Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016
For seasoned enthusiasts who enjoy high-ester Jamaican power. This cask strength Hampden delivers intense pineapple, overripe tropical fruit, glue/solvent funk and a touch of young wood. Best slowly sipped, well-aerated or with a splash of water. Backed by 155 RumX reviews and strong ratings as a serious, classic Hampden <>H at young age.
- Huge ester funk
- Tropical fruit blast
- Long powerful finish
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How does Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016 taste?
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Young but serious Hampden funk bomb For seasoned enthusiasts who enjoy high-ester Jamaican power. This cask strength Hampden delivers intense pineapple, overripe tropical fruit, glue/solvent funk and a touch of young wood. Best slowly sipped, well-aerated or with a splash of water. Backed by 155 RumX reviews and strong ratings as a serious, classic Hampden <>H at young age.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy cask strength, overripe tropical fruit and solventy glue notes, and who don’t mind a young, punchy profile that rewards patience and aeration.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who dislike solventy funk, young wood and an astringent, drying finish in their rum.
How is Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Romain de L
Very nice nose: old leather, glue, quite typical Hampden and hints of violet / black fruits at the end. Nice attack, quite dense, incredibly long finish with almonds, frangipane. Alcohol well integrated. Recommended!!
Review by cigares
Day 1 Samples de Luxe calendar. Tasted again a year and a half later. Pale yellow color. On the nose, banana compote, Jamaican funk, rum raisins and a vegetal, dried herb side. On the palate, a fairly lively attack with alcohol and tropical fruit. Nice aromas, but rather one-dimensional, like a fruit spirit. Long finish, a little more interesting than the palate. Very well-integrated wood. A very fine rum. To be tasted again after a little oxidation. It's done, and the oxidation gives this rum a beautiful harmony.
Review by DomM
Funky Hampden 🎉 Maybe a little young but nevertheless quite nice and round given ester content and ABV. As a secret contender in a 2013/14 cross tasting the HV came out pretty well, but not in the top spot. While we are looking at different vintages of course, the HV was noticeable more balanced and less funk forwards/punchy.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Certainly not the best HV release, but compared to many recent releases, this is already a good rum. I adjust my rating upward by one point.
Review by Christoph
The fruits here are more of the sour variety (lime, pineapple). Despite the quite high ester content very mild and soft.
Review by zabo
Also a very nice bottling, but again clearly ranks behind the DOK. The nose is dominated by glue and nail polish. In the mouth, the alcohol is better integrated than I expected. Nevertheless, I lack the final funk for a better rating.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another great rum from this bottler. Fruity from nose to finish and has a light touch of wood from palate to finish. Nice and funky release at a good price when released.
Review by Serge
Delicious, tropically matured <>H ... I simply prefer a few years tropical to decades continental - with exceptions, of course. Pronounced, overripe tropical fruit notes (pineapple, but also some banana plus glue and solvent, young wood, almonds, cookies and marzipan. Delicious. For me, however, it could have stayed in the barrel a little longer.
Review by alex
Hampden hyper Classic. Funky mais pas trop. Pas très surprenant même s’il est bon , surtout après une bonne heure dans le verre. Un peu déçu , je m’attendais à mieux Néanmoins, ça se laisse boire quand même
Review by Jakob
Compared to the older Hampden representatives in the Habitation Velier series, shows less of the heavy sweetness and also still shows too brash alcohol, which makes it fall off a bit. Solid Hampden, which overall is still enough for a very good rating - but especially with the Hampdens there is another quality class, in which this bottling can not play.
Review by Lawich Lowaine
Good hampden despite being very young. Strong in ester but the alcohol could be better integrated. Aeration does it the most good.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A young Hampden with raw strength, displaying strong phenolic (solvents, esters, glue and varnish) and fermented notes on the nose, with a hint of medicinal notes, brine and vinegar. Very ripe exotic fruits and citrus fruits are also very present. There's no doubt about it, this is a funky profile in its purest, most concentrated form. The attack on the palate is direct, frank and straightforward. Very ripe exotic fruit explodes on the palate, followed by a phenolic explosion that pierces the mouth from side to side. Tannins dry out the palate, accompanied by spicy notes and acidic citrus flavors (lime). A slight woodiness also emerges. A powerful, astringent profile that could put a boxer to sleep. The very long finish sticks to the teeth. Exotic fruit, citrus, phenolic, tannic and fermented notes all come together in a festival of flavors. There are also hints of young wood, bitterness, green olive, salt and mineral notes. A very heavy, powerful rum, which shows, at 5 years of age, that it's got plenty under the hood. The alcohol could be a little better integrated. The profile is interesting, but a few more years of ageing would have brought out more of its potential.
Review by Portman
Definitely has the potential to be a top bottling if it were allowed to mature for another 5-6 years. But already very good and intense as it is.
Review by Benoit Mahe
Not the most successful Hampden Habitation Velier but still a serious Hampden. The finish is not the most pleasant and the integration could be better to put it on the same level as some others. It might have deserved a couple more years in the barrel.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"Rich in esters, but also still very young. As a result, it lacks a bit of the complexity and sweetness of its older brothers. Aftertaste is also quite short."
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362 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 57 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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