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The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Hampden Sample Seventeen
The nose lands you in a glue factory — nail varnish, rubber, solvent — then flips into melon, green apple and citrus zest. That's the Hampden ester bomb doing its thing. Unaged and loaded with pineapple funk, yet at 60.5% the heat stays surprisingly well-tucked. One member calls it a "Hogobomb"; most find the acidic, sour edge either thrilling or slightly off.
The community says- Big ester funk
- Tropical fruit
- Sour, acidic edge
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How does The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Hampden Sample Seventeen taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Punchy unaged Hampden, funky and fruity A well-liked white Hampden — punchy, fruity, funky. Most love the ester-driven fruit basket; a couple find the sour, acidic note works better mixed than sipped neat.
Fans of high-ester Hampden funk
Anyone new to rum or off funky, solvent notes
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.1 sits 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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What does the community say?
39% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Maarten Leewis 🇳🇱
Hogobomb! Love this rum, always have a spare. An allrounder, great in a mix, cocktail or as a sipper
Review by Leo Tomczak
Immer noch ein toller Unaged Hampden. Bleibe begeistert. Auch in der Direktverkostung gegen den 18 monate älteren Bruder.
Review by Banana Joe
Toller unaged aus dem Hause Hampden. Schöner Fruchtkorb, alle typischen Hampdenaromen sind da. Man erkennt, wie viel Potential in den Abfüllungen dieser Distillerie steckt.
Review by Vincent D
Gros blend jamaïcain dopés aux esters et fruits mûrs. Et malgré l'alcool, ça passe bien. C'est funky à souhait. Beaucoup aimé.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Ein richtig guter weißer Hampden.. Klasse Teil 😀🥃
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
In the nose, we find ourselves directly in the production department of pattex (it's glue for those who are not very handyman). It is ultra loaded in ester, there is rubber, solvents, nail polish ... But not that, we find some spices and exotic fruit as Hampden knows how to get it (melon and lemon peel). It is very fresh and fruity. What a nose !!!! The mouth is powerful and alcoholic but does not knock us out despite the 60.5%. It is rather surprising. We find the funky of Hampden and its esters, its olive and some very expressive fruit (green apple). It is intense, vigorous but the 60.5% are rather well integrated. It is even rather reassuring in the end.
Review by Johannes
Sehr guter weißer Hampden!
Review by Richard Krupa
Fruit, sugar cane, banana, grass and citrus
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Ungelagerter High Ester Hampden mit den typischen Aromen (Ananas etc.). Also nix Komplexes, sondern Mundvollester. Etwas mehr Kanten als sein gelagerter Bruder vom selben Abfüller.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Very punchy funky white rum. Fruity but also acidic. The sour note makes it a bit off for me. Interesting but I think it works better as a cocktail base than as a neat sipper.
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Details about The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Hampden Sample Seventeen
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by The Rum Mercenary & Kintra, at 60,5%.
Community purchases
20 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Hampden Sample Seventeen?
Community paid 31–43 €.
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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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