RUM HAMPDEN 1997 7TH ANNIVERSARY THE WHISKEY JURY – 59.6% – 70 CL

📌 Type: Molasses Rum
📌 Origin: Jamaica
📌 Vintage: 1997
📌 Degree: 59.6%
📌 Capacity: 70 cl
📌 Bottler: The Whiskey Jury
📌 Edition: 7th Anniversary – Single Cask

Bottled to celebrate The Whisky Jury's 7th anniversary , this 1997 Hampden is an exceptional piece from a single, hand-selected cask. The result of a long tropical maturation, it reveals the full richness of the Hampden style in a deep, complex, and intensely aromatic expression.
Its profile combines controlled power, exuberant fruitiness, and woody elegance, sublimating over two decades of aging. The signature of the renowned independent bottler guarantees absolute transparency and total respect for the Jamaican distillate.

Founded at the end of the 18th century, Hampden Estate remains Jamaica's iconic distillery. It perpetuates a unique artisanal tradition, based on long fermentations, pot still distillation, and a production rich in esters.

🥃 Tasting Profile

👃 Nose: Ripe tropical fruits, roasted pineapple, flambéed banana and natural glue.
👅 Palate: Dense, explosive and precise, with molasses, toasted wood and candied citrus.
🎯 Finish: Exceptionally long, warm and saline, marked by vanilla and sweet spices.