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Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002
Near-universal love here, with a couple of tasters finding it too sour or a bit one-note. It's a tropically-aged Hampden at a wild 70.3% that almost nobody tastes as hot — overripe pineapple, banana, glue, olive brine, tar and roasted wood, all oily and concentrated. Several call it the best Plantation they've had. Give it a long rest in the glass first.
The community says- Alcohol perfectly integrated
- Overripe pineapple, banana
- Long oily finish
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How does Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002 taste?
Aggregated from 114 community reviews.
Intense tropical Hampden, ester and pineapple heavy Widely loved as an exceptional tropical Hampden with the 70.3% shockingly well integrated. A couple found it too sour or slightly linear, but most call it one of Plantation's best.
Hampden and high-ester funk fans who like cask strength
Beginners and anyone put off by 70% ABV or funky sour notes
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97% rate it 8 or higher. 46 selected write-ups from 114 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful positive review
Great bottling - both wonderful fruit notes and wood, spice and a heavy caramel sweetness come together here. The alcohol is excellently integrated, the over 70% are not really tasty - except in the aromatic complexity. If Plantation can maintain this level, one can look forward to the coming releases.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
Tooo sour imho .. 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 Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
Impressive alcohol integration! An aromatic bomb, an explosion of flavor. A top-quality Hampden!
Review by Oliver
Extraordinary Hampden with perfectly integrated alcohol. This one is really fun!
Review by Dr.Django
A superb bottling! Jamaica funk, esters, wood, spice. The nose hints at the potential of this rum, perhaps a little spicy with its 70% abv. The palate is oily, creamy and at the same time astringent, with an outstanding interplay of aromas of tropical fruits, glue, wood... Very well integrated alcohol. A long finish rounds off this outstanding rum.
Review by Mirco
Powerful rum with pronounced ester notes that immediately attract attention. Tropical fruits, some solvent and a hint of herbal spice characterize the profile. Despite the very high alcohol content, everything is surprisingly balanced and harmonious, intense but not spicy. A real exclamation mark from Plantation!
Review by SaibotZtar
...probably the best I've ever tasted from Plantation.... Alcohol well integrated (at incredible 70.3%)... beautiful fruit and ester notes for me balanced and very very tasty !!Please more of it 🇯🇲❤️
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolutely epic Hampden in my opinion. The 70.3% are incredibly well integrated, there are other Hampdens that scratch much more at 58%. This one is simply unbelievably deliciously oily, intense, balanced and concentrated. The note of Provolone/Pecorino cheese, which is present both on the nose and in the taste, is somewhat irritating. However, the whole is wonderfully rounded off by baked banana, acacia honey, Virginia tobacco, a little mint or eucalyptus, overripe pineapple, a little lime and olive brine at the end. The finish is a little woodier, more medicinal and slightly acidic, bacony, but incredibly tasty and never too much wood or too much ester. Simply perfectly balanced! I have to try this one in May Tai! 🤤🇯🇲🤙 But be careful: it needs 1.5 hours to breathe!⚠️ PS: 1 year after opening, it has become much rounder and tamer!
Review by Thunderbird
A first-class Hampden with the full power of Jamaica! On the nose it is powerfully funky with a good portion of ester, fruit and also woodiness. This continues on the palate, oily and creamy, it spreads over the palate and is initially quite wild and it takes a while to tame it. But then the full hampdenktaft blossoms. A pleasure, as is the long finish, a clear recommendation. Nothing more needs to be said
Review by Adrian Wahl
Was für ein brutales Gerät. Eine DER Abfüllungen in 2021 für einen sehr fairen Preis. Plantation hat da wohl doch ein paar Schätze im Keller liegen. Gerne mehr davon.
Review by Leo Krüper
A few months later tasted again and must correct me significantly upwards. Cool part and necessarily try times in peace, if you have the opportunity for it.
Review by Joe95
Probably the best Plantation bottling for me (although it's more of an LMDW selection). A Hampden high esters as we like them, in the line of an excellent . In addition to the roasted tropical fruits (banana, pineapple...), there are some empyreumatic notes. The strawberry tagada and Haribot banana candy side is just exquisite. A perfectly integrated alcohol that allows an interminable finish. A must !
