CoR Hampden Oloroso (Single Cask Jamaican Rum) DOK 2023
Here's the surprise: this cask-strength DOK smells fantastic — pineapple, papaya and that classic Hampden glue — but the Oloroso finish and short 9-month aging seem to trip it up. On the palate the alcohol runs hot and "scharfkantig" (sharp-edged), and several tasters hit a bitter, cognac-like sourness on the way out. The nose promises more than the glass delivers.
The community says- Classic DOK nose
- Pineapple and esters
- Hot, sharp alcohol
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How does CoR Hampden Oloroso (Single Cask Jamaican Rum) DOK 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 29 community reviews.
Funky DOK nose, hot and sharp-edged finish Divisive. The DOK funk and tropical esters are all there, but most find the alcohol poorly integrated and the finish bitter or sour. A few loved it; more felt let down.
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Anyone bothered by hot alcohol or a bitter finish
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How is CoR Hampden Oloroso (Single Cask Jamaican Rum) DOK 2023 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.2 sits in the “Good” band. 62% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
86% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 29 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Anonymous
Tried at a rumshow, it might just have been the night but I was really impressed by it. Packed with flavour and as funky as you could get, if I would give it tasting notes it wouldn't sound good at all, that's how good it was! (No sarcasm) This bottle doesn't seem to get a lot of love here tho, so again I might have just been in a good mood at the time...
Review by LukaŽiga
7,8:On the nose... 8,5:On the palate... 8,3:The finish is...
Review by Jakob
Once again lots of fruit esters and tropical fruits, plus intense medicinal notes, which fade into bitterness. The alcohol is present and could do with some taming, although a little oxidation already helps. The finish is a constant interplay of esters and medicinal aromas, a kind of overripe tropical fruit stand just before the operating theater. I don't perceive the sweet wine finish to be too dominant here, only in the finish is a little more of the heavy sweetness more clearly recognizable. I cannot agree with the very restrained overall rating, the release delivers what is to be expected - no more, but also no less.
Review by Thunderbird
Dieser DOK ist von den drei gefinishten von CoR der bessere, jedoch auch nicht wirklich gut! Der Alkohol ist bei allen drei sehr schlecht eingebunden. Das Oloroso-Finish lässt dem DOK jedoch noch genügend Raum um sich zu entfalten. Das passt so halbwegs.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Jedu třetí vzorek po Madeira a PX. Možná už jsem přesycený, ale toto mi přijde nejmíň výrazné ve vůni. Chuťově bych řekl, že je to nejostřejší vzorek ze setu a závěr ještě víc useklý než Madeira. Na to, jak Jamajky miluju, je toto pro mě ne příliš povedený kousek.
Review by Johannes
Alcohol could be better integrated. Very astringent overall, but some fruit present.
Review by zabo
O.k. o.k., this one is a lot better than the one with the Madeira finish. CoR has probably just got its act together. The finish doesn't overpower everything here. The smell is rather dominated by the glue. In the mouth, it comes across as sharp-edged and the alcohol is not really well integrated. A rum with a certain oomph in the mouth. But much better than the Madeira. An unpleasant acidity emerges again in the finish.
Review by SaibotZtar
Die Nase ist hier wieder ganz DOK like... Ananas Papaya und Ester schöne Klebstoffnase 😁. Das Finish ist hier nur leicht zu erkennen bringt nur etwas süße und Traubige Notes ... Am Gaumen Der Alkohol mittelmäßig eingebunden... DOK noch gut zu schmecken, das Finish schlägt aber dann auch hier zu Trockenfrüchte und etwas Holzige Notes . Im Abgang ist er staubtrocken ...
Review by Richard Krupa
krasna vune, horkokysely konec
Review by Martin Švojgr
Jasný Dok, ale to staření mi nesedí, sladkost z esterů hned spadnr do divné koňakové hořkosti. Zajímal by mne původní rum, ale skoro mi přijde, že to staření tomu spíše uškodilo. jsem bohužel docela zklamaný :-(
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Details about CoR Hampden Oloroso (Single Cask Jamaican Rum) DOK 2023
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 63,4%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
44% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
9 purchased · 32 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
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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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