Hampden Plantation Jamaica HJF 2002 19yr 70,3%

RX10636 Excellent Pot Still Rum Single Cask 354 bottles <250€

9.1/1080 ratings

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“Bold and balanced Jamaican delight, high-proof excellence.”

The Plantation Jamaica HJF Rum is a limited edition gem distilled in 2002 at Jamaica's Hampden distillery and expertly bottled by Maison Ferrand. This high-proof rum boasts a remarkable ABV of 70.3%, yet impressively integrates its strength with rich aromas of esters, pineapple, and wood. Tasters highlight its balanced, explosive flavors of overripe fruits, woodiness, and a captivating oily texture. Notably complex, with evolving notes of cheese, olives, bananas, and smoke, it's an exquisite Hampden release for aficionados. The long aging of 19 years adds depth and a luxurious mouthfeel. This potent yet controlled Jamaican rum is a standout with a vibrant finish, cherished by connoisseurs.

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Highlights

Remarkably integrated high ABV
Complex and evolving flavors
Rich fruity and estery profile

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How does this rum taste?

Plantation Jamaica HJF is a high-proof masterpiece; richly aromatic with esters and pineapple, remarkably balanced, offering complex, evolving flavors. An exquisite gem for enthusiasts.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Woody Fruity Funky Solvents

Taste

Pineapple Ester Overripe Woody Oily Tropical fruit

Finish

Pineapple Overripe Woody Smoky Bitter Roasted

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Jakob

10 December 2022

9.0/10

“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.”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Currants Cherry Lemon

Taste

Pineapple Mango Ester Cherry Mineral

Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷

16 December 2023

9.4/10

“Impressive alcohol integration! An aromatic bomb, an explosion of flavor. A top-quality Hampden!”

Aroma

Woody Fruity Pineapple Olive Glue

Taste

Pineapple Ester Woody Olive Bitter

Oliver

24 March 2023

9.1/10

“Extraordinary Hampden with perfectly integrated alcohol. This one is really fun!”

Aroma

Pineapple Ester Funky Concentrated Pastries

Taste

Pineapple Overripe Ester Olive Strong

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user Oliver

crazyforgoodbooze

12 March 2024

9.2/10

“Absolutely epic Hampden in my opinion. The 70.3% are incredibly well integrated, there are other Hampdens that scratch much more at 58%. This one is simply unbelievably deliciously oily, intense, balanced and concentrated. The note of Provolone/Pecorino cheese, which is present both on the nose and in the taste, is somewhat irritating. However, the whole is wonderfully rounded off by baked banana, acacia honey, Virginia tobacco, a little mint or eucalyptus, overripe pineapple, a little lime and olive brine at the end. The finish is a little woodier, more medicinal and slightly acidic, bacony, but incredibly tasty and never too much wood or too much ester. Simply perfectly balanced! I have to try this one in May Tai! 🤤🇯🇲🤙 But be careful: it needs 1.5 hours to breathe!⚠️ PS: 1 year after opening, it has become much rounder and tamer!”

Aroma

Pineapple Ester Olive Cheese Concentrated

Taste

Olive Pineapple Minty Eucalyptus Ester

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user crazyforgoodbooze

Thunderbird

19 January 2024

9.5/10

“A first-class Hampden with the full power of Jamaica! On the nose it is powerfully funky with a good portion of ester, fruit and also woodiness. This continues on the palate, oily and creamy, it spreads over the palate and is initially quite wild and it takes a while to tame it. But then the full hampdenktaft blossoms. A pleasure, as is the long finish, a clear recommendation. Nothing more needs to be said”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Woody Pastries Concentrated

Taste

Pineapple Woody Ester Overripe Oily

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user Thunderbird

Adrian Wahl

20 December 2022

9.0/10

“Was für ein brutales Gerät. Eine DER Abfüllungen in 2021 für einen sehr fairen Preis. Plantation hat da wohl doch ein paar Schätze im Keller liegen. Gerne mehr davon.”

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Leo Tomczak

19 December 2022

9.0/10

“A few months later tasted again and must correct me significantly upwards. Cool part and necessarily try times in peace, if you have the opportunity for it.”

