Aroma visualization from community tastings
Hampden RA Jamaica Rum HLCF 1998
Near-unanimous love here, with only a tiny wrinkle: a few tasters catch a small off-note in the finish that keeps it just shy of perfect. Otherwise it's classic Hampden HLCF — glue and nail polish on the nose, grilled pineapple, banana and citrus, then wood, spice and roasty, almost bacon-like depth. Give it 30+ minutes in the glass; several say that's when it truly opens up.
The community says- Grilled pineapple esters
- Creamy, oak-rounded
- Well-integrated 66%
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How does Hampden RA Jamaica Rum HLCF 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Intense, funky old Hampden that needs time A beloved old Hampden for most tasters — intense esters, tropical fruit and oak, well-integrated despite the high proof. The only knock is a slight off-note in the finish some notice.
Hampden and high-ester funk devotees
Anyone new to funk or sensitive to high ABV
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How is Hampden RA Jamaica Rum HLCF 1998 rated?
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 51 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Christoph H.
One of my favorite Hampden! What I appreciate so much about this one is its stark intensity, which goes both in the fruity and in very special measure in the spicy direction. In the mouth it hits like a bomb and is very warmly astringent! Tropical fruits, esters, anise, earthy notes and wood take over the aroma. Wood is a good keyword here, barrel aging is really on point for me! Fruity and spicy notes are balanced. Honestly, I got myself a second bottle here. Perhaps it will also still a third....
Review by Frank
Oh so beautiful. The fine ester Hampden nose. Sweet glue and slightly pungent nail polish remover. Fruitiness of ripe pineapple and orange or tangerine zest and tartness of currant. Spicy and resinous-woody. Very round.Very intense on the palate. Comes across very astringent at first. And actually I have something toasty-bacony on the tongue. Bitter-salty-sweet, in that order. Then the sweet glue and just behind that, tart, ripe pineapple. Altogether more tart and powerful than the nose. Spicy woody then. Ester, wood, anise, sometime transitioning to grassy finish.A really nice, old Hampden.
Review by Oliver
I personally like even better than the HLCF of Habitation Velier. Sau strong Hampden! 😍
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
the needs time, but then goes the right off :) the enmore finish does him really good, but comes only after 30/40 minutes fully to the fore!
Review by zabo
Was für ein schöner Klassiker. Wenn man ihm die Zeit im Glas gibt bzw. es wirklich durch hält ihn nicht gleich bei der feinen Nase auszutrinken, wird man voll entlohnt. Für mich einfach einer mit der besten Hampdens die ich im Glas hatte obwohl er ja kontinental gelagert war, braucht er sich vor den tropischen definitiv nicht verstecken. Einzig eine kleine Fehlnote im Abgang verbaut ihn eine noch bessere Bewertung.
Review by Domi Mal
We give it a little time to unfold. After 2h in the glass, he has besides the classic notes of pineapple, banana, ester and citrus, still a noticeable alcoholic note that jumps at you! Not unpleasant when you consider that he has just under 66% alcohol. On the palate a great interplay of all components, very balanced and round despite the high alcohol content! Class astringency, tannins, fruit and esters - in the finish we still find some dried fruit and bitter notes that fit super into the overall picture! For me as a HLCF fan a very great continental representative of the last millennium! Chapeau!
Review by Jonas
We call it a brett!
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Very interesting on the nose. For me, the rum smells at first untypical of bacon (?) and only then fruity, esterlastig.am Palate then the typical Hampden taste. Compared to the young Hampden is the here nice and creamy, you can taste the wood. Slightly nutty, toasty. All very well balanced. Excellent.
Review by SaibotZtar
Immernoch einer meiner liebsten.... von keinem anderen Rum habe ich soviele Flaschen gekillt.... Egal ob Pur oder im Mai Tai einfach lecker. Heute letzte Flasche geöffnet...😭😭😭 ich liebe diesen HD ... PLV Monster !!!
Review by Adrian Wahl
Verkostet im Cross Tasting mit RX686 RX1663 RX9950 Für mich Platz 1. Für 90 reicht es aber nicht.
Review by Basti
Ester, Klebstoff, Holz und Gewürze dominieren anfangs. Mit mehr Zeit im Glas werden dann auch die trop. Früchte präsenter. Am Gaumen viel Holz, Gewürze und trop. Früchte. Abgang ist mittel - lang. Alkohol top eingebunden. Runder Hampden!
Review by Mentalo
Braucht etwas Zeit im Glas, aber dann ist das ein sehr schöner Kontinental gereifter HLCF.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Großes Hampden Kino: Auftritt der typischen Ester mit ihrem Star, der gegrillten Ananas, co-staring gelbe Früchte. Die lange Lagerung hat ein paar Ecken und Kanten abgeschliffen, ein Altstar mit Charakter. Eine leichte Fehlnote im Abgang steht dem ganz großen Kino entgegen.
Review by Leo Tomczak
Schöner ausgewogener kontinentaler HLCF. Holz und Röstaromen überwiegen hier, Fasslagerung kommt schön durch. Alkohol sehr kräftig, aber bei 65% auch durchaus zu erwarten. Im Abgang dafür recht mild. Verhaltene Nase, im Gaumen sehr präsent.
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Details about Hampden RA Jamaica Rum HLCF 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 65,9%.
Community purchases
84 bottles logged by 62 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 7 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden RA Jamaica Rum HLCF 1998?
Community paid 89–244 €.
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84 purchased · 52 tasted · 53 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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