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Ester, Pineapple, Vanilla
Most mentioned across 56 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Hampden fans who want funk with balance, not raw ester
- Less suitable for
- beginners wanting something soft — it's strong, funky and dry
Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2019)
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The one that started the whole Great House hype, and most owners still rate it among the best in the line. The nose is classic Hampden — glue, varnish and overripe banana over fresh pineapple, with a marzipan-and-stone-fruit twist that sets this year apart. At 59% the alcohol sits surprisingly well integrated; it's rounder and more approachable than Hampden's wilder overproof bottlings, finishing dry, woody and peppery.
The community says- Classic ester nose
- Fresh pineapple
- Less suitable for: beginners wanting something soft — it's strong, funky and dry
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How does Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2019) taste?
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Rounded, fruity Hampden many rank best of the line Owners keep it near the top of the Great House series — fruity, funky and beautifully balanced. A few would have liked even more ester punch, but almost nobody comes away disappointed.
Aroma profileIs it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, tropical, funky rums for sipping neat.
Hampden fans who want funk with balance, not raw ester
beginners wanting something soft — it's strong, funky and dry
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Review by Frank
Most helpful positive review
80% OWH 2012 20% <>H 2016 In direct comparison with '20, '21 and '22: least intense on the nose, more marzipan, brightest together with 21, a bit more tart and powerful than the others on the palate. Quite smooth and restrained on the nose, seems fresh and vinegar at the same time. Clearly solvent and some ester, citrus, perhaps lemon or yet tangerine? A slightly sweet marzipan note mixes in. Sourly fruity with pineapple. A bit woody with vanilla. On the palate it comes across sour-salty-bitter at first, yet seems a bit creamy. Hampden esters towards glue are also found now. Citrus in the direction of grapefruit and again marzipan. At the back, some anise is added. In the finish to the anise, orange peel and green tea. A very pleasant blend.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
too much marzipan and a bit too spicy for me personally...
Review by Adrian Wahl
I think the bottling lives a little from the price and the limited availability these days. The GH 20 simply tasted better to me neat. But it's brutally cool to have gotten a sample through Rod. 85/100
Review by Oliver
Super relaxed Hampden. Balanced and simply delicious!
Review by TheRhumhoe
The original Hampden Great House that gave this range its letters of nobility. The nose opens with a profusion of esters and powerful notes of glue, solvents and varnish, as well as a heavy dose of tropical fruit and overripe citrus. This is followed by a pastry touch of marzipan, candied fruit, vanilla and a hint of wood from the barrel. A very pleasant, easy-drinking blend. The attack on the palate takes the funk up a notch, with medicinal notes and flavors of cherry and advanced fermentation. It's fat and opulent on the palate. Despite its power, the juice retains its roundness and mellowness on the palate, making it very drinkable and accessible. The alcohol is also very well integrated. The finish is very long, with lots of citrus, tropical fruit and strong astringency. Wood and spice come to the fore, invigorating what was intended to be a fuller finish. A very "funky" Hampden that is beginning to be the subject of considerable speculation.
Review by Leo Krüper
2nd Tasting: Still excellent as a few years ago. Not as wild as the green. Rather more mature and balanced. 3rd Tasting: I like it much better today because of this. Round but still powerful. The prices are crazy, of course. The whole nonsense started with this one.
Review by Rodolphe
Well done. A well-balanced, fruity, gourmet hampden.
