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Hampden RA Elements Burke‘s Jamaica Rum
Here's the surprise: this spent two years in a sherry cask, but you'd barely know it — it drinks almost like a clear, high-ester Hampden white. Expect a fruit bomb of pineapple, overripe banana, glue and solvent, with only a faint red-fruit or nutty whisper of sherry hiding underneath. At nearly 70% it's explosive, though most tasters find the alcohol surprisingly well tucked in.
The community says- Big ester funk
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Nearly 70% ABV
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How does Hampden RA Elements Burke‘s Jamaica Rum taste?
Aggregated from 57 community reviews.
Overproof Hampden ester bomb, great for mixing Beloved as a high-ester Hampden mixer with big fruit and glue notes. Most sip it happily neat too, though a few find it dry, astringent and a touch one-dimensional.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk and Hampden overproof mixers
Beginners and anyone wanting a soft, gentle sipper
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How is Hampden RA Elements Burke‘s Jamaica Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.1 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% 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?
37% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 57 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Full Karacho! And at an absolutely fair price. Looking forward to the first Atomic Daiquiri with it.
Review by R Wehner
Most helpful critical review
Nase trockener Jamaika-Funk; Zunge absolut trocken, übermäßig astringierend, für mich nur Klebstoffnoten, macht keinen Spaß, später dann Süße Noten, das war's, keine Empfehlung
Review by Johannes
Super exciting! Beautiful high ester Jamaican! The sherry cask is very subtle. Can be drunk neat, but also excellent in a cocktail! More high ester compared to Burkes, but perhaps a little more one-dimensional.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Insanely fair price. High ABV and full caracho Hampden. The finish does not blow me away. Thanks to Artur for the sample
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4192 Forst off, wow, price to quality is very good and it can be enjoyed pure with joy. Fruity with esters and pretty well balanced. The sherry finish is there but more in the background and not influencing the overall profile too much. The empty glass has some dried fruit and very light grass.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Tasted as part of the RA online tasting for the RumX lottery 06/2023. A PLV monster! Very, very fruity on the nose. The sherry influence comes into play relatively late. The icing on the cake: Smell of a fresh sea breeze. Delicious! The rum is explosive on the palate, but not at all fizzy despite being almost 70%. A nice new bottling that appeals.
Review by Timo Groeger
Then the last one for today, I love it :) The fire is clearly recognizable. Again delicious esters, glue and tropical fruits on the nose and palate. Tastes fermented and overripe, solvents are also recognizable on the palate.
Review by Frank
RumX Lottery June 23, RA online tasting. So this is the first of the Burke's Elements series. Water, because powerful like water, but at the same time flowing around ... or so... Nose: Ester! Banana, pineapple, vinegar and solvent. The 2 years in a 400 l sherry cask are not yet so noticeable on the nose. In my opinion, this can't have been a sweet sherry cask, or at least not a new one. On the finish, however, it becomes a little more "musty". That's the sherry influence after all. Good nose overall. 7,8 Palate: dry and astringent before the esters come through. Sweet, overripe banana with solvent. Sherry comes through here too, but only very slightly. These are the somewhat musty aromas. Some pineapple marzipan at the back. Nothing more, but that's enough. A good thing that does what it should. 7,8 A great mixer with a super PLV. I usually use RumFire for daiquiris, but I can imagine using this one for that too...
Review by zabo
Edit: it was very tasty. For the price, it's a must-have for mixing. But also very drinkable on its own. Not only an ester bomb, but also an absolute price-performance hit. There's not much more to say about it!
Review by mto75
the first from the Elements series - Water. A blend of different HD Marques, which then spent another 2 years in a 400 liter sherry cask. Reminds me of the SBS HD high ester bottlings, which were also briefly allowed to sniff PX casks etc...I like it better on the nose than on the palate, where it tastes somehow resinous and also comes across as rather rough.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
I would like to express my gratitude to Rum Artesanal for the flavor sets 🙏🏻
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Full power Hampden that has been tamed somewhat by the 2 years in a sherry cask. You can do that, but I find the original burkes blend much more exciting! The sherry finish has made it a little too sour for me, but I'm generally not a fan of Jamaica and sherry...
Review by Thunderbird
A beautiful ester bomb and perfect mixer
Review by w00tAN
Tasted on the GRF 12. Quite intense and exciting, but for me personally a little unrounded. The PLV is great and I think I'll have to try it again in a cocktail for the final rating, so 75/100 for now
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
A very nice Jamaican. Beautiful notes of fruit can be recognized here. Plus, of course, the typical ester notes. A light cherry cask finish but well balanced. Certainly also ideal for cocktails.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Nice esthers, fruity, tasty. Too alcoholic. ... 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"
Review by Tschusikowsky
Absolutely great rum for the price. Beautiful ester bomb. Certainly great for mixing. But also great neat. Alcohol very well integrated.
Review by Montana
Ein kräftiger Geruch nach Frucht, Ester, etwas alkoholisch. Auch der Geschmack ist recht fruchtig, etwas Ester, im Abgang mit leichter Süße.
Review by Filip Lojín
Old?! Really? All I smell is white ester rum from Hampden. No aging, crisp but good quality white rum.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Full Hampden power at a great price!
Details about Hampden RA Elements Burke‘s Jamaica Rum
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 69,8%.
Community purchases
73 bottles logged by 38 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
27% opened, 11 emptied and repurchased.
What does Hampden RA Elements Burke‘s Jamaica Rum cost?
Community paid 32–40 €.
Current best price: 49.99 € – above 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+ →
73 purchased · 57 tasted · 41 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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