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Hampden Rum Fire Velvet Overproof
Splash a few ml into a Mai Tai or Blue Hawaii and it lifts the whole drink; most people mix it rather than sip it. This is Hampden's white overproof, so expect banana, green apple, pineapple and a whiff of glue — but one taster called it a "doable entry level" high-ester Jamaican, since it's softer and less pungent than the funkier bottles.
The community says- Bright ester fruit
- Softer than expected
- But: Sharp neat
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How does Hampden Rum Fire Velvet Overproof taste?
Aggregated from 35 community reviews.
Fruity Hampden overproof, best in cocktails Most tasters use it as a cocktail workhorse and love the value. Fruity, funky and creamier than expected for 63%, but several say it's too sharp to sip neat.
Fans of Jamaican funk who mix tiki drinks
Anyone wanting a smooth neat sipper
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What does the community say?
83% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 35 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
It tastes very much like the Rum Fire so I believe it’s probably the same rum in another bottle. This bottling was for the European market I’ve heard. The finish is rather long. Overall it’s funky, potent, complex and powerful without being too pungent.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful mixed review
Pure unexpectedly balanced. Comes in cocktails determined very well.
Review by DomM
Some funk and vegetal notes on the nose. Surprisingly sweet on the palate with a fruity finish.
Review by primus
Another great treat for the glue-sniffers among us. Hampden has really brought out a smooth rum here that has the genes of the Rum Fire family, but doesn't rush through the front door with a 16-ton chisel excavator without even trying to knock or ring the bell. Makes an excellent addition to a Blue Hawaii Mai Tai :-)
Review by Pavel Spacek
.. Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die"
Review by Johannes
I would have expected more ester!
Review by Alex22
I went to Rum Depot in Berlin where I’ve bought a bottle and it was a great experience. I have tried several overproof Jamaican white rums (no regular RF tho) and I have to say, compared to other bottles like Rum-Bar, and other even much higher ester high-end stuff, which I have surprisingly also enjoyed, RFV is actually all in all not that pungent and also less baked/overripe banana dominated. It’s got plenty of esters, yes, but It’s more balanced between banana, green apple, pineapple etc. Also you don’t get that hard smack of nail polish, glue, septic tank :)) (aka totally out of order festival toilet) I’ve smelled with few 500-1000 esters bottles they’ve got, but you get some of it in moderation. So I would even recommend it as a doable entry level for high ester un-aged Jamaicans, which you can use in very small doses to your cocktails, even just 5ml or less will make a difference. The price over here is 11€ for 0.35L (means 22€ RFV vs 32€ RF per 700ml bottle) it’s a great value. Enjoy! ps: After few days without comparison you can definitely smell the banana first but it’s not crazy. I occasionally stop by my mini bar and smell it, its addictive ^^
Review by Cedric_
Toller Cocktailrum mit überragendem PLV. Zum pur trinken etwas zu scharf.
Review by Montana
A sweetish aroma, alcoholic, glue.The taste is sweetish, slightly alcoholic burning, but pleasant at the same time. The finish is strong and long warming persistent.
Review by Philipp Kestel
At the moment, samples have appeared again and again in my cupboard.... No idea who always orders them;-) so also this clear overproof with 63 revolutions. In the nose you have immediately the full parade ester. This one I have learned to appreciate more and more over the last few months. Likes such a thing really. Also a nice apple note.The taste is very herbal. Again, the estersache plays neatly with.In the reverberation hit the 63 percent pure and you notice that the rum is heavier than he first seems. The notes remain for a long time. Class rum
Review by Harald
Color:ColorlessSmell:Little intense with surprisingly subtle ester aromas.Instead herbaceous, faintly sweet, sugar cane.Reminds me more of Aguardente than rum.After some time then comes Patex smell, some solvent and fruit ester.Taste:Slightly sweet, yet surprisingly creamy, soft and mild despite the 63%. This must be due to the "Triple Distilled".Tastes clearly of Aguardente.Herbal brew and also surprisingly licorice flavors (although the never in life has seen wood).Finish:Long, spicy, dry and herbal.Minimal esters come upI would not have recognized in life as Hampden.Conclusion:As I have read a very good rum to mix. Rather not recommended to drink neat.
Review by Kieron Wood
Obviously with the percentage this is not meant to be shipped but is a Jamaican cocktail influence that is amazing .... Very versatile but never lets you forget about it ..
Review by Daniel
Jamaica unverkennbar, aber eher zum Mixen als pur
Review by Stefan H.
Für mich einer der besten ungelagerte Rums. Wertet jeden Cocktail ungemein auf. PLV ist hervorragend.
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Avg. community purchase price 9 €
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Details about Hampden Rum Fire Velvet Overproof
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Hampden, at 63%.
Community purchases
79 bottles logged by 46 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
50% opened, 20 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Hampden Rum Fire Velvet Overproof?
Community paid 9–20 €.
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79 purchased · 36 tasted · 14 wishlist · as of
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