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The Nectar Hampden The Nectar Of The Daily Drams OWH 2012
"This one was disappointing. No Jamaican funk like you normally find in a Hampden," is a common reaction here. This 9-year OWH from The Nectar leans smoky and tobacco-heavy, with dried fruit, black tea and only a faint hint of banana and tropical fruit. Several tasters swear it tastes like a peated whisky, not a classic ester bomb. Cask strength, but the alcohol sits well.
The community says- Alcohol well integrated
- Smoky, whisky-like
- Lacks Hampden funk
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How does The Nectar Hampden The Nectar Of The Daily Drams OWH 2012 taste?
Aggregated from 37 community reviews.
Smoky, whisky-like Hampden with little funk People expecting Hampden funk are let down — it reads smoky and whisky-like instead. A few find it a pleasant change; more feel it lost what makes Hampden Hampden.
Whisky drinkers curious about rum, and low-ester Hampden fans
Anyone chasing the classic fruity Hampden ester bomb
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How is The Nectar Hampden The Nectar Of The Daily Drams OWH 2012 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 81% 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?
78% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 37 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one was disappointing. No Jamaican funk like you normally find in a Hampden.
Review by Leo Krüper
Alkohol nicht gut integriert. Schöne Nase, aber im Mund dann alkoholische Fehlnoten. Abschließend kein starker Rum. Vielleicht als Cocktail Mixer gerignet, dafür aber natürlich sehr teuer.
Review by Jakob
What's going on here? Even though OWH does not promise a high ester, there is hardly anything recognizable of the classic Hampden here - smoke that evokes associations of a whiskey finish, plus vegetal notes, hidden tropical fruits and some syrupy, heavy sweetness. On a positive note, the alcohol is excellently integrated. Nevertheless, I can do with the flavor mixture offered here times so nothing.
Review by Serge
Nase finde ich ehrlich gesagt gar nicht so schlecht – am Gaumen dann eher enttäuschend. Hat mich auf jeden Fall gefreut, da es mein erster OWH Single Mark ist, den ich verkoste. Nase knapp unter 8 und Gaumen eher knapp unter 7. Also alles in Allem aber noch ein guter Rum …
Review by Tom Buteneers
Gateway rum for serious whisky drinkers in my personal experience. Not what you would expect from a Hampden as a rum nerd, but you have to consider that it’s OWH and in that regard no ester-y fruit bomb. If you give it an honest chance, you might find that it’s not too bad after all.
Review by Johannes
Strange! The rum must clearly have been in a whiskey barrel. Strangely, I read nothing about a finish.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Unspectacular. Could be an OWH, who expects Hampden and Ester is wrong here. Something different than the fruit basket full of funk that you usually get from Hampden. A bit sharp on the nose, but otherwise quite varied. However, I expected more, is also not cheap. Nevertheless, not a bad bottling.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die"
Review by Alexander Rasch
Recognizable Low Ester Hampden. The nose was initially very pungent and a bit harsh but gets better. On the palate an easy sipper. Alcohol, as often described, very well integrated. I find it ok. Can be drunk well. However, I like my LFCH much better. Edit: When poured a second time, it falls off again somewhat. Especially in direct comparison.
Review by Léo Delek
Rhum qui ressemble fort à un whisky avec pas mal de notes fumées/tourbées. On retrouve un petit fond de fruits murs jamaicains au nez et dans la longueur mais à l'attaque cela est Trio couverts par les notes tourbées même si elles sont pas désagréables. Je retrouve des notes de cuberdon que je retrouve souvent sur des whiskies
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Nice Jamaican nose with all the freshness and citrus notes with some esther background. Taste a bit heavy and bold but with nice notes.
Review by Richard Krupa
Hutny vzorek, spousta ovoce, cerny caj, na me az mozns moc vyrazny
Review by itay
A nice drink, but not a regular hampden. I guess it's aged in a ex-smokey whisky cask, since there's a definite smoke, that resembles and end if a cigar, with maybe a tiny bit rum feel to it.
Review by ElReyTristan
Nez un peu fruité avec des notes de fruits séchés, et de solvants. En bouche c’est sec, amer, avec des notes de tabac, une amertume renforcé avec des notes de chocolat noir. Petite longueur, ça manque de rondeur et de gourmandise, c’est trop minéral.
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Details about The Nectar Hampden The Nectar Of The Daily Drams OWH 2012
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Nectar, at 60,8%.
Community purchases
15 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does The Nectar Hampden The Nectar Of The Daily Drams OWH 2012 cost?
Community paid 42–125 €.
Current best price: 94.40 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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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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