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Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022)
Most people rate this well but agree it's the lighter, fruitier, younger-feeling Great House — not the strongest in the series. Expect overripe pineapple and banana, the classic Hampden glue and nail-polish esters, then a dry, slightly woody finish. Several tasters call it an everyday sipper; a couple find it thin or a touch too acidic. The 55% is remarkably well integrated.
The community says- Overripe tropical fruit
- Great ABV integration
- Lighter than predecessors
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How does Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022) taste?
Aggregated from 186 community reviews.
Fruity, ester-driven Jamaican, lighter than siblings Well-liked Hampden that leans fruity and easy-drinking. Fans love the pineapple-banana esters and buried heat; critics say it's lighter and less complex than the 2020/2021 releases.
Hampden fans who like fruit-forward, drinkable ester bombs
Anyone wanting the boldest, most complex Great House
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How is Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022) rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
10% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 186 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by DomM
Most helpful positive review
Very nice fruit forwards nose with baked banana, pineapple and a basket of other tropical fruits. Same on the palate: quite some fruits and a little less pronounced dark notes. The HGML component makes this one shine compared to the other bottlings.
Review by JonnyK
Most helpful critical review
Esterbombe, für einen Mal interessant, aber gar nicht süffig
Review by Boletus
An exceptionally successful composition that presents the typical Hampden markers in a smooth and very easy-to-drink style. I especially like the finish, where the tropical fruits enriched with strawberries slowly fade away to make room for a lasting spiciness with notes of licorice, anise, cinnamon, and leather.
Review by Oliver
Very coherent Hampden. Makes really fun!
Review by Minion
Ester ist vielleicht Funky in der Rum Welt aber in der Realität leider zu wenig Funk wenn es um die Diversität geht. Salzig auf der Zunge und recht eintönig aber leider nicht süffig und ich merke wie gerne ich zu Frucht tendiere.
Review by Frank
26% LFCH 2011 74% HGML 2019 In direct comparison with '19, '20 and '21: the most fermented and almost vegatable on the nose; the darkest together with the '20; with approx. 800 g/hL the most esters and the sweetest on the palate of all. Quite different from all three predecessors! Nose: as already mentioned, very fermented and veggy, almost artichoke-like, which is clearly due to the high proportion of very young high-ester HGML. Besides the esters, there's a lot of vinegar, but covered by honey. Pineapple is just as absent here as banana. 79 Palate: very sweet attack with plenty of esters and pineapple. Has a creamy effect. The sweetness now moves towards liquorice, with a mix of vanilla and umami. Toffee is added at the end. 83 I like it better on the palate than on the nose. Hearing esters suits the GH well.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Ganz netter great house aber nun schon das für mich 4. Beispiel für zu sehr gehypten Hampden Rum. Etwas zu viel Säure für mein Geschmack und eben ein weiterer Kontinental gereifter jamaicaner.
Review by SaibotZtar
Fruity, floral and somewhat bitter that describes the GH22 probably quite well. After a few minutes in the glass makes the beautiful open and it rise pineapple, papaya and mango in the nose ... Some ester (glue, solvents are always there but still very restrained) many floral notes remind you that it is a young blend. Alcohol barely noticeable in the mouth .... Primarily fruity and fresh, it fills the mouth without giving a clear message.... always there this slight bitterness. For me a good blend if not the best of the Great House series
Review by JFehr
Fruity, salty and esters. Somewhat unspectacular
Review by Adrian Wahl
Clearly fruitier than its brothers GH 21 and GH 20. The blend seems somewhat younger than in previous years.my ranking GH 20 > GH 22 > GH 21
Review by paulgi86
Compared to the 2020 and 2021 bottling I like this one the least - this one gives me more spice in lieu of fruit, more industrial notes in lieu of bourbon barrel notes like caramel and/or vanilla and the whole things a little dry for me - more so than the 2021 Nose - overripe banana for sure (first note I get that jumps out the glass!) then it goes straight away to a spice dominated nose full of black pepper and baking spices. A small amount of honey or caramelized note but it’s faint in the background - finally the usual ester funk that’s present in all Great Bouse bottling so far Palate - dry, dry, dry! I can feel it sucking all the moisture out of my mouth! However before it dries my mouth out, it seems to coat it well with banana-like esters, spicy citrus notes with a finish that has the smallest sliver of polish and smoke or possible oak barrel char Not the most pleasant bottling I’ve had so far - 2020 and 2021 beat it by a noticeable margin for me anyways
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one lives up to its predecessors in quality. Price to quality is very good at release though it was gone in a flash from the stores. Well balanced and fruity with wood and vanilla as well as light ester notes. Love it but would have loved a larger release of bottles.
