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Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Chestnut Bellied Cuckoo) OWH 2012
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The surprise here is how restrained a Hampden can be. OWH is one of the estate's lower-ester marks, so the glue-and-varnish punch is dialed back — instead you get grapefruit, figs, dates and a light woody dryness. Several tasters call it more polished, even too smooth for Jamaica. Give it time in the glass; at nearly 62% it needs to open before the fruit shows.
The community says- Grapefruit & figs
- Dynamic in glass
- Keep in mind: Hot without rest
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Auction results: 197–351 € (4 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 12/2025). How the range is built ›
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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How does Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Chestnut Bellied Cuckoo) OWH 2012 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Restrained, grapefruit-driven low-ester Hampden Fans love the dynamic grapefruit-and-fig side, but seasoned Hampden drinkers find it tamer and drier than the higher-ester marks — pleasant, just less wild. Let it rest.
Hampden fans wanting a softer, fruity mark
ester chasers after full Jamaican funk
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
4 of 10 left detailed tasting impressions
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Review by zabo
Most helpful positive review
Thanks to Johannes it was possible to do this little Birds Flight. In the race were 2x OWH, 5x LFCH (including the HV LFCH mixed) and 2x LROK. As a conclusion from my side, from LROK they are more fun, the low ester faction is okay. In my opinion, the Birds are not worth the money, rather a collector's item. I can't really recognize big differences.
Review by Johannes
Most helpful mixed review
Somewhat bitter, dry finish.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
27.03.2021 A nice Velier tasting thanks to my friend Cheng from Singapore. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Intense, light wood, fruity, banana, light olive, light varnish, faint floral. Palate Oily, warm, fruity, orange, tannins, light olive, light salty, spice, light floral. Finish Medium to long, warm, wood, fruits, light orange, faint smoke, light floral. Extra note. Needs to rest for a good while of the ABV ruins the full experience.
Review by Filip Šikula
A bit woodier and drier than I expected after the last spinner. I wish it had more oatmeal, it's a bit too smooth for a Jamaican. It's not a bad rum, but given the price, I don't need it again.
Review by Romain de L
This bird is interesting - some of the Hampden markers are there and present - but less esters for sure as the OWH mark suggest and less appealing at least to me than others of the series. Makes a agreeable drink in any case 😉
Review by Pavel Spacek
... 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 Guji Guji
Beautiful Hampden !! Very dynamic, a lot happens if you take a real time to enjoy it and play with it.
Review by raphael galak
Lemon, grapefruit and solvent aromas, with the sweetness of caramelized vanilla. Lively on the palate, with fairly soft wood, ester takes its place with herbaceous notes, grapefruit is sprinkled with light brown sugar.
Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Chestnut Bellied Cuckoo) OWH 2012 at live auctions
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12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Chestnut Bellied Cuckoo) OWH 2012?
Community paid 147–210 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 168 €. Price history with 4 auction results in RX+ ›
12 purchased · 10 tasted · 9 wishlist · as of
Details about Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Chestnut Bellied Cuckoo) OWH 2012
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 61,7%.
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