Jamaica
There are 2,335 rums from Jamaica in the RumX database.
Show all Jamaica rumsJamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean. Originally home to the Taino people, the island came under Spanish rule in 1464 and was reconquered by England in 1655, becoming an essential source of sugar and rum; part of the region’s plantation economy. The Royal Navy relied on the island’s rum for their daily liquor rations! And although the country gained independence in 1962, the island’s rum is still the very essence of British-style sugarcane spirits. Rum here is dark, it can’t contain added sugar, and it’s notoriously aromatic. Jamaican rum has high amounts of esters, fruit aromas fondly known as “funk,” proper of slow fermentations, often relying on native yeast, and extended oak ageing. Adding “dunder” or the leftover deposits precipitated after distillation into the new batches is also typical in Jamaica and is the source of the spirit’s fragrant intensity and complexity. Large copper stills also play a role in the island’s sugarcane spirit. There are six major distilleries in Jamaica, led by Appleton State and Hampden Estate, and a GI or Geographical Indication protects the rum’s identity since 2016. The country’s rum quality is better than ever, especially for rum distilled and bottled on the island — a long-lasting tradition of blending (and adulterating) Jamaican rum overseas is still prevalent but now frowned upon. Dark, full-bodied and complex, there’s no doubt Jamaican rum has character. This might very well be the finest example of English-style rum: no added sugar and high ester levels make Jamaican rum crowd-pleasing delicious.
Top rated Jamaica rums
Single Barrel Jamaican Rum LROK
Top review from Mogul Charlie:
"I got a bottle of this rum over the holidays and my partner and I absolutely loved it! Tasted as part of a Bedford Park line up and I thought this might be the best rum I've tasted (the best of 2024 at least). Looking forward to see what 2025 brings!"
Jamaica Single Cask <>H
Top review from Jakob:
"Is often called the King of Hampden - and especially in direct comparison with other representatives of the already extremely exciting 1993 vintage, the outstanding quality becomes more than clear. The balance can only be described as famos - here nothing negative stands out: overripe fruits meet vanilla, caramel sweetness, dark spices and light roasted aromas. Superb!"
The Sins Avarice by Robert Bauer
Top review from zabo:
"Edit: now tasted again from the fresh bottle. Simply brilliant. Tasted with great calm and time. For me, it's one of the best I've ever had in a glass. If nothing better comes along in the near future, I'll give it another better rating. Tasted together with Chris2302 some time ago. Many thanks to the donor at the time who made this possible for both of us 😀 (a little tip: it was on the 2nd GAF, so it's not difficult to find the donor 😉 ) I thought the smell was bomb. After the first sip, we agreed that this is a drop that will easily break the 9! Anyone who has the opportunity to try it. Do not hesitate! Insane part!!! Drink of the gods!"
Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum HD HGML
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Sampling this one right now and I have to admit that it's one of the most well balanced rums I have ever tried when it comes to ABV integration.Very fruity and lovely funk from nose to finish. There is a slight roasting note on the finish that I like a lot.Wonderful rum that is virtually impossible to get.Put my nose in the glass today and the smoke is very strong today :-)"
Jamaica C<>H
Top review from Adrian Wahl:
"I am incredibly grateful to be able to drink this sample. Thank you @ Saibot Ztar. I was hoping the 94 would drop and it would beat the Nobilis 93. But alas, on both the palate and the nose, it's not enough. 92 is still legendary...but I expected even more. In direct comparison with the TRC30 for me on par."
The Golden Age of Piracy Charles Vane
Top review from Oliver:
"Incredibly complex and intense nose - to fall in love! First association was Hampden. Boiled down, tropical fruit, peach and pleasant esters - not too funky. The 38 years in the barrel rounded it out to perfection. Wow, a real explosion on the palate, this is also where the Long Pond character comes out. Perfectly balanced yet complex. Very pleasant bitterness. In the finish, some smoke is added.Outstanding! Absolutely exceptional Jamaican."
