This comes to us from K&L once again, part of their Golden Devil line. This particular offering is a 27 year aged Hampden. This offering was aged continentally, comes from a pot still, and is one of the oldest rums I have tried to this date from my favorite distillery, just to get my bias out of the way. Let us see how it performs.
ABV: 64.8%
Nose: Funky fruits, bananas, mango, nutmeg, brown sugar,
Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel. Warm, funky fruits, mango, light pineapple, banana, nutmeg, toffee, brown sugar, pepper,
Finish: Medium length finish. Warm, dry. Raspberry, guava, banana, tannins, nutmeg, vanilla cream, tannin
Rating: 8/10
This is quite good. It has some nice funky fruits to it, pretty roaring levels when you consider 27 years of time spent inside a barrel. The tannins come through to provide a nice, if slightly overbearing oak structure. Overall, this is a great rum, well-crafted and full of flavor. However, for me that slight over-bearing oak just brings it down enough from rising to legendary status for me.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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