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CoR Hampden Jamaica Ed. 17 DOK 2015
"Wow, that's a DOK?" sums up the reaction here. Nine years of tropical aging has tamed Hampden's wildest mark: instead of an ester bomb you get bourbon vanilla, marzipan, milk chocolate and roasted nuts up front, with the solvent-and-tropical-fruit funk pushed into the background. Balanced and rounded — several tasters said they'd never have picked it as DOK blind.
The community says- Balanced and round
- Marzipan, chocolate, vanilla
- Funk feels tamed
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How does CoR Hampden Jamaica Ed. 17 DOK 2015 taste?
Aggregated from 60 community reviews.
Cask-driven DOK, funk tamed by tropical aging Loved for its balance and marzipan-chocolate roundness, but many DOK fans feel the cask took over and the funk got too tamed. High ABV without the expected punch.
People who like Hampden softened by heavy bourbon-cask influence
DOK fans chasing full high-ester funk and power
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How is CoR Hampden Jamaica Ed. 17 DOK 2015 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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22% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 60 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by DomM
Most helpful positive review
The cask definitely did quite some work here. On the nose I get a lot of wood and bourbon vanilla alongside roasted nuts. For a DOK nose, this is remarkably balanced and “round”. No questions asked: there is still plenty of funk with solvent notes and rich tropical fruits. Wood, chocolate and a lot of vanilla on the palate with plenty of power. Again there are tropical fruits, some funk and chemical notes. Yet this is all very much tamed by a lot of bourbon cask notes and not quite the “hammer” I’m used to from other DOK bottlings. Looking at this bottling versus the DOK rare cask (RX13401), I can only reiterate how much work the cask has done here. Compared to the (older) RC bottling, the cask influence - vanilla in particular - has taken over too much to let the DOK funk fully shine. While you can find some DOK markers as said above, the balance in the RC is way better delivering a more complex profile with much more emphasis on rich fruits and spices. That being said, I still think this is a nice bottling and very enjoyable. It just doesn’t hit the DOK characteristics very much anymore.
Review by Thunderbird
Most helpful mixed review
Die Nase ist für einen DOK überraschend recht verhalten. Es sind zwar die klassischen Marker vorhanden, aber man muss sich schon sehr darauf konzentrieren. Der Gaumen ist allerdings enttäuschend.. von den tropischen Früchten ist wenig zu finden, die Ester werden von einer metallischen Bitterkeit begleitet.. dieses setzt sich auch im Abgang fort. Wer starken Holzeinfluss mag, ist hier gut aufgehoben. Bei einem DOK erwarte ich aber etwas anderes und das ist Funk!!!
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, esters and solvents, funky, roasted wood notes like roasted nuts, cocoa, spicy, as bourbon barrel impact is noticable, some cream, orange and tropical fruits, then immediately melon and apricots, some of the fruits are candied, the molasses is flowery. On aeration, nougat, vanilla and almonds arise, other yellow fruits and coconut, some vegetal and herbaceous aspect of molasses. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters and solvents, fruity with tropical fruits, like toasted coconut, later citrus and yellow fruits, well some of the red fruits become candied, the bourbon barrel impact is strong with roasted wood notes like roasted nuts, milk chocolate, pastry, later cocoa, spicy with vanilla and cinnamon, oaky and salty,The molasses is herbaceous, vegetal and slightly earthy.On oxidation, tannins are out. 8,6:The finish is long, dry&tannic, balanced, the barrel impact is weaker, as tropical fruits like banana and pineapple are pairing yellow fruits, the wood is roasted, creamy with butterscotch, cream, nutty, slightly spicy, as the molasses is flowery. Edit:6.2.26, an upgrade, oxidation helps a lot
Review by Timo Groeger
Und der letzte für heute ein geiler DOK. Ja genau mein Profil. Tropische Früchte, Ester und auch Lösungsmittel. Echt guter Stoff. Danke an Dom für die Samples. Du hast echt Geschmack :-) Bis zum nächsten Communitytreffen...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5607 Enjoyed at the Colours of Rum tasting at the German Rum Fest 2025. Now we're getting somewhere. Full power on the nose and palate. A nice intense and fruity profile, but it has a few edges and I think leaving for longer would hav benefitted it a lot. Still very fruity with lots of esters and fruits and a hint of flowers.
Review by Serge
Auch wenn die Rums im gnz hohem Esterbereich nicht mehr ganz mein Beuteschema sind, gefällt mir dieser DOK doch ganz gut. Die tropische Reifung hat ihn angenehm rund geschliffen. Tropische Frucht, geröstete Nüsse, Vanille, Holz, Bourbon und Gewürze mit Lösungsmittel. Die Ester schön zurückhaltend.
