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Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION DOK 2022
Glue, nail polish and sharp acetone hit first, then overripe pineapple, banana and a marzipan sweetness underneath. This is Hampden's DOK, the highest-ester mark, bottled unaged at 60% — an "Ester-Bombe" that cuts into your nose before the fruit and umami arrive. Several tasters found it surprisingly drinkable for what it is; others call it monolithic and too intense to revisit.
The community says- Massive ester funk
- Pineapple and marzipan
- Solvent-heavy nose
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How does Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION DOK 2022 taste?
Aggregated from 72 community reviews.
Intense unaged DOK ester bomb Loved by high-ester fans as the DOK "we all know and love" — an intense, solvent-and-pineapple experience. Unaged, so it reads sharp and one-directional; not everyone wants a second pour.
High-ester Hampden fans and funk collectors
Anyone put off by solvent and acetone
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How is Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION DOK 2022 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 91% 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?
63% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 72 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Portman
Full cannon ester in the cheeks! This is a product where you can and should enjoy every drop. Am glad to have gotten the Collection.
Review by PRV
There's a certain danger here)))) don't bring it close to the fire!!!!! Toxicomaniacs will be thrilled...I guess I've become one now that I've gotten this far. The quintessential funk! Tropical storm! Fruity acid rain. Refinery. It's impossible to comprehend. But it's beautiful!!! Unspeakable flavor! A shock and a high. I don't feel like writing anything anymore. I'm exhausted.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
For me the best .hammer part.
Review by Timo Groeger
Hampton 8 Marks Collection, here the DOK with the highest ester content. The nose and palate are of course predominantly esters, but tropical fruits are also recognizable. There is also a little stickiness on the nose, and it appears overripe and fermented on the palate.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is the best one of the series. No doubt that it's DOK with all its nice esters exploding on the palate.
Review by Alex1981
Tried at the Hampden Masterclass with Daniele Biondi during Whisky Live. Great experience to deconstruct Hampden, although the individual unaged spirits weren’t that great overall. 8. DOK 8.3 Bam! Ester in your face as expected. Full range of Hampden notes and already great without aging. Works best out of the 8 marks and now I know why also other DOKs only beed a few years to reach peak performance. Fantastic experience to dive into this vertical.
Review by Johannes
Definitely my favorite of the series! I would not have thought!
Review by Ian Gilman
Tasting with LROK, HLCF, and C<>H. The legendary DOK did not disappoint; intense as almost any other rum at 60% comes, but delicious and complex. So fruity, with so much umami; a great balance of overripe fruit, spices, and notes reminiscent of smoked meat or movie popcorn.
Review by Tim
Know the chemistry of your Hampden Rum! The 8 Marks set is very informative and educational. The DOK mark takes the ester content to the extreme. This mark consists mainly of butyrate molecules (citrus, pineapple, banana). On the nose, moreover, artificial nail polish, floral and fermented. In the mouth, overachievingly sweet, yet dry and funky. Acidity as well as associations with sour fruits.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The typical BBQ note for DOK greets you right at the nose. There's also plenty of funk, ester, glue, nail polish remover and tropical fruit. In a perverse way, however, this is unusually drinkable, highly aromatic and balanced! 😄 Certainly mega as an amplifier in various tiki cocktails, pure rather something to show people how much ester you can actually make at Hampden! But overall not the best unaged DOK I know.
Review by TheJackDrop
Dégustation du coffret Hampden 8 marks entre copains ! Un bon lundi ! Notes rapides : L’explosion d’Ester est la, le nez est excessif sur les solvants et le vernis, En bouche les fruits et le gras apporte une douceur, une dualité qui combat cette grosse claque d’esters. Finale quand même assez sèche. C’est un peu monolithique et trop droit pour avoir envie d’en reprendre mais une expérience intéressante! Édit : pas grand chose à redire il met une claque au palais, mais c’est quand même bon !
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Part of today's 8 marks tasting with Daniele from Velier. Some sweetness present, besides tropical fruit I get some raspberry.
Review by Frank
And now the eighth and last of the 8 Marks Collection. DOK! All in. Lots of Dunder, lots of Muck Pit, 25 days of fermentation... NOSE: ESTER!!! And they cut into the mucous membranes. Intense sweet and sour pineapple, lots of vinegar, marzipan sweetness, tart and sweet maple syrup. And glue, finally 😉. A DOK as it should be. An intense ester bomb.Palate: very intense esters here too. Plus totally intense sweet and sour pineapple with marzipan. There is actually some licorice added. Also, very astringent and about umami.In summary, I can say that the different Hampden marks can be experienced very well and very clearly with these unaged samples. But only if you taste them immediately after pouring. If they are left to air for too long, the respective character is totally lost and only tart and veg notes (mainly cardamom for me) remain. And I'm pleasantly surprised at what barrel aging can still bring out of (especially low-ester) Marks. While it almost doesn't matter with a DOK whether it's aged 10 or 20 years, it has a huge, positive impact on the low-ester HD.Overall, a fantastic set that's second to none. 👍👍👍
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 Giuseppe Ambrosio
Al naso e’ molto pungente con note di solventi mentre al palato e’ molto liscio. Una bomba di esteri come mi aspettavo
Review by cigares
Tasted all 8 Hampden Marks and re-tasted a year later. The least beautiful nose of the series, a little deviant, pungent and with solvents. But still reasonable, contrary to my expectations. Less fruit than the other marks. The palate is surprisingly smooth after this entry. The longest finish but a little deviance reappears as on the nose. Disappointing and brings deviant aromas but remains quite pleasant.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Nice for the experience, but not much more.
Review by Leo Krüper
Lots of acidity, lots of esters. About what I expected.
Review by Henry Davies
The DOK which we all know and love. Intense and in your face. Big brash, nose is plastic and water with some pineapple. Mouth brings a sweet and intense note. Finish is umami and synthetic with nail polish. A memorable tot
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Details about Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION DOK 2022
A White Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 60%.
Community purchases
117 bottles logged by 107 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden 8 MARKS COLLECTION DOK 2022?
Community paid 16–24 €.
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117 purchased · 74 tasted · 4 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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