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Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016
"Esters are estering," as one member put it — and that's the honest headline here. Glue, nail polish, overripe pineapple and banana up front, with young oak and a peppery, slightly bitter finish. Most people find it genuinely tasty but young: the 62% bites early and it opens up a lot after an hour and some water. Classic Hampden funk, not the most polished.
The community says- Big tropical funk
- Glue and pineapple
- But: Tastes young
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Young, funky Hampden ester bomb Well-liked as a funky, fruit-and-glue Hampden with well-integrated alcohol, though several tasters call it young, a touch harsh, and short — good, but outshone by older siblings.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk
Anyone wanting a soft, polished sipper
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92% rate it 8 or higher. 47 selected write-ups from 161 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Romain de L
Very nice nose : old leather, glue, quite typical Hampden and hints of violet / black fruits in the end. Nice attack, quite dense, incredibly long finish, with almonds, frangipane. Alcohol well integrated. Recommended !!
Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
Day 1 Samples de Luxe calendar. Tasted again a year and a half later. Pale yellow color. On the nose, banana compote, Jamaican funk, rum raisins and a vegetal, dried herb side. On the palate, a fairly lively attack with alcohol and tropical fruit. Nice aromas, but rather one-dimensional, like a fruit spirit. Long finish, a little more interesting than the palate. Very well-integrated wood. A very fine rum. To be tasted again after a little oxidation. It's done, and the oxidation gives this rum a beautiful harmony.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
Quite a nice Hampden but too young and too expensive for me. Above all, it tastes really intensely of marzipan, grilled limes, bitter almonds, honey banana, caper brine and young wood, but I find it lacks a little more depth. Delicious and surprisingly sweet, but definitely worth it.
Review by DomM
Funky Hampden 🎉 Maybe a little young but nevertheless quite nice and round given ester content and ABV. As a secret contender in a 2013/14 cross tasting the HV came out pretty well, but not in the top spot. While we are looking at different vintages of course, the HV was noticeable more balanced and less funk forwards/punchy.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Certainly not the best HV release, but compared to many recent releases, this is already a good rum. I adjust my rating upward by one point.
Review by Christoph
The fruits here are more of the sour variety (lime, pineapple). Despite the quite high ester content very mild and soft.
Review by zabo
Also a very nice bottling, but again clearly ranks behind the DOK. The nose is dominated by glue and nail polish. In the mouth, the alcohol is better integrated than I expected. Nevertheless, I lack the final funk for a better rating.
Review by Serge
Delicious, tropically matured <>H ... I simply prefer a few years tropical to decades continental - with exceptions, of course. Pronounced, overripe tropical fruit notes (pineapple, but also some banana plus glue and solvent, young wood, almonds, cookies and marzipan. Delicious. For me, however, it could have stayed in the barrel a little longer.
Review by alex
Hampden hyper Classic. Funky mais pas trop. Pas très surprenant même s’il est bon , surtout après une bonne heure dans le verre. Un peu déçu , je m’attendais à mieux Néanmoins, ça se laisse boire quand même
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another great rum from this bottler. Fruity from nose to finish and has a light touch of wood from palate to finish. Nice and funky release at a good price when released.
Review by Jakob
Compared to the older Hampden representatives in the Habitation Velier series, shows less of the heavy sweetness and also still shows too brash alcohol, which makes it fall off a bit. Solid Hampden, which overall is still enough for a very good rating - but especially with the Hampdens there is another quality class, in which this bottling can not play.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A young Hampden with raw strength, displaying strong phenolic (solvents, esters, glue and varnish) and fermented notes on the nose, with a hint of medicinal notes, brine and vinegar. Very ripe exotic fruits and citrus fruits are also very present. There's no doubt about it, this is a funky profile in its purest, most concentrated form. The attack on the palate is direct, frank and straightforward. Very ripe exotic fruit explodes on the palate, followed by a phenolic explosion that pierces the mouth from side to side. Tannins dry out the palate, accompanied by spicy notes and acidic citrus flavors (lime). A slight woodiness also emerges. A powerful, astringent profile that could put a boxer to sleep. The very long finish sticks to the teeth. Exotic fruit, citrus, phenolic, tannic and fermented notes all come together in a festival of flavors. There are also hints of young wood, bitterness, green olive, salt and mineral notes. A very heavy, powerful rum, which shows, at 5 years of age, that it's got plenty under the hood. The alcohol could be a little better integrated. The profile is interesting, but a few more years of ageing would have brought out more of its potential.
