Aroma visualization from community tastings
SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000
Charred pineapple, ripe mango and citrus lead, with the glue-and-polish ester note sitting lighter than you'd expect from Hampden. Several tasters call the alcohol very well integrated for 55.8%, oily on the palate, with a little smoke and wood in the back. Lovely fruit, just a touch thin and a bit one-note (bitter chocolate, dry mouth) on the finish.
The community says- Tropical fruit
- Integrated alcohol
- Lower ester funk
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How does SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000 taste?
Aggregated from 10 community reviews.
Fruity, smooth Hampden, lighter on funk Most rate it a fruity, easy-drinking Hampden with great pineapple and well-hidden heat. The honest catch: it sits low on the ester scale and a few found it slightly thin and short on funk.
Hampden fans who want fruit over heavy glue-funk
People chasing maximum high-ester funk
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 10 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
The last one for today and the clear winner. Fruity on the nose (pineapple) and the ester naturally comes to the fore. Also fruity on the palate (pineapple and citrus fruits). You can hardly taste the alcohol. Top rum 👍
Review by Mentalo
Alkohol ist sehr gut integriert. Leicht cremig am Gaumen mit tollen tropischen Fruchtnoten. Insgesamt sind Süße und Säure gut ausbalanciert. Holzige und rauchige Noten bleiben trotz des Alters eher im Hintergrund. Sicher nicht der komplexeste Hampden, aber trotzdem eine sehr schöne Abfüllung im unteren Ester-Bereich.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4533 20.12.2023 Swapped myself to some nice SMWS samples and I'm definitely going to get my hands on some more. This is a pretty good Hampden and the price at release was pretty good. Fruity and medium ester level rum with a light smoky note. The palate is warm and fresh with a nice minty touch in the back. The finish is long, lightly dry and warm with nice fruits. The empty glass has some caramel and faint polish/glue.
Review by Ailix Toutatis
The nose immediately suggested charred pineapple and smoky bacon Frazzles. Lots of salty pork scratchings, chilli oil, soy glaze, hot smoked game meats, freshly chopped ginger and squid ink. The mouth was powerful, rich and punchy. Lots of smoked vanilla extract, sweetened antiseptic, smoky wort, bacon jam with chilli, sugary black coffee, pumpkin seed oil, natural tar extract and old hessian in a dunnage warehouse. With water there was lots of yellow American mustard, spicy pepperoni, flash-fried calamari, ash-rolled goat cheese, smoked mint and tarry creel nets.
Review by SaibotZtar
Nice and oily in the glass. Very pleasant nose with lots of fruit ... Ripe mango, banana, pineapple and papaya. Delicious fruit ester and light woody notes. Alcohol not very present. Slightly sweet and nicely fruity on the palate, but here paired with more woodiness and bitter tones. I can also taste a little vanilla 🫨. Acidity more present on the nose than on the palate but never disturbing. The finish is relatively monotonous with bitter chocolate and a dry mouthfeel. Alcohol relatively well integrated for me.
Review by zabo
Schöne Abfüllung, aber irgendwie nicht ganz so funky wie ich ihn erwartet habe. Geschmacklich kann man nicht wirklich viel daran aussetzen, aber denoch finde ich ihn ein wenig dünn. Für mich eher die Kategorie easy Sipper für zwischendurch.
Review by Rodolphe
Blind tasting. Butter, pineapple, hint of wood, very well-integrated alcohol. On the palate, it's quite creamy, fruity and a little woody. I'm thinking more of a Continental Hampden because all the markers are there. Good rum, I'm surprised by the age count, I thought it was younger.
Details about SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, at 55,8%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for SMWS Hampden R7.3 Shiver me esters! 2000?
Community paid 106–190 €.
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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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