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Duncan Taylor Hampden Single Cask Rum C<>H 1990
Sip this one neat — it's built for a tasting glass, not cola. A classic 1990 Hampden: ripe pineapple, tropical fruit, glue and that Play-Doh ester funk, with vanilla, oak and caramelised almond sitting behind. The 52.9% is beautifully knit in, so it drinks dangerously easy for a high-ester Jamaican. Several tasters found it fruity, creamy and rounded.
The community says- Ripe pineapple fruit
- Classic ester funk
- Well-integrated alcohol
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How does Duncan Taylor Hampden Single Cask Rum C<>H 1990 taste?
Aggregated from 25 community reviews.
Fruity, funky old Hampden that drinks easy A well-loved old Hampden — fruity, funky and unusually easy-drinking. A few fans wish it had been bottled at full cask strength, but nobody has much to complain about.
Fans of aged Hampden and tropical Jamaican funk
Anyone put off by glue, solvent and ester notes
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How is Duncan Taylor Hampden Single Cask Rum C<>H 1990 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.0 sits in the “Excellent” 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?
4% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 25 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Excellent Hampden. Beautiful nose and perfect mouthfeel. Perfectly integrated alcohol. A rum to fall in love with!
Review by Johannes
Fantastic Hampden at drinking strength!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
05.03.2016 Finally back in Kolding again after some years at Messe C in Fredericia. Much easier to get home when it's within walking distance. Had my good friend from Singapore visit for a month and that ended up in a lot of tasting 😊 Tony brought this one, a bottle birth that became very popular and almost ended its life at the event. Notes. Nose: wood, glue, intense, ester, fruity, banana. Palate: Intense, balanced, wood, ester, banana, citrus. Finish: very long, fruity, pineapple, ester, wood, light smoke, medium dry.
Review by bossi
Compared to TheRumCask 26yo, the nose of the Duncan Taylor is somewhat more restrained and not quite as deep and complex - but the emphasis here is definitely on "in comparison", otherwise the relationship and the underlying vintage are clearly recognizable. On the palate and in the finish, it is not quite as acidic and aniseed-heavy as the TRC, but a little drier. At the back, two of us tasters also had an association with roasted/caramelized almonds, which were not found in the TRC. At cask strength, this rum would probably have been on a par with the TRC, but that's all complaining on a high level. 90 points
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very fruity and drinkable for a Hampden! Beautiful number
Review by Pavel Spacek
Nice, but mild and weak
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Details about Duncan Taylor Hampden Single Cask Rum C<>H 1990
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Duncan Taylor, at 52,9%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Duncan Taylor Hampden Single Cask Rum C<>H 1990?
Community paid 192–429 €.
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12 purchased · 25 tasted · 11 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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