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Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2021)
Grilled pineapple, banana and a whiff of glue and solvent, rounded off with honey, caramel and a bit of oak spice. This is Hampden's yearly Great House blend at a gentler 55% — several tasters call it their favourite of the series, "fruity, floral, they nailed this one," while others find the barrel a touch loud and the profile too young to be extraordinary. Well-integrated alcohol, long warm finish.
The community says- Tropical fruit and esters
- Alcohol well integrated
- A touch woody
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How does Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2021) taste?
Aggregated from 312 community reviews.
Fruity, funky Hampden that drinks smooth Loved as a rounded, fruit-and-funk Hampden with well-integrated alcohol. The catch: some find it a bit woody, young or middle-of-the-road, and hyped beyond what's in the glass.
Hampden fans who like funk with balance, not a full ester bomb
People chasing maximum dirty solvent funk, or a bargain
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11% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 312 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Felix Reiber
On the nose, alongside tropical fruits and caramel, I encounter spicy esters with funk and Hampden character. On the palate, sweet, fruity notes quickly emerge with some honey, pineapple, and esters. Then spice, wood, and peppery notes take over, finishing with caramel, tobacco, and leather. The alcohol is noticeable but not dominant or disturbing. The finish is very long, spicy, and again very complex with caramel, herbs, and baked goods. This Great House is a very interesting Hampden, though a bit pricey. Still, it's worth enjoying and experiencing.
Review by DomM
This is a really nice Hampden release. Very round and tasty with lots of fruits and a balanced level of esters. I do like it quite a bit - recommended. If you are a „drinker“ don‘t fall for any inflated „collectors“ prices, however. While this is nice, it is not outstanding and there are plenty of Hampdens available which can compete.
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
It's very well done, the nose is great! The ABV is a little low. Too bad...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one is close to the other two, but I would have loved a higher ABV. In my mind that would have pushed the score a bit higher. I like the light smoky oak from nose to finish. On top of that there is fruit and a hint of caramel, tobacco and leather. The funk is there but the price to quality is very good.
Review by Galli33
Compared to the 2020 version, less powerfull and woodier in the finish. Alcohol is integrated very well. Nose: Funky, Intense, ester, solvents, buttery, trop. fruits, Pineapple, banana, apple, overripe fruits, mango, caramelized, butterscotch, spicy, woody, roasted, oak Mouth: Funky, dry, round, delicious, balanced, Intense, Ester, spicy, oak(woody), anise, roasted, smoky, cocoa, trop. fruits, pineapple, tobacco, caramelized, Finish: medium-long, funky, dry, warm, ester, woody(oak), vanilla, smoky, leather, trop. fruits, banana, citrus
Review by Vincent D
These Great Houses are definitely very good. And this 2021 is no exception. It's funky as hell, fruity, woody. It packs a punch, but not too much. No surprises. But it's very well made. Edit: tasted several times since opening and first impression confirmed. A fine expression of what this distillery can do.
Review by Martin Ekrt
After a long time, I open the second bottle. Super unobtrusive aroma of tropical fruits, vanilla and molasses. Taste similar. More banana, molasses and of course Jamaican esters up front. On the finish I find the pineapple and molasses more dominant . I'll compare with GH24 in a moment Edit: I'm now testing after GH24 and I'm not changing anything on the rating either
Review by DosenZorn
Probiert als 5cl Sample. Geruchlich zunächst viel Naturjoghurt/Butter, Frucht, Leder und Ester, wie man sie von Hampden kennt. Danach intensiver Geschmack nach vergorener Frucht/Ester, Gewürzen und verglichen mit anderen Hampdens die ich probiert habe recht süß nach Honig. Im Abgang dann etwas rauchig. Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden und insgesamt gefällt er mir sehr gut. Schade, dass die Flaschen so teuer geworden sind. Edit: Beim zweiten verkosten habe ich statt Joghurt eher abgelaufene saure Milch in der Nase, die aber irgendwie nicht ekelig riecht sondern zusammen mit den Früchten eine interessante Harmonie ergibt. Edit 2: Sample leer, immernoch wunderbar interessanter Rum mit tollem Geschmacksprofil. Absolut empfehlenswert.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Leichte Abwertung nachdem ich ihn gegen GH 22 und GH 20 getestet habe
Review by Frank
50% LFCA 2011 50% <>H 2018 In direct comparison with '19, '20 and '22: entirely new composition, estimated at 710 esters, more than double that of its two predecessors; less intense, like the '19, on the nose and more vinegary; brightest along with the '21, more esters and bacony on the palate. Nose: as the first pleasant esters with a significant amount of vinegar, also seems slightly buttery. Behind that also immediately pineapple with lemon and banana. It gets more caramel and some wood out back. From the nose preliminary reports the weakest of all so far. On the palate, clearly different from its predecessors: a higher ester content, but here backed with clear umami, almost bacon. Seems almost creamy as a result. Then of course again pineapple and caramel with sweet licorice. I like!!!
