HAMPDEN ESTATE RUM The Younger LROK 5 Year Old Rum 2016
- SKU:
- 3831326
- UPC:
- 3700597354445
This 5-year-old release by Hampden Estate may be called the Younger, with its maturation being of a shorter period of time, but the rum still packs an enormous punch with huge personality and vivacity. Made from the LROK (Light Rum Owen Kelly) mark with a high concentration of esters, the expression combines the aromatic intensity of the tropical ageing with the freshness of a young fruity rum. Notes of fresh pineapple juice, polished oak and ripe tropical fruit sing loud and clear with spiced pepper, zesty orange, clove and sugar cane lingering delightfully on the palate. This complex and satisfying rum is a gem for people who love powerful and distinctive flavours.
Although usually reserved for artisanal and fine wines, the term ‘terroir’ refers to environmental factors that create a distinctive character in the product, in other words, a sense of place. Due to over-manipulation and use of raw ingredients from far afield, it has rarely been applied to spirits… until now. Originally Scottish-owned and active non-stop since 1753, Hampden is one of the oldest cane field owners in Jamaica and it produces high ester rum with true terroir. Based in Trelawny, it’s one of only two rum distilleries in the entire world to use both their own spring water and sugar and to also employ purely pot stills, wild fermentation and no addition of sugar or colouring. Master Distiller Vivian Wisdom also reserves both the dunder (non-alcoholic stillage) in wooden vats and the thick, dark and bubbling gloop lovingly referred to as ‘muck’ (the skimmings from fermentation and by-products of the production process). These are reintroduced to their fermented molasses creating a completely unique fruity funk. As wild as the biodiversity that surrounds the distillery, this is a craft rum like no other on the planet.
You may be wondering why Hampden Estate is only whispered about by cocktail bartenders and diehard rum geeks rather than being a household name like Appleton and Wray & Nephew. Especially as it has inspired rum experts like Richard Seale and Luca Gargano. Well, that’s because very little rum has been bottled under the Hampden name. Over the years, most of it has found its way into well respected tots such as Smith & Cross Rum Fire and Duppy Share as well as limited editions from cult independent bottlers like Velier, Hunter Laing, Mezan and Berry Brothers & Rudd. The range at Hampden is slowly expanding and as this expression goes to show, you will not want to miss out on any of them.
SKU No.: 3831326
Style No.: 901284
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 46%
Volume: 700ml
This 5-year-old release by Hampden Estate may be called the Younger, with its maturation being of a shorter period of time, but the rum still packs an enormous punch with huge personality and vivacity. Made from the LROK (Light Rum Owen Kelly) mark with a high concentration of esters, the expression combines the aromatic intensity of the tropical ageing with the freshness of a young fruity rum. Notes of fresh pineapple juice, polished oak and ripe tropical fruit sing loud and clear with spiced pepper, zesty orange, clove and sugar cane lingering delightfully on the palate. This complex and satisfying rum is a gem for people who love powerful and distinctive flavours.
Although usually reserved for artisanal and fine wines, the term ‘terroir’ refers to environmental factors that create a distinctive character in the product, in other words, a sense of place. Due to over-manipulation and use of raw ingredients from far afield, it has rarely been applied to spirits… until now. Originally Scottish-owned and active non-stop since 1753, Hampden is one of the oldest cane field owners in Jamaica and it produces high ester rum with true terroir. Based in Trelawny, it’s one of only two rum distilleries in the entire world to use both their own spring water and sugar and to also employ purely pot stills, wild fermentation and no addition of sugar or colouring. Master Distiller Vivian Wisdom also reserves both the dunder (non-alcoholic stillage) in wooden vats and the thick, dark and bubbling gloop lovingly referred to as ‘muck’ (the skimmings from fermentation and by-products of the production process). These are reintroduced to their fermented molasses creating a completely unique fruity funk. As wild as the biodiversity that surrounds the distillery, this is a craft rum like no other on the planet.
You may be wondering why Hampden Estate is only whispered about by cocktail bartenders and diehard rum geeks rather than being a household name like Appleton and Wray & Nephew. Especially as it has inspired rum experts like Richard Seale and Luca Gargano. Well, that’s because very little rum has been bottled under the Hampden name. Over the years, most of it has found its way into well respected tots such as Smith & Cross Rum Fire and Duppy Share as well as limited editions from cult independent bottlers like Velier, Hunter Laing, Mezan and Berry Brothers & Rudd. The range at Hampden is slowly expanding and as this expression goes to show, you will not want to miss out on any of them.
SKU No.: 3831326
Style No.: 901284