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Hampden Jamaica 2020 <>H Virgin Oak Cask Matured (Cavavin Belval) <>H
"Very Hampden, very funky," as one taster puts it — but the virgin oak is the real story here. Esters, glue and grilled pineapple hit first, then young oak muscles in with vanilla, salted caramel and roasted notes that several members feel crowd out the fruit. At 57% the heat sits well for such a young rum. Loud and powerful, more oak-driven than a classic Hampden.
The community says- Grilled pineapple funk
- Great value
- But: Oak dominates fruit
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How does Hampden Jamaica 2020 <>H Virgin Oak Cask Matured (Cavavin Belval) <>H taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Funky young Hampden, heavy on virgin oak Well-liked young Hampden with strong virgin-oak character; most rate it highly, though several wish the oak left more room for the tropical fruit.
Hampden fans curious about virgin-oak bottlings
purists wanting fruit-forward, unoaked Hampden
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What does the community say?
83% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by DomM
Most helpful positive review
Could not confirm if the CB and tensu bottling are a shared cask, yet both are very similar stats and taste wise. Very interesting in the nose. Citrus and grilled pineapple mingle with intense notes from the Virgin oak. Vanilla, caramel bonbon and cookies. Obviously somewhat bourbon-y but with a nice twist from the Hampden fruits. Well balanced on the palate and very tastey. The combination of the Virgin oak notes (vanilla, salted caramel) work very well with <>H essence. For me one of the very successful Virgin oak rum experiements.
Review by SaibotZtar
Most helpful mixed review
For me the weakest of the 3 new ones from Cavavin... for me the Virgin Oak is too dominant and the fruitiness is lost... but on a high level, I personally think it will make a better show in the Mai Tai or Daiquiri, I will test it soon. Top PLV here too
Review by RumTaTa
Good Hampden, I detect a smoky and bacon note here that I don't really like.
Review by HenryL
Wonderful typical Hampden smell! A little too much Virgin Oak on the palate, not enough fruit. The mineral note is quite exciting, but tends a little too much towards tannins for me. Apart from that, very good, the 57% is well chosen.
Review by zabo
A very fine young Hampden. Alcohol is well integrated. Edit: simply great for the price. Found another sample of it in the box and also tried it as a mixer. Super suitable for me.
Review by Dr.Django
I seem to really like the young virgin oak Hampden bottlings. This one is very strongly characterized by the wood influence, which is at the expense of its fruitiness. It's probably more for the mixers among us.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, esters, nail polish, rubber, intense, funky, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, vegetal molasses with briny olive, buttery, roasted wood notes with toffee. On aeration, citrus fruits, candied fruits are out, flowery molasses, grassy with hay, herbaceous, allspice, ginger, caramelized notes. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, burnt rubber, funky, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, red and citrus fruits, sour.Molasses is mineral, sweet with honeycomb, grassy, herbaceous, vegetal with briny olive, as the wood is roasted with burnt sugar, caramelized, spicy, smoky. 8,3:The finish is medium long, dry&tannic, medicinal with esters, rubber, funky, fermented tropical fruits like banana, red fruits, candied, vegetal molasses, grassy with hay, as the oak is roasted, smoky(bacon), spicy..
Review by Leo Krüper
Strong, young Hampden. Great nose of tropical fruit, then lots of oak and some soap on the palate. Quite short and bland on the finish. Nice PLV, certainly good for high-quality mixed drinks.
Review by Thunderbird
Ein guter durchschnittlicher Hampden, bei dem das Holz leider zu stark durchschlägt, auch der Alkohol ist nicht so gut eingebunden, obwohl er offensichtlich leicht verdünnt wurde!
Review by Johannes
Hier kommt schön das Virgin Oak durch-vielleicht zu sehr. Dadurch geht etwas an dem normalerweise sonst so fruchtigem Hampden verloren. Im mittleren Teil ist er vielleicht etwas dünn und flach.
Review by Skyfly
Good Hampden with first-class PLV. The typical Hampden aromas of pineapple, esters and other tropical fruits can be found from nose to finish
Review by Master P
Very interesting on the nose. Citrus fruits and grilled pineapple mingle with intense notes of virgin oak. Vanilla, butterscotch and cookies. On the palate, it is well balanced and very flavorful. The combination of the notes of virgin oak (vanilla, salted caramel) works very well.
Review by Galli33
A nice young ‘medium-high’ ester rum from Hampden. It works really well with the virgin oak cask. This one’s also fun….from start to finish: esters, glue, lovely oak, caramel, sour notes… yummy! I definitely like it
Review by Serge
An absolute hit for the release price. Very loud on the nose and palate immediately on pouring. But does not develop as nicely as a longer storage (see picture)
Review by Fuwi
Sehr angenehmer Hampden, der sofort seinen fruchtigen Charakter verströmen lässt, sobald er im Glas ist. Der Alkohol ist recht gut eingebunden und das Virgin Oak Fass hat teils deutliche Spuren hinterlassen. Easy Sipper, der in Cocktails sicher eine gute Figur abgeben kann, leichte Aufwertung durch das PLV
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 Rowald Sweet Empire
Very Hampden/funky jamaican. Overripe overfermented pineapple. Tropical galore. Somewhat musty in the middle palate, almost overdone but it gets fresh in the finish. The virgin oak gives it some menthol, not much woodiness. Powerful stuff. Pretty good.
Review by Motvind
På näsan finns tropiska frukter, toffee och ljust trä. Ett litet uns av något rökigt. Smakerna är inte alls lika fruktiga som dofterna. Trä och rostade toner med vanilj tar istället mer plats. Trots det väldigt god!
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Details about Hampden Jamaica 2020 <>H Virgin Oak Cask Matured (Cavavin Belval) <>H
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 57%.
Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 13 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
68% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Jamaica 2020 <>H Virgin Oak Cask Matured (Cavavin Belval) <>H?
Community paid 45–63 €.
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16 purchased · 30 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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