Aroma visualization from community tastings
Hampden Gold
One member summed it up as "try and mix this one with pineapple juice" — and that's really where this Hampden lives. Expect an estery, tropical nose of banana and pineapple, but a palate that's thin and fades fast. It's the light, budget-friendly end of Hampden: some funk, not much depth, short finish. A few tasters found real grapefruit and mineral notes neat, but most reach for it as a mixer.
The community says- Estery tropical nose
- Thin body
- Short finish
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How does Hampden Gold taste?
Aggregated from 35 community reviews.
Light, thin Hampden best in a mixer Members see it as a lightweight, mixable Hampden with good value. Divisive: some enjoy the clean grapefruit-and-salt side neat, many find it thin, rough, and short on the funk they expected.
People wanting an easy, funky Jamaican for cocktails
Hampden fans chasing bold ester and a long finish
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How is Hampden Gold rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.0 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 14% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 14% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
43% rate it between 6 and 8. 11 selected write-ups from 35 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Hogo Hobo
Most helpful positive review
Very pleasant surprise: fairly quiet nose (by hampden standards) palate was mineralic, dry, clean and superb grapefruit, with touches of olive and salt to finish. Not rough at all. Distillate still delivers at 40%.
Review by MarcT
Most helpful critical review
Only for mixing, to rough otherwise fory taste.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a rum with a rather typical Jamaican funky nose, but very soft and light at the palate that my son offered me a glass of. It’s probably a quite short aged golden colored rum produced by the Hampden Estate in Jamaica.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Try and mix this one with pineapple juice yuuuuum.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Tasted this in March 2021, and to me this likely goes better as a mixer, than drinking neat. Estery and spicy in the nose, and taste-notes of tropical fruits, which disappears fast and with very little lingering flavor
Review by Pavel Spacek
Pure distillate without esthers and everything that describes Hampden. Ooops
Review by Christoph
Hampden Funk zum Sparpreis. Hier wird klar das PLV mit bewertet und zum mixen nicht übertrieben teurer Cocktails ist dieser ideal.
Review by Oliver
Nice entry level HampdenHas but little character. Relatively thin and short finish compared to its big brothers. Good PLV.
Review by Montana
Ein leicht süßer und öliger Geruch, etwas Ester. Der Geschmack ist zuerst leicht süß, wird dann schärfer, ganz angenehm. Der Nachklang ist eher kurz.
Review by Portman
Unusually arbitrary for a Hampden.
Review by Han
Very good for mixing - very very good price performance
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Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It could also replace Myers's in drinks where you maybe do not need the extra sweet treacle molasses flavour. This really is a very good example of a classic Jamaican gold mixing rum and one I would recommend you seek out. It offers a very punchy little alternative to Appleton...
Expert review by Rum Diaries Blog
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Details about Hampden Gold
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 40%.
Community purchases
47 bottles logged by 39 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
51% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Gold?
Community paid 8–20 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
47 purchased · 40 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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