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Rum Reviews
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Hampden Jamaican Rum by Corman-Collins and The Auld Alliance, 1982 + 1983 (35 years)
Background: this is a dram I had at The Auld Alliance, one of the great whisky bars of the world. An old Hampden bottled in 2019 from a vat of ... -
Rum Artesanal Hampden 1990 (31 years)
Background: a cask from one of the best Hampden vintages, bottled by one of the best rum IBs. What could go wrong? Nose: very expressive, yet i... -
Hampdens, pushing 1000: Old Brothers <H> Jamaican Rum 2001 (19 years) & Rum Sponge Edition No. 6, JMH Jamaican Rum (29 years)
Background: two rums with ester concentrations not far from 1000g/hlpa. One is a tropically aged cask of mark <>H. The other is a blend o... -
Hampdens for the Ages: Nobilis Jamaica HD (Hampden) 1993 (27 years) & Jamaican Rum JMH 2001 by Thompson Bros and Bar Tre Hiroshima (19 years)
Background: Remember when I said this was (likely) to be the most epic matchup I will ever post? Well, I might just have another think coming, ... -
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Silver Seal Hampden 1993 (22 years)
Image credit to /u/sirabra. Background: so I visited a rum tasting event which offered some rare pours for reasonable prices. I tried, among ... -
Legends, Old and New: Samaroli 1993 Jamaica (Hampden) Rum Full Proof Single Cask #39 (21 years) & Samaroli 1993 Jamaica (Hampden) Rum Full Proof Single Cask #39 (21 years)
Background: In one corner, we have what many consider the best Hampden ever bottled, the Samaroli 1993 Full Proof. In the other, stands an unyi... -
Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum, High-Ester Rum Distillery, 1983 (35 years)
Background: one of the few 1983 Hampdens. Like the others of the same batch, this should be of the HGML mark. Nose: incredibly savoury from the... -
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Jamaica (Hampden) 1990, Rumclub Private Selection Treasure Cask (26 years)
Background: what can we say about vintages in rum? In most regions of rum production, sugarcane is evergreen and can be harvested year-round. ... -
Two Kill Devil Hampdens: Single Cask C<>H distilled 11/07, 63.5% ABV (11 years) & Single Cask <>H distilled 10/01, 61.2% ABV (16 years) & bottled for TheWhiskyBarrel.com
Introduction: I recently discovered the treasure trove that is TheWhiskyBarrel (TWB), an honest, efficient online merchant with exclusive bottl... -
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