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Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum
Anyone curious about Jamaican funk but not ready for cask strength lands here first, and for good reason. Overripe banana, glue and solvent on the nose, then tropical fruit, pepper and a bit of oak in the mouth. At 46% it's the tamer, more sippable side of Hampden — several call it their first Jamaican and their go-to daily pour. A few enthusiasts find it thin and light on ester.
The community says- Banana and esters
- Great everyday sipper
- Can read watery
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How does Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum taste?
Aggregated from 1,264 community reviews.
Easy, banana-heavy first Jamaican Most people love it as an easy, affordable entry into Hampden — banana, esters, gentle spice. Hardcore fans of the Overproof find it a touch watery and short on funk.
People wanting an easy first Jamaican or a fruity everyday sipper
Overproof fans who want maximum ester and body
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How is Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.7 sits in the “Good” band. 56% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 11% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
60% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 1,264 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
This rum, together with its Overproof brother, marking an historic moment for all rum enthusiasts loving the funky 100% pot still rum from Jamaica. Now we don’t need to buy expensive Veliers. The nose is fruity and spicy with esters. At the palate it’s complex, intense and funky with strong flavors of fruits and spices.
Review by Carsten
Most helpful critical review
Sparkling and perfumed. Smells like wet hay
Review by abaker-rum
An excellent rum with tropical fruit, predominantly pineapple and banana from nose to finish. The age adds in quite a bit of wood influence throughout. You can easily tell this is a lower ester expression as it doesn’t have the funky acidic overripe fruits of other Hampden marks.
Review by Galli33
Finally i had the opportunity to taste this „famous“ rum. Very good rum. It could be a high 80 rum, but the alcohol isn‘t integrated well. I can recommend it for mixing and sipping.🥃 Very good price for value 💪🏻 Nose: a lot of fruits ester, pineapple, apricot, spicy, solvents, overripe banana, leather, vanilla Mouth: dry, elegant, delicious, spicy, banana, ester, solvents, fruity, peppery, vanilla, roasted Finish: is medium long, dry, astringend, woody(oak), vanilla, nutty, honey, fruity
Review by Johannes Rehm
Sehr ungewohnt. Fast wie Whiskey. Wirklich komplett ungesüßt. Braucht ne 2te Chance vllt.
Review by Agricoler
I just love it. Super daily sipper and my first Jamaican rum. I use it again and again for drinks, but I can recommend it to any rum novice. All in all, it's simply a fruity/estery thing.
Review by Jürgen Sch.
Schmeckt wie whiskey
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Good rum value for money! Less pronounced roast than its 60% velier counterpart.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is definitely a "Jamaican". Funky and fruity rum that can be both a sipper and mixer to your liking. For the price a pretty good rum. I just did another tasting of this rum and it scored a few extra points this time.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, it opens with a gigantic fruit salad, drenched in sunshine. The very ripe exotic fruits have not yet passed the fateful stage of fermentation; they are simply gorged with sugar and develop sweet pastry aromas. These include almond powder and amarena cherry, spiced up with walnut liqueur and pine thorns. Aeration and time bring a lovely golden patina, which adds firmness and liveliness, flowery notes. That's what's needed to contain all this powerful, fragrant fruit. There's also a hint of spice, with cinnamon and vanilla taking us right back to pastry indulgence. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is well-balanced, soft, slightly toasted, but with enough strength not to get bored, a bit spicy with vanilla, other oak spice, It is very slightly coppery, salty and hooks the taste buds with greedy notes of caramelized nuts. The fruit is darker than on the nose, with blackcurrant, blueberry and more mellow, candied prunes. The rum is relatively light, with a delicate creaminess, after some rest, also herbaceous. 8,5:The finish is fine and pastry-like, dry, hovering between prunes and almonds, with a pinchof smoke. It becomes even better, more balanced with few airings. I bought the bottle more than one year ago. This tasting is so far the best one. Edit:20.12.25, great for cocktails🙂, 11.4.26
Review by Fasen
The nose on tropical fruits well candied, buttered, spicy and metallic, the whole butter vanilla brings us a pretty pastry and greedy side all that slightly wooded. After 15/20 minutes it is rather red fruits which arrive with a touch of milk chocolate. The mouth is directly fruity, metallic, spicy and greedy like the nose. The final fades on the same notes as the mouth with a small smoked, chocolate and honeyed side which come to be added. A very wise Jamaican but still very aromatic for such a low titration! 🇯🇲
Review by zabo
Edit: Danke @TheDunderHut endlich habe ich wieder eine Flasche vom Batch#1 und kann das richtige Foto einfügen. Für mich persönlich besser als der Batch #2 deshalb nochmal alle 2 korrigiert Für mich war er der Einstieg in die Welt des Jamaica Rums. Würde diesen auch jedem Neuling weiterempfehlen, der die Jamaica Rumwelt erkunden will. Ich persönlich finde, dass dieser ein super Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis hat. Für mich ist er mein Lieblingsersterschrittindiejamaikaweltrum und das wird er wohl auch bleiben.
Review by RumTaTa
Well suited for getting to know the Hampden style. You get an idea of the heavy Hampden Rums.
Review by Gregor
Schon wesentlich bessere aus der destille probiert. Verhältnis mäßig extrem wenig ester für nen Hampden. Hier empfiehlt sich die teurere Variante mit mehr Prozenten zu kaufen. Den der hier ist kein guter Vertreter seiner Art und Verhältnismäßig flach. Wenn man das so über einen jamaikaner sagen darf 😅
Review by Leo Krüper
Still my first recommendation for entry level rums in Jamaica especially Hampden. Super availability at a reasonable price.
Review by Jean Louisss
A classic in the Jamaican range!
Review by Sebastian Kornett
In the nose a dream. Must smell him again and again. Taste like its big brother only a little drier in the finish.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
I prefer the overproof version but it remains a real value. Not to be confused with the Batch 2 (on which is marked 8 years) which is lighter and more commercial than its original version.
Review by Eric Frechin
Une des meilleure introduction pour découvrir le monde des rhums Jamaïcain . On a beaucoup de fruit murs. Une peu d ester avec du léger solvant. Le boisé est plutôt discret pourun 8 ans. C est un peu funky , mais pas hyper exubérant. Donc facile à faire goûter.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Clearly wilder than Batch 2. Clearly more esters, but somehow seems younger than 7 years old. 80/100
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Expert reviews
3 critics scored it, averaging 8.3/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Read full review →Overripe fruit, banana bread, and a touch of solvent on the nose. Really pleasant weight accompanying deeper brown sugar and oak notes. Moderate finish leaving you with vanilla and more banana bread.
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Details about Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 46%.
Community purchases
1,494 bottles logged by 1,294 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
37% opened, 228 emptied and repurchased.
What does Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum cost?
Community paid 45–75 €.
Current best price: 59.98 € – 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+ →
+7 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
1,494 purchased · 1,309 tasted · 588 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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