CoR Hampden Jamaica No. 7 HLCF 1998 23yr 58,7%

RX14117 Very good Pot Still Rum Single Cask 247 bottles <250€

“Fruity, estery but less complex and vibrant.”

The Jamaica No. 7 HLCF from Hampden distillery is a 23-year-old rum, distilled in 1998 and bottled by The Colours of Rum. Limited to only 247 bottles, this cask strength rum boasts a 58.7% ABV. Known for its potent ester and fruity aroma, the rum delivers a tropical flavor with notes of banana and overripe fruit. While it has a dry, long finish, some users find it lacks expected complexity and integration of alcohol. Despite its intriguing nose, perceptions vary, with mixed views regarding its overall impact relative to other HLCF bottlings of the same era.

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Highlights

Potent ester aroma
Distinct tropical fruit flavors
Long dry finish

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How does this rum taste?

Jamaica No. 7 HLCF features a vibrant ester aroma with tropical fruit flavors. However, its complexity and alcohol integration drew mixed reactions from users.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Fruity Fermented Glue Funky

Taste

Tropical fruit Overripe Ester Banana Dry Woody

Finish

Dry Salty Licorice Roasted Olive Pineapple

Community reviews

8.3/1031 ratings

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Dr.Django

25 May 2024

7.7/10

“This Hampden is not bad, but for me it is an absolute disappointment! Smells and tastes like a Hampden light. It fails to deliver, especially on the palate and in the finish. The alcohol is poorly integrated.”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Fermented

Taste

Tropical fruit Ester Alcoholic

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Dr.Django

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

1 September 2024

8.2/10

“01.09.2024 Relaxing at the German Rum Fest 2024. ---------------- 16.05.2023 Normally I don't do tastings during the week because I have to go to work pretty early the next day. This blind tasting just stating "Colours of Rum" just tickled my brain to say "book and participate" and I didn't regret it. It wasn't only a great experience, but we had a blast of an evening with many new faces around the table. Not a bad rum though I think the price tag is slightly higher than I'd expect for the quality. A very fruity and fresh profile with light ester and roasted wood. The palate is intense and dry but still fruity with some ester. The finish is long and dry with a warm touch to it.”

Aroma

Woody Ester Citrus Polish Pineapple

Taste

Woody Roasted Dry Overripe Banana

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

DomM

12 April 2024

8.1/10

“Nose on this bottling is significantly less fibrant and engaging compared to the TRC and Sponge ‘98s. More muted yet with sharper edges to it.”

Aroma

Ester Funky Fruity Pineapple Woody

Taste

Tropical fruit Funky Roasted Round Woody

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user DomM

SaibotZtar

22 January 2024

8.2/10

“Unfortunately, expectations were not met here either. Alcohol better integrated here than in No.6. In addition to tropical fruits and minimal marzipan, there is somehow a salty note on the nose (yes, you can smell salt 😅🤣) but that somehow bothers me here. Alcohol is also quite okay on the palate. But there is less fruit here ... more wood and bitter notes. More of an easy sipper ... if it weren't for the price.”

Aroma

Fruity Ester Pineapple Glue Fermented

Taste

Tropical fruit Dry Overripe Banana Barrel

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user SaibotZtar

Stefan Persson

28 November 2023

8.5/10

“Got a sample of this for free from RumX. It’s a pot still single cask rum distilled in 1998 whereafter it has been continental aged for 23 years in an ex-rum oak barrel before bottled in 247 bottles at 58,7%. It’s an HLCF, which is quite esters rich. Overall a complex, funky, esters rich and flavorful rum.”

Aroma

Olive Glue Banana Rubber

Taste

Heavy Complex Funky Molasses Salty

mto75

23 January 2023

8.5/10

“Let's go vertical: the '98 Colours of Rum HLCF vs the '92 RumClub Ed. 18 Treasure Cask (which ranks right up there with the '92 HLCFs for me). The CoR stings a bit more on the nose though the ABV is virtually identical on both (58.7% vs 58.6%). As for the aroma palette, the longer aging is clearly noticeable on the RC: the CoR is more on fermented fruit, citrus notes and sour cream. On the RC, I got slightly sweeter lemon marmalade, baking spices, orange zest, and a bit of green apple (I hadn't made it out that way at first tastings). On the palate, again, it's more minor things. The RC goes (esp. in the finish) something more in the direction of barrel / vanilla.”

