Rum Shark Hampden 2005
For seasoned enthusiasts ready for serious Jamaican funk: a 15‑year Hampden at 69% that drinks softer than the numbers suggest. Tropical fruit, banana bread, coconut, dark chocolate and polished oak. Widely praised on RumX.
- Intense tropical fruit
- Integrated 69% ABV
- Complex oak spice
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Big Hampden funk, surprisingly smooth For seasoned enthusiasts ready for serious Jamaican funk: a 15‑year Hampden at 69% that drinks softer than the numbers suggest. Tropical fruit, banana bread, coconut, dark chocolate and polished oak. Widely praised on RumX.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy intense, cask-strength rums with lots of ripe tropical fruit and expressive oak.
Those sensitive to high ABV or who prefer light, sweet, easygoing rums without funky esters or strong wood influence.
How is Rum Shark Hampden 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 lands squarely 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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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The nose is awesome and extremely complex. English Breakfast tea meets banana puree, prune and neat wood with some dark chocolate and toffee. For 69% very harmonious.Taste then an absolute explosion of fruit, spice and beautiful intense wood tones, if the thing is not minimum 80% tropical matured I do not know. Very intense after banana bread with dark chocolate coating, toasted coconut chips, rum raisins, roasted almonds, leather and honey, prune and date, allspice and dark caramel. Grandiose and incredibly tasty and drinkable despite 69%!!!Like tipping st. Lucia, foursquare and 94 New Yarmouth together. Really cool.
Review by Vinsdorf
Definitely the best Hampden I have had. Typical funky jamaica but the finish is so smooooth
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Great hampden very spicy finish. Makes really fun.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
29.10.2022 whisky & Rum Festival, nice event with a few friends and a few of our own bottles. Another really nice Jamaican rum. Intense and fruity with nice ester, chocolate and caramel. Very long, medium dry and warm finish with nice fruit.
Review by Galli33
This is a lovely, round LROK from Hampden 🤤 Sooo delicious, funky, sweet… with all the solid edges of Hampden. The 69% are integrated very well, blind i would say it has approx 50%. Very pleasant to drink! Nose: Funky, Ester, Fruity, Trop. fruits, prunes, pineapple, coconut, toffee, caramel, roasted, vanilla, oak(barrel) Mouth: dry, delicious, intense, complex, round, astringend, elegant, funky, full bodied, ester, fruity, coconut, pineapple, caramel, brown sugar, black tea, spicy, oak(barrel), leather, dark chocolate Finish: Medium, dry, delicious, astringend, tannins, trop. fruits, oak(barrel, vanilla, roasted, dark chocolate, leather
Review by Johannes
Not much ester, but plenty of woody notes. Tastes almost tropical matured!
Review by Jakob
Seems a bit dull overall, the classic freshness of Hampden is somewhat lacking for me. Nevertheless, quaffable with heavy wood notes and nicely balanced sweetness.
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26 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 10 members.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,347 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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