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Corman Collins Hampden 35 Years Old HGML 1983
Ripe pineapple, mango and banana up front, laced with a clean solvent note and finishing on roasted, near-burnt wood and a wisp of smoke. Thirty-five years has rounded this HGML Hampden into something elegant and unusually mild at 55.3%. Several tasters flag an unexpected olive and marzipan note. A refined, complex pot-still Jamaican — not the raw ester bomb some expect.
The community says- Ripe tropical fruit
- Elegant, rounded
- Long smoky finish
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How does Corman Collins Hampden 35 Years Old HGML 1983 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Elegant, tropical old-Hampden with smoky roasted finish Loved as an elegant, rounded Hampden: tropical fruit, gentle solvent and a smoky, roasted finish. A few rank it just behind siblings from RA and CDI, but most call it excellent.
Experienced Hampden fans who want an aged, elegant ester profile
Anyone new to Jamaican funk or solvent notes
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How is Corman Collins Hampden 35 Years Old HGML 1983 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.0 sits in the “Excellent” band. 96% 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?
7% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 28 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Benoit Mahe
A great Hampden. Delicious, on the fruit with a hint of smoke and sweetness.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is very expressive and there's no doubt this is Hampden. The profile is elegant, with hints of olives, ripe tropical fruit and citrus. On the palate, the alcohol is perfectly integrated, it's complex and the taste buds take it all in. There are notes of solvent and olives, followed by more gourmand notes of banana and caramelized pineapple. It's an incredible velvet of gourmandise. The length is endless! This rum is incredibly smooth and balanced, and the 35-year wait was clearly worth it! I'm really lucky and happy to have been able to taste it, and even more so in my forties. If the price wasn't an obstacle (it currently sells for €1,000), I'd have a bottle and drink it by the bucketful. There's no doubt in my mind that it's a cut above the Famille Ricci 39 ans. Now all I have to do is compare it to its twins: Rum Artesanal, Kill Devil, Valinch & Mallet, ...
Review by Oliver
Dense, complex on the nose with lots of tropical fruit and (pleasant!) solvent. The great impression continues on the palate. Insanely complex and delicious Hampden. The 35 years of maturation have made the rum incredibly round and elegant. There is an exciting smoky note on the finish. Excellent Hampden!
Review by Carlitooo
Incredibly mild and balanced, the 36 years of waiting were worth it!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Corman Collins is pretty good at picking their casks and this one is no exception. An intense profile with fruits and roasted wood. I'd say the roasting notes are close to burnt and it leaves a really nice smoky note in the empty glass. Made a note that the empty glass also had marzipan and caramel.
Review by lamb Dave
The aroma is very pleasant and comfortable. but…oddly, it has a significantly heavier ester(sense) and more open scent than either the little-higher-proof tropical HV HGML, the little-higher RA #211, #6, or the relatively lower kill devil. Complicated enough, I like it. round and not spicy, which I think is helped by the low alcohol level. The finish is long, as predicted by the smell and tasting. perfect abv for Hampden.
Review by Leo Tomczak
Im Direktvergleich gegen den RA und CDI als Verlierer vom Platz gegangen.
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Details about Corman Collins Hampden 35 Years Old HGML 1983
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Corman Collins, at 55,3%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Corman Collins Hampden 35 Years Old HGML 1983?
Community paid 549–861 €.
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12 purchased · 28 tasted · 21 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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