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Velier Hampden 20 rue d‘Anjou (Selected by Jean-Marc Bellier) HLCF 2020
Hampden fans who want the HLCF mark at full cask strength: pineapple, ester and glue up front, marzipan and honey behind it, with an unusual candied-ginger, slightly vegetal kick some tasters flagged as a nice twist. At 4 years it drinks young, and the 64% shows on the nose. Most call it "a very good, young and powerful HLCF" with a short, faintly bitter finish.
The community says- Classic HLCF pineapple
- Punchy ester nose
- Short finish
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How does Velier Hampden 20 rue d‘Anjou (Selected by Jean-Marc Bellier) HLCF 2020 taste?
Aggregated from 21 community reviews.
Young, powerful Hampden HLCF ester bomb Well-liked classic Hampden ester profile — pineapple, marzipan, glue — but the youth shows: dominant alcohol for some, a short and slightly bitter finish. Enjoyable, not especially complex.
Hampden and high-ester fans who want cask strength
Beginners and anyone wanting a smooth, long finish
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5% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 21 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Schnubbi
A 4 year old single cask Hampden HLCF from LMDW. The rum was allowed to breathe for half an hour. The nose is already well balanced and round, with tropical fruits, especially pineapple and some passion fruit. Also incredibly round and balanced on the palate, seems older than 4 years to me. A potpourri of tropical fruits, pineapple with candied ginger. Solvent aromas only on the fringes. The alcohol is well integrated, I'm not even tempted to play with a little water here. Metallic youth can only be guessed at. Only in the finish do you notice that it lacks a little substance due to its young age, but it doesn't disappear immediately, but rather fades out a little with pineapple and a very slight saltiness, somewhat astringent. Limited edition and young hype bottling or not, for me this is a first-class HLCF and I'm glad I was able to get a bottle for myself.
Review by Galli33
It's always nice when you get such limited bottles/samples through the RumX group members... Which unfortunately are most of the times completely bought up by the flippers… It‘s a very good, young and powerfull HLCF. The 64% are very well integrated
Review by Mentalo
Guter tropisch gereifter 4 Jähriger HLCF. Sehr schöne tropische Fruchtnoten. Alkohol ist ordentlich integriert. Nur beim Abgang kann er nicht ganz mithalten. Der ist eher kurz. Dazu leichte Bitternoten. Trotzdem hat mir die Abfüllung gut gefallen.
Review by Martin Spooner
Sanfte Nase. Nicht zu intensiv aber dennoch Ananas und Ester gut erschnüffelbar. Im Geschmack hinter dem Ester Ananas Vorhang doch auch eine filigrane süße. Der Geschmack ist viel sanfter als der Abgang es im Nachhinein auszudrücken weiß. Der Abgang ist viel härter. Wirklich bemerkenswert.
Review by F.L.O.
Wunderbarer Hampden. Nur 4 Jahre alt und schon so schön ausgebaut. Klar, das Ester bzw. Die Drucht dominiert, aber was erwartet man schon anderes :-) Irgendein total leckeres Aroma dominiert beim Abgang…ich kann es leider nicht benennen. Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden.
Review by Thunderbird
A very good HLCF... still quite impetuous and powerful. But it has all the classic markers of this brand and is really enjoyable. The only flaw, if there is one, is the relatively short finish
Review by Lukas Jäger
HLCF mit Power! In der Nase ganz klassisch Hampden, tropische Früchte, vor allem Ananas, Marzipan, wie man es kennt. Am Gaumen zuerst auch erst alles Hampden-like, bis plötzlich eine pflanzliche, leicht scharfe Note auftritt. Vielleicht etwas Ingwer, auf jeden Fall sehr ungewöhnlich, aber gefällt mir, wieder mal was anderes! Alkohol ist leider noch sehr dominant, aber für einen 4-Jährigen in Fassstärke noch in Ordnung. Schöne Fassauswahl durch den Meister bei LMDW!
Review by mto75
Good, young HLCF, as there have been a few from Hampden in recent times. But he doesn't particularly stand out either.
Review by DosenZorn
Toll fruchtig an der Nase, Hampden typisch aber weniger Lack als die high Ester Marks. Etwas speckig, rauchig. Am Gaumen etwas scharf, alkoholisch. Viel Frucht aber nichts außergewöhnliches. Fazit: zum aufgerufenen Ausgabepreis ganz nett, die zweitmarktpreise wäre er mir jedoch nicht wert.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Typisches HLCF Profil mit den typischen Estern, gelben Früchten und Ananas. Alkohol könnte besser integriert sein, hier kann der Hampde sein vergleichsweises junges Alter nicht verleugnen. Hinten raus dann eine dezente Bitternote, die dem Ganzen einen interessanten Touch verleiht. Im Ergebnis ein guter, nicht sonderlich komplexer Hampden. Wer das Profil mag, macht hier nichts falsch, nachjagen muss man der Abfüllung aber nicht.
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Details about Velier Hampden 20 rue d‘Anjou (Selected by Jean-Marc Bellier) HLCF 2020
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 64%.
Community purchases
22 bottles logged by 19 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Hampden 20 rue d‘Anjou (Selected by Jean-Marc Bellier) HLCF 2020?
Community paid 124–170 €.
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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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