Review by TheRhumhoe
Clearly one of Plantation's best releases to date. The nose is highly concentrated, with overripe pineapple, banana and mango, esters, solvents, glue and varnish blending perfectly with the woody, spicy and pastry notes, and the hint of tar adding a terpene influence that's quite singular for Hampden. There are also hints of olive, which are added after aeration. A profile as complete as it is exuberant on the nose. On the palate, this is a true dragon: powerful, majestic, but beware of its fire breath. The 70 degrees are extremely well integrated, but remind the palate that it's still hot. Extremely fruity and phenolic, the funk is clearly there. Tannins, olive and citrus leave their mark on the rum, along with some nice spicy, woody, empyreumatic notes and a hint of caramel. The rum is oily, intense and complex on the palate, a real success. The very long finish blows like a warm, fruity wind, with some phenols, spices and rubbery notes. It is, however, more docile than the attack on the palate. A truly indomitable beast, this Hampden is heavy, full-bodied, aromatic, complex and very tasty. A wonderful experience that deserves its price.
Review by Benoit Mahe
The nose starts on a nice greediness: it smells good molasses. With a little time, notes of cheese (ewe?) and olive appear. The profile is more closed and less fruity than on other Hampden, but it is pleasant. The mouth is powerful but the alcohol is well integrated. The balance of the mouth is perfect: we have greed and fruit. A nice selection.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4448 03.11.2023 first off thanks to Thomas Wille for supplying this nice sample. A very nice Hampden indeed. Fruity and fresh with nice esters and light glue notes. The palate is oily and fruity with nice roasted wood notes. The finish is very long, oily and warm with a nice smoky touch and light mint. Love the caramel in the profile. Would have loved a bottle on my shelves 😊
Review by mto75
Hampden nose at its best! Buttery notes, pastry / baking spice, pineapple, solvent, caramel. Even though the 70% ABV is brute, and you can only sip here, it fits together well for me here. Fermented fruit, spice, olive and wood on the palate. The finish is toasty and meaty. Plantation has really hit it big here! Again, quite a bit better than the Old Brothers HJF 2002. Plantation's courage to keep the barrel strength has clearly paid off. I wonder, however, how the Old Brothers would have been at cask strength 🤔 (unfortunately, it was diluted from 76.6% to 53.6%).
Review by Rodolphe
Super Hampden. An epic fruity because to the traditional notes of super ripe pineapple, banana and lemon comes a kind of strawberry candy (the Cognac barrel had to play here... look on the side of savanna 😁) On the other hand even if the alcohol is very well integrated, I find that it calms down a bit anyway! I added a very slight hint of water to it and it was just perfect.
Review by Johannes
I would not have expected that from Plantation. A real board with 70%
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nez supra concentré en esters et sur les fruits tropicaux bien mûrs. On retrouve de la fraîcheur mentholée et des notes de boîte à confiserie. Le nez est très attirant. En bouche, le côté funky s’efface assez vite pour laisser la place aux fruits exotiques bien mûrs. 20 ans de vieillissement lui ont conféré une rondeur agréable. C’est sacrément bien intégré et gourmands pour un rhum à 70.3% ! La finale sacrément longue sur le fumé, le sucre brun et la pistache. J’adore ce Jamaïcain tout en contrôle malgré ce % au compteur. Sur papier cela pouvait faire peur mais dans le verre les années de vieillissement lui ont fait du bien. Une belle réussite. Merci Aflo pour les samples et encore plus pour ce HJF. Je trouve que le rapport prix/plaisir était incroyable à son prix sortie.
Review by Frank
Meine Herren ist das ein Brett!!! Nase: voluminös, kräftig und intensiv, ohne dass die über 70% in irgendeiner Weise stören oder gar die Aromen überdecken. Im Gegenteil. Er wirkt total rund. Feine Ester führen direkt zu süßen oder leicht säuerlichen Früchten, wie Johannisbeere, Kirsche, Orange und Banane. Eine kräftig würzige Süße von Ahornsirup und dunklem Honig gehen in Karamell, getoastetes Holz und etwas Kakao über. Insgesamt würzig-karamellig-säuerlich-süß. Super! 92 Gaumen: Wahnsinn. Natürlich spürt man die 70%. Aber von alkoholischer Schärfe keine Spur. Der hohe ABV macht den Rum sehr cremig aber auch ziemlich adstringent zu Beginn. Ester kommen, aber eher verdeckt. Vielmehr bekomme ich eine intensive speckige Umami-Note, die in eine angenehme Würzigkeit mit einem feinen Hauch Minze und Lakritze übergeht. Für mich ist auch hier die Ananas die Tongebende Frucht. Hinten kommt noch etwas Kakao hinzu. 92 Ich bin ziemlich begeistert. Super integrierter Alkohol, dichte und vielfältige Aromen, tolle Geschmackskurve, intensiver, toller Rum! Man kann sich noch streiten, ob das letzte Jahr Nachlagerung im Cognac-Fass notwendig gewesen wäre. Sicherlich kommen dadurch erst die Fruchtaronen zur Geltung. Ich hätte ihn auch gerne „pur“ gehabt!
