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Kingsbury Hampden Jamaica Rum Single Cask LROK 2000
Here's the surprise: a 17-year Hampden that lands soft instead of loud. The glue, tropical fruit and ester DNA are all there on the nose — pineapple, overripe yellow fruit — but members keep coming back to how watered-down it feels on the palate. Several call it an easy daily sipper that does its job; a few wish it hit harder. Milk chocolate, olive brine and a touch of bitterness round out the finish.
The community says- Real Hampden DNA
- Easy daily sipper
- Tastes diluted
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How does Kingsbury Hampden Jamaica Rum Single Cask LROK 2000 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Soft, diluted Hampden — an easy daily sipper The recurring verdict: a genuine Hampden that's been diluted too far. Fine as an easy daily pour, but most agree there are punchier LROK bottlings out there.
Hampden fans wanting a gentle everyday pour
ester chasers wanting a full-throttle mark
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How is Kingsbury Hampden Jamaica Rum Single Cask LROK 2000 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 83% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
75% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
You can't really go far wrong with Hampden. This one is good, but not very good, Hampden has far better ones. The nose consists of esters and tropical fruits. The palate is also ester and very fruity.
Review by Johannes
Hampden DNA kann man klar rausschmecken. Leider ist er schon sehr verdünnt. Für meinen Geschmack könnte er ein höheres High Ester Mark haben.
Review by Banana Joe
Nice daily sipper. Not spectacular, does exactly what you expect. But there are certainly Hampdens with a better PLV.
Review by SaibotZtar
Mmh .... Relatively unspectacular but still delicious . Moisture is in the foreground... Alcohol not perceptible (very thin) but the HD gene is still clearly recognizable. Some bitterness in the finish but all in all ok but nothing special. Surprisingly good in May Tai. 3/5
Review by zabo
Nice rum, outside the usual range of the well-known bottlers. The LROK Mark is not necessarily one of my favorites. Nevertheless, it's a solid rum in the easy sipper category. The only criticism is that it seems a little too thin to me.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Schönes Nase mit den typischen Hampden Noten von Estern, tropischen Früchten. Ananas etc. Leider kann der Geschmack nicht mithalten. Die starke Verdünnung killt den Rum zwar nicht, fährt das Ganze aber auf ein eher sanftes Niveau runter, das in die Belanglosigkeit abzurutschen droht. Es blitzen noch kurz Erdbeeren-Sahne-Bonbons auf und die Frage: Warum wurde ein offenkundig toller Rum so runter verdünnt?
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Extrem schwacher Hampden. Habe ja grundsätzlich nichts gegen Verdünnung aber hier ist nahezu sämtliches aroma verloren gegangen. Abgesehen von Klebstoff, röstigen Aromen, etwas Milchschokolade und Olivenlake ist hier nicht viel zu finden. Für mich eher enttäuschend...
Details about Kingsbury Hampden Jamaica Rum Single Cask LROK 2000
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Kingsbury, at 46%.
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
5 purchased · 12 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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