Review by Portman
Definitely has the potential to be a top bottling if it were allowed to mature for another 5-6 years. But already very good and intense as it is.
Review by Benoit Mahe
Not the most successful Hampden Habitation Velier but still a serious Hampden. The finish is not the most pleasant and the integration could be better to put it on the same level as some others. It might have deserved a couple more years in the barrel.
Review by Galli33
This is a very nice Hampden and quite good drinkable despite his high ester content and the young age. From start to end a cool high ester/hampden adventure! The alcohol is integrated very well. The finish is long and delicious too, but a bit astringend
Review by Domi Mal
Wilder junger tropischer Hampden! Die Nase ist klasse, Ester, Banane, tropische Früchte, Zitrusfrüchte, Marzipan, wirklich toll! Er wirkt am Gaumen an einigen Stellen leider nicht wirklich „rund“ so rund ein solcher High-Ester-Vertreter auch sein kann. Der Alkohol ist nicht perfekt eingebunden und leider schleichen sich auch ein paar Fehlnoten ein. Im Abgang spürt man das Fass und eine ordentliche Bitterkeit schwingt mit! Ingesamt ein „solider“ <> H - die Erwartungen waren allerdings höher!
Review by Mentalo
Es bleibt hohe Hampden Qualität mit (vergorenen) Früchten, Ester, Marzipan und jungen Holz. Alkohol ist gut integriert. Aber auch schon fast langweilig für einen Hampden. Und leider bringt er mir persönlich zu viel Säure mit.
Review by John Coffey
One of the best hampden!!! Very brittle and alcohol very well integrated
Review by Alan Bertoli
I profumi si sentono già solo versandolo nel bicchiere senza neanche annusarlo! Degustato in sample. Al naso spiccano frutti tropicali come banana e ananas molto maturi, l'alcol è perfettamente integrato, emerge una leggera nota di vaniglia e cocco che fanno ricordare qualcosa di dolce. Al palato l'alcol è molto presente e scalda la bocca, ritornano i frutti tropicali, un po di piccantezza bilanciata da un pizzico di dolcezza. Credo che la potenza delle note funky sia stata domata dai 10 anni di affinamento. Finale lunghissimo e fruttato.
Review by Schnubbii
Today a comparison of the Velier Hampden <>H RX9149 with 5 years tropical maturation with the one year tropically matured Mark <>H from the new (2024) 8 Marks Collection from Hampden with one year maturation each (no RX number yet) as well as the Sample Seventeen (Work in Progress) Jamaican Blend (RX15533) with 18 months continental maturation. All three rums are quite similar on the nose, but the 5-year matured Velier is naturally more mature than the other two, but the Sample from the 8 Marks range has more freshness and the Sample Seventeen has a little kiwi, which I don't find in the other two. The same picture on the palate, the Velier has more maturity, but is still a little youthful and slightly harsh, but still very tasty. The 8 Marks <>H shows its youth even more, of course. The one year of maturation has perhaps polished off the roughest edges a little, but in addition to the Hampden-typical potpourri of fruit, I also find a note of fruit brandy. The Sample Seventeen comes in between, and despite its youth I still like its power very much. I'm very curious to see what a little more time in the barrel will do here. All three have a medium-long finish. I like Sample Seventeen and the Velier very much, the slightly matured 8 Marks is a nice experiment 'for science' and fits in well here for comparison.
Review by Vincent D
Like many other bottles in this Hampden series released by Velier, this <>H doesn't denote. I find the usual markers, to which is added a discreet oakiness that I found less disappointing on other bottles.
Review by Martin Augustin
A good Hampden that is very pleasing despite its young age. Ester and banana on the nose. This is also reflected in the taste, complemented by marzipan and pineapple. A little salty on the finish.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
And to finish this tasting, the <>H has a nose dedicated to those who love the characteristic, bewitching notes of High Esters (varnish-solvents). Baklava is in the nose with its almonds, honey ... and fruity on banana, orange, pineapple. The nose is pretty crazy, but a little wiser than its big brothers HGML and C<>H. The palate, on the other hand, is not as gourmand as expected, but perfectly balanced. Notes of solvents, varnish, spices and overripe fruit. Jamaican High Ester indeed! The palate is long on spices and leather.
