Hampden Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop <>H 2014
Overripe pineapple, banana and a big hit of glue-and-solvent esters, wrapped in a surprisingly velvety marzipan-and-vanilla note. At 67.3% the alcohol is remarkably well tucked in — tasters keep noting how well it drinks for the strength. One member calls it a "daily sipper" that's still worth chewing on. Classic Hampden funk with round, buttery texture and a long, warm finish.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Velvety marzipan texture
- High ABV heat
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How does Hampden Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop <>H 2014 taste?
Aggregated from 64 community reviews.
Funky cask-strength Hampden, pineapple and glue One of the better-liked 2014 <>H bottlings — heavy tropical esters, marzipan and pineapple with alcohol that's genuinely well integrated. A few find the fruit slightly raw or wish for more acidity.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk
Anyone put off by strong esters or high ABV
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3% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 64 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Intense Hampden with a powerful ester profile. On the nose, fermented fruits, pineapple, glue, and citrus zest, accompanied by a light herbal spice. On the palate, explosive with sweet fruit, vanilla, and spicy wood; the alcohol brings a good punch but stays well integrated. The finish is long, warm, and slightly salty, with the typical funk note. A characterful Hampden that clearly reflects the distillery and brings a lot of energy to the glass.
Review by Thunderbird
Another of the many 2014 <>H releases. But this time one that can largely hold its own against the others. Both the nose and the palate are classic and easy to enjoy despite the rather high ABV. However, only after a while in the glass and subtle sips 😉. I think it's great
Review by zabo
Wow, congratulations Stefan, great cask selected. I don't have a direct comparison to other bottlings of this vintage at the moment, but from memory, this one is easily in the upper range. Thanks again Stefan for putting it on the site for me before the official release and sending it so that I could split it for the 🐏🐏. 🙏
Review by SaibotZtar
Very good <>H . Delicious fruit marzipan nose ... Alcohol well integrated. On the palate lots of fruit esters and again marzipan ... Pineapple papaya and a velvety butteriness in the mouth . Really strong in Mai Tai.
Review by Dr.Django
Another great Hampden. There's no surprise in the tasting here, but there is an excellent Jamaica-funky Hampden. The alcohol is well integrated. I'll probably have to keep a bottle of this in the house. Thanks for the sample @Zabo
Review by Serge
Can only agree: Good 2014 <>H! Fat, warm nose with fruit, esters, wood, spice and varnish with solvents. In the mouth then also great in texture, flavors (lots of baking spice) and ABV integration. One of the better ones 👌
Review by Galli33
In my Hampden <>H 2014 tasting today, this one took the first place together with Nobilis <>H. In direct comparsion I can‘t find any (big) difference to crown a clear winner. The alcohol is integrated very well.
Review by mto75
Today 2x 2014 <>H in the glass: the GRF Nobilis 68.5%, 10-year-old (3 tropical), the FRC 67.3%, 9-year-old (5 tropical). The differences on the nose are really small. Both with fermented fruit, cake / baking mix, cream. The FRC is perhaps a little rounder. But that could also be due to the slightly lower ABV. On the palate, both with citrus marmalade, spiciness, toasted barrel, brine. I like the FRC a little better here too, somehow rounder.
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, the esters are strong, the first impression we get is a very balanced and round rum with overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, red fruits, dried fruits like raisins, prunes.The wood is roasted, charred with gourmet caramel, nougat, marzipan, vanilla. The solvents are well tamed. As we air the rum, the molasses is vegetal, balsamic, we could also notice very tempting confectionery...This notes are nicely integrated with tropical fruits and woody notes... 9:On the palate, the attack is tasty and delicious with creamy charred wood notes, overripe tropical fruits and dried fruits.The alcohol integration is great, like drinking liquer.The molasses is strong, but nicely paired with woody, fruity notes, it brings vegetal, herbal touch and some brine, licorice. The rum quickly becomes dry, but stays buttery, as our tasting buds are swimming in delicious confectionery with juicy marmelade, covered with creamy toffe caramel, vanilla.😋 9,1:The finish is also tasty and balanced, with all kinds of overripe fruits, charred wood and earthy cigar.
