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Velier Hampden Peated Whisky Cask C<>H 2023
"Fans of peaty Scottish whisky should check this out," as one taster put it — that's the whole story here. Hampden's overripe banana and pineapple ester funk gets wrapped in real peat smoke from the whisky cask. Some love the hybrid; plenty feel the smoke buries the Hampden. Sharp, salty, and only a year old at 64% — very much a love-it-or-leave-it bottle.
The community says- Overripe banana esters
- Real peat smoke
- Sharp, young edge
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How does Velier Hampden Peated Whisky Cask C<>H 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 49 community reviews.
Peated-cask Hampden funk, love it or hate it Deeply divisive. A few call it an unbeatable Hampden-meets-Islay hybrid; several say the peat and Hampden funk just don't work together, and the young, cask-strength edge stays sharp.
Peated whisky drinkers curious about high-ester Jamaican rum
Anyone who wants clean, classic Hampden or dislikes smoke
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How is Velier Hampden Peated Whisky Cask C<>H 2023 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 77% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
63% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 49 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Ve vůni se mísí jamajská mísa tropického ovoce s peated whisky. Čím déle se nechá odležet, tím vice cítím jamajské tóny. Chuťově to není vůbec zlé. Příjemně nasládlé a ovocné, finiš se spíš projeví v závěru, který není zas tak intenzivní jak bych čekal. Na roční zrání a vysoké ABV docela v pohodě.
Review by Pierangelo Pianta
Onion , sulfurous, undrinkable
Review by Pavel Spacek
Soo many esthers with smoke
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4861 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Intense, faint wood, ester, fruity, overripe, banana, spice, peat, light smoke, light glue. Palate Intense, ester, light wood, warm, fruity, overripe, banana, faint pineapple, faint nutts, peat, light smoke, dry. Finish Very long and warm, light wood, ester, faint roasted, light smoke, peat, pineapple, medium dry. This is a bomb if you like whisky in my mind, the peated/smoke notes are definitely there and I like smoke. Price to quality can be argued 😊
Review by Johannes
Even though the whisky finish is well integrated, I just can't do much with it.
Review by TheJackDrop
Tasted with live whisky. I really didn't find it interesting, it doesn't work, and you lose the hampden :(
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Very pleasant nose but a really unpleasant palate, the peat doesn't work at all here (and yet I love peaty whisky... and Hampden high esters), the marriage just doesn't work at all.
Review by Richard Krupa
Too much raisin for me. Sharp
Details about Velier Hampden Peated Whisky Cask C<>H 2023
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 64,10%.
Community purchases
32 bottles logged by 29 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Hampden Peated Whisky Cask C<>H 2023?
Community paid 84–127 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
32 purchased · 49 tasted · 3 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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