Review by RumTaTa
Special features from my comparison tasting with HD GH '19, '20 and '21: Nose: sweet, berry, ripe cherries Palate: spicy, woody Finish: wood, grilled pineapple, medium length First tasting: Nose: very fruity with a Jamaican funk! But there's more to discover here: I find lime and green apple. Mouth: now very much what the nose had hinted at! Finish: acidity and a slight bitterness are added together with influences from the cask. I particularly like the Hampden because, compared to some high ester bottlings, it is nicely drawn out but still conveys the Hampden DNA very well.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, esters, glue, varnish, some nail polish, funky, overripe, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, lime, roasted wood notes like cream toffee, pastry, marzipan, spicy vanilla, buttery, grassy, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, allspice is out, crème brûlée, burnt sugar, hints of yeast, flowery molasses, vegetal with olive and cucumber, hints of red fruits, metallic patina. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is funky, intense with esters, solvents, fruity with delicious overripe, fermented banana, pineapple, citrus fruits like grapefruit, lime, orange, fruits like cherry, strawberry, some candied, hints of yoghurt, buttery, delicious, molasses is grassy, briny with olive and wood roasted with roasted nuts, marzipan, pastry, caramelized, smoky, spicy with vanilla, allspice. 8,8:The finish is long, balanced, dry and tannic, slightly metallic, fermented with dairy notes, buttery, medicinal with esters, chemical with phenol, fruity with overripe tropical, citrus fruits, wood is roasted with crème brûlée, brioche, biscuits, fruitcake, dark chocolate, smoky, spicy with anise, vanilla, peppery, meaty and molasses flowery, vegetal, dark with black tea. Edit:16.10.26
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Comparison between 19, 20 and 21: Very round Hampden. Nicely fruity, but rather low to medium esters. Less bacon and not buttery compared to the 20. Spicy on the finish.
Review by Thunderbird
First class, a nice Hampden to end the evening with!
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, legendary Jamaican distillery, which besides rum also produces alcohol for perfumes. In all rums from this distillery, you can sense wild esters, after which your whole body soaks in the scent of yellow tropical fruits – mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of those rums you "must try before you die."
Review by Galli33
Always a pleasure to have a great house in the glass. My preference 2020>2019>2021. I enjoyed this in a smal brewery in padova. Very cool location 😜
Review by Serge
First of all: Many thanks to Rodolphe for making this split possible. As the first of the Great House series, this rum is unfortunately a victim of its success and hardly affordable. PLV is certainly not right here 😂 Compared to the other three in the series, the stone fruit/marzipan notes are the strongest here. Otherwise, this is also a super accessible yet mega tasty blend of high- and low-ester Hampdens. For anyone who hasn't had a chance to try it: it doesn't taste exactly like the other three, of course, but it's roughly the same in terms of quality and comes closest to the 2020 in terms of taste, while remaining a little fresher. My mental association was that someone had tipped a small sip of Monymusk into the 2020 GH 😂
Review by zabo
Compared to the other Great Houses, this one doesn't particularly stand out, except for the price. In conclusion, I would say that I would have liked to have taken this rum back then and not just a bottle. In the meantime, the price is simply too exaggerated. So just switch to the GH20, which is a lot cheaper and just as good.
Review by Filip Šikula
I finally got my hands on a discarded sample of Great House 19. In the taste, perfectly integrated alcohol, after a sip, a wide range of flavors develops beautifully, which lasts a long time and encourages you to take another sip. Too bad about the price tag, it spoils the pleasure.
Review by Basti
Predominantly spicy aromas and wood on the nose. Some licorice and glue, tropical fruit and marzipan. In the mouth initially floral, flowery aromas, some pineapple and plenty of pepper. Slightly bitter. Not quite as woody at the end.
Review by Stefan L
- Several years since last tasting. Still really good.
Review by Christoph H.
For me, this is still a classic all-rounder and definitely better, more intense and more harmonious than the second batch. The balance between fruitiness and spiciness is very harmonious for me, a clear shortcoming of the second batch, which comes with much less ester. A great PLV, especially at the issue price at the time
Review by Mirco
schöner ausgewogener Hampden
Review by Benoit Mahe
A good daily dram!
Review by Agricoler
Tasted blind again today. The order remains the same and only 2022 and 2023 were swapped. Overall, for me, the vintages 2019/2020/2021 deserve the name Great House because they simply taste really round. Also easy to distinguish by color. The vintages 2022 and 2023 are clearly lighter with less depth but in my opinion more buttery. Hampden Great House Crosstasting 2019-2023. 3rd place in the tasting here, I find the ester clearly dominant which is definitely not bad. However, for me, both Great House bottlings are about a round spirit. My ranking: 1st place 2020 2nd place 2021 3rd place 2019 4th place 2022 5th place 2023
Review by Christoph
The nose has light sticky notes combined with typical estery notes of overripe fruit, but is too lax for me. Rather sweet fruit like mango on the palate, bitter orange peel on the finish. Mixed.
Review by Skyfly
Cologne-Bonn Rum Tasting: Thanks to Leo for this sample, which would otherwise have been very expensive. Since the rum has had plenty of time to breathe, it is super harmonious. Clearly beats the GH2025 that was just opened.