Aroma

Fermented Citrus Yoghurt

Taste

Tropical fruit Banana Overripe Roasted

Adrian Wahl

17 December 2022

8.3/10

“Unfortunately, rather a weaker representative of the 98 vintage. A profile which I appreciate very much. Benchmark is for me here the RA HD 98 and TRC HD 98 "The Beast". Have the two new bottlings of Colours of Rum directly compare and No.7 is a tad worse than No.6 in my eyes. The longer storage has not done the rum good. Neither in the nose nor on the palate wants to set real HD 98 feeling. In the finish still some woodiness. Price with 220 € for 0.7 liters also sporty settled. No bottle of this will go into my collection. Edition 7 gets 83 points.”

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Adrian Wahl

cigares

5 September 2024

8.4/10

“A rum tasted at the GRF in 2024, CoR masterclass. Lots of esters on the nose, but still contained. Overripe pineapple and yellow fruit, especially apple. The first palate is almost sweet, then the esters rise with licorice and walnut in addition to the nose. The finish is moderately long, almost exclusively fruit, with an interesting salty edge.”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Apple Yellow fruits

Taste

Ester Tropical fruit Licorice Nutty

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user cigares

Thunderbird

8 May 2023

8.1/10

“A so just very good HLCF, I lack a little complexity and depth. The nose I found most convincing (with a fairly high number of aromas: esters, spices, fruit and vegetal structures), the palate is good (can not confirm the nose, spices and wood predominate), the finish is relatively one-sided (salt and olive), the PLV is not successful here.”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Yoghurt Olive Fermented

Taste

Woody Salty Ester Creamy Allspice

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Thunderbird

RumTaTa

3 February 2023

8.7/10

“Crosstasting with RX14116This is not as lively and versatile on the nose as RX14116. For this, there is a nice yogurt/butter note.On the palate milder than RX14116, seems like about 8% less alcohol content, in fact it is only 3% less.Great long finish with nice transition from woody-spicy to dry-salty with olives!The finish of this rum pleases me very well and therefore I put here 3 points on it.Bottom line, the two bottlings are more different than I expected. This seems to me like a more intense version of the HD GH 2020.TOP!”

Aroma

Ester Fruity Nail polish Glue Funky

Alex1981

1 September 2024

8.3/10

“GRF 2014 CoR tasting: typischer Hampden, medium esters with some fruits, wood & saltiness. A bit weak, although the abv is there. Not bad, but also a bit disappointing. Not the best release that CoR has”

Aroma

Pineapple Fruity Ester

Taste

Tropical fruit Overripe Woody Funky Ester

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Alex1981

Christian Rudt

26 April 2023

8.4/10

“Fruity funky attack and out the back a nice slightly salty licorice note. Very round maybe even a bit too well-behaved but”

Aroma

Ester Fermented Fruity Pineapple Funky

Taste

Overripe Dry Banana Salty Woody

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Christian Rudt

Serge

3 January 2023

8.3/10

“Good rum, but for a 1998 HLCF no firecracker. Especially not at the price called. The two (No6 and No7) are very similar. The almost identical color of the labels is therefore actually almost funny. The 7 wins for me on the nose, the 6 on the palate”

Mentalo

20 July 2024

8.3/10

“Alkohol könnte besser eingebunden sein. Relativ viel Holz, leicht bitter. Olive kommt auch noch durch. Die Fruchtnoten bleiben etwas mehr im Hintergrund als erhofft. Ananas, Banane. Gibt bessere HLCFs.”

Aroma

Pineapple Ester Fruity

Taste

Tropical fruit Woody Banana Pineapple

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Mentalo

Andi

25 January 2023

8.3/10

“Pineapple, banana, very funky, bit of wood. Nice thing. I'm sipping away here. Makes fun.”

Aroma

Ester Funky Pineapple Woody Nail polish

Taste

Tropical fruit Funky Overripe Ester Dry

Photo of the rum Jamaica No. 7 HLCF taken from user Andi

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Jamaica

Distillery
Hampden

Bottler
The Colours of Rum

RumX ID
RX14117

ABV
58,7%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
1998

Mark
HLCF

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
23 years

No. of bottles
247

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

193 €

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