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Velier Hampden The Younger LROK 2016
Most people rate this a great first step into Hampden: banana, pineapple and that classic glue-and-varnish funk, without the punch of the cask-strength LROKs. The recurring gripe is body — several tasters find it a touch thin and the finish short for a Hampden, likely down to the young age and 47%. Still, funk fans keep coming back to it.
The community says- Tropical fruit funk
- Big fruity nose
- But: Thin body
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How does Velier Hampden The Younger LROK 2016 taste?
Aggregated from 318 community reviews.
Fruity, funky entry-level Hampden, slightly thin Widely liked as an easy, affordable entry to Hampden funk. Full of pineapple, banana and esters, though many note it drinks a bit thin with a shortish finish for the mark.
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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67% rate it 8 or higher. 47 selected write-ups from 318 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Stefan Persson
This is a great bottling from Velier at an affordable price. The nose is fruity with aromas of esters, pineapple, banana, and citrus. On the palate, it’s fruity, funky, and spicy with flavors of esters and pineapple. The finish is long, fruity, spicy, fresh, dry, and woody.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
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Nice rum although the overproof remains clearly the best.
Review by BIGmama
Most helpful critical review
Great nose . After taste like cognac. Didn’t like it solo but good mixed.
Review by Oliver
Wonderful rum to dive into the world of Hampden. Due to the reduction a real easy sipper.
Review by Vincent D
Typical Jamaican, both in smell and taste. Varnish, esters, very ripe fruit on the nose. no big surprise on the palate, except for its freshness. short finish, but it's a young rum, so not surprising in my opinion. Nice to start a Hampden line-up. Edit 05/02/2022: every time I come back to it, I tell myself that this first batch of Younger is a real success. I haven't had the opportunity to taste anything this good for the same price in all of 2021. Gosh, it's a good way to start a little tasting. Edit 09/2023: tasted again and sensations confirmed
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
mega fruity, oily and intense, yet a tasty easy sipper for a Jamaican. a clear upgrade to the previous Hampden estate 46%. PLV top! out the back it is a bit very dry and woody becoming, with a bit of a short finish, but then gets an exciting slightly salty note and strawberry jam along with just the right amount of esters. Here a barrel strength would be really exciting. Tip: this is an absolute board for a Kingston Negroni!🙌
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Thinking about the cost this is a very good rum. Fruity and funky from the nose to the finish. I really like the clove that comes in the finish.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, esters, solvents, varnish, funky, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, red fruits, briny olive, slightly roasted, nutty wood, spicy, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, green apple is out, grassy molasses, some rubber, marzipan, vanilla, slight smokiness and confectionery. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is funky with esters, rubber, tropical fruits like pineapple and banana, red fruits, briny olive, grass, the wood is slightly roasted with cream toffee, pastry, cookie dough, spicy, dry.The molasses is sweet with honey, slightly herbaceous, some hints of licorice are present. 8,1:The finish is medium long, dry and tannic, creamy, fruity, spicy with allspice, oaky and smoky. Edit:15.3.26
Review by HenryL
Very nice fruity smellIn the mouth velvety soft, also reminds of the taste a bit of honey. Paired with a nice fruit, direction citrus, green apple, but also mango and the typical pineapple-banana combination.Overall a fresh Hampden version, I like it, but is a bit too perfumed for my taste.
Review by Thunderbird
Given the price and age a good rum !The only thing that bothers a bit...for me he is too light or thin
Review by zabo
The Younger remains and is simply a good mixer, both in MaiTai and in CubaLibre. It's also usually better on its own than some others. But I still prefer it as a mixer. For me, it's simply a rum that belongs in the household.
Review by MarcT
I have already tried the longer aged cousin and found it a bit overpriced in regards to value for money. This is a bit cheaper, and a bit more raw. The nose is quite present, I am sipping this on the balcony and smelled it from the glass on the table already when standing in the door. Ananas and Esters are very present, but also a surprising strong alcoholic part. All of this translates well onto the palate, but I found it quite sharp with the alcohol, honestly, for its "low" ABV compared to other barrel proof offerings. A minimal drop of water improved this a bit, the Ananas and a bit of rotten fruit get pronounced and the sharpness mellowed. It stays, however, very dry, what I think is a general characteristic of LROK. The finish is medium to long, and has finally a woody note.
Review by Felix Reiber
Ein leckerer, fruchtiger und unkomplizierter Hampden. In der Nase ist das klassische Hampden-Profil zu finden. Viel Frucht wie z.B. Ananas und Orangenschalen sowie schöne Ester und Lacknoten. Eine deutliche Süße kommt dann im Mund hervor, gefolgt von Honig, tropischen Früchten, Estern und würzigen Tönen. Alles wird begleitet von einer tollen Frische. Der Abgang ist mittel bis kurz mit schönen fruchtigen Aromen, Estern und Holznoten sowie einer leichten Pfeffrigkeit. Sehr gute Preisleistung.