Review by Jarek
A Hampden tasting, with Great House 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, plus the. New Beginnings and both versions of the Pago. Of the Great House, I like the 2022 and 2021 best, even if I don't find the overall differences very big.
Review by Banana Joe
Thanks Leo, finally got to try the GH19. Great blend and one of the best GHs. But not worth the prices currently being asked for it.
Review by Mike H.
A nice Hampden that makes for an easy sipper. I would have appreciated a touch more ester. Thank you for sharing Rod 🙂
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Very fruity on the nose. Somewhat more reserved on the palate, but the finish is long and complex. Less funk than the Hampden overproof.
Review by Lukas Jäger
For me simply a badass blend that promises Hampden and delivers Hampden. Less esters than some other releases, but it brings the typical character in mouth and nose. Yet it remains almost discreet and pleasant and requires less attention than other flagship Hampdens that need taming on the palate. Compared to the 2020 Edition, it's definitely wilder with more edges and corners.
Review by Righrum
On the nose, equals the best Hampden I've had so far, drink side it falls a bit short of the expectations, yet it is really interesting. The nose is driven by funk and tropical fruit, with some of the vinagre-like notes that I look for in an Hampden, while the palate is much closer to many Hampden we already knows with no vinagre and fresh ananas juice in Place.
Review by Michal S
Very nice Jamaica, fruitier than Great House 2020, which for me still remains a bit ahead in the battle of the best GH. Classic Hampden in taste and aroma, a pity about the current price which reflects more of a collector's value.
Review by Thomas
For the original price [90€]an absolute blast. Great Jamaican 🇯🇲 with nice Esther notes. Perfect for the first edition of the Great House.Genial entry into the Esther Hampdens.
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted at SDR ‘26. In the nose fruity, fresh, heavily medicinal and tart. Straight from the glass the nose is ambushed with paint stripper, vinegar and sour cream. After a while some banana, but primarily pineapple juice gone bad, currants and freshly squeezed limes pierce through, as well as some nice spice. In the mouth lots of peppers, winter spice and tart fruits. The mid palate is reigned by lighter sugars, vanillabean, ripe banana and a lovely creamy taste of eclairs, nice and mellow yet immediately announcing butyric acid and vinegar in the tail of the experience. The finish is medium long, heavy on the pastry notes with a side of milky cappuccino. Still quite fruity, with lingering esters and a lime zest aftertaste.
Review by Harald
Color: Pale gold Smell: Elegant and very tasty. Funky, meaning esters and fruit. Sweet with vanilla and caramel. Taste: Initially sweet and fruity in the mouth, then alcoholic sharp. When swallowing a sweet ester explosion. Then spicy dry. Finish: Long Dry, spicy and woody. 89 points
Review by rum_sk
Hampden. I have only 1 small sample but I managed to save some for later retaste. Outstanding.
Review by Roman Lelek
The color- like honey - dark yellow or gold. The nose - from solvents and esters to ripe tropical fruits (pineapple or banana) The taste -there us everything you want- funky esters, wooden tones, fruity tones, esters, the taste is round with quite medium long finish…warm..which I really like.
Review by alex
Magnificent Despite its young age, it’s simply pure happiness
Review by Richard Krupa
Esters, fruit, pineapple. It tastes the best of all the GH I've tasted.
Review by Buddudharma
Tasting Gang 16.12.23: In the series of GHs ok, but not outstanding.
Review by Jindrich Strobl
That's a heaven in mouth. Very well balanced, full taste. Excelllent.
Review by Andreas Sinding
Deffinetly the best Great house, of the series.
Review by Roman Staroń
Perfection in the Jamaican atmosphere.
Review by Happy Oner
Beautifully woody, balanced
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Expert review by RumRock
Read full review ›The finish is long and very concentrated. Besides the sweetness with the taste of vanilla crème brûlée, you also encounter dried bananas and cocoa beans. You can also sense medicinal flavors (camphor, iodine tincture) and a delicious sweetness.
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›It's actually not that easy to find as a lot of stores have sold out their allocation. Hopefully though this will be an annual release. The best official bottling from Hampden Estate so far? I think so, if not the best Hampden Estate rum I have had, full stop. Outstanding.
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Details about Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2019)
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 59%.
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