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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
- Tastes young
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How does Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016 taste?
Aggregated from 157 community reviews.
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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15% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 157 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 John Coffey
One of the best hampden!!! Very brittle and alcohol very well integrated
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 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 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.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
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.
Details about Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 62%.
Community purchases
304 bottles logged by 225 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
15% opened, 15 emptied and repurchased.
What does Habitation Velier Hampden <>H 2016 cost?
Community paid 105–163 €.
Current best price: 119.00 € – within the typical community range.
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304 purchased · 162 tasted · 60 wishlist · as of
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