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CoR Hampden Jamaica HD OWH 2012
Best sipped neat with time in the glass — a splash of air really wakes it up. This is a lower-ester OWH Hampden: banana, pineapple and tropical fruit up front, a little marzipan sweetness, then wood and tannins on a long, warm finish. Several tasters found it hits the Hampden markers but stays a bit "sage" — tidy rather than deep.
The community says- Classic Hampden funk
- Banana and pineapple
- Lacks depth
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How does CoR Hampden Jamaica HD OWH 2012 taste?
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Decent OWH Hampden, tidy but a little flat Well-liked but not adored. Most call it a decent, typical funky Hampden — banana, ester, light wood — that lacks the depth and moreishness people expect from the distillery.
Hampden fans who like OWH's fruit-forward, lower-ester side
Anyone chasing deep, high-ester Hampden intensity
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83% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A fairly straightforward Hampden low ester, with tropical fruit, vanilla, a little wood and a pinch of medicinal touches on the esters on the nose. Pastry aromas add roundness to the nostrils. A relatively simple nose, but one that lacks the depth to make a real impression. The attack on the palate is initially lively, tense and biting on the esters, before softening on exotic fruits and the sweetness of marzipan. Citrus fruits add a touch of acidity. Regrettably, apart from the palate entry, the rum remains flat on the palate, without the slightest surprise. The alcohol could be better integrated. The finish is of decent length, with more floral and medicinal aromas. The funkiness comes out more, with the barrel adding tannins. A rum that clearly needs aeration to express itself, but whose finish alone cannot create ecstasy.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
05.12.2024 CoR online tasting. Retasting. Nose Fresh, light wood, faint smoke, fruity, ester, overripe, banana, faint honey, light nutts. Palate Warm, light wood, light roasted, fruity, overripe, banana, light nutts, ester, light marzipan, faint floral. Finish Long and warm, fresh, light wood, fruity, banana, light nutts, faint floral. The empty glass has nice chocolate, light herbs and some citrus. ----------------------------- #4320 21.10.2023 Whisky Live 2023
Review by Michael Schou
05-12-2024 Colours of Rum Tasting Decent Hampden. Bit to low mark for me. It is what it is
Review by Richard Krupa
Ve vuni nasladle drevo, chut drevita stiplava
Review by Pavel Spacek
Smoky light hampden ... 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"
Details about CoR Hampden Jamaica HD OWH 2012
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 60,4%.
Community purchases
3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
3 purchased · 33 tasted · 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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