Hampden 2023 - Rum Love Festival
Region: Jamaica
Distillery: Hampden
Age: 9 months
Distillation: 04-2023
Bottled: 05-2024
Cask no: 47
Cask type: New American Oak
Still type: Pot Still - 400-600 GR/HLPA
Maturation: Continental
ABV 64.4%
Vol. 700 ml
No bottles: 142
Tasting Notes:
Love at 64.4% vol.? 400-600 gr esters/hlpa, so I suppose it’s an HLCF marque. My favourite. Let’s check all this love, love, love, love… Colour: gold. Nose: linoleum, tar, acetone, green apples and pears, varnish, vinegar, carbon… Some rums really don’t need to wait for years to show their value, and that’s the superiority of rum over all other aged spirits. With water: rust remover, polish, new leather, and turnips… Mouth (neat): superbly chiselled punch, quite acidic, very salty, and frankly loaded with acetone. And pickled turnips (turnip sauerkraut). With water: that industrial chemical vibe that we love, probably because of our slightly perverted tastes. Finish: long, more on aged apple, shoe polish, brine, and olives… Very salty aftertaste. Comments: love, and peace.
Note:SGP:463- 88 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com