Review by Jarek
Wow, davon hätte ich gerne eine ganze Flasche. Er läuft warm die Kehle herunter, aber ohne jemals zu scharf zu sein. Die über 70% sind sehr gut gezähmt. Perfekt gereift, holzig aber nicht bitter. Geniale fruchtige Nase.
Review by zabo
Eieiei, was für eine Granate. Vielen Dank SaibotZtar für diesen Megasplit. Genau diesen wollte ich schon lange mal probieren. Es langt hier nur kurz zu sagen, dass es wie schon oben geschrieben einfach eine Granate ist.
Review by Mike H.
Quite the fruit bomb. Lovely. The alcohol is extremely well integrated. Now I need to find a bottle at a decent price 😂
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
What a perfectly balanced hummingbird! That should really be more than 70% vol. Never! 😋😋😋
Review by Chrischi78
Was für eine fantastische Abfüllung! Hier trifft klassischer Jamaica-Funk auf intensive Ester, fein eingebundenes Holz und eine kräftige Würze – einfach ein Rum voller Charakter. Die Nase ist bereits vielversprechend: komplex, tief und nur leicht von der Wucht der 70% ABV geprägt. Am Gaumen dann ein echtes Erlebnis – ölig und cremig, zugleich mit adstringierender Frische und einem großartigen Aromenspiel aus tropischen Früchten, Klebstoff und Holznoten. Der Alkohol ist hervorragend eingebunden und trägt die Aromen, statt sie zu überdecken. Ein langer, vielschichtiger Abgang rundet diesen herausragenden Rum perfekt ab. Riesiges Dankeschön an saibotzar für diesen grandiosen Split – absolute Spitzenklasse!
Review by cigares
Un nez plutôt vif avec de l’ananas, des esters, du fermenté, des fruits jaunes (poire) et un côté vieux bois verni. La bouche attaque vigoureusement, avec des fruits fermentés, du vieux bois verni et un côté chaud, presque sale. Un côté fumé apparaît en finale, longue mais comme ce rhum, un peu unilatérale. Pour lui même un très beau rhum, avec un alcool parfaitement intégré, mais comparé à d’autres vieux Hampdens low esters, il apparaît comme manquant un peu de complexité pour être classé parmi les meilleurs.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Very chemical/medicinal at first, takes some time for the fruity notes to come forward and even some hints of pastry after a while. On the tongue it’s much more Hampden. The alcohol is very well integrated, I would never guessed it to be 70,3%. The finish is very long. I like it a lot, too bad I’ve only got a 5cl sample.
Review by Thomas Wille
Beeindruckender Hampden mit auf den ersten Blick brachialen 70,3%vol. Davon merkt man aber nach einer guten Zeit im Glas so gut wie gar nix. Super eingebunden . Viele unterschiedliche Aromen, die alle zu begeistern wissen. Ausnahme Hampden !!
Review by Timo Groeger
Krasses Teil dieser Hampden, die 70% kaum wahrnehmbar. Toller Nase, tropische Früchte, Banane, Ananas und Ester , aber auch funky und Lösungsmittel. Am Gaumen wirken die tropische Früchte dann überreif. Echt top.
Review by Banana Joe
Wow, what a board. Insanely complex, great fruit basket, dominant wood, but that's what I like here. Tropically matured Hampdens don't really exist, so it's probably unique. Overall very round and the 70%!!! Top integrated. Once again a big thank you to @mto75 for the sample.
Review by Santo
Extrêmement savoureux, concentré intense et complexe. L'alcool est incroyablement bien intégré. Ce rum est d'une qualité surprenante ! Plantation haut de gamme
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Nice tasty beast. Full round nose, on palate fruitiness is balanced by noticeable woodiness, some sulphur counterpoint, which is not to my liking but it's quite subdued.