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user Leo Tomczak

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

3 November 2023

9.2/10

“#4448 03.11.2023 first off thanks to Thomas Wille for supplying this nice sample. A very nice Hampden indeed. Fruity and fresh with nice esters and light glue notes. The palate is oily and fruity with nice roasted wood notes. The finish is very long, oily and warm with a nice smoky touch and light mint. Love the caramel in the profile. Would have loved a bottle on my shelves 😊”

Aroma

Woody Smoky Ester Banana Glue

Taste

Woody Roasted Ester Oily Banana

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Joe95

8 March 2022

9.1/10

“Probably the best Plantation bottling for me (although it's more of an LMDW selection). A Hampden high esters as we like them, in the line of an excellent <H>. In addition to the roasted tropical fruits (banana, pineapple...), there are some empyreumatic notes. The strawberry tagada and Haribot banana candy side is just exquisite. A perfectly integrated alcohol that allows an interminable finish. A must !”

Benoit Mahe

4 November 2021

9.1/10

“The nose starts on a nice greediness: it smells good molasses. With a little time, notes of cheese (ewe?) and olive appear. The profile is more closed and less fruity than on other Hampden, but it is pleasant. The mouth is powerful but the alcohol is well integrated. The balance of the mouth is perfect: we have greed and fruit. A nice selection.”

Aroma

Pineapple Molasses Ester Olive Woody

Taste

Olive Pineapple Ester Solvents Smooth

TheRhumhoe

19 March 2023

9.0/10

“Clairement une des meilleures sorties de Plantation à ce jour. Le nez est d’une grande concentration aromatique entre l’ananas, la banane et la mangue trop mûrs, les esters, les solvants, la colle et le vernis qui se fondent parfaitement aux notes boisées, épicées et pâtissières, et le soupçon de goudron qui rajoute une influence terpénique assez singulière chez Hampden. Il y a également des notes d’olive qui s’ajoutent après aération. Un profil aussi complet qu’exubérant au nez. En bouche, on est sur un véritable dragon : puissant, majestueux, mais gare à son souffle de feu. Les 70 degrés sont extrêmement bien intégrés, mais ils rappellent bien au palais que ça chauffe malgré tout. Extrêmement fruité et phénolique, le funk est clairement de la partie. Les tannins, l’olive et les agrumes marquent le rhum de leur empreinte avec quelques belles notes pimentées, boisées, empyreumatiques et un soupçon caramélisé. Le rhum est huileux, intense et complexe en bouche, une vraie réussite. La finale, très longue, souffle telle un vent chaud et fruité, avec quelques phénols, des épices et des notes de caoutchouc. Elle est tout de même plus docile que l’attaque en bouche. Une véritable bête indomptable que ce Hampden, lourd, charpenté, aromatique, complexe et très savoureux. Une très belle expérience qui mérite son prix.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Banana Pineapple Mango Overripe

Taste

Tropical fruit Pineapple Banana Sour Citrus

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user TheRhumhoe

SaibotZtar

28 March 2024

9.0/10

“...probably the best I've ever tasted from Plantation.... Alcohol well integrated (at incredible 70.3%)... beautiful fruit and ester notes for me balanced and very very tasty !!Please more of it 🇯🇲❤️”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Fruity Solvents Tropical fruit

Taste

Fruity Tropical fruit Ester Pineapple Overripe

Photo of the rum Plantation Jamaica HJF taken from user SaibotZtar

mto75

18 April 2022

9.1/10

“Hampden nose at its best! Buttery notes, pastry / baking spice, pineapple, solvent, caramel. Even though the 70% ABV is brute, and you can only sip here, it fits together well for me here. Fermented fruit, spice, olive and wood on the palate. The finish is toasty and meaty. Plantation has really hit it big here! Again, quite a bit better than the Old Brothers HJF 2002. Plantation's courage to keep the barrel strength has clearly paid off. I wonder, however, how the Old Brothers would have been at cask strength 🤔 (unfortunately, it was diluted from 76.6% to 53.6%).”

Aroma

Solvents Pineapple Pastries Buttery Custard

Taste

Fermented Pineapple Woody Olive Roasted

Johannes

20 January 2022

9.2/10

“I would not have expected that from Plantation. A real board with 70%”

Rodolphe

2 February 2022

9.0/10

“Super Hampden. An epic fruity because to the traditional notes of super ripe pineapple, banana and lemon comes a kind of strawberry candy (the Cognac barrel had to play here... look on the side of savanna 😁) On the other hand even if the alcohol is very well integrated, I find that it calms down a bit anyway! I added a very slight hint of water to it and it was just perfect.”

Aroma

Pineapple Ester Banana Fruity Pastries

Taste

Oily Strong Pineapple Overripe Woody

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Jamaica

Distillery
Hampden

Bottler
Maison Ferrand

Brand
Plantation

RumX ID
RX10636

ABV
70,3%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2002

Mark
HJF

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
19 years

No. of bottles
354

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

235 €

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