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Velier Hampden Pagos Sherry
Banana, sour cherry and hot glue meet a tannic, syrupy sherry sweetness here — Hampden funk wrapped in Oloroso and PX. Most tasters find it fruity and spicy with a drying, oaky, faintly bitter finish. A few feel the cask smooths the funk beautifully; others say it's young, thin and a touch too sherry-forward. One member called it a "must try," another just shrugged.
The community says- Cherry and funk
- Well-integrated sherry
- Young, slightly thin
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How does Velier Hampden Pagos Sherry taste?
Aggregated from 336 community reviews.
Funky Hampden softened by sweet, drying sherry People land all over this one. The sherry-Hampden marriage wins most tasters over with cherry and spice, but several call it young, dry and too cask-driven to top a plain Hampden.
Hampden fans curious about a sherry twist
Anyone wanting pure, unfinished Jamaican funk
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
29% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 336 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Aroma. Very harmonious combination of a quite young Hampden and spicy sherry influence. Relaxed to drink and is really fun!
Review by Thunderbird
Most helpful mixed review
Am somewhat ambivalent here.... On the one hand, quite exciting combination, on the other hand, for me not quite balanced !I do not really warm up to the sherry influence here! Certainly still a good rum and for the entry price a good PLV, but I'm glad to have only a sample and not a bottle2.TastingI'm sure now: the Pagos and I will not be friends
Review by TheRhumhoe
An experiment by Velier with a Sherry cask Hampden that has been getting a lot of buzz. There are typical Jamaican markers on the nose with tropical fruits, solvents and esters, but red fruits, especially cherry, are not far behind, followed by spice, wood and vanilla. The rum keeps that same funky frame on the palate, tart with red fruits and slightly spicy. The finish is quite long and dries the palate with tannins, followed by toasty and cocoa notes that complete this gourmet profile. Although it is a "light" mark, this Hampden has the merit of being original, greedy, mastered and that without betraying its terroir. The release price was also worth the detour.
Review by Ondrej Czinege
Vůně dobrá ale chuť je ostrá, vůně po margotce
Review by Jakob
Exciting combination - fresh fruit esters meet heavy, syrupy sweetness from the sherry cask. The whole thing moves on a fine line, because the sherry influences are already quite opulent and put a rich stamp on the overall profile. In the end, however, everything remains sufficiently balanced in my eyes and I thoroughly enjoy it. Successful experiment.
Review by DomM
Interesting experiment. I particularly like the toasty notes on the finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Alcohol could be better integrated, but still a nice Hampden! Just a bit too hyped and not worth the money in my opinion... The sherry finish clearly sets the tone here, you can drink it but I prefer Jamaica without finish.
Review by Galli33
This is a special one from hampden with this nice touch of sherry cask. Very good solid hampden. The alcohol and sherry cask is integrated very well. Unfortunately, I have to say that the second edition is just a hint better that the first edition 😵💫 btw this is just my opinion
Review by Chrischi78
intensive Noten gereifter Früchte, Sherry und würziger Akzente. Am Gaumen entfalten sich reife Zitrus- und tropische Fruchtnoten, ergänzt durch dezente Eichen- und Vanille-Noten. Im Vergleich mit dem 2023 und 24er jedoch deutlich unrunder
Review by Adrian Wahl
Hampden is written on it, 1,200 bottles so sold out within minutes.but what's inside? It's about the latest release from Hampden with the name Pagos. A distillate with just under 400 esters (so rather a high LROK than a low HLCF) was allowed to spend four years in an ex-sherry barrel.The bottle was rumored for many months on the Internet and was this week Wednesday finally to buy for 79 €.For a Hampden only three years old not so cheap, but sherry cask and limited to 1,200 and gone is the thing.The nose is nice and the sherry comes through well, but the rather low esters are somewhat muted by the sherry.With 52% well drinkable, but I personally would like more ABV and more esters in the base distillate. A dream for Flipper ;) otherwise solid.After a year tasted again and deducted a point.
Review by Frank
Sherry doesn't stop at Hampden either. Am somewhat at odds with me whether this is necessary. In some independent bottlings, the Hampden profile matched the sherry cask to some extent. But it didn't really improve it. So too here...Nose: nice Hampden profile with esters, pineapple, fresh lemon and light vinegar notes. There are also the spicy, slightly smoky flavors from the sherry, which is definitely noticeable. This adds some currant, vanilla and wood.Palate: powerful and dry. You can tell this is a fairly young HD. Bitterly salty at first before the esters appear on the palate, then right away the sherry influence, which is pleasantly restrained overall. Pineapple and lemon zest, more woody and spicy at the back.Quite ok, but really doesn't need it.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
First release of hampden pagos! My personal taste really likes the note that the former sherry cask gives Hampden! I would have liked to have had a little more complexity in general! But as a first experiment definitely well done!
Review by Joachim Guger
Gut trinkbarer Hampden mit Sherry-Einschlag. Handwerklich top.
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
The combination is interesting but a bit young. Not worth a pure hampden
Review by Vincent D
A lot of noise for not much! On the nose, esters, ripe fruits. It's funky but the wood and the sherry cask are very present.In mouth, it's very spicy. We are without any doubt at Hampden, the fruits and the esters are there. But the alcohol is not very well integrated and the sherry cask is too present.Medium finish, without much change, except a not very pleasant bitterness.In the end, too spicy, too much sherry, not enough greediness. A Hampden 8 years old or a Younger are much cooler for less money.First impression confirmed by a second tasting.
Review by zabo
Edit: So nun nochmal alle drei Velier Hampden Pagos aus 2022, 2023 und 2024 parallel verkostet. Die Unterschiede sind dann doch eher verschwindend gering und für mich als Fazit bleibt, das dann doch alle sehr Sherrylastig sind, der eine mal mehr und der andere mal weniger. Im Grunde solide, aber auch austauschbar. Franconian Tasting Gang Im Vergleich zu seinem Nachfolger fällt er leider ab. Der Sherry Einfluss ist hier deutlich höher und überlagert ein wenig den ursprünglichen Geschmack. Finde es eine sehr gelungene Kombination. Nicht nur ein entspannter Sipper für zwischendurch. Meines Erachtens ein wenig unterbewertet. Bin froh, dass ich nochmal eine Flasche zum vernünftigen Preis bekommen konnte. Danke an MrRumantic und danke fürs Sample an Olivia.
Review by Mentalo
Hampden with a sherry cask finish just isn't mine. It's not a bad rum in principle, but it's too sweet for me. The fruity sherry note clearly comes to the fore, even if it doesn't completely cover up the young Hampden.
Review by Johannes
Nice combination of sherry and Hampden Funk. But overall no Überrum.
Review by Leo Krüper
Can't quite find the sherry cask. Tastes somehow like Guyana. For 80€ a decent rum.
Review by Portman
Boom! Just tested it and luckily just ordered another bottle from ebay at a reasonable price. I can only agree with the previous reviews. The PX content definitely has a valuable influence on the rum! Edit: I'm gradually realizing that the sherry bothers me a little. I have therefore lowered the rating from 9.5 to 8.8.
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Details about Velier Hampden Pagos Sherry
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 52%.
Community purchases
628 bottles logged by 437 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 59 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Hampden Pagos Sherry cost?
Community paid 70–115 €.
Current best price: 73.16 € – within the typical community range.
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+6 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
628 purchased · 345 tasted · 137 wishlist · as of
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 19,877 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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