Hampden Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) C<>H 2007
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For seasoned enthusiasts, this cask strength Hampden rewards attention with huge tropical fruit, nail polish funk and a dry, slightly bitter finish. RumX members praise its value and intense yet well‑integrated 64.1% power.
- Huge ester funk
- Tropical fruit basket
- Great value
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How does Hampden Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) C<>H 2007 taste?
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High-ester Hampden fruit bomb For seasoned enthusiasts, this cask strength Hampden rewards attention with huge tropical fruit, nail polish funk and a dry, slightly bitter finish. RumX members praise its value and intense yet well‑integrated 64.1% power.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy intense, cask strength rums with big tropical fruit, solvents and a dry, complex finish.
Those sensitive to high ABV or who dislike solventy, bitter-leaning, very funky profiles.
How is Hampden Kill Devil (The Whisky Barrel) C<>H 2007 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.9 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 40 ratings
Review by cigares
Un rhum presque blanc. Un nez de vernis, de banane sur-mûre et bizarrement de jambon gratiné ! La bouche oscille entre fruits tropicaux et amertume assez marquée. Du bois de cèdre assez présent. Un côté floral et beaucoup de complexité. La finale est très longue avec toujours pas mal d’amertume. Un très beau rhum, j’ai personnellement été un peu gêné par l’amertume certes noble mais un peu trop présente, ce qui a enlevé quelques points.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
28.02.2020 Had a nice meet up with new rum nerds. Notes. Light in colour. Nose Wood, citrus, pineapple, spice, round. Palate Medium oily, wood, light roasted, citrus, pineapple, herbs, balanced. Finish Long and warm, fruity, citrus, spice.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A superb Hampden offering excellent value for money. The nose opens with a funky aromatic bomb, whose concentration is heightened by the high alcohol content. The watts are there, it's intense and quite heavy, but this perfume still perfumes the nostrils with notes of esters, nail polish, glue and solvents, along with ripe exotic fruits and fermented red fruits. The profile softens considerably after aeration, losing some of its high ester status. Liveliness returns on the palate with an aromatic explosion, ranging from the fruity, phenolic notes of the usual funk to flowers and olive, with a slight pastry edge on marzipan. The alcohol is very well integrated. This cuvée is sweeter, fruitier and more affordable than the Flensburg, but perhaps a little less striking than the latter. The finish is perfumed, dry and tannic, with a hint of bitterness despite the esters and exotic fruits still present on the palate. A devilishly intense rum.
Review by DomM
Nose: little more delicate / additional (unusual) herbal notesLess spikey / powerful / fruit basket vs. pineapple forward / very adstringend
Review by Mike H.
A very lovely rum, I really appreciate the mix of solvents, slightly overripe fruit and funk.
Review by Leo Krüper
Great continental Hampden that has it all
Review by Jackie Flannery
Amazing young Hampden. The CH marque is perfect. So much presence as soon as you open the bottle. Not even a high ppm Isla whisky can’t keep up the smells this high esters rum brings. I still have the other syster Cask at 62,5% and the 2x11yrs. Amazing stuff there too! Perhaps the coolest rum I’ve in my collection. Young, wild, in your face. Pineapples, nail polish, vineger, lime and lurking in the back sweetness in the form av tutti fruity chuggingumm. These 4 casks where selected by The Whisky Barrel. What a selection! Amazin stuff!!! B: Yes! If you can find a bottle.
Review by Stylo
WOW! I’ve had in the past an Habitation Velier CH and it was extreme powerful in funk..this one appears to me more tamed, yet absolutely amazing! On the nose, the alcohol is well integrated, allowing you to focus on tropical fruits flavors (pineapple, mango, banana), then some minerals like rocks, then orange jam and flowers in the background! The funk is just another layer of flavors, that adds complexity! On the palate, the alcohol is more present, it tingles your tongue. Again, fruits, the jam is now more like candied orange peel, marzipan, all with the right amount of astringency! Truly a gem, at a way more reasonable price of the HV!
Review by Basti
Delicious Hampden, but a little too edgy for me.
Review by Righrum
An esters driven continentally aged Hampden. On the nose, canned ananas provides the fruity part along with nail polish, with little wood in the end. Drink side, bitter and watery again, still a nice dram though
Review by Johannes
Class PLV!
Review by Sebastian.W
A great Hampden with lots of overripe fruit, chocolate and nail polish. The alcohol is well integrated.
Review by Barnagricole
Annans, mangue, maracudja et vernis. Bel equilibre et belle gourmandise
Review by Vidaa Wz
Belle expression de la distillerie Hampden dès les premières notes olfactives du vernis à ongles de l’ananas, bien mûr de la banane des esters tout ce qu’on aime, on reconnaît aussi également des notes pâtissière, de biscuits, de fruits à coque, que j’apprécie, tant chez les jamaïcains la bouche est très vif sur l’alcool, peut-être à l’intégration aurait pu être la bienvenue
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"This doesn’t have the slightly bitter note of the 17 year old on the finish and is ever so slightly better balanced overall than the 9 year. To be fair you should buy all three of those bottlings if you can. No scrap that – buy two, three as many..."Read full review →
Community purchases
61 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 24 members.
About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 18,923 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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