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Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION LROK 2022
Pineapple, banana and a smear of glue up front, then a spicy, peppery, cardamom-driven palate that finishes bone dry. This is unaged Hampden LROK at 60% — a lower-ester mark, so tasters get tropical fruit and a little acetone rather than full funk. Several found it rough and one-dimensional neat; the dryness makes a genuinely good daiquiri.
The community says- Tropical fruit
- Bone-dry finish
- Rough unaged
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How does Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION LROK 2022 taste?
Aggregated from 77 community reviews.
Dry, fruity unaged Hampden, best in a daiquiri Interesting more than delicious. Most agree it's fruity, spicy and very dry, but many find it rough and unresolved unaged — a few say the one-year-aged version is far more harmonious.
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How is Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION LROK 2022 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.3 sits in the “Good” band. 74% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
92% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 77 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Portman
Most helpful positive review
LROK ist nich meine Lieblings-Mark, ungereift finde ich ihn aber gar nicht übel, da er etwas herbaler und intensiver schmeckt.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful critical review
All in all, an exciting tasting. Some of them were surprisingly delicious and tasty. The ever-popular distillery in a different light. Trying the basic product in this form has its appeal. The maturation through storage is a different matter. My platform: HLCF > HGML > C<>H Clear low-light: LROK
Review by cigares
Tasted the 8 Hampden Marks and re-tasted a year later with a better score. Very similar to last year's tasting. Slight spiciness on the nose, chalky like the OWH, wet paper. The palate is less aromatic than its predecessors, chalky with overripe apple and a fermented side that is quite present throughout the tasting. Does the chalkiness come from the distillation heads, as in cognac and armagnac? The finish is a little short but complex, with apple very present. The empty glass is warm but a little hollow. Disappointing for a LROK, whereas I found the HV RX104 absolutely magnificent.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Lightly dry and fruity with a light roasted touch.
Review by Ian Gilman
Tasting this alongside HCLF, C<>H, and DOK. As always, that Hampden tropical funk is there, but I get much more green or unripe fruits and really appreciate the dryness. This would (will) make a fantastic daiquiri. The sour cherry on the finish is wonderful.
Review by Timo Groeger
Ein sehr schöner Rum. In der Nase einen Ester- und Fruchtgeruch, im Gaumen für mich dann fruchtig, in Richtung Zitrusfrüchte und Limette. Finde der Alkohol ist gut eingebunden, das man hier 60% hat, mag man kaum denken.
Review by Johannes
The Mark LROK does not really make sense to me as a white rum. Tropically stored the rum wins, but unstored he is rather uninteresting-although no off notes are present.
Review by Leo Krüper
Better than the LFCH, but still nasty.
Review by Frank
Der Dritte der 8-Marks-Collection. Jetzt könnte es interessanter werden, da ab diesem Mark auch Muck und Dunder zum Einsatz kommen. Nase: ja, jetzt kommen zum ersten Mal Ester ins Spiel. Zurückhaltend und eher in Richtung Fruchtester. Banane mit noch wenig Kirschjoghurt und leicht vergorener Honigmelone lassen ihn recht fruchtig erscheinen. Dann erst das Spülmittel. Hinten kommt noch eine leicht herbe Karamell-Note hinzu. Das leicht Herbe wir von etwas Kräuterigem und Geäst unterstrichen. Gaumen: wirkt wieder süß und cremig. Vordergründig jetzt viel Süßholz mit einem Hauch Kardamom. Leicht bitter und etwas salzig mit Umami. Im Abgang dominiert für mich das Süßholz. Immer noch keine Ester am Gaumen zu vernehmen, jedenfalls nicht so, wie ich sie von gelagerten HD kenne.
Review by Tim
Kenne die Chemie deines Hampden-Rums! Das 8-Marks-Set ist sehr informativ und lehrreich. Das LROK-Mark, geschaffen von der Owen-Kelly-Familie, besitzt immer noch einen niedrigeren Estergehalt, hat aber schon verschiedenste Aromen, die durch eine vielfältige Esterzusammensetzung entstehen. Jedoch ist auch die modrige Note da.
Review by Skyfly
Big Hampden 8 Marks Collection Tasting LROK unaged: der erste Geschmackssprung: mehr tropische Früchte (immer noch nicht bestimmbar) & Funk, weniger Nagellack als OWH und LFCH. Dazu mehr Würze und florale Noten.
Review by Mentalo
Im direkten Vergleich der ungereifte mit dem 1 Jahr gelagerten LROK. Während der ungereifte noch ziemlich sprittig ist, profitiert der 1-Jährige deutlich von der Lagerung. Die sprittigen Noten treten deutlich in der Hintergrund. Fruchtige Noten kommen stärker durch. Insgesamt deutlich harmonischer.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The fruits are much more tropical here compared to the LFCH. Pineapple, melon and some lime in the foreground. Roasted notes and caramel are added, the mouthfeel is somewhat drier than the LFCH. Again, light petrol notes in the finish. Somehow not a really round thing.
Review by Master P
spannendes Tasting. Einige waren für mich überraschenderweise äusserts lecker und schmackhaft. Die allseits beliebte Destilliere in einem anderen Licht. Das Grundprodukt in dieser Form zu versuchen hat seinen Reiz. Die Reife durch die Lagerung ist dann doch eine andere Hausnummer. Ich hab am Schluss alle 8 Marks zusammen geschüttet und 3 Wochen stehen gelassen, ich muss sagen Top. Alle 8 zusammen ergeben echt ein gutes Profil.
Review by TheJackDrop
Franchement c’est le mark historique et je le trouve aussi plus équilibré. Les esters sont moins présents, l’ananas rôti, le beurre sont bien marqués, c’est plus crémeux et gourmand en bouche. Celui là il peut se boire pur sans soucis.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Part of today's 8 marks tasting with Daniele from Velier. Somehow feels a bit less funky than LROK sample.
Review by Jarek
Hampden 8 Marks Collection - Aged vs. Unaged: Der LROK zeigt in ser Nase etwas mehr Klebstoff als LFCH und OWH. Dazu noch eher herzhafte Noten, wie Olive. Auch am Gaumen eher auf der würzigen, rauchigen Seite. Fast schon etwas Umami. Fazit: keiner der 16 Rums war ein Genuss und die Bewertung ist nur als relativ untereinander zu verstehen. Trotzdem sehr interessant alle Marks unter gleichen Bedingungen zu probieren und die verschiedenen Ausprägungen von Frucht, Klebstoff, Würze und Überraschenderweise oft Umami zu schmecken. Demnächst ein Set mit 3-5 Jahren im Fass?
Review by Jack M
Second one tasted across the 8 marks collection but 3rd along the ester scale. Again pineapple and banana on the nose but more buttery and caramel notes here than with the OWH. Palate brings spicy, peppery, cardamom notes alongside the familiar pineapple. The standout here though is the dryness of the finish. It really seems to suck any moisture out of your mouth. Overall it’s reasonable but not something I’d be desperate for. It works fairly nicely in a daiquiri where it’s dryness is offset by the lime and sugar.
Review by PRV
LROK - тропики начинают доминировать, сочный ананас, сладкий цитрус с горчинкой, острый имбирь, оливковое масло и маслянистый растворитель. Хвосты я и здесь ощущаю, при чем они здесь совсем отдельно, второй волной. Тропический скитлс с имбирной остротой, зеленые маринованные оливки и уже достаточно много сладкой фанки химозности.
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"
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Details about Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION LROK 2022
A White Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 60%.
Community purchases
118 bottles logged by 107 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
13% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION LROK 2022?
Community paid 16–23 €.
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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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