Hampden Estate 2016 The Younger LROK 5-Year

What is this? Banana funk on the nose was thinking here we go going to be agricole overly funky but not at all…so smooth but with this banana undertone and slight burn, velvety texture what a find!

I would love to have a side by side with the overproof with this. Pretty amazing stuff.

Wow I put off trying this rum and I don't know why.Its a really fresh and funky rum with the main flavours being bananna and pineapple (not artificial)and other tropical fruits.I actually prefer this to the 8 year old Hampden and @ $90au a bottle this is a bargain considering the choices at the price point

Very fresh in nose with a lot of ester notes - apple, banana, pineapple but also a lot of glue and alcohol.

Skvělý rum, velmi příjemné estery s trochou dřeva a ovocnou šťavnatostí. Umím si představit, že mám doma pár láhvi. Pokud s rumem začínáte, tak sáhněte po jiném.
hodnocení 91 bodů. Pro mně zatím nejlepší Hampden (nejdivočejší). Přesně se trefili do mých chuťových buněk. Po roce edit. Rum mi porad chutna skvele, ale to absolutni nadseni mi vyprchalo.

Tasting rum in London, UK with spouse.
These two should not be compared directly, but I did, anyway. We started with both drinks. At the first sips Hampden is more attractive due to funk fermentation. Diplomatico kicks more with ethanol. Hampden is more oily and with rich long aftertaste. Diplomatico is more fruity and a bit salty. Although Diplomatico has no age statement it feels more older then Youngster. At the end of the night my spouse has preferred diplomatico, me Hampden.
Giving them both 8.
This is my first Hampden and I'm impressed. Too bad its not available in Canada.

Awesome gift I got recently, both nose and palate very Jamaican, funky and leet with predominant musty or overriped tropical fruits, with 0 GPL added basically sweet feeling but it is honest, not synthetical sweetness. The finish is little bit peppery. There is no element in nose or palate I wouldn't be comfortable with. Alike Smith & Cross, this rum very easily gets under ones' skin. With 47% ABV the rum is really gentle and has no boring alcohol/ethanol taste/smell at all, just quality flavors.
Possibly the best rum I've ever run thru my picky mouth!

7.75/10 I liked it for a younger aged expression. I purchased a bottle.

I absolutely love this rum. So many flavors. So many scents. Super funky, higher ester. Very fruity.

Tropical Fruit, oak,
Not as funky as other jamaican rums, but still lots of character.
Easy way into jamaica rum.