Magnum rum 3° Hampden H 2017 8 yo Vol.60% Cl.70

Magnum Hampden <>H 8 Y.O. 2017: the Magnum series continues, reaching its third edition in 2025.

This 8-year-old Hampden is part of the third edition of the now legendary Magnum series, created in 2021 from an idea by Luca Gargano, with the aim of bringing together the great masters of rum with the great photographers of the Magnum agency, founded in 1947 by legends such as Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

For its third edition, the Magnum range stops in Jamaica, specifically in Trelawny, in the heart of the Hampden distillery. This year, Cristina De Middel, a Spanish photographer and Magnum Photos member, was invited by La Maison du Whisky and its Italian partner Velier to immerse herself in the world of Hampden for a week.

The Magnum Hampden <>H 8 years is accompanied by an image Cristina de Middel called "Gyalis": a Jamaican slang word that refers, without negative connotations, to a charming and casual guy who is successful with women.

The humid darkness of the fermentation room, the labyrinth of pipes, the overgrown facades, the iridescent peacocks, the dusty and humid rooms... through her lens and unexpected shots, Cristina De Middel imbues the places with a cinematic dimension, at times tinged with surrealism.

Four photographs taken during his journey were selected to illustrate the bottlings of this new series of rums from various brands, distilled between 2016 and 2021.

For its third edition, the collection arrives in the Trelawny region of Jamaica, in the heart of the Hampden distillery, famous since 1753 for its aromatic and complex rums, produced using ancestral fermentation and distillation methods.

In 2009, ownership passed to the Hussey family, who began a new chapter in the distillery's history by aging rum on site for the first time, in Jamaica's tropical climate.

This rum was distilled in 2017 and comes from the <>H mark.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Ripe raisins and figs, along with notes of polished oak, almonds, cherry, orange zest, and a hint of molasses.

Taste: Delicate sweetness with oak, vanilla, fresh apple, spicy ginger, and a subtle hint of tea leaf.

Finish: Long, rich, and full-bodied: an elegant aftertaste that linge