However, the complete tour is not suitable for wheelchair users because of the uneven grass surface and steps. Bacardi has a portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels spanning a wide variety of spirits categories. Just to clarify the tasting notes, this rum isn’t that sweet or even sweetened, it’s just the perceived flavours. The production process is roughly the same as the previous blend, using techniques unchanged since the 18th century like long wild fermentation and the use of dunder (sour mash for rum). This Rum is the perfect all-rounder, a fantastic full-bodied sipping rum that also lends itself to bringing depth and complexity to mixed drinks.

If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published. Gentle spice with a touch of candied lemon - once past the fruit there's so much going on with the spice and dark smokiness. Don Facundo Bacardí Massó immigrated to Santiago de Cuba in 1830 when he set up business as a wine merchant and importer. This legendary distillery is one of the (just a) few that still maintains centuries old production techniques that were developed to create its signature full bodied, high ester rums.

Upon arriving to the Hampden Estate we were greeted by resident peacocks and Steve who spent a long time showing us around the Estate. This is a prime example of the robust, funky expressions to be produced at the legendary distillery. With notes of new car leather, wet earth, and oak, this traditional, honest rum embodies the essence of Jamaica's rum-making heritage—a culmination of over 260 years of tropical expertise. Candied and jellied fruit notes develop: papaya, guava, lime, Seville orange, blood orange and nectarine. From the arid plantations on the edge of the Mexican desert, through the rugged glens of the Scottish Highlands, to the undulating vineyards of Cognac in Southwest France, successive generations have been distilling the fermented liquor of agave, barley, grape, cane sugar and other fruits, plants and grains.

In 2009, Hampden Estate started to age its Pure Single Rums, opening a new era in the world of spirits. We are coming into Falmouth on a cruise ship next week and we really want to go out to the Hampden Estate.Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. Overall Steve was amazing, the experience was great, and DH says way better than Appleton tour (I’ve never been).

An intense and characterful rum from Jamaica's Hampden Estate, made solely from the HLCF (Hampden Light Continental Flavoured) mark and matured for four years in the tropical Jamaican climate. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.Hampden Estate has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1753, making it one of the oldest estates in the Caribbean. Weighing in at a generous 60% ABV, the bold, powerful rum retains plenty of tropical character, with layers of rich oak char, exotic fruit, and woody spice. Very complex, packing big aromas of pineapple, passion fruit and new-car leather, candied and jellied fruit, papaya, guava, lime, Seville orange, blood orange and nectarine, banana and toasted spice notes build, with prominent clove notes.

My husband and friends thoroughly enjoyed the tour and rum tasting, stating it was great to learn the history. Also known as SINGLE RUMS, these sugarcane spirits are batched distilled in a pot still at a one single distillery. Take a guided walk through the grounds and visit the Distillery to see how our rum continues to be made very much like it was done 260 years ago. Adjoining the main building are the ageing rooms and the large “pool” where they produce the pure sugar cane vinegar which, added at the fermentation stage, gives Hampden rum its unique and unmistakable aromatic bouquet.Molasses based, fermented for an extended amount of time in open vats, pot still distilled and aged for 8 years in ex-Bourbon casks in the tropical climate of Jamaica. The Vendome dates back to 1994 and can contain 5,000 gallons (18,900 litres); it is installed on a “covered veranda” and is the only still that faces the sugarcane fields surrounding the distillery. Google Analytics is a marketing tool that allows us to see how our site is used, for example how many visitors we get and which pages are viewed most.