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Rum Shark Hampden 2005
Sipped neat is where this 15-year Hampden lives — 69% but so well-buried that one taster guessed 50% blind. Expect banana bread, dark chocolate, rum-soaked raisins, toffee and a big wave of oak from the tropical aging. Ester funk is there but softer than usual; a couple of tasters actually missed Hampden's usual bright freshness. Long, dry, warm finish.
The community says- Hidden 69% strength
- Banana bread, chocolate
- Big oak presence
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How does Rum Shark Hampden 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 28 community reviews.
Wood-forward tropical Hampden, funk dialed back Many call it their best Hampden — funky, fruity and wood-heavy with a "smooooth" finish that hides the strength. A few miss the classic Hampden freshness and find it a touch heavy.
Hampden fans who want a wood-forward, high-strength sipper
Beginners and anyone wanting bright, light Jamaican funk
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How is Rum Shark Hampden 2005 rated?
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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 crazyforgoodbooze
The nose is awesome and extremely complex. English Breakfast tea meets banana puree, prune and neat wood with some dark chocolate and toffee. For 69% very harmonious.Taste then an absolute explosion of fruit, spice and beautiful intense wood tones, if the thing is not minimum 80% tropical matured I do not know. Very intense after banana bread with dark chocolate coating, toasted coconut chips, rum raisins, roasted almonds, leather and honey, prune and date, allspice and dark caramel. Grandiose and incredibly tasty and drinkable despite 69%!!!Like tipping st. Lucia, foursquare and 94 New Yarmouth together. Really cool.
Review by Vinsdorf
Definitely the best Hampden I have had. Typical funky jamaica but the finish is so smooooth
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Great hampden very spicy finish. Makes really fun.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
29.10.2022 whisky & Rum Festival, nice event with a few friends and a few of our own bottles. Another really nice Jamaican rum. Intense and fruity with nice ester, chocolate and caramel. Very long, medium dry and warm finish with nice fruit.
Review by Galli33
This is a lovely, round LROK from Hampden 🤤 Sooo delicious, funky, sweet… with all the solid edges of Hampden. The 69% are integrated very well, blind i would say it has approx 50%. Very pleasant to drink! Nose: Funky, Ester, Fruity, Trop. fruits, prunes, pineapple, coconut, toffee, caramel, roasted, vanilla, oak(barrel) Mouth: dry, delicious, intense, complex, round, astringend, elegant, funky, full bodied, ester, fruity, coconut, pineapple, caramel, brown sugar, black tea, spicy, oak(barrel), leather, dark chocolate Finish: Medium, dry, delicious, astringend, tannins, trop. fruits, oak(barrel, vanilla, roasted, dark chocolate, leather
Review by Johannes
Not much ester, but plenty of woody notes. Tastes almost tropical matured!
Review by Jakob
Seems a bit dull overall, the classic freshness of Hampden is somewhat lacking for me. Nevertheless, quaffable with heavy wood notes and nicely balanced sweetness.
Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 8.8/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Details about Rum Shark Hampden 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rum Shark, at 69%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Rum Shark Hampden 2005?
Community paid 143–550 €.
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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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