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Rum Reviews
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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... -
Two RA New Yarmouths: Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum 1994, NY Distillery (25 years) & Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum 2009, JNY - Distillery (10 years)
Background: Two rums from New Yarmouth, bottled by Rum Artesanal last year. Same distillery, same bottler, but otherwise, very different specif... -
Young-ish New Yarmouths: Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum 2009, JNY - Second Edition (10 years) & Compagnie des Indes New Yarmouth 2005, high proof version (12 years)
Background: One is a stalwart of IB New Yarmouths, from years back. The other, a very recent release. Also, a roughly 10-percentage-point diffe... -
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... -
Hampden HGML 1983, 58.9% ABV, Jamaica, Rum Artesanal
The 1983 Hampdens are some of the oldest Hampden casks found in the market today, and has been progressively released by a couple of independent b...
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