Hampden Estate HGML 12 Year Old Rare Cask Series #24

Hampden Estate HGML 12 Year Old Rare Cask Series #24 is not only a luxury but also a rare Jamaican rum with a truly very high ester content of 1,000 - 1,100 g/hL. This is the maximum value permitted by legislation in Jamaica. It is also one of the rarest cases of 12-year-old rum with the HGML designation (very high ester level).

As the ester level suggests, this is a bold rum with an exceptionally rich aromatic and flavor profile. It opens with strong yet elegant empyreumatic, medicinal, volatile waxy-banana notes along with striking tones of freesia and lime flowers. Subsequently, this rum reveals a multitude of different shades and its delicate character filled with flavor notes of fresh fig, oranges, acacia honey, and cocoa.

Produced in a very limited quantity of 275 bottles.

Color: gold with a copper sheen
Aroma: full, deep, and very rich, beeswax, flambéed banana, roasted pineapple, medicinal notes of tiger balm and arnica, empyreumatic notes (kerosene), freesia and lime flowers, bitter chocolate, salt, candied apricots, grilled walnuts
Taste: rich and silky, fresh figs, greengages, sweet spices like cinnamon and ginger, blooming geranium, lavender, cloves, carnation, sweet licorice, orange, mandarin, bitter chocolate
Finish: long, smooth, and spicy, vanilla, cane syrup, acacia honey, cocoa, sweet licorice, fine tannins, delicate flowers, and spicy ginger juice