Jamaica 2023 - Hampden 1500-1600 GR/HLPA Madeira
This Hampden 2023 release was aged for 9 months in Europe in a 1st fill Madeira Barrique. Distilled in April 2023, with the highest possible esters' content (DOK mark), it was bottled in May 2024 at 63.4% ABV. This edition of 88 bottles captures the nuanced influence of the madeira cask on the bold, high ester, Jamaican rum.
This Hampden 2023 release was aged for 9 months in Europe in a 1st fill Madeira Barrique. Distilled in April 2023, with the highest possible esters' content (DOK mark), it was bottled in May 2024 at 63.4% ABV. This edition of 88 bottles captures the nuanced influence of the madeira cask on the bold, high ester, Jamaican rum.
This Hampden 2023 release was aged for 9 months in Europe in a 1st fill Madeira Barrique. Distilled in April 2023, with the highest possible esters' content (DOK mark), it was bottled in May 2024 at 63.4% ABV. This edition of 88 bottles captures the nuanced influence of the madeira cask on the bold, high ester, Jamaican rum.
Jamaica 2023 - Hampden 1500-1600 GR/HLPA Madeira
Region: Jamaica
Distillery: Hampden
Age: 9 months
Distillation: 04-2023
Bottled: 05-2024
Cask no: 38
Cask type: Madeira
Still type: Pot Still
Maturation: Continental
ABV 63.4%
Vol. 700 ml
No bottles: 88
Tasting Notes:
“Oh what a fool (I’m talking about myself) I thought it was a Madeira rum. Tasting this little DOK now is like fast-forwarding an old Betamax VCR and reaching the end of the movie too quickly (and accidentally discovering the murderer). Remember? Anyway, its oloroso cousin was magnificent last week (WF 89) and we know Madeira suits rum much better than sherry. Don’t you agree? Colour: partridge eye! It was a red Madeira! Nose: forget it. Twelve litres of acetone, a few drops of ammonia, nail polish (and nail polish remover, while we're at it), Spanish olives, diesel fuel, cider vinegar, brake dust (from a Tesla) … And no red wine so far, but I can’t see how any red wine, even Pétrus or Romanée-Conti, could stand out in this extreme context. With water: the same, plus a touch of mustard. No red Madeira, niente, nada, nichts. Mouth (neat): Hampden DOK. Insane. With water: really very good, perhaps with a bit of cherry liqueur and Szechuan pepper, but the rest is pure DOK. Finish: DOK. Comments: DOK with a touch of cherry.”
Note: SGP:463 - 90 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com
