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Hampden RA Jamaica Rum (HD Distillery) C<>H 1990
"I need a bottle," one taster wrote after a single centiliter — that's the mood here. Roasted pineapple, glue and marzipan on the nose, then a creamy, honeyed palate of tropical fruit with cedar and gentle spice. Three decades of continental aging tamed the wild Hampden funk into something rounder and more polished. Several found it less astringent than younger HD, with alcohol beautifully tucked away.
- Roasted pineapple
- Creamy, balanced
- Tamed elegant funk
+10
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How does Hampden RA Jamaica Rum (HD Distillery) C<>H 1990 taste?
Aggregated from 70 community reviews.
Rich, rounded 30-year Hampden funk Almost universally loved as a rounded, complex 1990 Hampden — fruit, glue and marzipan with the funk dialed back by age. A couple noted the finish runs a touch short.
Hampden fans who want aged, polished funk over raw ester
Anyone chasing wild, in-your-face young Jamaican funk
How is Hampden RA Jamaica Rum (HD Distillery) C<>H 1990 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 9.2 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 70 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Frank
I think Hampden can store forever! Beautifully round.Nose: of course esters and glue without end. A pleasant vinegar note, acidity of fermented pineapple and a caramel-honey sweetness behind it. Compared to a young C<>H more caramelly, fruity and full.Palate: wow! It's got me! But so much so! Full-bodied, complex, round! Pineapple, esters, papaya, acidity, sweetness and caramel. And then a light, nice umami note. Pleasant anise and marzipan to it and the perfect HD stands there. Sure, the flavors are very similar to young and other HDs, but here it comes down to subtleties
Review by DomM
Little 1990 C<>H cross-tasting with 2x RA, RC Ed. 5, TWJ and TRC. Honestly, quite hard for me to chose a winner out of the TRC, first RA and first RC… The first RA also is an outstanding bottling of the 1990 vintage. Side-by-side the RA comes with a little twist towards more herbal notes and little less fruity notes. Also very good staff.
Review by SaibotZtar
Toller Hampden... schön cremig ölig im Mund . Alkohol extrem gut eingebunden und nie wirklich störend. Schön Fruchtig mit Ananas Papaya und Mango nicht zu Holzig trotz des Alter...Esterlevel spürt man sehr gut allerdings ist der Funk durch das alter deutlich gezämt . Leider etwas Flach im Mai Tai ...🥲
Review by Dr.Django
Rum Artesanal: Wow, everything you love about hampden or Jamaica rum in an absolutely intense, creamy and complex style. This is an absolute masterpiece. You shouldn't expect an astringent Jamaican funk here... Very pleasant on the palate, you might want to preserve it for hours. Whisky Jury: Rather spicier on the nose and more complex overall. Definitely the winner for me in this category. On the palate and in the finish, it clearly lags behind its rival. Much wilder and more astringent, but less complex. Two totally outstanding rums that both have their raison d'être and are not in direct competition for me after tasting. The RA and incredibly complex, creamy, intense on the palate without becoming astringent. The Whisky Jury is much wilder, more astringent and yet complex, but is nowhere near the fruity pleasantness of the RA.
Review by Jakob
Lang, schwer, ausdrucksstark…tolle Ausgewogenheit aus Früchten, Holzeinflüssen und Gewürzen. Dazu kommt eine prägnante und tiefe, aber keineswegs erschlagende Süsse. Sehr beeindruckend und auch im insgesamt starken 1990er Jahrgang ein herausragender Vertreter.
Review by Mirco
Wunderbarer Hampden, sehr fruchtig und leicht. Entspricht genau meinem Gusto! Update Feb. 2024 Das erneute Sample wiederspiegelt dasselbe Feedback. Hier hätte ich zugreifen sollen. Alkohol, Frucht, Gewürz und Holz sind hier perfekt ausbalanciert.