Rum Artesanal HD (Whiskytempel) C<>H
Top review from Galli33:
"Classic high ester Hampden 😍 Lovely funky nose of ester, glue, nail polish, fruit basket and a bit of wood. Funky, dry, delicious in nose where you’ll find all the notes again. Very smooth finish. Alcohol is integrated very well. The wood is integrated in a nice way and never become rampant. Unfortunately hard to find now… the price tag exploded too…"
Rum Artesanal Jamaica High Ester Rum HGML
Top review from Thunderbird:
"RumX Day10: What a treat! This Hampden is once again absolutely top! It has a balanced maturity and is not as impetuous as many others, without denying its origin! All the expected flavors are represented, just a little more mature and subtle! Great Tasting evening with Dr. Django: Can only confirm my assessment of danals, first class bottling"
Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum (HD Distillery) C<>H
Top review from DomM:
"Little 1990 C<>H cross-tasting with 2x RA, RC Ed. 5, TWJ and TRC. Honestly, quite hard for me to chose a winner out of the TRC, first RA and first RC… The first RA also is an outstanding bottling of the 1990 vintage. Side-by-side the RA comes with a little twist towards more herbal notes and little less fruity notes. Also very good staff."
Rum Sponge No. 20
Top review from cigares :
"A rum tasted at the WLP. A generous nose with lots of fruit, tropical and yellow with a slight acidity. Smokiness, varnished wood and pear cake. The palate opens on a peppery note, but the fruit rises in power with noble wood. The finish is, like this rum as a whole, balanced, long with a noble bitterness. The empty glass reveals even more flavors. Tasted again in direct comparison with the RA 1995 EMB and it's utterly delicious, even if it's livelier with more pronounced fruit."
Fine Old Clarendon Rum (Aficionados) EMB
Top review from Jakob:
"Very intense pleasure - but with a Clarendon with these key data, this was not to be expected otherwise. The taste shows fully ripe as well as fresh tropical fruits, mint, pepper, olive, barrel influences...the list of flavors to be found grows with every sip. Impressive, already one of the highlights of 2023!"
C<>H
Top review from Galli33:
"WoW what an amazing rum 😍 The best of Hampden i ever had in the glass, so far. Nose: Wonderfull synergy of funk, ester, trop. fruits and glue. Mouth: The alcohol is perfectly integrated🫠Very delicious, balanced, complex rum, some nice lovely notes of overripe fruits and pineapple. Finish: Is quite long and fruity with some notes of the barrel with a lightly astringency. 🤤🤤"
HGML
Top review from Jakob:
"For me, still a touch before the C<>H, although that can be justified m.E. only exclusively subjective and is dependent not least on the form of the day. How much better tropically stored Hampden still goes probably remains to be seen - but for me this is definitely already absolute top class."
Plantation Jamaica HJF
Top review from Jakob:
"Great bottling - both wonderful fruit notes and wood, spice and a heavy caramel sweetness come together here. The alcohol is excellently integrated, the over 70% are not really tasty - except in the aromatic complexity. If Plantation can maintain this level, one can look forward to the coming releases."
Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 32 C<>H
Top review from cigares :
"RumX Awards 2023 and re-tasted 6 months later. Despite its age, the esters are very present without dominating. Buttery, nicely acidic, lemony, overripe banana, grilled bacon and yellow fruit make up a nose that remains balanced despite its complexity. The attack is lively and explosive, with fat (butter) tempering the fire and fruit filling the mouth. Yellow fruit (pear and apple) and young wood. The finish is long, elegant and fresh. No flaws here, everything is clean and precise. The wood is perfectly integrated. The fruit remains right to the end. In the empty glass, you discover an unprecedented sweetness, with the wood clearly perceptible. The favorite rum of this top RumX selection."
S.B.S Jamaica
Top review from Mirco:
"Für mich die Speerspitze der 2005 New Yarmouths… dicht gefolgt von der Cave Guildive Abfüllung. Machen beide mega Spass. Wer hier vor Jahren beim Release zugegriffen hat ist zu beneiden. Super schöne Frucht-Ester Noten mit gut eingebundenem Alkohol."
Jamaica C<>H
Top review from cigares :
"Jour 12 du calendrier Samples de Luxe et regoûté un an et demi après. Au nez, la Jamaïque et Hampden sont évidents. Du funky et des fruits, beaucoup de fruits tropicaux. En bouche, malgré les esters et grâce au fruité, la sensation est agréable, presque facile avec un petit côté soyeux. La finale est un peu déçevante avec un goût médicinal et amer venant remplacer les fruits. Un beau rhum, dense et équilibré, facile à boire et avec du caractère. Si j’avais deviné Hampden, jamais je n’aurais imaginé autant d’années de vieillissement…"
Swell & Co. Christopher Bellail (Bar 1802) C<>H
Top review from TheJackDrop:
"Wow, la claque ! Esters évidemment présents mais surtout une belle colle, très agréable. Elle reste bien présente à 50/50 avec les fruits, notamment goyave et mangue. Finale très longue, alcool bien intégré… rien à redire. Bouteille achetée :D"
Jamaica Rum C<>H
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Brine, old cooking fat, nail polish remover, fermented fruit. What doesn't sound very tempting is a finely balanced, highly complex wealth of aromas that make up a high-quality rum. Astringency just tolerable, but too much acidity in the finish for me. Therefore not top of the league for me."
