Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2020) 7yr 59%

"The best Great house,fruity,esters,woody and empyreumatic 🤤"

"Finally opened my bottle! Very lovely round good balanced rum from Hampden. Fruity ester from start to the end with some nice complexity. Alcohol could be intergrated better. Would recommend it for some funky Mai Tai’s. Nose: Funky😜, Intense, ester, solvents, buttery, trop. fruits, Pineapple, banana, overripe fruits, some citrus, some sweet marzipan Mouth: Funky, dry, round, delicious, balanced, concentrated, Intense, Ester, spicy, oak(woody), roasted, trop. fruits, pineapple, banana, caramelized Finish: medium-long, funky, warm, ester, oak, anise, vanilla, trop. fruits, banana, pineapple, citrus"

"80% OWH 201320% <>H 2017In direct comparison with '19, '21 and '22: fruitiest on the nose, more pineapple, darkest along with the '22, a bit more fruity and caramelly than the others on the palate.Of course but very similar to the 2019.... Fine, restrained esters on the nose, slightly vinegar. A bit more fruity and lovely than the red. With a touch of honey. Somewhat caramellyOn the palate you can feel the light esters (guessing at the stated ratio esters of about 250, so LROK level). Starts with a slight spiciness, makes a bit of a salty bitter bow, goes into fruity sour sweet (pineapple) and ends up with anise. Seems rounder and creamier than the red. Creme Brulee even.I also like the green a tad better..."

"The Great House are convincing across the board, as is this 2020. The slightly higher ABV helps in direct comparison (also with subsequent releases) that a little more complexity comes through. Ester, Alhohol well integrated and nicely balanced."

"Should be the benchmark for a good Jamaican. Tasty and top PLV."

"Like its predecessor in 2019, a very tasty blend. Although somewhat more subtle than a large part of the bottlings from Hampden, he still brings a large part of the flavors and the characteristic bouquet of the distillery. Somewhat rounder, more mature and thus also more dignified than the first edition, it is, however, also rather an easy sipper among the Hampdens. The differences from the predecessor are surprisingly clear, yet I can hardly decide which one tastes better to me: The first edition with more exciting edges and corners or the 2020 bottling, which seems more mature and finished."

"Un premier nez de solvants et de vernis, puis les fruits débarquent ananas et fruits jaunes. La bouche est plutôt douce avec les fruits jaunes au premier plan. Du boisé maîtrisé et des fruits tropicaux. La finale est longue et les fruits restent jusqu’à la fin. Un très beau rhum, très bien fait et plutôt consensuel mais loin d’être passionnant."