Hampden Rum Fire

Nose: Esters in the form of tropical fruits (even when just opening the bottle) with mango, passion fruit, banana, maracuja, and a creamy sweetness. There's also a sour vinegar note. Overall, it feels rounded and the ABV is well integrated. Palate: Esters with the same fruits and creamy sweetness as on the nose. Then comes rubber, lacquer, and tar. Finish: Long-lasting combination of sweetness, fruit, and tar. Conclusion: Very tasty unaged rum with plenty of power.

It’s a triple distilled pure pot stills HLCF rum which gives an ester level of 500-600. The finish is rather long and tastes about the same as on the palate. I think it’s the best of the three big white Overproof’s from Jamaica, it’s funky, potent, complex and powerful without being too pungent.

Pas encore prêt à apprécier ! Fin de la dégustation en mode ti’punch pour arrondir un peu! Avec un peu de temps et l’ajout de sucre de canne, nettement plus appréciable, révèle d’autres notes plus florales

A real Jamaican funky load of overripe fruit, bananas, pineapple, etc. In the body, the pear with citrus is the most filling. Molasses and liquorice play a major role in the rather bitter finish. If I had to call something a slasher, it would be Rum Fire😃.

A strong molasses scent, with a little paint thinner. Straight, still molasses, and I think I liked it better than mixed.

8,4:On the nose, esters, glue and overripe, fermented tropical fruits like pineapple, banana bump into our nosetrils, funky, as a molasses is vegetal with an olive, mushrooms and sometimes we might think of a yoghurt. On aeration, spices like cinnamon and pepper arise, some confectionery, pastry, smoke and nuts, red fruits join the play, citrus and perhaps pear, as molasses is herbaceous. 8,4:On the palate, there is an esters bomb, the attack is intense, sweet, very fruity with overripe, fermented, smoky tropical and red fruits, perhaps raisins, so we think of a marmelade.There is a variety of confectionery notes like pastry, fruitcake, crunchy bread, marzipan, we have some spices, salt, flowery, herbaceous, vegetal molasses, slightly mineral. 8,2:The finish is long, dry, a bit bitter and very fermented, overripe fruity, smoky and peppery, salty, confectionery with crunchy bread, yeast also continue their presence..

pure it is personally too metallic, bitter and fermented, almost goes in the direction of sake... in the daiquiri again he shows his strengths with neat ester, funk and fruitiness. solid high ester white Jamaica at the price in any case!

A very pleasant surprise on the palate, with all the elements of an aged Hampden, the alcohol is very well integrated, and the finish is extremely long for a white rum. The only negative point, but not the least, hence the note, is that it doesn't go at all well with a ti-punch, where a West Indian rum is preferable.

In direct comparison with the Rum Bar and W

Destilleriebesuch Hampden Estate September 2025. Klasse Tour hier, nochmals vielen Dank an Shelly-Ann, war überragend :-) Zwei Rums durfte man probieren. Dieser Overproof ein typischer Hampden. Viel Ester und tropische Früchte wie (überreife) Banane und Ananas.

#5040 15.01.2025 Enjoying some samples at home. Nose Intense, fruity, light varnish, banana, overripe, light pineapple, light ester, light anise. Palate Intense, warm, fresh, fruity, banana, light apple, berries, sugarcane, spice, light ester. Finish Long and warm, medium intense, fruity, light licorice, faint salt, banana. The empty glass has light citrus, strawberry, faint rubber and some pineapple.

A rum that shows the full potential of an unaged Jamaican rum. The Jamaican funk oscillates between exotic fruits, floral aromas and phenolic notes, with a touch of iodine. On the palate, the rum is slightly spicier and saltier, while keeping the typical funky frame. There are also notes of pear and brine. The finish extends the taste experience with metallic and dry notes. A powerful and aromatic rum that would be wonderful in a supercharged cocktail.

A very intense rum from nose to finish. As expected, you get overripe tropical fruits mainly pineapple on the front and banana in the finish. This is mixed with esters and warmth. I am very glad we have this offering at an affordable rate.

What to say... A rum of this quality for this price is just incredible! All the markers of the hampden distillery are present here, this bottle has nothing to envy to bottles worth 2 or 3 times its price. A must for the Jamaican amateurs.

The expression of Hampden's esters in all its splendor.a feeling of overripe fruit brandy (Tropical / Red / Pear / Mirabelle) with a hint of lemon, all filled with very empyreumatic esters (Copper / Smoke / Rubber / Vinegar).the whole is spicy (Clove / Nutmeg / Pepper) and rather vegetable (Hay / Green / Olive). I also find a subtle and elegant note of "perfume".in short, a quality-price ratio that really defies any competition, if you like Hampden, it is a keel to have permanently in its bar.