Spiritsproject Rum from Jamaica C<>H
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"16.09.2022 Going through samples at home. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Medium intense, fresh, light wood, fruity, overripe, light citrus, light varnish, balanced, ester. Palate Medium intense, oily, light wood, fruity, overripe, banana, ester, light varnish, light licorice, faint coconut, light olive, faint salt. Finish Very long and warm, balanced, light wood, fruity, light mango, oily, spice, medium dry, light olive."
Exclusive for Guiseppe Begnoni EMB
Top review from Jakob:
"Again a tad rounder than Velier's Monymusk 1995. Great profile with a dose of extra power that doesn't come at the expense of overly strong alcohol. Aromatic with inspiring depth and balance. Extremely impressive."
Rum Sapiens Wedderburn MMW
Top review from cigares :
"Day 8 of the Samples de Luxe calendar and tasted again a year and a half later. A nose of varnish first, followed by old wood, smoky citrus and a very refreshing menthol. A little less racy and vigorous than its green-label brother. Explosion of flavors on the palate with everything there was on the nose, plus some bitterness and a little saltiness/acidity. Beautiful tropical fruits and dried fruit blends. A finish marked by wood, (this must be an aged rum) and clearly long. Quite an experience to have the chance to taste this rum, whose aromas evolve as time goes by. Fascinating! Better than its green-labeled brother, but the difference is much less clear-cut than on first tasting. More freshness and more complex aromas. The empty glass also reveals unsuspected aromas."
Warren Khong Villa Paradisetto EMB
Top review from DomM:
"Given some time in the Glas the nose is amazingly round and balanced, yet complex and interesting. The high ABV is very well integrated making this an excellent rum to experience its complexity. Brilliant MM :)"
Warren Khong <H> <>H
Top review from Oliver:
"Extremely intense and creamy Hampden. Perfect ester level and (tropical) maturity. On the palate there are also the typical New Yarmouth cookie dough associations, paired with cheese crackers. Killer Hampden! 💣😍"
Jamaica HLCF
Top review from Lawich Lowaine:
"Simply magnificent. A bottle to have in your bar. A surprising color for its age. An explosion of tropical fruit on all sides, both on the nose and on the palate. Superbly crafted, with great complexity and well-integrated alcohol. I wonder if it even deserves more than 91%."
Jamaica (Bottled for Denmark)
Top review from SaibotZtar :
"Great !!! NY at its best, at least for me. Great fruit, lots of ester, marzipan and an incredible mouthfeel. Together with the SBS 2005 my personal reference when it comes to New Yarmouth (2005). Unfortunately really hard to get at a reasonable price."
Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum EMB
Top review from Jakob:
"Simply great aromatics: the long aging adds a lot of complexity without becoming too bitter or otherwise overpowering the flavor profile. Fruit esters and wood embedded in a lovely sweetness...theoretically conceivable that you might not like this - but would make no sense. For me, this is great cinema.In direct comparison with the Tara and the Rum Club again a little more unfiltered fruit and menthol. The bottling remains an absolute top representative from Clarendon."
Flavour profile of Jamaica
Most frequently mentioned flavors
Popular distilleries of Jamaica
- Worthy Park 306 rums
- Appleton Estate 83 rums
- Clarendon 325 rums
- Hampden 509 rums
- Multi Distilleries 46 rums
- Long Pond 270 rums
- Long Pond & Clarendon 12 rums
- Hampden & Monymusk 4 rums
All rums from Jamaica
- Bedford Park Hampden Single Barrel Jamaican Rum LROK 2000 23yr 54,8% RX22687
- Samaroli Hampden Jamaica Single Cask <>H 1993 21yr 65,6% RX1255
- Distilia Long Pond The Sins Avarice by Robert Bauer 1983 40yr 51,6% RX20715
- Gordon & MacPhail Long Pond Jamaica Rum 1941 58yr 50% RX1442
- Hampden Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum HD HGML 1989 31yr 67,6% RX7786
- Hampden Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 05 Treasure Cask Jamaica C<>H 1990 26yr 60,4% RX271
- Nobilis Hampden No. 2 C<>H 1993 27yr 65,8% RX7933
- TRC Hampden Jamaica C<>H 1990 26yr 61,9% RX892
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