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Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012
"A very nice interpretation of a Hampden — I would have loved a bit more kick," is how one member sums it up, and that's the recurring line. This is Hampden's OWH mark, one of the lower-ester marks, so instead of glue and varnish you get ripe mango, banana and citrus with vanilla and wood underneath. The 60% ABV sits warm and well integrated, but a bitter, astringent edge and a missing punch keep it from the top shelf for several tasters.
The community says- Ripe mango & banana
- ABV well integrated
- But: Lacks punch
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How does Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012 taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Tamed low-ester Hampden, fruity but short on kick Divisive within the fan crowd: praised as a gentle, tamed Hampden but marked down for lacking kick, with a few finding it too bitter. More collector's bird than daily pour.
Hampden fans wanting a softer, lower-ester mark
funk chasers wanting the full ester punch
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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13 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
A very nice interpretation of a Hampden, I would have loved a bit more kick to it. Fruity as expected with some vanilla and wood on the palate. The ABV makes it nice and warm but something is missing. In my mind it has been tamed too much.
Review by zabo
Most helpful mixed 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 John Coffey
Really impressive in terms of taste.. I felt like tasting a Monymusk and not a Hampden.. It's very different from the traditional high voltage Hampdens we're used to tasting.. I find it lacks a bit of punch.. A fairly present taste of caramel and woodiness..
Review by Johannes
More on the bitter, astringent side.
Review by Pavel Spacek
The rum was opened for ages, it could degrade the taste of the rum ... Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die"
Review by Filip Šikula
This series is more shelf stable than top rums for me, but it's still a very enjoyable Jamaica. Citrus notes masked by that odd bitterness for me. The high ABV is beautifully integrated, but it's missing something.
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24 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
29% opened, 6 emptied.
What does Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012 cost?
Community paid 110–296 €.
Current best price: 750.30 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 221 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
24 purchased · 13 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
Details about Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 60%.
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