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TCRL Hampden Jamaica HD (Selected by Kirsch) OWH 2012
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Most people land in the same place: a pleasant Hampden that's softer and rounder than you'd expect from the name. This is the OWH mark, so the wild esters are dialed way back — expect banana, mango and pineapple up front, then spicy roasted wood and vanilla. A few call it "too soft" to really stand out; others love the fruity nose and easy drinking at 58%.
The community says- Banana-mango nose
- Round, easy palate
- But: Muted esters
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How does TCRL Hampden Jamaica HD (Selected by Kirsch) OWH 2012 taste?
Summarized by AI from 53 community reviews.
Soft, fruity low-ester Hampden Well-liked but low-key. Most enjoy the tropical-fruit nose and round palate, though several wish it had more of Hampden's typical ester punch and less late oak.
Hampden fans who want a gentler, fruit-forward pour
Anyone chasing big, funky high-ester Jamaican punch
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Ranges include their upper bound: “7–8” means above 7 up to and including 8. See the full rating guide
Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by LukaŽiga
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8,3:On the nose, esters and tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, spicy roasted wood notes with roasted nuts, then glue and nail polish, slightly vegetal molasses, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the molasses is grassy with hay, herbaceous and earthy with slight peat, as citrus and dried fruits, pears and plums arise, biscuits and cocoa arrive, diary notes, some soap, the oak is pretty furry. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, glue, later rubber, soap, fruity with tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, papaya, litchi and later red fruits, dark berries, grapes and plums, pairing roasted wood notes like butterscotch, coffee, spicy and salty, as oak makes very strong presence, furry, after resting the rum, roasted notes are caramelized.The molasses is dark with licorice, black tea, herbaceous and earthy with a pinch of peat, grassy with hay. 8,1:The finish is extremely furry, dry, woody tones slightly overpower other notes, as the most of palate notes linger on. Edit:6.12.25
Review by Pavel Spacek
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... Hampden, the legendary Jamaican distillery that besides rum also produces alcohol for perfumes. In all rums from this distillery, you can smell wild esters, after which your whole body soaks up the scent of yellow tropical fruits - mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of the rums you "must try before you die".
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.12.2019 A nice get together in a summerhouse with family and friends and rum for some of us. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Light wood, faint smoke, fruity, pineapple, orange, light polish, spice. Palate Round, fruity, light wood, pineapple, faint honey, spice, cinnamon, light coffee. Finish Medium to long, light wood, fruity, light coffee, cinnamon, faint chocolate.
Review by Thunderbird
A very nice nose with light fruitiness, ester is barely perceptible! On the palate, initially a tart sweetness, which then quickly gives way to the spicy woody side. It spreads creamy and smooth, the alcohol is acceptably integrated. The finish is also spicy with some long tongued black tea flavor. Given the price, a good low-ester rum from Hampden
Review by Johannes
Few esters, but recognizable as Hampden.
Review by Righrum
Everything you expect from a continentally aged Hampden, with a few more traits that could come from the years spent at the tropics. Tropical fruits, almost rotting, are dominating the scene along with esters. While drinking there is a nice pastry note, even if alcohol integration is not perfect and there is a bit of astringency. This is an hybrid between the two Hampden styles I am used to drink, but still pleasant to drink
Review by Tim
Restrained but soldier rum through and through, balanced but without any notable intensity or outliers. Lots of fruit such as banana, lychee, citrus fruits. Buttery, faint spices and some wood. More grape and cherry on the finish.
Review by Agricoler
For me, very alcoholic and not really round. Not a flagship
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
No typical estery notes, but palatable and round.
Review by Martin Augustin
A good Hampden. Overall too soft and restrained to stand out. Lots of vanilla and banana, less estery notes. Great sipper
Review by Daniel
Nose: Bull's eye. Delightful fruity aromas of tropical fruits like mango and banana paired with esters and spice. Palate: This is joined by chocolate and lacquer aromas over time. The spice comes to the fore, the fruit recedes. Finish: Spice and vanilla. Not as complex as many older Hampdens, but a real value for money tip that scores for me especially on the nose.
Review by Nicolas MARCHANDIN
Good Hampden but finish a bit short and too woody for me.
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41 bottles logged by 37 collectors.
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39% opened, 6 emptied.
What did the community pay for TCRL Hampden Jamaica HD (Selected by Kirsch) OWH 2012?
Community paid 62–97 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 78 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about TCRL Hampden Jamaica HD (Selected by Kirsch) OWH 2012
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Transcontinental Rum Line, at 58.1%.
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