Review by Forrest
Très joli nez mais bouche bien en-dessous du 2020
Review by RumTaTa
Besonderheiten aus meinem Vergleichstasting mit HD GH '19, '20 und '21: Nase: alkoholische, viel Ananas und Ester Gaumen: fruchtig und holzig, sauer, ausgewogen Nachklang: mild, würzig, sehr ausgewogen Von den dreien der ausgewogenste. Hat trotz "nur" 55% genügend Kraft
Review by tojo
An der Nase schöne fruchtige Aromen von tropischen Früchten, Mango, Papaya, Mirabelle und Banane. Esternoten eher im Hintergrund. Am Gaumen geht es fruchtig weiter. Hier kommt auch eine angenehme Note von Konfekt und Gewürzen. Sehr rund und gelungen. Reiht sich natlos in die GH-Reihe ein. Demnächst noch mal ein cross tasting.
Review by MarcT
Tasting day 1: Ananas! Nice nose and taste. There is a strong fruity sweetness, that goes on to a dry aftertaste. All sorts of esters play around, and I have them in an aftertaste even 1 hour later. Tasting day 2: I have some additional fruit in the nose, like pear, and the taste is much better to my liking, this time. I attribute this to giving the sample some additional time to breathe. Very good!
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
I finally got my hands on this bottle, which is already on sale at crazy prices after a quick sell-out. The nose is fabulous, with passion fruit and solvent, the palate is more woody and spicy, while the finish is long and peppery. Very nice bottle, deserves to be aired a little, but very well balanced! I love it!
Review by Stefan L
This could have been one of my daily goto rum if it where easier to get hold of. Now in 2023 it’s still really good. - Almost a year later sine the last tasting. This bottle is really good if you get hold of it for a reasonable price. - Now February 2025 and again I agree with myself above. - Today the view made it even nicer. - 251024: Timpa gave me some blind tasting of my own bottles and I was way of, but this is still really good.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
This is tame but typical Hampden DNA: overripe pineapple and esters, rather young profile, slight wood influence, rather little depth.The mouth is more interesting: Super dry and after the pineapple ester program comes another salty, vegetal note that brings a level of complexity that the nose doesn't reach.The finish is pleasant, not overly long and without surprises. Alcohol is well integrated. At MSRP this is a super rum, but why exactly is there such hype around this bottling?
Review by Christoph
Vitamin C fruits found in an alcoholic not quite pleasant spiciness, which fortunately comes only in the finish. In taste but super tasty with a nice fruit sweetness. Somewhat smoky, for my taste too little typical HD Ester notes, which are found here rather only in the nose.
Review by Timo Groeger
Another great Hampden. What a great rum. A great rum. Has a fruity nose that continues on the palate. Ester also comes to the fore and you can also taste the cask. A super rum, delicious.
Review by Skyfly
Classic and tasty Hampden, with all the typical notes of tropical fruit, esters, wood, solvent and something buttery in a super balanced way. The alcohol is well integrated, but this was to be expected due to the low ABV.
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Details about Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2021)
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 55%.
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983 bottles logged by 599 collectors.
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16% opened, 87 emptied and repurchased.
What does Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2021) cost?
Community paid 86–136 €.
Current best price: 107.29 € – within the typical community range.
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+14 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
983 purchased · 318 tasted · 190 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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