Review by Galli33
Similar profile to the 1993 version. I found this one has less glue notes and the barrel come through a bit more. In addition i found some tastes of anise. Price to value is very good. My personal result: 90>93
Review by Tschusikowsky
Noble Hampden. Dense aromas and with character. Not so brute but still very expressive. Long finish. Even better with water. Brilliant rum.
Review by Oliver
Great Hampden 1990 representative! 🥰
Review by DaveLamb
funky and full of impact, but meantime very smooth. little influence of alcohol and tannins/astringency, very complex, reminds me of Salon du rhum 1990.
Review by Serge
Die kontinentalen Jamaikaner sind im eher nicht mein Fall und ich bevorzuge – auch für Jamaika – tropische Reifung. Aber der hier ist schon lecker. Ich glaube jetzt aus dem Stehgreif schon mit der beste, den ich probiert habe. Tolle Frucht mit passendem Holz- und Gewürzeinfluss.
Review by Rum Freund
This bottling has it all!!!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
04.09.2022 Meeting up for a nice after event party at my hotel. Good rum and food spread over a full day. Nose Intense, light roasted wood, fruity, light marzipan, glue, light caramel. Palate Medium intense, oily, light roasted wood, faint smoke, fruity, light marzipan, light medicinal. Finish Very long and warm, light wood, light smoke, fruits.
Review by Skyfly
Für mich ein beinahe perfekter Hampden - tolle Ausprägung an tropischen Früchten wie Ananas, Banane und Papaya. Ester und Holz halten sich im Hintergrund. Schön buttrig im Gaumen. Alkohol wirklich perfekt eingebunden! Edit: nach ein paar Monaten nochmal +1. Dieser 90er Hampden ist einfach atemberaubend gut!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Damn that is very tasty. Very fruity, slightly acidic and sweet after marzipan and almond must with honey banana and lime cordial. Neat ester but not too much, light anise and smoke notes. The acidity remains at the end really intense hang and becomes very astringent, which gives him 2-3 points deduction for me, also the finish could be a little longer and more intense... Nevertheless, top stuff!
Review by cigares
Des fruits tropicaux, ananas trop mûr, des esters, de la colle et beaucoup de bois. L’entrée de bouche est plutôt douce même si les arômes sont bien là, ils montent en puissance assez rapidement. Le côté fruits fermentés avec du bois de cèdre dominent la bouche. Mais au second plan d’autres arômes se révèlent, du beurre et des pâtisseries, de la vanille. La finale est moyennement longue et les arômes s’y équilibrent magnifiquement. Un rhum beaucoup plus complexe qu’il n’y paraît.
Review by Lukas Jäger
What a board. Hampden 1990 seems to taste yes already by the name, if he has flowed through the hands of a D.M., he can probably only get better ;-)Incredibly tasty, round, complex and at the same time pleasant C<>H. If you want to describe it purely in terms of aromas, it probably sets itself apart from others only a little. The secret of this rum is the balance of flavors and their interplay. Must be tasted to understand. I am thrilled. A cross comparison with the '89 and other '90 Hampden will be exciting. Perhaps again: The king is dead, long live the king?
Review by Matthias
an insanely great matured Hampden, which has not yet got too much from the barrel. Beautiful much fermented fruit with a great wood aroma from the maturation let the drop really very coherent come alongedit: at the second tasting even better
Review by mto75
Tasted with my Hampden reference, the Flens JMC 2007, the RA is incredibly round for a C<>H. Not just fermented fruit on the nose, but spices like anise and allspice, some prune and caramel too, and a smoky cask note. The Flens Ester-Kreissäge, on the other hand, has the full sour yoghurt cookie program 🤪 That remains the measure of all things for me.
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Details about Hampden RA Jamaica Rum (HD Distillery) C<>H 1990
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 57,8%.
Community purchases
124 bottles logged by 81 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden RA Jamaica Rum (HD Distillery) C<>H 1990?
Community paid €285–€392.
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124 purchased · 72 tasted · 60 wishlist · as of
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,582 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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