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TRC Hampden Jamaica „The Beast“ JMH 1998
Opinion splits here, and honestly both camps are right. Most tasters get pineapple, ester and glue with a warm, spicy palate that fills the mouth; a few find the nose flat and the alcohol not fully tucked away. At 69.1% cask strength it needs air. Give it time and it opens into a full basket of tropical fruit, with wood, a little smoke and a bitter, metallic finish.
The community says- Tropical fruit funk
- Lots of ester
- Bitter, metallic finish
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How does TRC Hampden Jamaica „The Beast“ JMH 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 23 community reviews.
Powerful pineapple-and-glue Hampden at cask strength Most love the fruity, funky Hampden profile with surprisingly well-integrated alcohol; a few find the nose flat and the finish bitter and metallic. Needs time in the glass.
Hampden fans who want high-ester funk at cask strength
Beginners and anyone put off by high ABV or bitter finishes
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How is TRC Hampden Jamaica „The Beast“ JMH 1998 rated?
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 23 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A great rum especially considering the price tag. Fruity from nose to finish and warm/spicy on the palate. A very unique finish and a must try if you like funky rums.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Unfortunately, I can't quite go along with the top ratings. The nose I find despite an hour of breathing somewhat flat. The high ABV does him but good and in the mouth already ne real grenade. Thank you for the sample 🙏🏼
Review by Benoit Mahe
It's very good but it's not as good as the Hampden 90-92-93. The mouth is better than the nose. The finish is not very long despite a rather strong rum.
Review by SaibotZtar
Krasser Stoff. Heftiges ABV allerdings Top eingebunden. Nase sehr viel süße Frucht ,Ester leichte Fassnoten . Am Gaumen zuerst Zitrusfrüchte und Mundraumfüllend ... dann kommt der Alkohol und brennt sich etwas in den Vordergrund... paar Sekunden aushalten und schon öffnet sich der volle Frucht Korb ... Im Abgang kommen ein paar Bittetnoten zutage. Toller Tropfen. Heute im Direkt Vergleich mit Beast 2
Review by Dr.Django
Heute die zwei TRC Biester im Glas. Beide sehr lecker und sich vom Aromenprofil sehr ähnlich. Viele Ester, tropische Früchte, adstringend, Klebstoff,... Beast I ist etwas scharfkantiger und grundaötzlich wilder. Beast II ist öliger und cremiger am Gaumen, die Früchte kommen mehr zur Geltung, der Rum ist komplexer. Dafür ist der Abgang etwas kürzer. Ich finde den das zweite Beast besser.
Review by DomM
Powerful and adstringent on the palate, just as the name suggests. Very tasty with lots of funk. Tropical fruits, a tint of salt, woody notes, some smokiness. While intense this is well balanced with very good integrated alcohol. Great bottling.
Review by Basti
Die Nase ist trotz der 69,1% relativ zurückhaltend und unspektakulär. Am Gaumen metallische/medizinische Noten und insgesamt nicht wirklich harmonisch. Alkohol leider nicht gut eingebunden. Konnte auch beim 2. Mal nicht so richtig überzeugen und bleibt hinter den Erwartungen.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden is a distillery producing incredible smelling rums. That's why part of its production goes into perfume. I recommend to taste the smooth and yet tastefully incredibly rich rums older than 20 years, or very young rums with a high ester content called DOK. Don't be afraid of high alcohol content ;)
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Details about TRC Hampden Jamaica „The Beast“ JMH 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Rum Cask, at 69,10%.
Community purchases
30 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for TRC Hampden Jamaica „The Beast“ JMH 1998?
Community paid 80–220 €.
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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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