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SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000
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Ripe pineapple leads here, backed by mango, banana and citrus, with just a thin ribbon of smoke and light oak behind it. Despite the name and the Hampden badge, several members note it sits at the lower end of the ester scale — fruity and creamy rather than a glue-and-varnish bomb. At 55.8% the alcohol reads well-integrated, and the finish runs long, dry and warm.
The community says- Ripe pineapple
- Alcohol well hidden
- But: Less funky than name
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How does SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000 taste?
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Fruity, low-ester Hampden that's easier than expected The recurring surprise: it's gentler and less funky than the name promises. Most rate it a lovely, fruit-forward Hampden; a couple find it a touch thin.
Hampden fans who prefer fruit over heavy funk
Ester chasers wanting full glue-and-varnish hogo
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
16.04.2025 Retasting with Fabian in Blåvand. ------------------- #4533 20.12.2023 Swapped myself to some nice SMWS samples and I'm definitely going to get my hands on some more. This is a pretty good Hampden and the price at release was pretty good. Fruity and medium ester level rum with a light smoky note. The palate is warm and fresh with a nice minty touch in the back. The finish is long, lightly dry and warm with nice fruits. The empty glass has some caramel and faint polish/glue.
Review by SaibotZtar
Nice and oily in the glass. Very pleasant nose with lots of fruit ... Ripe mango, banana, pineapple and papaya. Delicious fruit ester and light woody notes. Alcohol not very present. Slightly sweet and nicely fruity on the palate, but here paired with more woodiness and bitter tones. I can also taste a little vanilla 🫨. Acidity more present on the nose than on the palate but never disturbing. The finish is relatively monotonous with bitter chocolate and a dry mouthfeel. Alcohol relatively well integrated for me.
Review by zabo
Nice bottling, but somehow not quite as funky as I expected it to be. You can't really fault it much in terms of taste, but I still find it a little thin. For me it's more in the easy sipper category for in between.
Review by Timo Groeger
The last one for today and the clear winner. Fruity on the nose (pineapple) and the ester naturally comes to the fore. Also fruity on the palate (pineapple and citrus fruits). You can hardly taste the alcohol. Top rum 👍
Review by Rodolphe
Blind tasting. Butter, pineapple, hint of wood, very well-integrated alcohol. On the palate, it's quite creamy, fruity and a little woody. I'm thinking more of a Continental Hampden because all the markers are there. Good rum, I'm surprised by the age count, I thought it was younger.
Review by Mentalo
Alcohol is very well integrated. Slightly creamy on the palate with great tropical fruit notes. Overall, sweetness and acidity are well balanced. Woody and smoky notes remain in the background despite the age. Certainly not the most complex Hampden, but still a very nice bottling in the lower ester range.
Review by Ailix Toutatis
The nose immediately suggested charred pineapple and smoky bacon Frazzles. Lots of salty pork scratchings, chilli oil, soy glaze, hot smoked game meats, freshly chopped ginger and squid ink. The mouth was powerful, rich and punchy. Lots of smoked vanilla extract, sweetened antiseptic, smoky wort, bacon jam with chilli, sugary black coffee, pumpkin seed oil, natural tar extract and old hessian in a dunnage warehouse. With water there was lots of yellow American mustard, spicy pepperoni, flash-fried calamari, ash-rolled goat cheese, smoked mint and tarry creel nets.
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11 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
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9% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000?
Community paid 106–190 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 148 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, at 55,8%.
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