Hampden H 2017/2025 - 8 y.o. - Magnum Series #3 - 1,5 Liter

Volume: 1.5 litres | Alcohol content: 60% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This Hampden combines eight years of tropical maturation with the ester-rich Diamond H style. The rum was distilled in 2017 and bottled in 2025 for the third Magnum Series. Its ten-day fermentation is one of the defining production choices behind this bottling. The style has an ester content of 900 to 1,000 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol, making it a particularly aromatic expression of Hampden.

The Magnum Series brings rum and photography together. For its third edition, Cristina de Middel photographed Hampden distillery; the images she created there define the edition's visual identity. This magnum bottle contains 1.5 litres of rum at 60% alcohol and comes in gift packaging. The rum is neither chill-filtered nor coloured.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose is rich and heady. Terpene-like, oily and musky impressions mingle with fuel and petrol notes, camphor, medicinal balm and chocolate. With air, cane sugar emerges alongside aromas of fruit undergoing maceration, including persimmon, mango and kaffir lime.
• Palate: On the palate, the rum is lively, powerful and concentrated. Ashy, almost peaty notes occasionally recall an Islay Single Malt; as the palate develops, a coal-like minerality joins them. Towards the end of the palate, pineapple and a liqueur-like cane sugar sweetness become pronounced.
• Finish: The long finish feels soft and pillowy. Vanilla pod and pronounced ester notes mingle with carnation flowers, geraniums and honey. Exhaling through the nose reveals dark chocolate and cardamom tea. Petroleum-like aromas linger in the empty glass for a long time.

Distillery/Bottler:

Hampden Estate lies in Jamaica's Trelawny region and dates back to 1753. In 2009, Everglades Farms, owned by the Hussey family, acquired the estate. It covers 6,000 hectares, one third of which is devoted to sugar cane cultivation. The distillery uses natural yeasts and fermentation times of eight to fifteen days, with distillation taking place in four pot stills. These methods underpin its distinctly aromatic rum styles.

Velier is the bottler behind the Magnum Series. The concept places different rum profiles alongside the distinctive visual language of Magnum Photos. In the third series, the photography also remains closely connected to the place of production: Cristina de Middel created her images on site at Hampden.

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