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Hampden Rum Sponge No. 8 JMH 2001
Here's the surprise: at 55.4% this Hampden JMH sips gentler than you'd expect. The nose is loaded with glue, esters, overripe pineapple, banana and mango, then the palate turns fruity and funky with roasted wood, brown sugar and pepper. A few tasters do find the mouth a touch watered-down after that huge nose, but the fruit lingers for ages.
The community says- Rich tropical nose
- Funky esters
- Palate feels light
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How does Hampden Rum Sponge No. 8 JMH 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 34 community reviews.
Fruity, funky Hampden that sips easy Loved across the board — a fruity, funky Hampden that drinks easy for its strength. The one recurring gripe: the palate can feel lighter than the intense, glue-and-tropical-fruit nose promises.
Fans of Hampden funk and tropical esters
Anyone put off by glue and rubber notes
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% 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?
6% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 34 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheFrenchRefill
I like this rum very much
Review by Righrum
Another great continental ageing Hampden, that confirms this distillery is unbeatable wherever it is aged. Usual notes of ananas, vanilla and pastry on the nose, while drinking the esters are on the spotlight and some spicy notes appear too.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This sample arrive with he previous one and I'd loved a bottle of this one as well. A very good take on Jamaica indeed. The nose is funky with ester and fermentation notes followed by fruits and sweet vanilla. The palate is also funky with ester, tar and varnish followed by fruit and woody vanilla. The finish is long and warm with wood, ester and lovely fruit.
Review by Rodolphe
I loved the nose. Funky as hell with a super well integrated alcohol. The mouthfeel is great too but I didn't find it as pleasant as the nose.
Review by Maxence
Very nice nose both elegant and funky at the same time. Palate is very fruity and funky but the finish feels a bit too much metallic and toasted to my liking. Great continental Hampden overall and a good release from Rum Sponge.
Review by Vincent D
3rd Jamaican Rum Sponge that I have tasted. The first 2 were very good. The 3rd one is on the same line. The nose is rich and bewitching. Fruit, fruit, fruit, funky. In the mouth, the alcohol is there, spicy. But the fruit is present: a sweet pineapple, a very ripe banana. Then some wood and pepper at the end of the mouth. This fruit remains very present in mouth after the end of the tasting. It is frankly very pleasant. A candy which stings!
Review by Mike H.
Very nice nose, pineapple, ester and funky.
Review by Adrian Wahl
The idea of the blend I find good. Nose also really fine, but on the palate it is clearly watered down.
Review by martin slezák
Calendar of Pavel Špaček vol. 2 Sample 43 rx10860 Blind tasting Colour dark yellow Aroma esters, tropical fruit, cane, tuti fruti, bitterness Taste esters tropical fruit, overripe banana, pineapple sweetness fruity, slight bitterness Finish long esters, overripe banana, bitterness in the finish Voltage I would guess around 45-48% I'm guessing hampden hlcf
Review by Henry Davies
A restrained and dry nose, some glue, brown sugar, and tropical fruit. The mouth is fairly restrained as well, with deep oily and complex layers. Wood and some sap with a bit of oil. The finish is short with brown sugar, woody and then brings more tar and a sour note of sour peach at the end. A solid but not exceptional rum.
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Details about Hampden Rum Sponge No. 8 JMH 2001
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Decadent Drinks LTD, at 55,4%.
Community purchases
22 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
27% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Rum Sponge No. 8 JMH 2001?
Community paid 115–163 €.
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22 purchased · 39 tasted · 4 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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