Review by RumTaTa
Nase: zuerst recht verhalten für einen DOK, Bourbon, Vanille, nix stechendes, dann erst tropische Früchte und Ester - aber nicht in der erwarteten Intensität. Gaumen: hier das gleiche - für einen DOK verblüffend wenig Ester und Funk, Bourbon dominiert, pfefferig, Tannine, ich behaupte, dass dieser Rum in einer Blindverkostung schwer als Hampden - geschweige denn DOK - erkannt wird. Alkohol gut integriert. Nachklang: untypisch kurz, auch hier vor allem Bourbon, Vanille und Tannine des Fasses Definitiv interessant und anders als DOKs die ich kenne. Unterm Strich fehlt mir aber Frucht und Funk des höchsten Hampden Marks.
Review by Skyfly
Messebewertung: Ester stark, tropische Früchte auch, aber nicht spezifizierbar. Viel Lack. Hatte auf Grund der hohen Bewertung mehr erwartet, kann dies aber nicht bestätigen. Alkohol gut eingebunden, aber im Charakter allgemein zu schwach
Review by zabo
Ein schöner funkiger, aber auch wilder Dock. Das Fass kann man hier auch nicht wirklich verleugnen. Meines Erachtens eine solide Abfüllung, die mich aber trotzdem nicht wirklich überzeugt. Als Mixer bestimmt auch solide.
Review by Christian Rudt
Auf den war ich gespannt. 8y tropisch gereifter DOK das ist Mal ne Ansage. Die Ester sind denn auch ordentlich im Holz gefangen. Man nimmt sie war aber wir sind weit entfernt von jungen oder kontinental gelagerten DOKs, gezähmt möchte man sagen. Vielleicht weniger anstrengend aber gar nicht schlecht. Geschmacklich sind die Ester dann wieder mehr da, untermalt von der kräftigen Fassnote. Spannende Abfüllung. Am Ende vielleicht doch mit einem Stückchen zu großen Fasseinfluss.
Review by Rodolphe
Très agréablement surpris par ce rhum au WL. Le fut a réussi a bien s'intégrer au rhum et on a un DOK très buvable, avec assez de rondeur pour qu'il soit agréable mais également les marqueurs esters bien présents. Très bel équilibre sur cette bouteille!
Review by Jarek
Wow! Das ist ein DOK? Klar sind da Noten von Ester und Lösungsmittel dabei, aber eher im Hintergrund bHolz, Marzipan und Würze überwiegen hier. Ähnlicher Charakter am Gaumen, mit angenehmer Süsse und nicht zu viel Holz. Eine schöne Abwechslung zu den kontinental gelagerten brachialen DOKs.
Review by Mentalo
Ich weiß nicht ob ich die Abfüllung von The Colours of Rum in einer Blindverkostung als DOK erkannt hätte. So war ich etwas enttäuscht von einem eher zahmen DOK mit relativ vielen Bitternoten. Kann aber auch gut sein, das ich blind besser bewertet hätte, weil es grundsätzlich kein schlechter Hampden ist.
Review by Michael Schou
23-05-2025 - Rate 8.6 What a Hampden DOK. 8 years in tropic. Definitely a bottle for the shelf 10-10-2025 - Rate 8.6 12-12-2025 - Rate 8.9 This time it was amazing. Had it with a club member and we were both blown away.
Review by Johannes
Surprisingly round for a DOK. Already has a lot of wood in it. Marzipan, caramel, some fruit, some bitterness, acidity. A very good rum, nicely balanced, but for me a DOK has to have more power and fruit.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Bourbon vanilla forward. Barrel influence. Round and balanced. For a high abv and DOK, its quite mild. Not a typical Jamaican rum. Taste: Alcoholic on the front due the high abv. Barrel influence is quite strong. On you work around it, I get vanilla and spices. Ester is surprisingly mild. Finish: Woodyness and bourbon. Quite dry. Ok, This is a rum with heavy barrell influence. Not a ester bomb and doesnt offer typical flavours that you find on Jamaican rums. Its a good rum, but not for me, i want that funk, high esters and more punchy flavours in my rum
Review by Basti
Messebewertung GRF14 Stark entschärfter DOK, aber sehr lecker.
Review by Righrum
Whisky Live 2025 - to be tasted again to confirm score and notes. A surprising DOK. The surprise is due to the low esters percieved, also confirmed by CoR guys, and they say it is caused by a long ageing in the tropics, that have dramatically decreased esters. Unexpected, like the profile where is the overripe fruit that is dominating, along with chocolate. Strange for a High esters rum distillery by Hampden, yet not bad nor great.
Review by Robin Törnqvist
Great DOK from Hampden, really balanced and not so funky with some drop of water. For my taste, one of the best Hampden i've tried so far. Very enjoyable
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
Very enjoyable, balanced Hampden DOK. Quite funky on the nose but not overwhelming, also some vanilla, wood due to the cask aging. On the palate mostly tropical fruits and solvents. Can take a few drops of water.
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Details about CoR Hampden Jamaica Ed. 17 DOK 2015
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 68,9%.
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22 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
22 purchased · 62 tasted · 14 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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