquiris
Anyone wanting a smooth, sippable neat rum
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkyCocktails & mixingSipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Tip: please give the rum at least an hour to acclimatize and show its full potential.on the nose an absolute explosion, I think I've never smelled something more intense🤣 passion fruit, mint, freshly cut grass, granny smith apples, vanilla marshmallows, a good load of ester and funk.... fantastic!in the taste it then completely slays you here caution is called for... if you go for it but another explosion of passion fruit, molasses, grass and nutmeg and green pepper. super exciting!🔥🇯🇲🔥🇯🇲🔥 certainly makes a gigantic daiquiri that catapults you to the moon!☢️🚀🇯🇲By the way, this is probably one of the best daiquiris you can make!🤤😜 incredibly complex and delicious!
Review by MarcT
Most helpful mixed review
That's a bruiser, that takes no prisoners. Had this in a blind tasting and first thought of a Clairin, but in the end it was very different. Cannot imagine to drink a bottle of it pure, but it is very interesting nonetheless, should go very well in Cocktails. I already added a good amount of water to temper the alcohol burn (worked slightly and brought some fruitier and sweeter notes), and I assume it could take even more water.
Review by Stefan L
Roller coaster ride of the rums. This is like a hit in the face with an ester drenched fist right between the eyes.
Review by Galli33
#7 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: N: Fruity ester (overriped banana, pineapple), solvents, nail polish, strong, dry M: spicy, passion fruit, papaya, overripe, banana, funky F: young wood, banana, astringend Prediction: sound like a classic young jamaican (not a hampden or worthy park) maybe a crazy mhboa, approx. 60%…. I was close 😅 This time need time to fully open, at minimum 1 hour. The alcohol is strongly present! Nose: fruity ester, nail polish, solvents, funky, strong, pineapple, banana, fresh, honey, sugarcane Mouth: Dry, strong, astringend, funky, solvents, ester, overriped bananas/fruits, papaya, passion fruit, spicy Finish: dry, astringend, bitter, young wood, floral banana
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4273 30.09.2023 This is a really nice DOK actually and I think the price is pretty good. Fresh and fruity with esters and glue notes. The palate is dry and fruity and warms you pretty well. The finish is very long and warm with some dried fruit. Overall OK balance between the flavours. ABV could have been integrated a bit better.
Review by Lukas Jäger
RumX Advent calendar, 7.12., blind. No doubt already when checking in, Hampden is flowing into the glass. The profile immediately screams DOK, full load of esters as usual. Probably the easiest bottling to guess. Not much to say about the individual aromas, the classic fruit basket you get with Hampden. However, overall somewhat one-dimensional, I've tried better DOKs. Especially some aging, even if only short, does this stuff good and gives it a bit of depth. Of course, this one also excites due to its abnormality. As a white Hampden, I see it behind Rum Fire, which for me is more complex and therefore simply tastier, not to mention the price difference.
Review by Frank
RumX advent calendar, 7.12., blind. First impression: clearly Hampden and clearly high ester and alcohol content, easily around 70%. Not so much in the whites. So a C<>H or even a DOK? Fits 🤗 Nose: Ester and more ester. Fine glue with lots of solvent. Clearly vinegar, fruit vinegar. Fresh fruitiness in the direction of tangerine/lemon and fine, sweet and sour pineapple. Also almond notes and a hint of fermented strawberry. Palate: alcoholic warmth and a creamy texture. Speaks for a high ABV. Pure ester again! Initially astringent and slightly bitter, then the sweetness turns to marzipan and pineapple. The fine bitter note, the pineapple and a little fermented strawberry at the very end remain in the finish. I've never had a white DOK before. Hard on its own, great for mixing.
Review by Thunderbird
A full load of esters and fruit on the nose!!! On the palate there is a slight woody and bitter spicy note... the alcohol is relatively well integrated despite the obviously high ABV... the finish is pleasant and of medium length... delicious
Review by Tom Buteneers
In comparison with RX12768: strangely more “ashtray” for some reason that I don’t really associate with DOK. Alcohol more present and therefor less fresh and more bitter. Gluey ester taste explosions. Now time to use the rest of the two samples in one hell of a daiquiri 😋🍸
Review by Stylo
Crystal clear.. the ring on the surface seems really thick!! Nose: oh boy..just opening it, you get TONS of funky note, overripe bananas, jackfruit, along with a grassy note to it..then acetone and glue..God it smell sooooo good! There is also sweeter note in the background, almost like chocolate..interesting! Mouth: yeah, definitely esters, lots of fruits (same as the nose, maybe a touch of pineapple), although not particularly “fatty”.. very astringent and warm, but still sweeter that the typical Jamaican ester bombs! I still sense that chocolate note, that mellows the acetone and glue. Nice
Review by tojo
The 7th RX Advent sample is a proper high-ester firecracker. Fermented fruit and solvents in the foreground. There is also some wood and floral notes. Just under 70 ABV are very well integrated.
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX Advent calendar 7.12.21 Blind here on Hampden. Ester bomb😋 great nose, long finish. Compared directly with the RumFire I just had open. This one would be the bomb in a punch. But takes a long time to open up.
Review by SaibotZtar
Really strong on the nose, full ester punch... fruity and funky fresh. Really tasty on the palate too, fruity and warming, it fills the mouth with beautiful ester DOC just like I love... Only downside... a bit bitter on the finish. Great bottling.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Day 7 RumX Advent calendar: the first white rum. Blind: Nose: ester bomb, for me definitely Hampden. The palate confirms my assumption. At least a C<>H, maybe even DOK. The first time I guessed right. 😉
Review by mto75
In the other glass the SBS DOK 2018 with 1 year barrel aging and 60%. At Fine Drams the high ABV level initially prevents fully capturing the ester notes. After a few minutes it gets better, then come fermented fruits, varnish, overripe banana, pineapple. The yogurt/vinegar notes are missing though. At SBS these come through nicely, and a clear sherry note from the cask. Also on the palate SBS has clearly more to offer. Fine Drams has too much alcoholic sharpness for me, and is also very dry on the finish. If HD unaged, then Rum Fire is hard to beat.
Review by Christian Rudt
Ester explosion. Eerily intense.
Review by Christoph
You immediately notice the ester cloud, but you don't expect as much complexity from a white rum as offered here. On the palate banana stands out with a pleasant sweetness. The finish is very saliva-inducing. Super cool for Banana Daiquiri.
Review by Alex Kunath
Nice and intense!
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Details about Fine Drams Hampden 1489 Trelawny Jamaica DOK
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Fine Drams, at 69%.
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