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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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The look inside the bottle
How does Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012 taste?
Aggregated from 13 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
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How is Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
54% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 13 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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 John Coffey
Vraiment impressionnant en terme de goût.. J'avais l'impression de goûter un monymusk et non un hampden.. C'est très différent des hampden à haut voltage traditionnel que nous avons l'habitude de goûter.. Ça manque un peu de punch je trouve.. Un goût de caramel et de boisé assez présent..
Review by Johannes
More on the bitter, astringent side.
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.
Review by zabo
Dank Johannes war es möglich diesen kleinen Birds Flight zu machen. Im Rennen waren 2xOWH, 5xLFCH (darunter den HV LFCH gemischt) und 2xLROK. Als Fazit meiner Seits, ab LROK machen sie mehr Spaß, die Low Ester Fraktion geht schon. Meiner Meinung nach, sind die Birds das Geld nicht wert, sondern eher ein Sammelobjekt. Große Unterschiede sind für mich nicht wirklich zu erkennen.
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"
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Auction results 169 € – 381 €
from 2 sales, latest 10/2025
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Avg. community purchase price 305 €
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Details about Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 60%.
Community purchases
23 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
30% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Hampden Trelawny Endemic Birds (Yellow Shouldered Grossquit) OWH 2012?
Community paid 110–305 €.
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23 purchased · 13 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
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