Review #: 379
Description: Golden Devil 2007 Hampden C<>H
Spirit: Rum
Background: This is a bottling of Hampden’s high ester rum. Under the marque of C<>H (second highest only to DOK) this is exclusively from K&L Wines in California. Not a ton of other information I can find on the cask other than it is 12 years old and bottled at a cask strength of 64.1%.
Distillery – Hampden
Bottler – Golden Devil
Brand – Golden Devil
Selection – K&L Wines
ABV – 64.1%
Age – 12 Years
Nose – Lots of funk, industrial, plastic, rotten banana, honey, brown sugar, apple sauce. Air time starts to bring in a bit more chocolate and richness
Taste – SUPER savory, like no sweetness in this: Overcooked bacon, sweaty gym sock, plastic, lemon, vegetable stock
Finish – Green apple, molten plastic, runts candy, lemon peel. Air time gives it more oak, burnt chocolate, tiny bit of sugary sweetness
Score: 7
Would I buy a bottle? Yes. This is one of the weirdest *aged* spirit I think I’ve tasted
Thoughts: I was not prepared for how savory this would be, and probably contributed to the intense, odd notes that I have. I stand by them, but some air time and brain calibration some more roasted qualities came out. Still super savory and by no means a dessert rum, but it is very interesting, very complex, and a good value, because I would feel like every pour would give you a journey