Hampden Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) 2001
For experienced palates, this 17‑year Hampden is a tamed high‑ester Jamaican: tropical fruits, marzipan and cookie dough, balanced by wood, smoke and light industrial notes. A dry, complex sipper praised by RumX regulars.
- Balanced funk
- Tropical fruit pastry
- Dry long finish
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Relaxed, dry high‑ester Hampden For experienced palates, this 17‑year Hampden is a tamed high‑ester Jamaican: tropical fruits, marzipan and cookie dough, balanced by wood, smoke and light industrial notes. A dry, complex sipper praised by RumX regulars.
Fans of high‑ester Jamaican rum who want a more relaxed, wood‑influenced Hampden with tropical fruit, pastry notes and good structure at near‑cask strength.
Beginners or those sensitive to high ABV, and ester‑heads seeking maximum funky intensity or deep complexity for the asking price.
How is Hampden Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) 2001 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.4 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Chris L
Not an exceptional but a very relaxed Hampden, I like it!
Review by DomM
Least funky and well rounded nose. Brings cookie dough and marzipan to the table. For me somewhat the surprise winner out of my small cross tasting. Definitively the least funky. But on the other hand nicely combining fruity notes with cookies and honey creating the most balanced and enjoyable out of the bunch. If you are more into high esters, this is not the best for you. But then why would you go for <>H anyway..? 😉 So far I liked all out of the 2001 <>H batch. Looking at a close field: KD > TB > RC-M > RC
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
07.02.2020 Private tasting i was invited to. Notes. Light in colour. Nose: Intense, wood, varnish, vegetal, herbs, fruity, banana. Palate: Warm, wood, roasted, pineapple, orange, ginger, vegetal, light nutts. Finish: Long and warm, wood, fruity, light chocolate.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
First typical High Ester Hampden nose: roasted pineapple, almond croissant and rather chemical ester (solvent).In the mouth comes to first the sweetness of tropical fruits, then come spicy and floral notes - it reminds me of pepper and curry leaves.Despite the 17 years, the barrel remains very much in the background compared to the 10 year old of TWB this is nevertheless clearly rounder, but also less exciting - is also the significantly weaker mark. This slight brake makes it somehow unbalanced for me.
Review by Buddudharma
Solid Hampden, very smooth, but without that very special touch....
Review by Tschusikowsky
Often Fiji rum reminds me of Jamaican. Here, rather the other way around. The smoky and peppery barrel notes made it remind me of a South Pacific. Relaxed Hampden. Of the tasted three 01 vintages for me the best.
Review by mto75
pretty relaxed 2001 <>H. On the nose yogurt, pastry, pineapple, the fermented fruit not super dominant at all. On the palate toasty-smoky.
Review by Filip Šikula
At the beginning, a classic, and very pleasant estery finky fruity scent, which I like on hampdens. On the palate, I get sweet biscuit flavours, pepper and spice alongside the usual fruity notes. The finish is medium-long.
Review by Rodolphe
I really liked the nose marked by something like candied orange and traditional marzipan. It was very sweet, not the fruity slap either. I didn't like the mouth as much. I have a hard time describing it. It's simpler, fruity and pastry but it lacks a little complexity and flavors I think. It's still a good rum, but we know much better ones from hampden.
Review by Jackie Flannery
C: W wine
Kill Devil is Hunter Laing´s rum line, otherwise a renowned independent whisky bottler. The black bottle and the dancing devil should be familiar to every rum geek who seek single casks/cask strength. A couple of years ago HL selected exclusively a few Hampdens for The Whisky Barrel and this was one of them. It was a time when Hampden wasn’t what Hampden is today.
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Review by Jizeus Christ Guitare
Charming nose but very empyreumatic and monolithic palate, without being bad, but a bit disappointing contrast (seems to open up to something more fruity)
Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Auditor Reviews
"Hampden is my favorite distillery and we see no surprise here this is another great example of why. Great flavors, that classic pineapple, a bit of glue. Just a real funky rum that has been tamped a bit by the oak."Read full review →
Community purchases
31 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 8 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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