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Fine Drams Hampden 1489 Trelawny Jamaica DOK
Give it an hour in the glass and it opens into one of the loudest noses you'll meet — glue, acetone, overripe banana, pineapple, cut grass. This is unaged white Hampden DOK at full DOK ester load: 69%, bone dry, astringent, with a bitter edge on the finish. Several tasters call the neat pour "hart" (harsh) but love it in a daiquiri.
The community says- Huge ester nose
- Great for daiquiris
- Very hot neat
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How does Fine Drams Hampden 1489 Trelawny Jamaica DOK taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Bone-dry Hampden ester bomb, built for daiquiris A high-ester bruiser people find intensely fun, mostly for mixing. A few note it runs a touch one-dimensional and the alcohol could be better integrated; some rate white Rum Fire higher.
Hampden funk fans who love max-ester DOK and daiquiris
Anyone wanting a smooth, sippable neat rum
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How is Fine Drams Hampden 1489 Trelawny Jamaica DOK rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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53% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Tip: please give the rum at least an hour to acclimatize and show its full potential.on the nose an absolute explosion, I think I've never smelled something more intense🤣 passion fruit, mint, freshly cut grass, granny smith apples, vanilla marshmallows, a good load of ester and funk.... fantastic!in the taste it then completely slays you here caution is called for... if you go for it but another explosion of passion fruit, molasses, grass and nutmeg and green pepper. super exciting!🔥🇯🇲🔥🇯🇲🔥 certainly makes a gigantic daiquiri that catapults you to the moon!☢️🚀🇯🇲By the way, this is probably one of the best daiquiris you can make!🤤😜 incredibly complex and delicious!
Review by SaibotZtar
RumX Adventskalender 2021 Tag 7 Richtig kräftig in der Nase volle Esterkeule ... fruchtig und Funky Frisch . Richtig lecker auch am Gaumen Fruchtig wärmend füllt er den Mundraum schöne Ester DOK wie ich es liebe... Einziger Wermutstropfen... etwas bitter im Abgang. Tolle Abfüllung.
Review by Christoph
Die Esterwolke merkt man sofort, erwartet bei weißem Rum aber noch nicht so viel Komplexität wie hier geboten wird. Im Geschmack sticht Banane hervor mit angenehmer Süße. Der Abgang ist sehr Speichelflrdernd. Saugeil für Banana Daiquiri.
Review by Stefan L
Roller coaster ride of the rums. This is like a hit in the face with an ester drenched fist right between the eyes.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4273 30.09.2023 This is a really nice DOK actually and I think the price is pretty good. Fresh and fruity with esters and glue notes. The palate is dry and fruity and warms you pretty well. The finish is very long and warm with some dried fruit. Overall OK balance between the flavours. ABV could have been integrated a bit better.
Review by Stylo
Crystal clear.. the ring on the surface seems really thick!! Nose: oh boy..just opening it, you get TONS of funky note, overripe bananas, jackfruit, along with a grassy note to it..then acetone and glue..God it smell sooooo good! There is also sweeter note in the background, almost like chocolate..interesting! Mouth: yeah, definitely esters, lots of fruits (same as the nose, maybe a touch of pineapple), although not particularly “fatty”.. very astringent and warm, but still sweeter that the typical Jamaican ester bombs! I still sense that chocolate note, that mellows the acetone and glue. Nice
Review by Galli33
#7 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: N: Fruity ester (overriped banana, pineapple), solvents, nail polish, strong, dry M: spicy, passion fruit, papaya, overripe, banana, funky F: young wood, banana, astringend Prediction: sound like a classic young jamaican (not a hampden or worthy park) maybe a crazy mhboa, approx. 60%…. I was close 😅 This time need time to fully open, at minimum 1 hour. The alcohol is strongly present! Nose: fruity ester, nail polish, solvents, funky, strong, pineapple, banana, fresh, honey, sugarcane Mouth: Dry, strong, astringend, funky, solvents, ester, overriped bananas/fruits, papaya, passion fruit, spicy Finish: dry, astringend, bitter, young wood, floral banana
Review by Thunderbird
In der Nase die volle Ladung Ester und Frucht!!! Am Gaumen dann eine leicht Holz und bittere Würznote… der Alkohol ist trotz offensichtlich hoher ABV relativ gut eingebunden… der Abgang ist angenehm und so mittellang… lecker
Review by Christian Rudt
Ester explosion. Eerily intense.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Tag 7 RumX Adventskalender: der erste weiße Rum. Blind: Nase: Ester-Bombe, für mich eindeutig Hampden. Der Gaumen bestätigt mich in meiner Annahme. Mindestens ein C<>H, vielleicht sogar DOK. Das erste Mal, dass ich richtig getippt habe. 😉
Review by Alex Kunath
Schön intensiv!
