Tasting Notes for Hampden Estate LROK The Younger
Nose: Delicate and refined. Mango, banana, pepper, a touch of varnish.
Taste: Light and tasty. Fresh pineapple juice with orange zest.
Finish: Extended and pleasant. Cane juice and cloves.
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Hampden Estate have recently introduced this Hampden 2016 LROK The Younger due to the incredible popular demand which they are seeing for their LROK rums. This rum combines the aromatic intensity of tropical ripening with the freshness of a young rum. With an ester content of 314.8 g / hlpa and an overall high proportion of flavour-bearing congeners, exotic flavours from mango to fresh pineapple juice and orange peel to cloves unfold.
The Hampden Estate is quickly becoming acknowledged by spirits experts as one of the most important producers of any kind anywhere in the world. What was once relegated to blenders' warehouses has now been established as one of the finest spirits producers in the world. The brand's identity is intertwined with the famous Italian importer, Luca Gargano, who revived its image and helped to blend and market the first tropically aged, distillery bottled versions of this special product.
Known for its wild fermentations and pot-still distillations, Hampden Estate is able to produce a large quantity of different rums. Each of these rums has a "mark". The one we are interested in here is a LROK (Light Rum Owen Kelly) and refers to a rum with a high ester concentration, ranging from 200 to 400 g/hLPA. This mark created in 1952 belongs to the wedderburn category, ie: the heavy rums.