Review by MarcT
Wow, this is a Bomb! It is more i tense than the DOK from Rum Artesanal i opened recently, but it is also younger. I dont think I need to tell much about the fruit cocktail, that is quite overwhelming. Together with the ABV this gives a lot of power, and i cannot see this as a regular sipper. Surprisingly, the tongue gets a lot of wood mixed in, that complements the (rotten) fruit and Ananas Mix quite well. It also improves quite a lot with some additional water. A little anecdote on the side: i tried the first half of the sample during my holidays, and sat myself outside on the patio in the evening - surrounded by bloodthirsty mosquitoes. After having the glass sitting there for a while i noticed the beast were all gone...
Review by Winetrader
Very nice rum, very good for an initiation. Nice balance in the mouth, dense
Review by Frank
Jung isser! Der Alkohol beißt etwas. Daher noch nicht so ganz rund der Nase. Aber durchaus nett: herbe Zitrusfrucht, vielleicht Kumquat mit Ananas. Deutlich Ester, gehen in Richtung Spüli (aber positiv gemeint). Auch deutlich vinegar. Eine leicht herbe Karamell-Süße kommt noch hinzu. Nicht schlecht am Gaumen. Die Ester kommen deutlich. Gleich diese typischen Anis-Marzipan-Noten. Tropische Früchte, die ich nicht eindeutig Richtung Ananas oder Banane einordnen kann. Leicht bittere Limetten-Schale aber auch mandarinig-süß. Für Hampden Verhältnisse ausreichend lecker.
Review by gali jo
After 1hour in the glass it's becoming wonderful, the "too young" of the begining is gone
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Great Mark. I like
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, legendarni jamajska destilerka, ktera krome rumu produkuje take alkohol do parfemu. Ve vsech rumech z teto destilerky ucitite divoke estery, po kterych cely vas organizmus nasakne vuni zluteho tropickeho ovoce - manga, papaji, anansu, broskvi. Jeden z rumu, ktere "must try before die"
Review by mto75
die Ester zeigen ihre 💪, aber 🔨nicht…👍💎H
Review by Lukas Jäger
Hampden-Power, aber in Kinderschuhen. Ein schönes Profil mit typischen Aromen der Destille, aber irgendwie doch noch etwas zu jung. Erstaunlich kurz im Mund, das kennt man anders von Hampden. Trotzdem sehr lecker, aber bei den Großen darf er nicht ganz mitspielen.
Review by Christian Rudt
Im Vergleich mit dem Elliott Erwitt verkostet. Dieser hier ist ein ganzes Stück alkoholischer. Hampden bleibt aber eigentlich immer ein geniales Profil. Da wünscht man sich doch sofort nach Jamaica. 🇯🇲 Und auch der im Vergleich höhere Ester-Anteil kommt hier gut durch. Braucht mehr Zeit als der EE dann kommt er ihn etwas näher.
Review by Gaylord Ho
c'est jeune et ça pète ! L'alcool est bien présent, ne pas hésiter à le laisser respirer un peu. Un Hampden que je trouve classique, mais efficace. Je lui trouve pas mal de goût floral tout de même.
Review by ilRummista
Very good rum, not my favorite Hampden from the Habitation Velier series. Great nose. Palate initially not up to expectations especially as soon as the bottle was opened. Now it has been about 6/8 months and the rum with oxygenation has opened up a lot, releasing new aromas, making it much more palatable.
Review by Thunderbird
Der braucht Zeit im Glas, anfangs überwiegt neben Ester der Alkohol! Mit der Zeit gesellen sich feine Nuancen von Ananas, Zitrus und etwas Süße hinzu! Am Gaumen zuerst Süße, dann Ester, Ananas und Zitrus… anschließend erstaunlicherweise junges Holz, pfeffrige Noten und je länger im Mund, adstringierend und minimal bitter werdend! Dieses bleibt auch im Nachgang, der nicht allzu lang ist! Irgendwie ist das ganze nicht ganz ausgewogen, eher jung und wild!
