In this article we will discover a rum that you asked me to taste: Hampden Great House Batch 1.
In preparation for an article on Hampden, I asked you to choose the rum I was going to make a video to accompany it. And you chose Hampden Great House. Yes, I know, I made you make that choice a while ago. I’ve had a few issues and I’m slowly making up for lost time. The East India Company is coming soon.
I didn’t think this would be the one to win the draw. It allowed me to learn that quite a few fans preferred Batch 1 to Batch 2. But personally, it was Twelve that impressed me the most.
But what is this Great House worth?
My encounter with this Hampden Great House 2019
This is the first premium aged version offered by Hampden. After developing whites and two very successful aged wines, with Great House, Hampden is attempting telegram data a higher range to reach more discerning enthusiasts. And it’s a great success. With Great House, Hampden seeks to offer references as interesting as those of good bottlers.
I’m a huge Hampden fan. It’s been my favorite distillery for almost two years. It was with the Great House 2019 that I finally fell in love with this distillery. But at the time, it was in a battle with the Long Pond White, also from Habitation Velier.
I first tasted Great House at Whisky
Live 2019 and it made me forget all the other tastings of the day.
I received my bottle improve business efficiency shortly after, with a small sample included so I could do a little tasting without having to open the bottle right away.
After offering the 8 year old reduced and Full proof versions in collaboration with Luca Gargano, Hampden wanted to offer a 100% Hampden america email rum made by cellar master Vivian Wisdom.
We have a pure product of Hampden’s know-how.
A molasses rum with a long fermentation process. A very specific fermentation process specific to Hampden, resulting from centuries of expertise.
Distilled in a pot still.