Review by Brian Hanscel
Reminds me of cheap Japanese whisky. Little redeeming quality from a rum perspective.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Hampden, Great House - sowohl die Destillerie als auch die Serie sind große Namen. Die Abfüllung aus diesem Jahr bestätigt den Trend, der seit der zweiten Abfüllung erkennbar ist: jünger und eher im mittleren Bereich des ABV, weit weg von möglichen Fassstärken. Der Blend dieses Jahr besteht wohl zu einem großen Teil aus einem recht jungen HGML, was sich im Profil bemerkbar macht: Viele Ester, dabei eher von der spritzigen Sorte, liefern ein fruchtiges, fast schon ins pflanzliche gehendes Aromenprofil, dass man so bei den anderen Abfüllungen bisher weniger gefunden hat. Durch die Verdünnung sind diese Ester jedoch recht brav und nicht zu fordernd und geben für mich ein rundes Gesamtbild ab. Sicher nicht der stärkste der Reihe, aber ein lecker Blend, den man gut trinken kann!
Review by TheRhumhoe
The new Hampden Great House 2022 edition is distinguished by its mastery and balance of flavors, both olfactory and gustatory. Typical ripe exotic fruit aromas and phenolic notes (esters, solvents and varnish) are found along with more floral, herbal, mineral, wood and vanilla notes. The palate does not deceive the nose and is perhaps slightly more spicy, while keeping this control of flavors to avoid the overdose of funk. The finish, average in length, is dry but quite round, with some leather notes in complement. A great success for the "classic" range of the distillery.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Ho sempre continuato a preferire la prima release di questa serie! Un Hampden un po’ inusuale dove ai suoi tipici sentori unisce erbe, e fiori! Ad alcuni tratti lo considero un Hampden più gentile e meno improntato sugli esteri!
Review by mto75
auch der 22er ist wieder ein richtig guter Blend. Aus der Erinnerung verorte ich ihn eher Richtung des 21ers, der 20er war noch etwas ausgewogener.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Fruity, captivating aroma, wonderfully oily texture, perfectly integrated alcohol. The only slightly irritating thing is that the rum does not run down the glass in expected streaks, but rather forms clear drops on the glass wall. But that does not detract from the great taste, of course.
Review by Basti
I like it better than the GH 2021 - without having drunk them side by side. Alcohol is super integrated. For me, it's also clearly ahead in a direct comparison with the Great House 2023.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, the first impression is very estery, fermented tropical fruits with banana, pineapple, strawberry with vegetal molasses and solvents.Tempting and balanced. On aeration, citrus is out, the wood is roasted, spicy with chocolate and cinnamon. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is delicious, syrupy, estery with tropical fruits like before, citrus, dried figs, the wood is spicy and roasted with cinnamon, pepper, honey, caramel.The molasses is vegetal with an olive, black tea after a while, with very tasty fruitcake. 8,4:The finish is long, dry and fruity with overripe tropical fruits, a bit unravelled with waxy bitterness from wood tannins.There is also some leather, vanilla, earthy peat. Edit:15.9.25
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Details about Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022)
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 55%.
Community purchases
496 bottles logged by 364 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
13% opened, 28 emptied and repurchased.
What does Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2022) cost?
Community paid 95–150 €.
Current best price: 149.00 € – 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+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
496 purchased · 190 tasted · 59 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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