Review by BnBrt
Nouvelle dégustation : meilleur que dans mes souvenirs. +0,3 Au nez, colle et caoutchouc d'abord puis les fruits avec déjà des pointes d'acidité (passion, cerise, prune acide). Attaque un peu molle, l'alcool est bien intégré et soutient sans être gênant. Les fruits exotiques sont là - un peu funky. La finale est vraiment très longue. Un peu de caoutchouc et du bitume, avec surtout de la frangipane, une vraie galette des rois. Un super rhum
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Der junge Wilde von Hampden
Review by Roman Lelek
The most describing is honey and overripe tropical friuts in funky glue. Nosing - i can smell sweet honey sugarcane…with glue and nail polish. Even if having higher ABV, it’s incorporated in the taste, no alcoholic sharp ending. The taste is refreshing and balanced - and it also develops while the rum is resting longer in the glass. Banana and overripe fruits and esters… I have higher rating because I really like Jamaica these days..
Review by Jarek
Franconian Tasting Gang Novemver 2025: Der 2016er <>H von Habitation Velier musste gegen den neuen 2017er <>H Itineraires von Velier antreten (RX25040). Für mich schlägt der Itineraires den HV um Längen. Während die Noten von Klebstoff und Lösungsmittel beim HV schon fast unangenehm sind, halten sie sich bei dem 2017er etwas zurück und lassen ihn seine leckeren Fruchtnoten ausspielen.
Review by Jacques etdom
On the nose, exotic fruits, a hint of smoke and varnish. On the palate, it's lively, with a youthful feel. The smokiness plays equally well with the tart fruit. Nice long finish. A few more years would have been great.
Review by Fuwi
Comes across quite sharp, a few drops of water make it smoother. Great ester bomb
Review by Nika
Nice one. Banana scent is there. Esters are estering. :)
Review by Olimpia1936
Un Hampden ben fatto sul livello dei predecessori
Review by Ondra RumRunner
Hampden Habitation Velier 2016 je autentický jamajský rum s vysokým obsahem esterů, který vyniká intenzivním a funky charakterem. Na vůni dominuje ananas, tropické ovoce, estery a výrazná stopa lepidla, což vytváří svěží a citrusový dojem. Na patře se projevuje kombinací banánu, tropického ovoce a jemné dřevitosti s nádechem pepře. Suchý a ovocný profil doplňuje lehká sladkost, což činí tento rum velmi komplexním a nezapomenutelným zážitkem. English: Hampden Habitation Velier 2016 is an authentic Jamaican rum with high ester content, showcasing an intense and funky profile. The nose is dominated by pineapple, tropical fruits, esters, and a distinct glue note, providing a fresh and citrusy impression. The palate reveals a blend of banana, tropical fruits, and subtle woodiness with a hint of pepper. Its dry, fruity profile is complemented by a light sweetness, making this rum a very complex and memorable experience. Deutsch: Hampden Habitation Velier 2016 ist ein authentischer jamaikanischer Rum mit hohem Estergehalt, der ein intensives und funky Profil aufweist. In der Nase dominieren Ananas, tropische Früchte, Ester und eine deutliche Klebernote, die einen frischen und zitrusartigen Eindruck hinterlässt. Am Gaumen zeigt sich eine Mischung aus Banane, tropischen Früchten und einer subtilen Holzigkeit mit einem Hauch von Pfeffer. Das trockene, frucht.
Review by Romanodeltauro
Préférence pour ce Hampden <>H tropical vs le Hampden Samaroli <>H en vieillissement continental. Le vieillissement sur place donne beaucoup plus de subtilité au rhum. Les arômes d’esters sont plus maitrisés, la bouche est plus ronde, toujours sur les marqueurs Hampden : les fruits tropicaux. Un très bon rhum de dégustation, très bon pour son âge.
Review by Barnagricole
S'améliore avec l'oxydation
Review by martin slezák
Rum calendar pavla spačka 25 rx9149 Colour dark yellow Aroma intense glue, thinner, smoked, tropical fruit, banana, pineapple Flavour thinner, glue, esters, tropical fruit, chocolate, coffee Finish long dark chocolate, coffee, tropical fruit, banana, pineapple esters, pleasantly warming Very tasty rum
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Rich in esters, but also still very young. As a result, it lacks a bit of the complexity and sweetness of its older brothers. Aftertaste is also quite short.
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Details about Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 62%.
Community purchases
311 bottles logged by 231 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
15% opened, 15 emptied and repurchased.
What does Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016 cost?
Community paid 102–160 €.
Current best price: 119.00 € – within the typical community range.
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+6 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
311 purchased · 166 tasted · 70 wishlist · as of
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