Velier Hampden Hampden (Serie Cedro) C<>H 2010
"One hell of a Hampden," as one taster put it — and the reviews back it up. Expect a full basket of overripe pineapple and banana, big ester and glue, with a sour-fermented edge. The 12-year tropical maturation adds caramel, custard and light pastry. A few notice more sweetness than usual, though most call the alcohol well hidden despite the 63%.
The community says- Big ester and glue
- Overripe tropical fruit
- Well-hidden 63%
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How does Velier Hampden Hampden (Serie Cedro) C<>H 2010 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Intense ester bomb, overripe tropical fruit Loved across the board — an intense, ester-heavy tropical Hampden with overripe fruit and glue. The one quibble: it leans slightly sweeter and less extreme on the palate than the nose promises.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk and overripe fruit
Anyone new to funk or wary of high proof
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0% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Everything you would expect from hampden! Lots of ripe fruit, a fermented and sometimes sour side and in this rum an unusually sweet side of citrus meringue and custard that gives balance to the whole rum!
Review by SaibotZtar
Really strong ester fruit nose ... Lots of varnish and solvent. Banana, papaya Anna's honeydew melon fermented fruit salad . The mouth flows slowly and then more and more violently with a lot of ester and very ripe tropical fruits wow ... Slightly dry, no off-notes ... Insanely intense and round ... Wonderful. The stuff my dreams are made of ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Mai Tai : 5/5 no more words needed 😊
Review by Skyfly
Serie Cedro Velier Tasting: Ein Hampden wie er im Buche steht. Der Obstkorb aus allerlei überreifen tropischen Früchten und Estern/ Klebstoff begeistert einen von Nase bis Abgang. Absolut rund und Alkohol perfekt integriert!
Review by Johannes
Extremely good Hampden. Tropically matured!
Review by Maxence
The nose gives you exactly what you expect from a 12 years old tropical Hampden marked C<>H with loads of fruits and esters. The palate is surprisingly less extreme with sweet notes like vanilla and caramel on top of the typical profile. A very good rum from which I really like the twist between nose and palate.
Review by zabo
Admittedly a very strong Hampden. He really punches you right in the face. I'm really into that. All the aromas are very strong on the palate and it lingers in the mouth for a long time.
Review by Mentalo
Beautiful tropical matured Hampden. Alcohol is very well integrated. Very fruity, esters, mint. It has quite a lot of sweetness and could be a little better balanced. But that's complaining at a high level.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
An absolute poem from a Hampden. Strongly reminiscent of the 2010 Warren Khong but with more barrel influence after 12y tropical maturation. Overripe pineapple and banana, intense esters and tasty sour cherry with caramelized meringue meet a good amount of glue and light pastry and brioche notes. The alcohol is well integrated and the finish is long and intense.
Review by Samuel Bissig
Saurer Teil, viel Funk, Geiler Ester, Birne, Sürä Epfel, Top
Review by Michal Jurka
Wow, one hell of a Hampden! Nose is beautifully full of bananas and custard.
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Details about Velier Hampden Hampden (Serie Cedro) C<>H 2010
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 63%.
Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
10 purchased · 27 tasted · 10 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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