Review by Serge
Sehr guter Hampden mit ordentlich Dampf. Genug Holz, genug Frucht und eine schöne Süße begleiten die Ester. Säure ist auch nicht zu präsent. Und ein toll langer Abgang. Schmeckt mir sehr gut. Cognac finish passt auch, finde ich.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Was allowed to try this great rum last week in Stuttgart. An absolute grenade. Alcohol perfectly integrated and a nice round Hampden profile. The high alcohol makes the rum complex and warm. Description only with memory log 😅🤷♂️
Review by ccajerem
👃 on sent qu'on a en face de nous un solide gaillard prêt à nous plaquer le palais. Après une grosse aération de plus de 10 minutes, les notes de solvant s'estompent et laissent place à des notes d'olive, de fruits mûrs et de bonbon anglais. 👄 l'intensité aromatique en bouche ne laisse pas indifférent. C'est puissant mais maîtrisé. Les arômes sont dans la continuité de ceux du 👃. A l'aveugle on pourrait se croire en présence d'un savanna grand arôme. Finale très longue. Un must have pour les amateurs de savanna grand arôme et de heavy jamaicains. S'il y avait marqué Velier sur la bouteille elle serait déjà à des prix délirants.
Review by Mentalo
Der ist im Vergleich zur schon guten Old Brothers/The Nectar HJF Abfüllung einfach nochmal ne Klasse besser. Hätte ich von Plantation nicht erwartet. Richtig stark.
Review by Joël
Sehr cool und echt gut trinkbar für 70%. 1A Hampden!
Review by Filip Šikula
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Review by alex
Énorme 🤩🤩🤩 Superbe hampden, certainement un des meilleurs que j’ai pu déguster. Grosse claque aromatique, alcool parfaitement intégré, longueur magnifiquement longue .. un must have dans ma collection si je trouve une bouteille !!! 😍😍😍
Review by Master P
Ein sehr geiler Plantation, unter meine Top 3 gerutscht. Süß und fruchtig und des bei der Stärke. 👌
Review by Jonas
Absolute Ausnahmeabfüllung. Respekt!
Review by mick
On ne fais pas dans la finesse avec cette abv, mais ce jus le merite , direct sur le podium avec la cuvee addict et le Kong, un jus de fou, a boire en fin de line-up car le marqueur puant s installe dans la bouche de facon omnipresente, le seul rhum qui pourrait le couvrir serais un gros mhoba ou un blanc herr savanna , rum de fou à posseder absoluement pour les amoureux de hampden
Review by Buddudharma
Toller Hampden, der die typischen Marker mit der Schwere tropischer Reifung kombiniert. Und das alles ist fein ausbalanciert und mit sagenhaft gut integriertem Alkohol.
Review by Hood
Plantation Jamaica 2002 Hampden HJF Conquête 70,3%, 354 bouteilles : Ok, on a enfin un nez beaucoup plus puissant, des fruits confits et du pétrole. Après aération, le pétrole est toujours aussi présent, mais on sent aussi des épices. Le nez est complexe et ça me plaît beaucoup. Vif en bouche mais pas tellement, ça serait presque équilibré. Du goudron et de la banane bien mûre, c'est vraiment un régal. On retrouve le côté funky d'Hampden, avec une belle puissance mais bien maîtrisée. J'ai bien le goût de la banane en finale, avec un reste de goudron.
Review by Chrizzz84
Wow, what an interplay of aromas. Esters with earthy aromas dominate at first. After 5 minutes in the glass, fresh tobacco leaves or a freshly rolled cigar take over. After another 10 minutes, the tobacco leaves take over completely. Really a great nose. Shortly afterwards, fresh Medjool dates and rum raisins. This combination is wonderful. The alcohol is there but doesn't interfere at all. Pure, the dates and tobacco dominate. The pineapple comes out at the end and it becomes earthier again. Pressed down to 58-60% with water. But displaces the great tobacco flavors. So best pure. I could have sniffed for minutes because of the tobacco leaves. Top
Review by Richard Krupa
Všudypřítomný ananas a k tomu krásné sílné estery
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Auction results 224 € – 253 €
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Avg. community purchase price 203 €
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Details about Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 70,3%.
Community purchases
84 bottles logged by 56 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002?
Community paid 165–259 €.
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