Review by Frank
RumX-Adventskalender, 7.12., blind. Erster Eindruck: ganz klar Hampden und ganz klar hoher Ester- und Alkoholgehalt, locker um 70%. Bei den Weißen gibt’s nicht so viel. Also ein C<>H oder sogar ein DOK? Passt 🤗 Nase: Ester und nochmal Ester. Feiner Klebstoff mit viel Lösungsmittel. Deutlich vinegar, Fruchtessig. Frische Fruchtigkeit in Richtung Mandarine/Zitrone und feine, süß-saure Ananas. Dazu noch Mandel-Noten und ein Hauch vergorene Erdbeere. Gaumen: alkoholische Wärme und eine cremige Textur. Sprechen für hohen ABV. Wieder Ester pur! U Anfang adstringent und leicht bitter, dann kommt die Süße Richtung Marzipan und Ananas. Im Abgang bleibt die feine Bitternote, die Ananas und ganz hinten etwas vergorene Erdbeere. Hatte bisher noch keinen weißen DOK. Pur hart, zum mixen top.
Review by tojo
Das 7. RX-Adventssample ist ein ordentlicher High-Ester Kracher. Vergorene Früchte und Lösungsmittel im Vordergrund. Daneben auch etwas Holz und florale Noten. Knapp 70 ABV sind sehr gut eingebunden.
Review by mto75
im anderen Glas den SBS DOK 2018 mit 1 Jahr Fassreife und 60%. Beim Fine Drams verhindert das hohe ABV Level zunächst, dass man die Ester-Noten ganz erfassen kann. Nach einigen Min. wird es besser, dann kommen vergorene Früchte, Lack, überreife Banane, Ananas. Die Joghurt/Vinegar-Noten fehlen jedoch. Beim SBS dagegen kommen diese schön durch, und eine deutliche Sherry-Note vom Fass. Auch am Gaumen hat der SBS deutlich mehr zu bieten. Der Fine Drams besitzt mir zu viel alkoholische Schärfe, und ist im Abgang zudem sehr trocken. Wenn HD ungelagert, dann ist der Rum Fire nur schwer zu schlagen.
Review by Lukas Jäger
RumX-Adventskalender, 7.12., blind. Schon beim Einschecken kein Zweifel, hier fliest Hampden ins Glas. Das Profil schreit auch gleich nach DOK, volle Ladung Ester, wie man es gewohnt ist. Vermutlich die am einfachsten zu erratende Abfüllung. Zu den einzelnen Aromen gibt es nicht viel zu sagen, der klassische Früchtekorb, den man bei Hampden bekommt. Jedoch in Summe etwas eindimensional, da hab ich schon bessere DOKs probiert. Insbesondere eine gewisse Lagerung, wenn auch nur kurz, tut diesem Stoff doch ganz gut und gibt ihm ein wenig Tiefe. Natürlich begeistert auch dieser hier, aufgrund seine Abnormalität. Als weißen Hampden sehe ich ihn jedoch hinter dem Rum Fire, der für mich komplexer und damit auch einfach leckerer ist, vom Preisunterschied ganz zu schweigen.
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX Adventskalender 7.12.21 Bin hier blind bei Hampden. Esterbombe😋 tolle Nase, langer Abgang. Haben mit dem RumFire direkt verglichen, den ich gerade offen hatte. Das Teil wäre die Bombe in einem Punch. Braucht aber lange zum öffnen.
Review by Tom Buteneers
In comparison with RX12768: strangely more “ashtray” for some reason that I don’t really associate with DOK. Alcohol more present and therefor less fresh and more bitter. Gluey ester taste explosions. Now time to use the rest of the two samples in one hell of a daiquiri 😋🍸
Review by MarcT
That's a bruiser, that takes no prisoners. Had this in a blind tasting and first thought of a Clairin, but in the end it was very different. Cannot imagine to drink a bottle of it pure, but it is very interesting nonetheless, should go very well in Cocktails. I already added a good amount of water to temper the alcohol burn (worked slightly and brought some fruitier and sweeter notes), and I assume it could take even more water.
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Details about Fine Drams Hampden 1489 Trelawny Jamaica DOK
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Fine Drams, at 69%.
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13 bottles logged by 10 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
53% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
13 purchased · 41 tasted · 5 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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