Hampden Estate Great House distillery edition 2021 Vol.55% Cl.70

Hampden Great House distillery edition 2021 Jamaica rum is a limited edition of the Hampden Estate and Velier partnership of the Gargano family.

Hampden Great House distillery edition is a limited edition to be collected or enjoyed neat.

The Distillery Edition is a blend of the most representative marks of the unique and unrepeatable style of the Hampden Estate rums, available only at the same distillery or in very rare editions outside the Jamaican market.

This release contains the oldest rums that have been aged entirely in the distillery, and is a perfect example of Trelawny rum, with a congeners content of 1,240.2 gr / hlpa, of which 334.7 gr / hlpa are esters.

Few of the bottles produced of this full grade Jamaica rum, 55ABV.

Luca Gargano declares:

"Today Hampden opens a new frontier for all rum lovers. These official bottlings mark a historic moment for the world of spirits, comparable to the arrival of Islay's Single Malts on the market in the 1980s"

Hampden, renowned among Jamaican rums for producing spirits with an intense flavor, which are the quintessence of rum in Europe and other parts of the world.

Founded in 1753 in Trelawny, Hampden Estate is one of the oldest sugar cane processing companies in Jamaica and its products are characterized precisely by the total respect for the island's tradition.

Hampden still uses only copper stills today, so all rums are produced with 100% pot-still distillation and, as in the best Jamaican tradition, fermentation takes place for quite a long time with natural yeasts.

This guarantees the development of intense and unique aromas.

The Hampden Estate produces high quality typically Jamaican rums and supplies rums to Luca Gargano for Habitation Velier, among other things.

Rum Hampden Great House distillery edition is the arrival point for all the aging of the distillery selected by Gargano and officially marketed by Velier.

Produced in Trelawny, Jamaica, it is known for its intense flavor and high alcohol content.

To produce it, ancient techniques are used, handed down from generation to generation.

Use of own spring water in the different production phases.

Prolonged fermentation and with the use of wild yeasts.

Distillation exclusively in pot still.

The label takes up the design of the large house, where these incredible Rums, among the most aromatic and intense in the world, have been produced for more than 300 years.

The production follows techniques in use since the 18th century which determine a high value of esters and which give the product a unique aromatic profile.

Tropical aging; both references distributed by Velier have aged more than 7 years in Jamaica, which is equivalent to an aging of approximately 25 years in Europe.

Natural color and no added sugar in the rum.

Tasting Notes:

Incredibly pungent with fruity, delicately spiced notes and cooked apple juice, it is a rum with a very long finish, ideal for tasting as a single rum.

You can combine the Hampden LROK 2010 Pure single Jamaica rum with an excellent robust Nicaraguan Davidoff or with a Mastro Tornabuoni Affinato.