Review by Timo Groeger
Einer der letzten Rums die ich noch von Eugen habe, hoffe es geht ihm gut. Typisches Hampden Profil, (überreife) tropische Früchte wie Ananas und Banane, außerdem reichlich Ester am Gaumen. Starkes Teil, besser als alle anderen von gestern :)
Review by Oliver
Really great Hampden! Very inviting nose and meets all the associations you would expect: Pineapple, esters, tropical fruits, glue, nice spice and lots of marzipan. Top bottling!
Review by Christian Rudt
Dieser startet in der Nase mit klassischen Hampden Eindrücken. Viel tropische, überreife Frucht 🍍 vor allem, ordentlich Ester dazu kommt hier eine gewisse Süße durch. Am Gaumen habe ich ein eher trockenes Geschmacksempfinden. Für mich kommen hier vor allem Bananen zur Geltung. Dazu etwas Marzipan. Weiß durchaus zu gefallen will aber nochmal einsortiert werden deshalb erstmal sehr gute 85
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sehr sehr süffiger Hampden! Alkohol unfassbar gut integriert. Bringt alles mit was ein Hampden braucht. Marzipan, tropische Ananas, Salz Karamell, brioche Gebäck wie Croissants und schöne röstnoten im Abgang. Toll!
Review by Basti
Zugegebener Maßen sind sich die 2013/2014er HDs schon alle recht ähnlich, aber der FRC gehört für mich zu den besseren Abfüllungen. Wirkt verhältnismäßig rund und ausgewogen, bringt aber dennoch das typische high Ester Profil mit. Alkohol ist hier sehr gut eingebunden.
Review by Schnubbii
Dieser <>H kommt an der Nase ausgesprochen buttrig daher. Am Gaumen dann toll fruchtig und ausgewogen. Wow, da hat Stefan wieder etwas Tolles ausgewählt! Für mich persönlich von den <>H, die ich in letzter Zeit probieren konnte ganz oben mit dabei. Edit: Nochmal 0.1 Punkte mehr, ist einfach eine tolle Abfüllung und mit CoR und Nobilis in meinen persönlichen Top 3 <>H.
Review by DomM
Side-by-side of ten recent-ish 2014 <>H bottlings: On the nose the bottlings are pretty much on a comparable level. RumClub and Family Ricci take the crown today, showing a bit more fruitiness relatively speaking. Overall the bottlings with some reduction provide noticably less intensity. I prefer the higher/full proof bottlings here. Again, on the palate the factor to set the different bottlings apart comes down to fruitiness and alcohol integration. Among the lower ABV bottlings the V&M Star(h)um takes the crown with TWJ coming in second. The difference in ABV is even more pronounced on the palate with the full proof version clearly ahead. Overall winner here is the RumClub, followed by Family RIcci again. Most balanced with lots of funk yet also a good amount of cask impact and good alcohol integration. All in all non of the bottlings is bad in any way. There are only minute differences in the bottlings and the winner might change on another day. I‘m very curious to see how the vintage will develop over time - assuming we‘ll see some more bottlings in the coming years.
Review by Chrischi78
Wunderbar runder, kräftiger Hampden. Alkohol gut eingebunden. Insgesamt eine schöne Abfüllung der jamaikanischen Destille und natürlich hervorragende Auswahl des Fass ist durch den Bottle Shop. Chapeau
Review by Johannes
A really good Hampden! It could be a bit fruitier for my taste. More on the marzipan side.
Review by Skyfly
Klasse Hampden mit für die Stärke erstaunlich gut eingebundenem Alkohol. Neben der sehr präsenten Estern riecht und schmeckt man die klassischen Aromen tropischer Früchte, insbesondere Ananas, sowie Holz. Die Textur kann man als samtig beschreiben, was vor allem den Abgang sehr angenehm macht.
Review by F.L.O.
Der nächste <>h in der Runde. Nase ist nicht so dominant wie viele seiner Brüder die ich kenne, aber natürlich wieder Frucht, Ester, Ananas. Am Gaumen dagegen sehr geil und ein Wechselbad der Früchte. Mit sehr langem Abgang ! Der Alkohol ist gut eingebunden.
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Details about Hampden Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop <>H 2014
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Oldman Spirits GmbH, at 67,3%.
Community purchases
42 bottles logged by 30 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Hampden Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop <>H 2014 cost?
Community paid 128–142 €.
Current best price: 139.00 € – within the typical community range.
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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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