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Velier Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum LROK 2010
Pineapple, ripe banana and a whiff of glue lead here, with vanilla and light oak from 11 tropical years in cask. This is a softer, gentler LROK — the classic Hampden funk is dialed back at 47%. Many find it easy and fruit-forward, but a lot of tasters call it thin on the palate and wish it hit harder.
The community says- Tropical fruit-forward
- Easy to drink
- Thin body
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How does Velier Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum LROK 2010 taste?
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Soft, fruity Hampden that runs a bit thin Most people like it as an easy, fruity Hampden, but the recurring gripe is real: the dilution to 47% leaves it thin and a touch short, with the funk muted.
People easing into Jamaican Hampden funk
Anyone chasing bold, high-ester funk bombs
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45% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 186 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
Nice rum, but too similar to hampden the younger and the 50 euro difference is a tease to the consumer. Unfortunately lately Velier is releasing overpriced bottlings where you pay for the brand and less for the quality of the product. Personally I would never buy it taking into account that the overproof can be found at 80 euros and this at 110 and the younger at 59.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
... Hampden, the legendary Jamaican distillery that produces rum as well as alcohol for perfume. 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 Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Retasting today and still love it :-) A very good Hampden so happy I bought 2 bottles at a very reduced price. Price to quality is good.
Review by Christoph
So you immediately smell Hampden. In the taste and finish, smoky spicy notes overpower the tropical fruits, so you can't really taste any specific fruits.
Review by Rene Nielsen
Tasting 19/4-24 Peters vin. I was really looking forward too taste this Hampden. Nose: pineapple,banana. Taste: lots of pineapples, little citrus and some glue. A little funkiness, but i was disappointed. Finish: Dry with some oak - but again i was disappointed.
Review by Aussierumfan
A beautiful nose, this smells great! In the mouth I am getting lots of tropical fruit, pineapple, mango and the like. Glue, Vanilla, touch of caramel, small amount of spice. A mild and balanced Hampden. It's defintly no funk bomb but it doesn't need to be! A very enjoyable rum, medium length finish, I am actually enjoying the slightly lower than normal ABV.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
I have read only non-positive comments about this hampden but I must say that instead I find it very good and the 47% reveals much more pronounced notes of tropical fruits where generally the solvent and ester notes are more present!A nice surprise!
Review by Oliver
A little milder and thinner than the "The Younger". Personally, a bit too "soft" for a Hampden.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Too much reduction and a watery finish. This Hampden is for the novice Jamaican. But which novice will put 125 euros in a bottle?Edit December 2022:The bottle was opened a long time ago and I found it was not a great Jamaican but a very good spirit. A bit like the Long Pond ITP 15, we are not overwhelmed by the esters and very balanced with notes of candied fruits and caramelized touches. I don't have the watery side at all and it makes you want to fold your glass. Simply put.
Review by Stefan L
Three years since last tasting and I like it better this time, bumping it a point. - New tasing and I really like the Asphalt part
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste has the expected Hampden power, lots of tropical fruit, hints of vanilla bean and licorice.
Review by Thunderbird
Ein LROK der weichen leichteren Art. Die Verdünnung merkt man natürlich, sie ermöglicht dafür jedoch ein total entspanntes sippen. Am der Nase überwiegen säuerlich vergorene tropische Früchte und leicht etwas Vanille. Am Gaumen verteilt er sich dem ABV entsprechend weich und leicht mit starken Marzipan-und Vanillearomen. Dann wechselt er ins leicht säuerlich-/fruchtige, dem junges Holz folgt. Der Abgang besteht aus leichter Würze mit den bekannten säuerlichen tropischen Fruchtaromen. Es ist ein angenehmer abendlicher entspannter Sipper. Als Mixer im MaiTai könnte ich ihn mir auch gut vorstellen
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
A warm woody oaky Hampden. Round, full bodied. Dried fruits. Fermented Pineapple. Pretty pretty good. Not worth the 130€ though.
Review by mto75
Edit: fits very well with the cigar (H.Upmann54). Gives an extra rating point😉I don't really know what to make of this Hampden. The funky ester notes take a big back seat in favor of wood, vanilla and spice. It's more exciting than the Hampden 46%/8 year, but in no way comes close to the Great House...for me, a Hampden doesn't necessarily need such a long cask aging, I'm more likely to pick up on the fat fermented fruit as offered by the Rum Fire in its purest form! Tomorrow, the 2010 will be tasted again to the cigar, maybe I change d
Review by Timo Groeger
Hier haben wir einen guten Hampden. Jamaika kommt einem in der Nase direkt entgegen. Ester und typische Früchte wie Ananas sind erkennbar. Am Gaumen auch Ester und tropische Früchte. Auch kann ich noch Lösungsmittel schmecken.
Review by Basti
On the nose, mainly ripe tropical fruit, pineapple, chewing gum and some solvent in the background. A little flat on the palate due to the dilution. I still like it overall. PLV unfortunately not so good.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Unfortunately too thin just like the 7 and 8 year old, there the overproof has performed better. Would be nice an overproof variant of this.
Review by Joachim Guger
Hampden with lime and licorice.
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Expert reviews
4 critics scored it, averaging 8.3/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Expert review by New World Rum Club
Very accessible and enjoyable rum. One of my favourites from 2021
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Beautiful nose in the mouth but initially a bit thin. Develops then, however, by an amazingly long finish for the percentages and the not yet so luxuriant age. The price is clearly too high
Details about Velier Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum LROK 2010
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 47%.
Community purchases
369 bottles logged by 286 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 30 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum LROK 2010 cost?
Community paid 60–140 €.
Current best price: 102.42 € – within the typical community range.
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369 purchased · 194 tasted · 63 wishlist · as of
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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