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Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Jamaica JMC C<>H 2007
Best sipped neat with plenty of air — this is a full-throttle Hampden, not a mixer. Expect glue, nail polish and vinegar up front, then overripe pineapple, banana, marzipan and a salty olive-brine edge. At 66.8% the alcohol is remarkably well tucked in, though most tasters reach for a few drops of water. Dry, astringent, wildly funky. Several call it one of their favorite Hampdens.
The community says- Huge ester funk
- Well-hidden alcohol
- But: Very astringent
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How does Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Jamaica JMC C<>H 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 87 community reviews.
Intense, funky Hampden ester bomb A high-ester monster that most love — glue, overripe fruit and marzipan, with the alcohol integrated far better than 66.8% suggests. The catch: acidic, drying, and too intense for some.
Hampden fans who love maximum high-ester funk
Beginners and anyone put off by solvent, acidity and high ABV
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What does the community say?
97% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 87 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
#22 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: N: fruity esters, overripe fruits, glue, banana, pineapple, funky M: complex, dry, spicy, ester, bitter, funky, fruity F: Ester, pineapple, tannins, oak Prediction: It’s a funky Jamaican approx. 60% and approx. 10 years It‘s a very good, fruity, funky, Hampden. I like it a lot. Alcohol could be intergrated better. Some drops of water will help here a lot Nose: ester, glue, varnish, nail polish, fruity, overripe fruits, banana, pineapple, citrus, marzipan and a lot of funk Mouth: dry, complex, astrigend, bitter, strong, full bodied, ester, glue, overripe fruits, banana, pineapple, fruity, oak, spicy, vanilla, citrus Finish: medium, ester, dry, astrigend, woody(oak), vanilla, pineapple, marzipan, olive, tannins, smoky
Review by TheRhumhoe
A true pure high ester as we love them, this Flensburg is particularly rich and opulent, with beautiful fruity and phenolic notes that combine with a pastry and fermented side that rounds out the angles. It stands out from Kill Devil's cuvée thanks to its greater length on the nose. On the palate, the power of Hampden speaks again, with strong phenolic notes, intense ripe tropical fruit, tangy citrus notes and spicy touches on a marzipan background. More intense and less fruity than Kill Devil, this Flensburg tends towards a heavy, intense profile where the alcohol is remarkably well integrated. The finish is drier, tannic and slightly bitter. The fruit is more subdued, but the medicinal notes resurface to permeate the mouth even after brushing the teeth. A rich, aromatic and gourmet Hampden, a real treat for any Jamaican rum connoisseur.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Hardcore glue, esters and marzipan butter cookies on the nose, plus bubba cherry and overripe BBananegeschmacklich then sour with lots of glue and nail polish remover, the mouth completely drying and astringent. then again the typical overripe banana and at the end remains hubba Bubba cherry and fermented pineapple with lots of esters, plus some salty olive brine and butter brioche.really an extreme ester bomb, to me he is just overall in the finish a bit too astringent and furry in the finish.
Review by mto75
tasted with the Rum Cask Hampden 1990, both C<>H Marque, the Flensburg with more ABV, the Rum Cask matured longer. In direct comparison, the Flensburg seems as if someone had installed a turbo, on the nose crass notes of fermented buttermilk and citrus, fantastic! The Rum Cask, on the other hand, seems almost a bit flat, i.e. much more balanced, with a broader fruit palette and baking spices. Similar on the palate, the Flensburg with more power and acidity, the Rum Cask rounder and more complex, also somewhat bacon-spicy.
Review by Frank
Nose: intense esters, towards glue. Vinegar notes and slightly buttery. Acidic sweet pineapple with marzipan. Alcoholic and citrus freshness.Palate: intense, funky, esters, glue. It's decently astringent, but vinegar and butter give way to more pineapple and marzipan.Comparison to the Velier C<>H: same flavor profile, the Velier is a bit more intense in everything, so it comes out ahead.The beers:Pale Ale No. Een: fresh, light grapefruit, hoppy, medium-bodiedPale Ale No. Een Hampden Cask: you can definitely taste the C<>H out. The hoppiness goes behind it and that's good!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Thus company has very high standards and thus usually always scores high on their releases. This particular one is fruity from nose to finish and I love is. The nose is nice and is very fruity and I'd aay overripe fruits for the most part. There is some vanilla and a small hint of glue The palate is dry and complex, equally fruity as the nose and followed by barrel spices and a touch of ester. The finish is long and fruity with vanilla and smoky barrel/oak.
