002 #thefunkydaiquiri
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Hampden Estate is the iconic distillery located in Trelawny, north of Jamaica. This fertile area between the mountainous Cockpit Country and the Caribbean sea is the motherland of ‘old-style’ intense rums.
Dated back 1753, Hampden process of production is still very traditional, characterized by old techniques and equipment,
untouched from centuries by modern standards.
Various raw materials, the use of own spring waters, wild prolonged fermentations and a traditional ‘double-retort’ pot still distillation make Hampden rums uniquely intense and aromatic. With fruity and floral flavors due to high esters contents, is often defined «funky».
With this unique savoire-faire, Hampden Estate is able to produce eight different formulas – marks – from light bodied rums to very heavy full-bodied ones:
the one chosen for 002 #thefunkydaiquiri is the fourth one, marked as «HLCF» and known with the brand RUMFIRE.
Why RUMFIRE?
Hampden’s methods are time-intensive, laborious, and deeply traditional.
Fermentation lasts up to 15 days and uses dunder, wild yeasts, and no added cultures.
The result is a rum with outrageous intensity: fruity, spicy, fermented, floral, and funky all at once.
It is Jamaica in a bottle — and not the Jamaica of postcards, but of dirt roads, bush, and fire.
Production notes
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Molasses-based fermentation with natural yeast
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Use of dunder and muck pits
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Double retort copper pot still distillation
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High-ester rums with HLCF and DOK marks
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No sugar, no flavorings, no filtration
Profile
Aroma
esters, banana, acetone, pineapple skin
Palate
grilled mango, molasses, dried herbs, black olive
Mouthfeel
rich, textured, enveloping
Finish
persistent, fruity, dry-funky
