Hampden 2023 - for 13-th German Rum Festival
One of the most important rum festivals in Europe - German Rum Festival, couldn't go without a special rum bottle. So here it is! We have created the high ester Jamaican bomb in just 50 bottles. They were all sold in August 2024 in Berlin on our colourful stand. So if you want one better look among German rum lovers (if they still have any of them full). So what's that juice? We have made a blend of Hampden DOK (the highest ester mark - 1600 grams/HLPA) aged in 3 different casks: Pedro Ximenez, Oloroso and Bourbon. The proportions? It's our sweet secret (though no sugar was added).
One of the most important rum festivals in Europe - German Rum Festival, couldn't go without a special rum bottle. So here it is! We have created the high ester Jamaican bomb in just 50 bottles. They were all sold in August 2024 in Berlin on our colourful stand. So if you want one better look among German rum lovers (if they still have any of them full). So what's that juice? We have made a blend of Hampden DOK (the highest ester mark - 1600 grams/HLPA) aged in 3 different casks: Pedro Ximenez, Oloroso and Bourbon. The proportions? It's our sweet secret (though no sugar was added).
One of the most important rum festivals in Europe - German Rum Festival, couldn't go without a special rum bottle. So here it is! We have created the high ester Jamaican bomb in just 50 bottles. They were all sold in August 2024 in Berlin on our colourful stand. So if you want one better look among German rum lovers (if they still have any of them full). So what's that juice? We have made a blend of Hampden DOK (the highest ester mark - 1600 grams/HLPA) aged in 3 different casks: Pedro Ximenez, Oloroso and Bourbon. The proportions? It's our sweet secret (though no sugar was added).
Hampden 2023 - 13. Germna Rum Festival
Region: Jamaica
Distillery: Hampden
Age: 3 months
Distillation: 06-2023
Bottled: 05-2024
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon, Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso
Still type: Pot Still - 1500-1600 GR/HLPA
Maturation: Continental Ageing
ABV 63.14%
Vol. 700 ml
No bottles: 50
Tasting Notes:
“Some DOK aged in ex-PX, oloroso, and bourbon. What a funny joke—who’s going to notice the various casks in a DOK at 63%? Sorry, 63.14%. DOK, as a reminder, means 1,500 to 1,700 gr ester/HLPA. And this one’s got plenty of that ‘A’, so plenty of esters. Right then, let’s say our prayers and brace ourselves… Colour: gold. Nose: let’s be honest—our olfactory bulb, which processes scent signals from receptor neurons in our nasal cavity, quickly filters out anything deemed ‘excessive’. That’s why we sometimes find Octomore ‘not so peaty’ or DOK ‘not so acetic/tarry’. In short, it’s just a stunning Hampden. With water: I feel like you could drown this in Vittel (our official water—we’re still unpaid, mind you) and it wouldn’t change a thing. Maybe hints of burning tyres or a failed burnout by a novice Harley rider. Mouth (neat): superb sharpness, as if eating unripe salted olives in absurd quantities while sipping Tesla brake fluid. Well, I imagine. With water: here comes the lemon, green pepper, salted liquorice, and so on. Finish: very long, though ultimately slightly dominated by rubber. Comments: absolutely insane.”
Note: SGP:475 – 88 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com