Review by Christoph H.
My favorite Hampden to date! Many may not understand, many he is too crass and too one-sided. For me, this is not the case at all. The fruit notes in combination with the finest vanilla, anise and oak notes is for me at the moment with nothing to compare and my absolute favorite. I could smell it for hoursIn the mouth it really goes off.... Fruity, creamy, sweet, intense and simply delicious. The over 66% are perfectly integrated
Review by Stuesch
Edit: 07/23 Compared with Whiskey Jury HD 2007 and Velier HD 2010 C<>H. From 92 to 90. But best from the 2007 HD class. Wow. What a great rum. Ester, overripe, partly fermented fruit on the nose. On the palate it seems even more intense. A tingle on the tongue and yet the alcohol is incredibly well integrated. The finish lasts for what feels like an eternity. The only drawback: I unfortunately only got a sample here.
Review by Dr.Django
Two high-ester monsters: SBS NY 2005: The nose promises a lot and the palate delivers. A funky Jamaica, with a little smoke. The only thing that bothers me is the not quite perfectly integrated alcohol. But that's mexing on a very high level, a great bottling! FRC Hampden 2007: This excellent rum doesn't need many words! A continental matured Hampden that was the benchmark for me in its category lamge.
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX Advent Calendar 23.12.21: mmmh Hampden😋 really cool. Everything in it what it needs.Edit: awesome Rum🇯🇲 lots of cherry, cooked banana, brioche, salty water pickled olives, brioche. Very much great to discover. Even though the alcohol is well integrated, I need some water here. Exposes some flavors and makes the drinking experience more accessible.
Review by Lukas Jäger
A really good Hampden, offers the full load of ester and the horny Hampden flavor par excellence. You have to like, I like, really good. Despite the acidity and the biting esters somehow also soft and creamy. Class.Does nothing to the point, but: the beer stored in this barrel is also really cool👌
Review by Rodolphe
Très bon rum. Banane super mûre et beaucoup de gourmandise, associés à des esters puissants. Le nez est superbe. En bouche je trouve cela quand même un peu costaud. J'aurais apprécié quelques degrés de moins, déjà pour ne pas attendre autant avant de le siroter 😉 Merci Michael pour le sample! 😁
Review by Christoph
Butter with sugar and vitamin C containing fruit most intense on the nose and even more blatant in the mouth. The finish adds something metallic and it is a bit furry on the palate. Here you can really taste the fermented tropical fruit. A true ester bomb. Alcohol is super integrated.
Review by tojo
Zum 23. Tag gab es im RX-Kalender ein schönes Highlight. Der Flensburg JMC (C<>H). Ein echter Esterkracher. Vergorene Früchte, Butter, Lack, Mango, Papaya, Banane. Alkohol für 67% sehr gut eingebunden. Man muss sich alledings darauf einlassen. Nichts für nebenbei. Lange Lüften empfohlen.
Review by Master P
Die Nase ist schön und sehr fruchtig und ich würde sagen, überreife Früchte zum größten Teil. Am Gaumen ist er trocken und komplex, ebenso fruchtig wie die Nase, gefolgt von Fassgewürzen und einem Hauch von Ester.Der Abgang ist lang und fruchtig mit Vanille und rauchigem Fass/Eiche.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Auweia, was für ein Brett! Ich begreife erst jetzt so langsam, was für eine irre Flasche ich da weggegeben habe ... Andererseits bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob ich diesem Ester-Tsunami gewachsen wäre. Was ist dieser Rum doch für eine krasse Erfahrung!
Review by zabo
Gegen die Nr.5 vom RumX 2023 Adventskalender nochmal getestet. Schade, dass wir ihn damals nicht beim Crosstasting dabei hatten. Aber vom ersten Eindruck hätte es der Kill Devil von damals wohl schwer gehabt. Danke at mto75 für das Sample.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Gross stuff. Ester without end. Very intense. Can be drunk well despite 66.8%.In direct comparison to other High-Ester Hampdens I had to score the 2007 somewhat down (-2).
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Details about Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Jamaica JMC C<>H 2007
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 66,8%.
Community purchases
90 bottles logged by 62 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 10 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Flensburg Rum Company Jamaica JMC C<>H 2007?
Community paid 91–200 €.
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