Review by Tim
Beautiful round nose with lots of fermented and sour fruit, complemented by floral notes such as flower and tobacco. The LROK pith is very complex due to its ester composition! In the mouth it changes to a dry, spicy, smoky and woody experience complemented by fruit. Finishes with peppery spiciness, sweet sugar cane, spice, sour fruit again and tobacco. Overall, I like this quite a bit.
Review by abaker-rum
On the nose you can easily tell this is a funky Jamaican rum with the pineapple and banana that carry throughout the palate and finish. To me the best part this rum is the finish as the rum mellows into caramalized banana with wood and vanilla notes
Review by Joachim Guger
Typical Hampden nose. Well accessible and balanced.Crisp and funky in the mouth.As I said, typical Hampden and well accessible.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un jeune Hampden au profil assagie, dont on perçoit au nez les arômes typiques d’esters, de solvants, de vernis et de colle, avec les fruits tropicaux mûrs et les touches acidulées d’agrumes. Ce côté fermenté s’accompagne d’une touche épicée subtile. Un profil doux et sensuel. L’attaque en bouche est suave et maîtrisée. Les fruits exotiques et les esters dominent, avant de laisser une place à une touche pimentée et boisée très subtile. Le côté léger et doux du rhum résulte d’une certaine dilution, mais le profil n’en reste pas moins sec et facile d’approche. Le Mark LROK fait quand même son petit effet en bouche, ce qui est bien appréciable. La finale poursuit la trame du palais, avec quelques notes de tannins, d’épices (clous de girofle) et des notes de fraîcheur florale. Un Hampden adapté pour le grand public, afin d’introduire le rhum jamaïcain au palais de tout le monde.
Review by Morgan Garet
2nd tasting (blind) after a 1st where I had not appreciated more than that. The nose attacks on solvents and smoke then after a good aeration arrive finally more nice notes of pineapple, vanilla of sugar and a buttered side, of what to make a good cake.In mouth we find the same greedy notes but the banana replaced the pineapple and a minty freshness includes the whole and persists on the final.A 2nd tasting which makes me change opinion on this rum, it needed a long aeration.
Review by Frank
VSGB 😙Nose: very fruity with ripe pineapple, lemon and green apple and at the same time vinegar, has almost something of sweat or older socks. This is then matched by the buttery, slightly going into the cheesy. It's a bit soapy, towards polish and has a tart sweetness of maple syrup, yet hiding behind the sock.Palate: less fruity than on the nose, more metallic, bitter, with lime zest and some iodine. Very dry. A slight umami note with some pepper. Goes in the direction of resin.In the medium-long finish remains lime zest, umami and some green tea. At the very end even slightly eel or mackerel (can that be? I must check another time!)LROK is in itself a nice Mark, however, seems the here by its young age and the reduction to 47% somewhat immature....
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is very fine and fresh, it is rather floral in addition to the typical Hampden markers (banana). We recognize the LROK touch of the white tasted just before. In the mouth it is powerful and funky. It's heavy on tropical fruits (pineapple), leather and a little coffee. The finish is not long enough on spices and some empyreumatic notes. Nice entry-level rum to discover Hampden. Rather round, fruity profile with some spice that is neither too intense nor too fine. I find this selection really nice to start a Hampden line-up.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Hampden Light! Actually the beautiful palette Hampden flavor, but at the same time very moderate. Seems like a little boy on a bike who wants to follow the big boys on motorcycles. Nice aroma, great creaminess, perfect to start into the Hampden world. For Hampden-affine rum drinkers so probably rather uninteresting.
Review by Jakob
Schöner Einsteiger-Rum aus Jamaika - rundes Profil aus Frucht und etwas Würze, das weder zu dünn noch zu intensiv daherkommt. Im Vergleich zu fasstarken LROKs naturgemäß etwas zurückhaltender, die Ausgewogenheit steht dem Mark aber gut zu Gesicht.
Review by Eugene227
Distinctive Jamaica funk. Overripe banana, pineapple, esters, glue, and spicy notes really stand out. Despite its intensity, it remains surprisingly well-balanced. Might be a bit challenging for beginners, but for Hampden fans, it's a recommendation with a strong price-enjoyment ratio.
Review by Timo Groeger
Da war dieser Hampden schon ne klasse besser. Was soll ich noch zu Hampden schreiben? Tropische Früchte, natürlich Banane und Ananas, sowie Ester. Hier außerdem Lösungsmittel in der Nase, sowie ein sehr funky Gaumen.
Review by Skyfly
A good classic that brings all the typical markers. For me personally, the rum is a bit too thin despite the many aromas – it feels a bit watered down without actually being watered down. The value for money is of course great.
