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Hampden

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Hampden Estate is a Jamaican rum producer historically linked to a large agricultural estate in Trelawny. Known for its high-ester pot-still rums and traditional production methods (extended wild fermentations, pot still distillation and tropical ageing), it today markets both aged expressions, overproofs and single-estate bottlings.
Jamaican rum pot-still rum high-ester rum single estate rum overproof rum tropically aged rum
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Producer range

Producer range Hampden

Spirit categories

Jamaican rum pot-still rum high-ester rum single estate rum overproof rum tropically aged rum

Representative products

Rhum Hampden Estate HLCF Overproof 70cl Rhum Hampden Estate Pagos (Sherry Cask) 70cl Rhum Hampden Great House Distiller Ed. 2023-24 70cl Rum Fire (John Crow Batty) Hampden Estate 8 YO Hampden Estate 1753

Raw materials

molasses (sugar cane molasses) spring water cane vinegar dunder muck indigenous yeasts (wild yeast)

Casks and ageing vessels

ex-bourbon ex-sherry (Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez) American oak
Distillation and production

Distillation and production

Production method

Long fermentations (approximately 8–15 days) in wooden vats with natural yeasts; use of typical ingredients such as molasses, cane vinegar and recycled components from previous fermentations (dunder/muck) depending on the 'mark'; batch distillation in pot stills (double-retort and other historic pot stills) with distillate leaving at around ~82% ABV; tropical maturation on the estate's facilities.

Distillation

Discontinuous (batch) distillation (pot still / double-retort and historic pot stills), entirely in copper; artisanal process with an indicative distillation time of about 7 hours and a high-strength distillate output.

Ageing

Tropical ageing on the company's site, with the evaporation losses typical of Jamaican warehouses and maturation in ex-bourbon and other types of casks depending on the expression.

Producer history Hampden

Hampden began as a sugar estate in the 18th century and for much of its history produced rum sold wholesale as a component for blends and the industry. In the modern era ownership passed through different families; since 2009 the Hussey family has invested in on-site maturation and the commercial release of branded expressions. Collaborations with international operators (including La Maison & Velier) brought Hampden to global attention and the publication of ranges such as HLCF, 8 YO, 1753 and the Distillery Editions (Great House, Pagos, etc.).

Production philosophy

To highlight the traditional style of Jamaican rum: use of spring water, fermentations with indigenous yeasts, historical recipes (the “marks”), exclusive pot still distillation and tropical maturation without added sugars or colorants, to offer authentic and recognisable rums.

Territory

Trelawny Parish, Queen of Spain Valley (near Falmouth / Wakefield), Jamaica.

Hampden

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Rhum Hampden Estate Hlcf 2017 Overproof 70cl

Rhum Hampden Estate Hlcf 2017 Overproof 70cl

130,96 € 100,06 €
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Rhum Hampden Great House Distiller Ed.23-24 70cl

Rhum Hampden Great House Distiller Ed.23-24 70cl

234,07 € 163,62 €
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Rhum Hampden Estate Pagos Sherry Cask 70cl

Rhum Hampden Estate Pagos Sherry Cask 70cl

155,13 € 107,40 €
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