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Habitation Velier Hampden Celebrating LM&V 5th Anniversary (Magnum) HES 2019
Most people sip this one neat, and the nose is where it shines — banana, pineapple, glue and a medicinal, funky edge that punches above its three years. The palate is fruity and lighter than a full-power Hampden, with young oak, a touch of marzipan and a bitter, astringent finish. A few tasters happily drop it in a Cuba Libre too. Tropical aging did a lot in a short time.
The community says- Vibrant fruity nose
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Short finish
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How does Habitation Velier Hampden Celebrating LM&V 5th Anniversary (Magnum) HES 2019 taste?
Aggregated from 70 community reviews.
Fruity young low-ester Hampden, great nose A likable young low-ester Hampden with a lovely nose, but many feel it lacks body, depth and finish — a good rum that some wanted to be more.
Hampden fans curious about the lighter low-ester HES mark
Anyone wanting deep, complex, long-finish sipping rum
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How is Habitation Velier Hampden Celebrating LM&V 5th Anniversary (Magnum) HES 2019 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% 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?
29% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 70 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
Guys, sorry, but this is a mega Hampden, I'm really lost for words. So medicinal, spicy and fruity on the nose, woody, vanilla and fruity on the palate. You can hardly taste the alcohol. I'm a fan of this rum. Thanks SaibotZtar for the sample.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Meine geringen Erwartungen wurden komplett erfüllt: belangloser Low Ester Hampden, dem es an allem fehlt: kaum Komplexität, kaum Körper, kurzer Abgang. In der ersten Nase eine künstliche Zimtnote, die später verfliegt und dann der typischen Hampden-Nase Platz macht. Alkohol nicht gut eingebunden. Im Meer der Hampden Abfüllungen eine weitere Belanglosigkeit.
Review by Johannes
I am surprised! Nice tropical low Ester Hampden with good complexity, abundant fruit, light marzipan notes, rather on the astringent side.
Review by Andi
Funky, Ester, Ananas, Banane, wenig Holz, etwas vergoren
Review by Aussierumfan
Quite an enjoyable young hampden! Not the most complex but good nevertheless. Lots and lots of fruits, I'm getting bananas, mangos and some pineapple. Funky with mild solvents and glue. A bit rough on the edges with a shortish finish. Well worth a try!
Review by Jonas
Durchaus gelungen für gerade mal 3 Jahre Lagerung. Mir aber dann doch ein bisschen zu ungestüm. Der Alkohol ist außerdem etwas zu prägnant imo.
Review by Schnubbii
Great lower-ester Hampden with good value for money. I will keep an eye out for a bottle at a reasonable price.
Review by Leo Krüper
Solider Hampden, aber nichts dolles. Habe wenig von der sonst so brachialen Power im Glas. In der Zweitverkostung ungewohnt kräutrige Noten für einen Hampden. Erinnert mich an günstige Guyana Rums (die Ich nicht mag), daher Abwertung um weitere 4 Punkte.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Wow, they really crammed a lot of flavours into this very young rum. Very fruity with nice herbal and floral notes. The flavours just creeped across the table from opening the sample and pouring it into the glass. The empty glass has flavours even the day after sampling.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
I expected more from it. Sour, slightly unripe pineapple, slightly medicinal and floral perfumed. Overall, not particularly round and somewhat exhausting. I find him especially much too acidic, astringent and too alcoholic...
Review by alex
What a treat for such a young rum. It is sure that with a longer ageing, it would be even more accomplished but I took a lot of pleasure to taste it.
Review by Adrian Wahl
A little young, but still nice. Alcohol not perfectly integrated. Very LROK-like
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
To me it's rather complex, despite the young age. I find it very fresh and fruity to the nose, and funky, fruity and smooth to the taste. The aftertaste is lingering, and not much bitterness but flavorful
Review by Mentalo
Junger Hampden mit gut integriertem Alkohol. Wenig Esternoten, fruchtig (Zitrus). Erinnert an LROK Abfüllungen. Es fehlt halt die Komplexität, aber trotzdem gut trinkbar. Paar Jahre tropische Reifung würden der Abfüllung wahrscheinlich gut tun.
Review by Rum Watcher
Ja doch, gefällt mir jetzt nach der 2. Verkostung noch besser. Wirkt älter als er ist, Alkohol anfangs noch sehr präsent, entwickelt sich im Glas zum easy sipper mit sehr viel karamelliger Süße. Lecker
Review by Alexander Rasch
Quite exciting what a short tropical storage makes. Amazingly spicy with many medicinal notes. Very edgy and partly also spicy. For me, no competition to the other Low Ester Hampdens such as the 2011 LFCH, as the depth is missing. A very good but not outstanding Hampden. The demands are getting higher.
Review by Galli33
Doing a quick tasting, during cooking 😜 Lovely hampden with a very cool nose, but lacks in complexity/body and finish. In my opinion the ppv rating of this one is really bad… I‘m curious, if we‘ll see some older bottling in the future.
Review by SaibotZtar
Did not have high expectations... but I am positively surprised. Nice young (though not wild) Hampden. Comes across very mild... Similarity to the LROK to recognize. Fruit basket and some glue everything very restrained but somehow coherent .finish it becomes slightly bitter .
Review by DomM
While I like the nose very much - more vibrant and fruity vs. HV LROK - the mouthfeel is just a bit too harsh for my liking in this one. Very curious to see older bottlings of the HES. With more age, I imagine this to be a very easy going sipper.
Review by zabo
Edit: tasted again individually at leisure and corrected a little upwards Also tasted at the Kirsch Cruise 2024. A Hampden that delivers the typical markers you would expect. All in all a great rum, but it lacks that certain kick. But in the CubaLibre it proves to be very drinkable.
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Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
Read full review →Disappointing, there is clearly something missing from this rum
Details about Habitation Velier Hampden Celebrating LM&V 5th Anniversary (Magnum) HES 2019
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 60,5%.
Community purchases
57 bottles logged by 50 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
3% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Habitation Velier Hampden Celebrating LM&V 5th Anniversary (Magnum) HES 2019 cost?
Community paid 153–244 €.
Current best price: 243.85 € – 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+ →
57 purchased · 70 tasted · 16 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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