Review by Serge
Compared to the 2010 LROK a bit fruitier but with less vanilla and wood. The 2010 LROK has (if you disregard the price) the nose just ahead, but the younger is clearly the better deal for the money.
Review by Gregor
Very nice. This product shows that it does not always need 20 or 30 years of storage to be einguter rum. Tler Jamaican with everything it needs
Review by Pavel Spacek
Hampden, the legendary Jamaican distillery, which produces alcohol for perfume as well as rum. In all the rums from this distillery you will taste wild esters, after which your whole organism will soak up the smell of golden tropical fruits - mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of the "must try before you die" rums
Review by Leo Krüper
Solid entry-level Hampden. Has everything you want. Very nice nose.
Review by patrick
Juste excellent
Review by Alessandro
Un grande classico Hampden, un po’ scarisco rispetto ad altri mark ma comunque godibile. Ė un rum molto giovane, ed il gusto ma soprattutto il finale ne risente. A mio parere il rapporto qualità prezzo lo rende un buon acquisto. Consigliato
Review by John Coffey
Very nice result from hampden... Impressive
Review by RumisRum
Nose is great, typical hampden funk. Taste is good, although I find the nose is more satisfying. Also the taste improved after I tasted it again two weeks later.
Review by SaibotZtar
nice entry into the Hampden world vorallem the price makes it attractive.... Fruity and light ester notes .... hardly corners and know.
Review by Benoit Mahe
An easy and pleasant Hampden, good gateway to Jamaica at a nice price.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Loving it. Pretty well balanced. Tropical fruits. Funk. Esters. Oak. Yoghurt. Peppery finish. Creamy/acidic. Classic Hampden. 5 years but plenty to discover. In terms of price quality a better catch than the 2010 LROK.
Review by mto75
in direct comparison with the Hampden 2010 LROK ('the older') I must say that I like the older but clearly better. I get an image as if the younger one had been torn open from its hibernation and bottled. He does not seem so right for me, just the fresh (green) notes are not so my thing here ... In the price league I would prefer the 'standard Hampden' (46%/8 years) to the 'the younger'.
Review by DosenZorn
Full clap Hampden funk/ester. Oodles of tropical fruit, sour apple, solvent with great intensity. Not as intense as the Overproof or some cask strength Hampdens, yet after opening the bottle the room smells like the BSR organic waste incinerator near my workplace mixed with fruit section of my favorite Asian market. I love it! Very smooth on the palate, also insane fruit flavors, a bit of marzipan and even if the nose didn't suggest it a nice amount of barrel/wood that supports the esters great. Here, a slightly higher ABV would probably be positive. Overall, however, one of my favorite rums and for me better than the 8y 46% Velier Hampden. Can you have a good conscience a few bottles of.
Review by V. Chbrd
Un jamaïquain jeune et fougueux qui a beaucoup de choses à exprimer avec un mélange de fruits tropicaux et d'épices enrobés de miel... pour un résultat, on s'y attend, vraiment funky 😎 Bref, on est sur une référence dans le monde des rhums jamaïquains.
Review by Speedflo
Viel zu leichter Hampden, leckere HD noten im Gaumen und Nase jedoch würden dem Rum >60% gut stehen.
Review by Filip Šikula
This rum is something every Jamaica lover should have in their home. It costs a few crowns, it can be on its own, put in a drink or panettone, but most importantly, it's the rum you pour for a visitor when you want to show them what Jamaica is and you don't want to kill them.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Clearly better than the 46% Estate. What a nose. As if you were smelling a higher percentage. In the mouth nice and sweet are very intense but unfortunately a bit thin. The finish could also use more length.
Review by Arthur Moreau
Excellent value for money to discover Jamaica at Hampden with a light rum!
Review by TheJackDrop
Fin de salon, c'est dur dur.. peut être qu'il me faut le gouter a nouveau dans les bonnes conditions. Un peu léger , globalement. En resume, mes notes de degutation : Au nez : Ananas, Ester En bouche : Ananas, Ester
Review by benoit burger
Very good jamaican, very fruity and funky, length is a little bit too short (probably because of its young age), quality and price are top.
Review by Master P
Very pleasant, easy sipper
Review by Ysmir
Poured from a bottle that's been open for ~2 years, and is 80% full. A good and (comparatively) easygoing Hampden. Classic overripe tropical fruits and varnish, paired with some oak undertones in the background. Unfortunately the mouthfeel and finish length leaves me with unmet expectations for the Rum. I think if it was proofed just a tad higher, it would resolve these complaints. Oh well.
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Details about Velier Hampden The Younger LROK 2016
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 47%.
Community purchases
581 bottles logged by 447 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
29% opened, 85 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Hampden The Younger LROK 2016?
Community paid 43–71 €.
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+11 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
581 purchased · 327 tasted · 162 wishlist · as of
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